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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| Pelicans (18‑48) |
Magic (30‑36) |
60 |
| Heat (29‑36) |
Celtics (47‑19) |
54 |
| Bulls (27‑38) |
Nets (22‑43) |
40 |
| Hawks (32‑34) |
Clippers (36‑30) |
33 |
| Sixers (22‑43) |
Pacers (36‑28) |
31 |
| Pistons (37‑29) |
Wizards (13‑51) |
26 |
| Bucks (36‑28) |
Lakers (40‑23) |
25 |
| Jazz (15‑51) |
Raptors (23‑43) |
8 |
| Spurs (27‑37) |
Hornets (16‑49) |
5 |
| Grizzlies (42‑24) |
Cavaliers (55‑10) |
0 |