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 (6‑19) vs Wizards (3‑20) |
7 | Pacers Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 89% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 90% | ||
| Wizards Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 92% | ||
| Sixers (14‑10) vs Hawks (14‑12) |
1 | Sixers Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 89% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 90% | ||
| Hawks Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 90% | ||
| Pistons (20‑5) vs Celtics (15‑10) |
1 | Pistons Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 90% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 90% | ||
| Celtics Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 90% | ||
| Heat (14‑11) vs Raptors (15‑11) |
1 | Heat Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 90% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 90% | ||
| Raptors Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 90% | ||
| Bulls (10‑14) vs Pelicans (4‑22) |
1 | Bulls Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 89% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 90% | ||
| Pelicans Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 90% | ||
| Hornets (7‑18) vs Cavaliers (15‑11) |
0 | Hornets Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 90% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 90% | ||
| Cavaliers Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 90% | ||
| Bucks (11‑15) vs Nets (6‑18) |
0 | Bucks Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 90% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 90% | ||
| Nets Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 90% | ||