The Wizards What If table presents playoff probabilities depended upon how the Wizards play future games. These games include either the next game or all remaining games. Other unplayed future games are assumed won/lost with a probability based upon relative team strengths.
| Resultant Record | Conference Playoff Spots | No Playoffs No POs | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | 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 | |
| Win Next Game | 35 | 42 | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 7% | 91% |
| Current Standings | 34 | 42 | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 6% | 93% |
| Lose Next Game | 34 | 43 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | 2% | 98% |
| Remaining Games Won |
Winning Percentage of Remaining Games |
Resultant Record | Conference Playoff Spots | No Playoffs No POs | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | 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 | ||
| 6 of 6 | 100% | 40 | 42 | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | 9% | 30% | 46% | 15% |
| 5 of 6 | 83% | 39 | 43 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | 5% | 36% | 59% |
| 4 of 6 | 67% | 38 | 44 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | 8% | 92% |
| 3 of 6 | 50% | 37 | 45 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | >99% |
| 2 of 6 | 33% | 36 | 46 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | >99% |
| 1 of 6 | 17% | 35 | 47 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% |
| 0 of 6 | 0% | 34 | 48 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% |