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 | |||
| Hornets (6‑14) vs Nets (3‑16) |
4 | Hornets Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 88% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 6% | 88% | ||
| Nets Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 89% | ||
| Bulls (9‑10) vs Magic (11‑9) |
2 | Bulls Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 88% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 6% | 88% | ||
| Magic Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 89% | ||
| Clippers (5‑15) vs Heat (13‑7) |
1 | Clippers Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 88% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 6% | 88% | ||
| Heat Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 89% | ||
| Wizards (2‑16) vs Bucks (9‑12) |
1 | Wizards Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 6% | 88% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 6% | 88% | ||
| Bucks Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 89% | ||
| Raptors (14‑6) vs Knicks (12‑6) |
0 | Raptors Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 88% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 6% | 88% | ||
| Knicks Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 88% | ||
| Cavaliers (12‑8) vs Celtics (10‑9) |
0 | Cavaliers Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 6% | 88% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 6% | 88% | ||
| Celtics Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 88% | ||
| Hawks (12‑8) vs Sixers (11‑7) |
0 | Hawks Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 88% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 6% | 88% | ||
| Sixers Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 6% | 88% | ||