The Most Important Games for the Magic are those games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Magic final playoff standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Magic fans can use this table to identify the most interesting games in the upcoming week of play.
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Game Winner |
Magic 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 | |||
| Magic (23‑18) vs Grizzlies (17‑23) |
47 | Magic Wins | 2% | 9% | 15% | 15% | 14% | 13% | 12% | 9% | 7% | 3% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 7% | 14% | 14% | 13% | 13% | 12% | 11% | 8% | 4% | 2% | ||
| Grizzlies Wins | 1% | 6% | 13% | 13% | 14% | 13% | 12% | 11% | 9% | 5% | 2% | ||
| Thunder (35‑7) vs Heat (21‑20) |
5 | Thunder Wins | 1% | 7% | 14% | 14% | 13% | 13% | 12% | 11% | 8% | 4% | 2% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 7% | 14% | 14% | 13% | 13% | 12% | 11% | 8% | 4% | 2% | ||
| Heat Wins | 2% | 7% | 14% | 14% | 13% | 13% | 12% | 11% | 8% | 5% | 2% | ||
| Nets (12‑27) vs Bulls (19‑22) |
4 | Nets Wins | 1% | 8% | 14% | 14% | 14% | 13% | 12% | 11% | 8% | 4% | 2% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 7% | 14% | 14% | 13% | 13% | 12% | 11% | 8% | 4% | 2% | ||
| Bulls Wins | 1% | 8% | 14% | 14% | 13% | 13% | 12% | 10% | 8% | 4% | 2% | ||
| Suns (24‑17) vs Knicks (25‑16) |
4 | Suns Wins | 2% | 8% | 15% | 14% | 13% | 12% | 12% | 10% | 8% | 4% | 2% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 7% | 14% | 14% | 13% | 13% | 12% | 11% | 8% | 4% | 2% | ||
| Knicks Wins | 1% | 7% | 14% | 14% | 14% | 13% | 12% | 11% | 8% | 4% | 2% | ||
| Celtics (25‑15) vs Hawks (20‑23) |
4 | Celtics Wins | 1% | 8% | 14% | 15% | 13% | 12% | 12% | 10% | 8% | 5% | 2% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 7% | 14% | 14% | 13% | 13% | 12% | 11% | 8% | 4% | 2% | ||
| Hawks Wins | 1% | 8% | 14% | 14% | 13% | 12% | 12% | 11% | 8% | 5% | 2% | ||
| Pacers (10‑32) vs Pistons (29‑10) |
3 | Pacers Wins | 2% | 8% | 14% | 14% | 13% | 13% | 12% | 11% | 8% | 5% | 2% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 7% | 14% | 14% | 13% | 13% | 12% | 11% | 8% | 4% | 2% | ||
| Pistons Wins | 1% | 7% | 15% | 14% | 13% | 13% | 12% | 10% | 8% | 5% | 2% | ||
| Wizards (10‑30) vs Nuggets (28‑13) |
1 | Wizards Wins | 2% | 8% | 14% | 13% | 14% | 13% | 12% | 10% | 8% | 4% | 2% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 7% | 14% | 14% | 13% | 13% | 12% | 11% | 8% | 4% | 2% | ||
| Nuggets Wins | 1% | 7% | 15% | 14% | 13% | 13% | 12% | 11% | 8% | 4% | 2% | ||
| Hornets (15‑26) vs Warriors (23‑19) |
0 | Hornets Wins | 1% | 7% | 14% | 14% | 14% | 12% | 12% | 10% | 8% | 4% | 2% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 7% | 14% | 14% | 13% | 13% | 12% | 11% | 8% | 4% | 2% | ||
| Warriors Wins | 1% | 8% | 14% | 14% | 13% | 12% | 12% | 11% | 8% | 4% | 2% | ||