The Most Important Games for the Lynx are those games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Lynx final playoff standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Lynx fans can use this table to identify the most interesting games in the upcoming week of play.
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Game Winner |
Lynx Resultant Playoff Probabilities | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Playoff Spot | No PlayoffsNo 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 | 8 | 9 | |||
| Lynx (13‑3) vs Mystics (7‑7) |
4 | Lynx Wins | 41% | 23% | 14% | 9% | 6% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | 38% | 22% | 14% | 10% | 7% | 4% | 2% | 1% | 1% | ||
| Mystics Wins | 33% | 22% | 16% | 10% | 8% | 5% | 3% | 2% | 1% | ||
| Storm (3‑14) vs Wings (10‑6) |
1 | Storm Wins | 40% | 23% | 14% | 9% | 6% | 4% | 2% | 1% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | 38% | 22% | 14% | 10% | 7% | 4% | 2% | 1% | 1% | ||
| Wings Wins | 38% | 23% | 14% | 9% | 7% | 4% | 2% | 1% | 1% | ||
| Mercury (5‑12) vs Fever (9‑7) |
0 | Mercury Wins | 38% | 23% | 14% | 10% | 6% | 4% | 2% | 1% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | 38% | 22% | 14% | 10% | 7% | 4% | 2% | 1% | 1% | ||
| Fever Wins | 38% | 22% | 15% | 9% | 7% | 5% | 2% | 1% | 1% | ||
| Tempo (8‑8) vs Dream (11‑4) |
0 | Tempo Wins | 40% | 21% | 14% | 9% | 7% | 4% | 2% | 1% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | 38% | 22% | 14% | 10% | 7% | 4% | 2% | 1% | 1% | ||
| Dream Wins | 38% | 22% | 14% | 10% | 7% | 4% | 3% | 1% | 1% | ||
| Sparks (7‑8) vs Liberty (11‑5) |
0 | Sparks Wins | 39% | 22% | 14% | 10% | 6% | 4% | 2% | 1% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | 38% | 22% | 14% | 10% | 7% | 4% | 2% | 1% | 1% | ||
| Liberty Wins | 38% | 22% | 14% | 9% | 7% | 4% | 2% | 1% | 1% | ||
| Sky (4‑11) vs Sun (2‑15) |
0 | Sky Wins | 39% | 23% | 14% | 10% | 7% | 4% | 2% | 1% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | 38% | 22% | 14% | 10% | 7% | 4% | 2% | 1% | 1% | ||
| Sun Wins | 38% | 22% | 15% | 10% | 6% | 4% | 3% | 1% | 1% | ||
| Valkyries (10‑6) vs Aces (11‑4) |
0 | Valkyries Wins | 39% | 22% | 14% | 10% | 7% | 4% | 3% | 1% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | 38% | 22% | 14% | 10% | 7% | 4% | 2% | 1% | 1% | ||
| Aces Wins | 38% | 22% | 15% | 10% | 7% | 4% | 2% | 1% | 1% | ||