The Most Important Games for the Cavaliers are those games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Cavaliers final playoff standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Cavaliers fans can use this table to identify the most interesting games in the upcoming week of play.
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Game Winner |
Cavaliers 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 | |||
| Cavaliers (22‑19) vs Sixers (22‑16) |
58 | Cavaliers Wins | 1% | 3% | 6% | 10% | 11% | 14% | 15% | 14% | 13% | 9% | 5% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 2% | 5% | 8% | 10% | 13% | 14% | 15% | 14% | 11% | 7% | ||
| Sixers Wins | <1% | 1% | 4% | 7% | 10% | 12% | 15% | 15% | 15% | 12% | 8% | ||
| Lakers (23‑14) vs Hawks (20‑21) |
16 | Lakers Wins | <1% | 3% | 5% | 8% | 10% | 13% | 14% | 15% | 14% | 10% | 7% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 2% | 5% | 8% | 10% | 13% | 14% | 15% | 14% | 11% | 7% | ||
| Hawks Wins | <1% | 2% | 5% | 8% | 10% | 12% | 14% | 15% | 15% | 11% | 8% | ||
| Pacers (9‑31) vs Raptors (24‑17) |
8 | Pacers Wins | <1% | 2% | 5% | 9% | 10% | 13% | 14% | 14% | 13% | 11% | 7% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 2% | 5% | 8% | 10% | 13% | 14% | 15% | 14% | 11% | 7% | ||
| Raptors Wins | <1% | 2% | 5% | 8% | 10% | 13% | 14% | 15% | 14% | 11% | 7% | ||
| Kings (10‑30) vs Knicks (25‑14) |
4 | Kings Wins | <1% | 3% | 5% | 8% | 11% | 13% | 14% | 14% | 14% | 11% | 7% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 2% | 5% | 8% | 10% | 13% | 14% | 15% | 14% | 11% | 7% | ||
| Knicks Wins | <1% | 2% | 5% | 8% | 11% | 13% | 14% | 15% | 14% | 11% | 7% | ||
| Heat (20‑19) vs Suns (24‑15) |
4 | Heat Wins | <1% | 2% | 5% | 8% | 11% | 13% | 14% | 15% | 14% | 11% | 7% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 2% | 5% | 8% | 10% | 13% | 14% | 15% | 14% | 11% | 7% | ||
| Suns Wins | <1% | 2% | 5% | 8% | 10% | 13% | 14% | 15% | 14% | 12% | 7% | ||
| TimberwolvesT. Wolves (26‑14) vs Bucks (17‑22) |
3 | TimberwolvesT. Wolves Wins | <1% | 2% | 5% | 8% | 10% | 13% | 14% | 15% | 14% | 11% | 7% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 2% | 5% | 8% | 10% | 13% | 14% | 15% | 14% | 11% | 7% | ||
| Bucks Wins | <1% | 2% | 5% | 8% | 10% | 13% | 14% | 14% | 14% | 11% | 7% | ||
| Rockets (22‑14) vs Bulls (18‑20) |
1 | Rockets Wins | <1% | 2% | 4% | 8% | 10% | 13% | 14% | 15% | 15% | 11% | 7% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 2% | 5% | 8% | 10% | 13% | 14% | 15% | 14% | 11% | 7% | ||
| Bulls Wins | <1% | 2% | 5% | 8% | 10% | 13% | 14% | 15% | 14% | 11% | 7% | ||
| Clippers (16‑23) vs Wizards (10‑28) |
0 | Clippers Wins | <1% | 2% | 5% | 8% | 11% | 12% | 14% | 14% | 15% | 11% | 7% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 2% | 5% | 8% | 10% | 13% | 14% | 15% | 14% | 11% | 7% | ||
| Wizards Wins | <1% | 2% | 5% | 8% | 10% | 13% | 14% | 15% | 15% | 11% | 7% | ||