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 (32‑24) vs Magic (29‑25) |
46 | Suns Wins | <1% | <1% | 4% | 9% | 15% | 23% | 29% | 14% | 4% | 1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 3% | 8% | 14% | 23% | 30% | 15% | 6% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Magic Wins | <1% | <1% | 2% | 6% | 11% | 22% | 33% | 18% | 7% | 2% | <1% | ||
| Celtics (36‑19) vs Lakers (34‑21) |
7 | Celtics Wins | <1% | <1% | 3% | 9% | 14% | 23% | 30% | 14% | 6% | 1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 3% | 8% | 14% | 23% | 30% | 15% | 6% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Lakers Wins | <1% | <1% | 3% | 8% | 13% | 22% | 31% | 16% | 5% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Nuggets (36‑21) vs Warriors (29‑27) |
5 | Nuggets Wins | <1% | <1% | 3% | 7% | 13% | 23% | 32% | 14% | 5% | 1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 3% | 8% | 14% | 23% | 30% | 15% | 6% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Warriors Wins | <1% | <1% | 3% | 8% | 14% | 21% | 29% | 16% | 6% | 2% | <1% | ||
| Sixers (30‑25) vs Pelicans (15‑42) |
5 | Sixers Wins | <1% | <1% | 3% | 8% | 14% | 22% | 32% | 15% | 5% | 1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 3% | 8% | 14% | 23% | 30% | 15% | 6% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Pelicans Wins | <1% | <1% | 3% | 8% | 13% | 22% | 31% | 16% | 6% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Heat (30‑27) vs Grizzlies (21‑33) |
2 | Heat Wins | <1% | <1% | 3% | 8% | 14% | 22% | 30% | 15% | 6% | 1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 3% | 8% | 14% | 23% | 30% | 15% | 6% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Grizzlies Wins | <1% | <1% | 3% | 7% | 13% | 23% | 30% | 16% | 5% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Pacers (15‑42) vs Mavericks (19‑36) |
1 | Pacers Wins | <1% | <1% | 3% | 8% | 14% | 22% | 31% | 15% | 5% | 1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 3% | 8% | 14% | 23% | 30% | 15% | 6% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Mavericks Wins | <1% | <1% | 3% | 8% | 14% | 22% | 31% | 15% | 5% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Knicks (35‑21) vs Rockets (34‑20) |
1 | Knicks Wins | <1% | <1% | 3% | 8% | 13% | 23% | 30% | 15% | 6% | 1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 3% | 8% | 14% | 23% | 30% | 15% | 6% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Rockets Wins | <1% | <1% | 3% | 8% | 14% | 23% | 31% | 15% | 6% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Kings (12‑45) vs Spurs (39‑16) |
0 | Kings Wins | <1% | <1% | 3% | 8% | 14% | 23% | 31% | 14% | 6% | 1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 3% | 8% | 14% | 23% | 30% | 15% | 6% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Spurs Wins | <1% | <1% | 3% | 8% | 14% | 22% | 30% | 15% | 6% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Thunder (43‑14) vs Cavaliers (36‑21) |
0 | Thunder Wins | <1% | <1% | 3% | 8% | 14% | 22% | 30% | 15% | 6% | 1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 3% | 8% | 14% | 23% | 30% | 15% | 6% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Cavaliers Wins | <1% | <1% | 3% | 8% | 13% | 23% | 31% | 14% | 5% | 2% | <1% | ||