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 (36‑27) vs Hornets (32‑32) |
51 | Suns Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 6% | 11% | 21% | 41% | 15% | 4% | 1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 1% | 5% | 9% | 19% | 42% | 17% | 6% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Hornets Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 7% | 16% | 43% | 21% | 8% | 2% | <1% | ||
| Knicks (41‑23) vs Lakers (38‑25) |
14 | Knicks Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 6% | 10% | 21% | 38% | 17% | 6% | 1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 1% | 5% | 9% | 19% | 42% | 17% | 6% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Lakers Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 9% | 18% | 44% | 17% | 6% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Thunder (49‑15) vs Warriors (32‑30) |
8 | Thunder Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 5% | 9% | 20% | 43% | 16% | 5% | 1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 1% | 5% | 9% | 19% | 42% | 17% | 6% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Warriors Wins | <1% | <1% | 2% | 5% | 9% | 19% | 39% | 19% | 7% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Pacers (15‑48) vs Trail Blazers (30‑34) |
5 | Pacers Wins | <1% | <1% | 2% | 5% | 9% | 19% | 43% | 17% | 5% | 1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 1% | 5% | 9% | 19% | 42% | 17% | 6% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Trail Blazers Wins | <1% | <1% | 2% | 4% | 9% | 20% | 42% | 17% | 6% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Spurs (46‑17) vs Rockets (39‑23) |
5 | Spurs Wins | <1% | <1% | 2% | 5% | 9% | 19% | 42% | 17% | 6% | 1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 1% | 5% | 9% | 19% | 42% | 17% | 6% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Rockets Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 10% | 20% | 42% | 17% | 6% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Nets (16‑47) vs Grizzlies (23‑39) |
3 | Nets Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 5% | 10% | 19% | 41% | 17% | 5% | 1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 1% | 5% | 9% | 19% | 42% | 17% | 6% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Grizzlies Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 5% | 9% | 20% | 41% | 17% | 6% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Wizards (16‑46) vs Pelicans (20‑45) |
2 | Wizards Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 5% | 9% | 19% | 42% | 17% | 6% | 1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 1% | 5% | 9% | 19% | 42% | 17% | 6% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Pelicans Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 5% | 9% | 20% | 41% | 17% | 6% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Mavericks (21‑42) vs Raptors (35‑27) |
1 | Mavericks Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 5% | 9% | 19% | 43% | 15% | 6% | 1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 1% | 5% | 9% | 19% | 42% | 17% | 6% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Raptors Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 5% | 9% | 20% | 42% | 17% | 5% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Kings (14‑50) vs Bulls (26‑37) |
0 | Kings Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 5% | 9% | 19% | 42% | 17% | 6% | 1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 1% | 5% | 9% | 19% | 42% | 17% | 6% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Bulls Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 5% | 9% | 19% | 42% | 17% | 6% | 1% | <1% | ||