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 (24‑17) vs Knicks (25‑16) |
43 | Suns Wins | <1% | 4% | 9% | 13% | 16% | 18% | 18% | 13% | 6% | 2% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 3% | 8% | 12% | 15% | 18% | 19% | 14% | 8% | 3% | 1% | ||
| Knicks Wins | <1% | 3% | 7% | 10% | 15% | 18% | 20% | 15% | 9% | 3% | 1% | ||
| Hornets (15‑26) vs Warriors (23‑19) |
9 | Hornets Wins | <1% | 4% | 8% | 12% | 15% | 18% | 19% | 13% | 7% | 3% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 3% | 8% | 12% | 15% | 18% | 19% | 14% | 8% | 3% | 1% | ||
| Warriors Wins | <1% | 3% | 8% | 12% | 14% | 18% | 18% | 14% | 8% | 3% | 1% | ||
| Trail Blazers (20‑22) vs Lakers (24‑15) |
7 | Trail Blazers Wins | <1% | 4% | 8% | 12% | 15% | 18% | 17% | 14% | 8% | 3% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 3% | 8% | 12% | 15% | 18% | 19% | 14% | 8% | 3% | 1% | ||
| Lakers Wins | <1% | 3% | 7% | 11% | 15% | 17% | 20% | 15% | 8% | 3% | 1% | ||
| Jazz (14‑27) vs Mavericks (16‑26) |
6 | Jazz Wins | <1% | 3% | 7% | 12% | 15% | 19% | 19% | 14% | 8% | 3% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 3% | 8% | 12% | 15% | 18% | 19% | 14% | 8% | 3% | 1% | ||
| Mavericks Wins | <1% | 3% | 7% | 11% | 15% | 17% | 19% | 14% | 8% | 3% | 1% | ||
| Pelicans (10‑34) vs Rockets (24‑15) |
4 | Pelicans Wins | <1% | 3% | 8% | 12% | 15% | 17% | 19% | 14% | 8% | 3% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 3% | 8% | 12% | 15% | 18% | 19% | 14% | 8% | 3% | 1% | ||
| Rockets Wins | <1% | 3% | 8% | 11% | 15% | 18% | 19% | 14% | 8% | 3% | 1% | ||
| Thunder (35‑7) vs Heat (21‑20) |
4 | Thunder Wins | <1% | 3% | 8% | 11% | 16% | 18% | 19% | 13% | 8% | 3% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 3% | 8% | 12% | 15% | 18% | 19% | 14% | 8% | 3% | 1% | ||
| Heat Wins | <1% | 3% | 8% | 12% | 15% | 18% | 18% | 14% | 8% | 3% | 1% | ||
| Grizzlies (17‑23) vs Magic (23‑18) |
3 | Grizzlies Wins | <1% | 3% | 7% | 12% | 15% | 18% | 18% | 14% | 7% | 3% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 3% | 8% | 12% | 15% | 18% | 19% | 14% | 8% | 3% | 1% | ||
| Magic Wins | <1% | 3% | 8% | 11% | 16% | 18% | 19% | 14% | 8% | 3% | 1% | ||
| Spurs (28‑13) vs TimberwolvesT. Wolves (27‑15) |
2 | Spurs Wins | <1% | 3% | 7% | 12% | 15% | 18% | 18% | 14% | 8% | 3% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 3% | 8% | 12% | 15% | 18% | 19% | 14% | 8% | 3% | 1% | ||
| TimberwolvesT. Wolves Wins | <1% | 4% | 7% | 11% | 15% | 18% | 19% | 14% | 8% | 3% | 1% | ||
| Wizards (10‑30) vs Nuggets (28‑13) |
1 | Wizards Wins | <1% | 4% | 8% | 11% | 15% | 17% | 19% | 14% | 8% | 3% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 3% | 8% | 12% | 15% | 18% | 19% | 14% | 8% | 3% | 1% | ||
| Nuggets Wins | <1% | 4% | 7% | 11% | 15% | 18% | 19% | 14% | 8% | 3% | 1% | ||