The Most Important Games for the Timberwolves are those games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Timberwolves final playoff standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Timberwolves fans can use this table to identify the most interesting games in the upcoming week of play.
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Game Winner |
Timberwolves 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 |
8** Play-in |
9** Play-in |
10** Play-in |
11 | |||
| TimberwolvesT. Wolves (12‑11) vs Lakers (13‑11) |
39 | TimberwolvesT. Wolves Wins | 1% | 4% | 6% | 7% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 10% | 28% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 3% | 5% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 10% | 29% | ||
| Lakers Wins | 1% | 3% | 4% | 6% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 31% | ||
| Warriors (14‑10) vs Mavericks (16‑9) |
8 | Warriors Wins | 1% | 3% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 10% | 29% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 3% | 5% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 10% | 29% | ||
| Mavericks Wins | 1% | 3% | 5% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 9% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 29% | ||
| Trail Blazers (8‑16) vs Spurs (12‑12) |
6 | Trail Blazers Wins | 1% | 3% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 10% | 10% | 29% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 3% | 5% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 10% | 29% | ||
| Spurs Wins | 1% | 3% | 5% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 10% | 10% | 30% | ||
| Jazz (5‑18) vs Suns (12‑11) |
4 | Jazz Wins | 1% | 3% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 10% | 29% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 3% | 5% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 10% | 29% | ||
| Suns Wins | 1% | 3% | 5% | 7% | 7% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 10% | 10% | 29% | ||
| Rockets (17‑8) vs Thunder (19‑5) |
3 | Rockets Wins | 1% | 3% | 5% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 10% | 9% | 10% | 29% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 3% | 5% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 10% | 29% | ||
| Thunder Wins | 1% | 3% | 5% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 9% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 29% | ||
| Nets (10‑14) vs Grizzlies (17‑8) |
2 | Nets Wins | 1% | 3% | 5% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 10% | 9% | 10% | 29% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 3% | 5% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 10% | 29% | ||
| Grizzlies Wins | 1% | 3% | 5% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 10% | 29% | ||
| Clippers (14‑11) vs Nuggets (12‑10) |
1 | Clippers Wins | 1% | 4% | 5% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 9% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 29% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 3% | 5% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 10% | 29% | ||
| Nuggets Wins | 1% | 3% | 5% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 10% | 29% | ||