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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|---|---|---|
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| Hornets (11‑20) |
Bucks (13‑19) |
49 |
| Thunder (26‑5) |
Sixers (16‑13) |
48 |
| Spurs (23‑8) |
Cavaliers (17‑16) |
46 |
| Bulls (15‑16) |
Timberwolves (20‑12) |
46 |
| Heat (17‑15) |
Nuggets (22‑9) |
45 |
| Raptors (18‑14) |
Warriors (16‑15) |
42 |
| Trail Blazers (12‑19) |
Celtics (19‑11) |
27 |
| Pelicans (8‑25) |
Knicks (22‑9) |
26 |
| Clippers (9‑21) |
Pistons (24‑7) |
23 |
| Wizards (6‑23) |
Grizzlies (15‑16) |
12 |
| Rockets (19‑10) |
Pacers (6‑26) |
12 |