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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|---|---|---|
| Home | Visitor | |
| Suns (1‑5) |
Magic (2‑5) |
39 |
| Clippers (1‑6) |
Heat (2‑5) |
35 |