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 (11‑15) vs Pelicans (5‑21) |
29 | Pacers Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 8% | 10% | 11% | 11% | 12% | 38% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 8% | 10% | 10% | 11% | 11% | 40% | ||
| Pelicans Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 8% | 9% | 10% | 10% | 12% | 43% | ||
| Cavaliers (22‑4) vs Nets (10‑15) |
13 | Cavaliers Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 8% | 10% | 10% | 11% | 11% | 40% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 8% | 10% | 10% | 11% | 11% | 40% | ||
| Nets Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 7% | 9% | 10% | 11% | 12% | 41% | ||
| Celtics (20‑5) vs Wizards (3‑20) |
8 | Celtics Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 8% | 10% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 39% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 8% | 10% | 10% | 11% | 11% | 40% | ||
| Wizards Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 8% | 9% | 10% | 10% | 11% | 41% | ||
| Raptors (7‑19) vs Bulls (11‑15) |
7 | Raptors Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 9% | 10% | 10% | 11% | 11% | 40% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 8% | 10% | 10% | 11% | 11% | 40% | ||
| Bulls Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 8% | 10% | 10% | 11% | 11% | 41% | ||
| Hornets (7‑18) vs Sixers (7‑16) |
4 | Hornets Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 8% | 10% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 40% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 8% | 10% | 10% | 11% | 11% | 40% | ||
| Sixers Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 8% | 10% | 10% | 11% | 12% | 40% | ||
| Heat (13‑10) vs Pistons (10‑16) |
3 | Heat Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 8% | 9% | 10% | 11% | 11% | 41% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 8% | 10% | 10% | 11% | 11% | 40% | ||
| Pistons Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 8% | 10% | 10% | 11% | 11% | 40% | ||
| Knicks (15‑10) vs Magic (17‑10) |
0 | Knicks Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 8% | 10% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 41% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 8% | 10% | 10% | 11% | 11% | 40% | ||
| Magic Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 7% | 10% | 10% | 11% | 11% | 40% | ||