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) |
50 | Suns Wins | <1% | <1% | 4% | 11% | 16% | 23% | 27% | 13% | 5% | 1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 4% | 9% | 15% | 22% | 27% | 15% | 6% | 2% | <1% | ||
| Magic Wins | <1% | <1% | 3% | 6% | 13% | 21% | 28% | 17% | 8% | 3% | <1% | ||
| Mavericks (19‑35) vs TimberwolvesT. Wolves (34‑22) |
6 | Mavericks Wins | <1% | <1% | 4% | 10% | 16% | 23% | 24% | 14% | 6% | 2% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 4% | 9% | 15% | 22% | 27% | 15% | 6% | 2% | <1% | ||
| TimberwolvesT. Wolves Wins | <1% | <1% | 4% | 9% | 15% | 22% | 27% | 15% | 6% | 2% | <1% | ||
| Pelicans (15‑41) vs Bucks (23‑30) |
5 | Pelicans Wins | <1% | <1% | 4% | 9% | 15% | 22% | 27% | 15% | 6% | 2% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 4% | 9% | 15% | 22% | 27% | 15% | 6% | 2% | <1% | ||
| Bucks Wins | <1% | <1% | 4% | 9% | 16% | 22% | 27% | 15% | 7% | 2% | <1% | ||
| Knicks (35‑21) vs Rockets (34‑20) |
4 | Knicks Wins | <1% | <1% | 4% | 10% | 15% | 21% | 27% | 14% | 6% | 2% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 4% | 9% | 15% | 22% | 27% | 15% | 6% | 2% | <1% | ||
| Rockets Wins | <1% | <1% | 3% | 9% | 15% | 23% | 28% | 14% | 6% | 2% | <1% | ||
| Thunder (42‑14) vs Nets (15‑39) |
3 | Thunder Wins | <1% | <1% | 4% | 10% | 16% | 22% | 26% | 14% | 6% | 2% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 4% | 9% | 15% | 22% | 27% | 15% | 6% | 2% | <1% | ||
| Nets Wins | <1% | <1% | 4% | 9% | 15% | 22% | 27% | 15% | 6% | 2% | <1% | ||
| Jazz (18‑38) vs Grizzlies (20‑33) |
3 | Jazz Wins | <1% | <1% | 4% | 9% | 15% | 21% | 28% | 15% | 6% | 2% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 4% | 9% | 15% | 22% | 27% | 15% | 6% | 2% | <1% | ||
| Grizzlies Wins | <1% | <1% | 4% | 9% | 15% | 22% | 27% | 14% | 7% | 2% | <1% | ||
| Spurs (39‑16) vs Kings (12‑45) |
2 | Spurs Wins | <1% | <1% | 3% | 9% | 15% | 22% | 26% | 15% | 6% | 2% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 4% | 9% | 15% | 22% | 27% | 15% | 6% | 2% | <1% | ||
| Kings Wins | <1% | <1% | 3% | 9% | 14% | 23% | 27% | 15% | 7% | 2% | <1% | ||
| Trail Blazers (27‑29) vs Nuggets (35‑21) |
2 | Trail Blazers Wins | <1% | <1% | 4% | 10% | 16% | 21% | 25% | 15% | 6% | 2% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 4% | 9% | 15% | 22% | 27% | 15% | 6% | 2% | <1% | ||
| Nuggets Wins | <1% | <1% | 3% | 8% | 15% | 23% | 28% | 15% | 6% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Lakers (33‑21) vs Clippers (27‑28) |
1 | Lakers Wins | <1% | <1% | 4% | 9% | 15% | 23% | 28% | 14% | 6% | 2% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 4% | 9% | 15% | 22% | 27% | 15% | 6% | 2% | <1% | ||
| Clippers Wins | <1% | <1% | 4% | 10% | 15% | 22% | 24% | 15% | 7% | 2% | <1% | ||