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 |
8** Play-in |
9** Play-in |
10** Play-in |
11 | |||
| Pacers (24‑29) vs Kings (29‑21) |
10 | Pacers Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 6% | 11% | 15% | 20% | 47% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 5% | 9% | 14% | 19% | 51% | ||
| Kings Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 7% | 12% | 19% | 56% | ||
| Rockets (13‑38) vs Raptors (23‑30) |
3 | Rockets Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 5% | 10% | 15% | 19% | 50% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 5% | 9% | 14% | 19% | 51% | ||
| Raptors Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 5% | 9% | 13% | 18% | 53% | ||
| Trail Blazers (25‑26) vs Wizards (24‑26) |
2 | Trail Blazers Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 5% | 10% | 13% | 19% | 50% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 5% | 9% | 14% | 19% | 51% | ||
| Wizards Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 5% | 9% | 13% | 18% | 53% | ||
| Jazz (27‑26) vs Hawks (26‑26) |
2 | Jazz Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 5% | 10% | 14% | 19% | 51% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 5% | 9% | 14% | 19% | 51% | ||
| Hawks Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 5% | 8% | 14% | 18% | 53% | ||
| Heat (29‑24) vs Bucks (35‑17) |
0 | Heat Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 5% | 9% | 14% | 19% | 51% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 5% | 9% | 14% | 19% | 51% | ||
| Bucks Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 5% | 9% | 14% | 19% | 51% | ||
| Hornets (15‑38) vs Pistons (13‑39) |
0 | Hornets Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 5% | 9% | 13% | 20% | 51% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 5% | 9% | 14% | 19% | 51% | ||
| Pistons Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 5% | 9% | 14% | 19% | 51% | ||
| Clippers (29‑26) vs Knicks (28‑25) |
0 | Clippers Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 6% | 9% | 14% | 18% | 51% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 5% | 9% | 14% | 19% | 51% | ||
| Knicks Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 5% | 9% | 13% | 19% | 52% | ||
| Suns (27‑26) vs Celtics (37‑15) |
0 | Suns Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 5% | 9% | 13% | 19% | 51% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 5% | 9% | 14% | 19% | 51% | ||
| Celtics Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 5% | 9% | 14% | 19% | 51% | ||
| Magic (20‑32) vs TimberwolvesT. Wolves (28‑26) |
0 | Magic Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 5% | 9% | 14% | 19% | 52% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 5% | 9% | 14% | 19% | 51% | ||
| TimberwolvesT. Wolves Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 5% | 9% | 14% | 18% | 52% | ||
| Sixers (33‑17) vs Spurs (14‑38) |
0 | Sixers Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 5% | 9% | 14% | 19% | 51% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 5% | 9% | 14% | 19% | 51% | ||
| Spurs Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 5% | 9% | 14% | 19% | 51% | ||