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 (32‑21) vs Nuggets (34‑19) |
36 | Cavaliers Wins | 2% | 15% | 22% | 25% | 17% | 11% | 5% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 2% | 12% | 19% | 24% | 18% | 13% | 7% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Nuggets Wins | 1% | 10% | 18% | 25% | 19% | 13% | 8% | 4% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Bucks (21‑29) vs Magic (27‑24) |
8 | Bucks Wins | 2% | 12% | 20% | 25% | 19% | 12% | 6% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 2% | 12% | 19% | 24% | 18% | 13% | 7% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Magic Wins | 2% | 12% | 20% | 24% | 18% | 13% | 7% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Trail Blazers (25‑28) vs Sixers (30‑22) |
5 | Trail Blazers Wins | 2% | 13% | 19% | 25% | 18% | 12% | 7% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 2% | 12% | 19% | 24% | 18% | 13% | 7% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Sixers Wins | 2% | 12% | 20% | 24% | 19% | 13% | 7% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Pacers (13‑40) vs Knicks (34‑19) |
4 | Pacers Wins | 2% | 13% | 21% | 23% | 17% | 12% | 7% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 2% | 12% | 19% | 24% | 18% | 13% | 7% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Knicks Wins | 2% | 12% | 19% | 24% | 18% | 13% | 7% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| TimberwolvesT. Wolves (32‑22) vs Hawks (26‑28) |
4 | TimberwolvesT. Wolves Wins | 2% | 12% | 20% | 24% | 18% | 12% | 7% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 2% | 12% | 19% | 24% | 18% | 13% | 7% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Hawks Wins | 2% | 12% | 19% | 24% | 18% | 12% | 7% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Bulls (24‑29) vs Nets (14‑37) |
1 | Bulls Wins | 2% | 12% | 20% | 24% | 18% | 12% | 7% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 2% | 12% | 19% | 24% | 18% | 13% | 7% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Nets Wins | 2% | 12% | 20% | 24% | 18% | 13% | 7% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Pistons (38‑13) vs Hornets (25‑28) |
1 | Pistons Wins | 1% | 12% | 20% | 24% | 18% | 12% | 7% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 2% | 12% | 19% | 24% | 18% | 13% | 7% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Hornets Wins | 2% | 12% | 19% | 24% | 18% | 12% | 7% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Jazz (16‑37) vs Heat (28‑26) |
1 | Jazz Wins | 2% | 12% | 19% | 24% | 19% | 13% | 7% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 2% | 12% | 19% | 24% | 18% | 13% | 7% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Heat Wins | 2% | 12% | 20% | 24% | 19% | 12% | 7% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||