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 | |||
| Thunder (52‑15) vs TimberwolvesT. Wolves (41‑26) |
9 | Thunder Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 10% | 21% | 51% | 13% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 2% | 4% | 9% | 21% | 50% | 13% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| TimberwolvesT. Wolves Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 8% | 18% | 55% | 14% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Kings (16‑51) vs Clippers (34‑32) |
8 | Kings Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 10% | 21% | 57% | 7% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 2% | 4% | 9% | 21% | 50% | 13% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Clippers Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 9% | 20% | 51% | 14% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Nuggets (41‑26) vs Lakers (41‑25) |
4 | Nuggets Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 11% | 21% | 50% | 13% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 2% | 4% | 9% | 21% | 50% | 13% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Lakers Wins | <1% | <1% | 2% | 5% | 8% | 21% | 51% | 13% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Knicks (43‑25) vs Warriors (32‑34) |
2 | Knicks Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 9% | 21% | 50% | 14% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 2% | 4% | 9% | 21% | 50% | 13% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Warriors Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 9% | 21% | 49% | 14% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Sixers (36‑31) vs Trail Blazers (32‑35) |
1 | Sixers Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 9% | 21% | 50% | 13% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 2% | 4% | 9% | 21% | 50% | 13% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Trail Blazers Wins | <1% | <1% | 2% | 4% | 10% | 20% | 50% | 13% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Cavaliers (41‑26) vs Mavericks (22‑45) |
0 | Cavaliers Wins | <1% | <1% | 2% | 4% | 9% | 21% | 50% | 13% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 2% | 4% | 9% | 21% | 50% | 13% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Mavericks Wins | <1% | <1% | 2% | 4% | 9% | 21% | 50% | 13% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||