The Most Important Games for the Suns are those games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Suns final playoff standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Suns fans can use this table to identify the most interesting games in the upcoming week of play.
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Game Winner |
Suns 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 | |||
| Suns (33‑25) vs Celtics (37‑19) |
52 | Suns Wins | <1% | <1% | 4% | 10% | 17% | 23% | 26% | 14% | 5% | 1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 3% | 8% | 15% | 22% | 27% | 16% | 6% | 2% | <1% | ||
| Celtics Wins | <1% | <1% | 2% | 6% | 13% | 22% | 28% | 19% | 8% | 2% | <1% | ||
| Magic (30‑26) vs Lakers (34‑22) |
12 | Magic Wins | <1% | <1% | 3% | 9% | 16% | 22% | 26% | 16% | 6% | 2% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 3% | 8% | 15% | 22% | 27% | 16% | 6% | 2% | <1% | ||
| Lakers Wins | <1% | <1% | 3% | 8% | 14% | 22% | 28% | 17% | 7% | 2% | <1% | ||
| Pelicans (16‑42) vs Warriors (30‑27) |
9 | Pelicans Wins | <1% | <1% | 3% | 8% | 15% | 23% | 28% | 15% | 6% | 1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 3% | 8% | 15% | 22% | 27% | 16% | 6% | 2% | <1% | ||
| Warriors Wins | <1% | <1% | 4% | 8% | 14% | 22% | 26% | 17% | 7% | 2% | <1% | ||
| Trail Blazers (28‑30) vs TimberwolvesT. Wolves (35‑23) |
3 | Trail Blazers Wins | <1% | <1% | 3% | 9% | 15% | 23% | 25% | 16% | 6% | 2% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 3% | 8% | 15% | 22% | 27% | 16% | 6% | 2% | <1% | ||
| TimberwolvesT. Wolves Wins | <1% | <1% | 3% | 8% | 14% | 22% | 30% | 17% | 6% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Spurs (40‑16) vs Pistons (42‑13) |
3 | Spurs Wins | <1% | <1% | 3% | 9% | 15% | 23% | 27% | 15% | 7% | 2% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 3% | 8% | 15% | 22% | 27% | 16% | 6% | 2% | <1% | ||
| Pistons Wins | <1% | <1% | 3% | 8% | 14% | 22% | 27% | 17% | 6% | 2% | <1% | ||
| Kings (12‑46) vs Grizzlies (21‑34) |
3 | Kings Wins | <1% | <1% | 3% | 9% | 15% | 22% | 27% | 16% | 7% | 2% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 3% | 8% | 15% | 22% | 27% | 16% | 6% | 2% | <1% | ||
| Grizzlies Wins | <1% | <1% | 3% | 9% | 15% | 23% | 26% | 16% | 7% | 2% | <1% | ||
| Jazz (18‑39) vs Rockets (34‑21) |
2 | Jazz Wins | <1% | <1% | 4% | 9% | 14% | 22% | 27% | 16% | 7% | 2% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 3% | 8% | 15% | 22% | 27% | 16% | 6% | 2% | <1% | ||
| Rockets Wins | <1% | <1% | 3% | 8% | 14% | 23% | 27% | 17% | 6% | 2% | <1% | ||
| Raptors (34‑23) vs Thunder (44‑14) |
2 | Raptors Wins | <1% | <1% | 3% | 8% | 15% | 22% | 29% | 15% | 7% | 2% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 3% | 8% | 15% | 22% | 27% | 16% | 6% | 2% | <1% | ||
| Thunder Wins | <1% | <1% | 3% | 8% | 15% | 22% | 27% | 16% | 7% | 2% | <1% | ||
| Nets (15‑41) vs Mavericks (20‑36) |
0 | Nets Wins | <1% | <1% | 3% | 8% | 14% | 22% | 28% | 16% | 6% | 2% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 3% | 8% | 15% | 22% | 27% | 16% | 6% | 2% | <1% | ||
| Mavericks Wins | <1% | <1% | 3% | 8% | 14% | 22% | 27% | 16% | 7% | 2% | <1% | ||