The Most Important Games for the Hornets are those games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Hornets final playoff standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Hornets fans can use this table to identify the most interesting games in the upcoming week of play.
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Game Winner |
Hornets Resultant Playoff Probabilities | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conference Playoff Spots | No Playoffs No POs | ||||||||||||
| 1* First Round Home Field Advantage |
2* First Round Home Field Advantage |
3* First Round Home Field Advantage |
4* First Round Home Field Advantage |
5 | 6 | 7** Play-in Tournament Participant |
8** Play-in Tournament Participant |
9** Play-in Tournament Participant |
10** Play-in Tournament Participant |
11 | |||
| Hornets (1‑1) vs Wizards (1‑1) |
19 | Hornets Wins | 6% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 32% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 34% | ||
| Wizards Wins | 5% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 34% | ||
| Knicks (2‑0) vs Heat (1‑1) |
6 | Knicks Wins | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 34% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 34% | ||
| Heat Wins | 5% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 34% | ||
| Hawks (1‑2) vs Bulls (2‑0) |
5 | Hawks Wins | 5% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 34% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 34% | ||
| Bulls Wins | 5% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 34% | ||
| Cavaliers (1‑1) vs Bucks (2‑0) |
3 | Cavaliers Wins | 5% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 34% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 34% | ||
| Bucks Wins | 5% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 34% | ||
| Sixers (2‑0) vs Magic (1‑2) |
3 | Sixers Wins | 5% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 34% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 34% | ||
| Magic Wins | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 34% | ||
| TimberwolvesT. Wolves (1‑1) vs Pacers (0‑2) |
2 | TimberwolvesT. Wolves Wins | 5% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 34% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 34% | ||
| Pacers Wins | 5% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 6% | 34% | ||
| Nets (0‑2) vs Spurs (2‑0) |
2 | Nets Wins | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 6% | 33% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 34% | ||
| Spurs Wins | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 34% | ||
| Pistons (1‑1) vs Celtics (0‑2) |
0 | Pistons Wins | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 34% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 34% | ||
| Celtics Wins | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 34% | ||
| Raptors (1‑1) vs Mavericks (0‑2) |
0 | Raptors Wins | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 34% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 34% | ||
| Mavericks Wins | 6% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 6% | 34% | ||