The Most Important Games for the Pacers are those games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Pacers final playoff standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Pacers fans can use this table to identify the most interesting games in the upcoming week of play.
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Game Winner |
Pacers Resultant Playoff Probabilities | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conference Playoff Spots | No Playoffs No POs | ||||||||||||
| 1* First Round Home Field Advantage |
2* First Round Home Field Advantage |
3* First Round Home Field Advantage |
4* First Round Home Field Advantage |
5 | 6 | 7** Play-in Tournament Participant |
8** Play-in Tournament Participant |
9** Play-in Tournament Participant |
10** Play-in Tournament Participant |
11 | |||
| Pacers (1‑12) vs Pistons (11‑2) |
7 | Pacers Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 82% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 6% | 84% | ||
| Pistons Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 6% | 84% | ||
| Hornets (4‑9) vs Raptors (8‑5) |
4 | Hornets Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 84% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 6% | 84% | ||
| Raptors Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 85% | ||
| Bucks (8‑6) vs Cavaliers (9‑5) |
4 | Bucks Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 6% | 83% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 6% | 84% | ||
| Cavaliers Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 84% | ||
| Rockets (8‑3) vs Magic (7‑6) |
4 | Rockets Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 6% | 84% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 6% | 84% | ||
| Magic Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 6% | 85% | ||
| Nets (1‑11) vs Wizards (1‑11) |
2 | Nets Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 6% | 83% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 6% | 84% | ||
| Wizards Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 84% | ||
| Sixers (7‑5) vs Clippers (4‑9) |
1 | Sixers Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 6% | 84% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 6% | 84% | ||
| Clippers Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 84% | ||
| Heat (7‑6) vs Knicks (8‑4) |
1 | Heat Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 6% | 83% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 6% | 84% | ||
| Knicks Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 6% | 84% | ||
| Suns (8‑5) vs Hawks (8‑5) |
0 | Suns Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 6% | 84% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 6% | 84% | ||
| Hawks Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 6% | 84% | ||
| Bulls (6‑5) vs Jazz (4‑8) |
0 | Bulls Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 6% | 83% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 6% | 84% | ||
| Jazz Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 84% | ||