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 (5‑8) vs Sixers (10‑3) |
19 | Pacers Wins | 1% | 3% | 5% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 39% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 41% | ||
| Sixers Wins | 1% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 41% | ||
| Wizards (4‑9) vs Rockets (10‑3) |
9 | Wizards Wins | 1% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 40% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 41% | ||
| Rockets Wins | 1% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 41% | ||
| Grizzlies (8‑4) vs Nets (3‑8) |
9 | Grizzlies Wins | 1% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 40% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 41% | ||
| Nets Wins | 1% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 42% | ||
| Heat (6‑6) vs Pistons (8‑3) |
6 | Heat Wins | 1% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 8% | 40% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 41% | ||
| Pistons Wins | 1% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 41% | ||
| Cavaliers (6‑7) vs Mavericks (7‑5) |
4 | Cavaliers Wins | 1% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 41% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 41% | ||
| Mavericks Wins | 1% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 42% | ||
| Clippers (3‑8) vs Hornets (4‑8) |
4 | Clippers Wins | 1% | 3% | 5% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 40% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 41% | ||
| Hornets Wins | 1% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 41% | ||
| TimberwolvesT. Wolves (9‑3) vs Bulls (2‑9) |
3 | TimberwolvesT. Wolves Wins | 1% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 41% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 41% | ||
| Bulls Wins | 1% | 3% | 4% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 41% | ||
| Bucks (1‑12) vs Hawks (7‑6) |
1 | Bucks Wins | 1% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 40% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 41% | ||
| Hawks Wins | 1% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 41% | ||
| Knicks (6‑6) vs Raptors (5‑7) |
1 | Knicks Wins | 1% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 7% | 8% | 41% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 41% | ||
| Raptors Wins | 1% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 41% | ||