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 (9‑12) vs Raptors (6‑15) |
42 | Pacers Wins | <1% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 9% | 9% | 10% | 9% | 10% | 10% | 32% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 8% | 9% | 10% | 10% | 9% | 10% | 35% | ||
| Raptors Wins | <1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 7% | 8% | 10% | 10% | 9% | 10% | 38% | ||
| Pistons (9‑13) vs Bucks (10‑9) |
6 | Pistons Wins | <1% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 10% | 36% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 8% | 9% | 10% | 10% | 9% | 10% | 35% | ||
| Bucks Wins | <1% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 10% | 10% | 35% | ||
| Knicks (12‑8) vs Magic (15‑7) |
5 | Knicks Wins | <1% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 10% | 9% | 10% | 35% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 8% | 9% | 10% | 10% | 9% | 10% | 35% | ||
| Magic Wins | <1% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 36% | ||
| Hawks (10‑11) vs Pelicans (4‑17) |
4 | Hawks Wins | <1% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 8% | 9% | 10% | 10% | 9% | 10% | 36% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 8% | 9% | 10% | 10% | 9% | 10% | 35% | ||
| Pelicans Wins | <1% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 10% | 10% | 36% | ||
| Sixers (4‑14) vs Hornets (6‑14) |
3 | Sixers Wins | <1% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 8% | 9% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 9% | 35% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 8% | 9% | 10% | 10% | 9% | 10% | 35% | ||
| Hornets Wins | <1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 8% | 9% | 10% | 9% | 10% | 10% | 35% | ||
| Bulls (8‑13) vs Nets (9‑12) |
3 | Bulls Wins | <1% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 8% | 9% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 35% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 8% | 9% | 10% | 10% | 9% | 10% | 35% | ||
| Nets Wins | <1% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 37% | ||
| Celtics (16‑4) vs Heat (9‑9) |
2 | Celtics Wins | <1% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 10% | 10% | 35% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 8% | 9% | 10% | 10% | 9% | 10% | 35% | ||
| Heat Wins | <1% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 8% | 9% | 10% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 36% | ||
| Cavaliers (18‑3) vs Wizards (2‑16) |
1 | Cavaliers Wins | <1% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 10% | 10% | 9% | 35% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 8% | 9% | 10% | 10% | 9% | 10% | 35% | ||
| Wizards Wins | <1% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 10% | 36% | ||