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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| Pacers (4‑8) |
Knicks (6‑5) |
59 |
| Magic (4‑7) |
Bucks (1‑11) |
54 |
| Bulls (1‑9) |
Hawks (7‑5) |
47 |
| Heat (5‑6) |
Cavaliers (6‑6) |
43 |