The Most Important Games for a conference are those games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the final playoff picture. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Use this table to identify the most interesting Eastern conference games in the upcoming week of play. Click a team name to proceed to the team playoff picture page.
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
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| Knicks (25‑14) |
Bucks (20‑16) |
50 |
| Magic (22‑18) |
Sixers (15‑21) |
50 |
| Cavaliers (33‑4) |
Pacers (21‑18) |
49 |
| Clippers (20‑17) |
Heat (20‑17) |
48 |
| Bulls (18‑20) |
Kings (19‑19) |
42 |
| Celtics (27‑11) |
Pelicans (8‑31) |
24 |
| Jazz (9‑28) |
Nets (13‑25) |
23 |
| Suns (18‑19) |
Hornets (8‑27) |
21 |
| Raptors (8‑31) |
Warriors (19‑19) |
19 |
| Wizards (6‑30) |
Thunder (31‑6) |
14 |