The Most Important Games for a conference are those games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the final playoff picture. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Use this table to identify the most interesting Eastern conference games in the upcoming week of play. Click a team name to proceed to the team playoff picture page.
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
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|---|---|---|
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| Knicks (15‑7) |
Magic (13‑10) |
53 |
| Raptors (15‑9) |
Celtics (14‑9) |
49 |
| Sixers (14‑8) |
Lakers (16‑6) |
42 |
| Bulls (9‑13) |
Warriors (12‑12) |
34 |
| Hornets (7‑16) |
Nuggets (16‑6) |
26 |
| Pacers (5‑18) |
Kings (6‑17) |
14 |