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 (38‑34) vs Knicks (48‑25) |
107 | Hornets Wins | X | X | <1% | <1% | 5% | 12% | 18% | 21% | 23% | 21% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | <1% | <1% | 3% | 9% | 14% | 19% | 25% | 31% | <1% | ||
| Knicks Wins | X | X | <1% | <1% | 2% | 6% | 11% | 17% | 26% | 39% | <1% | ||
| Cavaliers (45‑27) vs Heat (38‑34) |
29 | Cavaliers Wins | X | X | <1% | <1% | 4% | 10% | 14% | 20% | 23% | 29% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | <1% | <1% | 3% | 9% | 14% | 19% | 25% | 31% | <1% | ||
| Heat Wins | X | X | <1% | <1% | 3% | 7% | 13% | 18% | 26% | 33% | <1% | ||
| Kings (19‑54) vs Magic (38‑34) |
27 | Kings Wins | X | X | <1% | <1% | 4% | 9% | 15% | 21% | 27% | 23% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | <1% | <1% | 3% | 9% | 14% | 19% | 25% | 31% | <1% | ||
| Magic Wins | X | X | <1% | <1% | 3% | 9% | 14% | 17% | 24% | 32% | <1% | ||
| Bulls (29‑42) vs Sixers (39‑33) |
22 | Bulls Wins | X | X | <1% | <1% | 4% | 10% | 15% | 20% | 24% | 28% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | <1% | <1% | 3% | 9% | 14% | 19% | 25% | 31% | <1% | ||
| Sixers Wins | X | X | <1% | <1% | 4% | 8% | 13% | 19% | 24% | 31% | <1% | ||
| Pistons (52‑19) vs Hawks (40‑32) |
18 | Pistons Wins | X | X | <1% | <1% | 3% | 9% | 15% | 19% | 24% | 31% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | <1% | <1% | 3% | 9% | 14% | 19% | 25% | 31% | <1% | ||
| Hawks Wins | X | X | <1% | <1% | 3% | 7% | 14% | 19% | 26% | 31% | <1% | ||
| Celtics (47‑24) vs Thunder (57‑15) |
7 | Celtics Wins | X | X | <1% | <1% | 3% | 9% | 14% | 20% | 24% | 30% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | <1% | <1% | 3% | 9% | 14% | 19% | 25% | 31% | <1% | ||
| Thunder Wins | X | X | <1% | <1% | 3% | 9% | 13% | 19% | 25% | 31% | <1% | ||
| Clippers (36‑36) vs Raptors (40‑31) |
4 | Clippers Wins | X | X | <1% | <1% | 4% | 9% | 14% | 19% | 24% | 30% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | <1% | <1% | 3% | 9% | 14% | 19% | 25% | 31% | <1% | ||
| Raptors Wins | X | X | <1% | <1% | 2% | 9% | 14% | 19% | 26% | 29% | <1% | ||
| Trail Blazers (36‑37) vs Bucks (29‑42) |
1 | Trail Blazers Wins | X | X | <1% | <1% | 3% | 9% | 14% | 19% | 25% | 31% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | <1% | <1% | 3% | 9% | 14% | 19% | 25% | 31% | <1% | ||
| Bucks Wins | X | X | <1% | <1% | 3% | 9% | 13% | 19% | 25% | 31% | <1% | ||
| Pacers (16‑56) vs Lakers (46‑26) |
0 | Pacers Wins | X | X | <1% | <1% | 3% | 9% | 14% | 19% | 25% | 31% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | <1% | <1% | 3% | 9% | 14% | 19% | 25% | 31% | <1% | ||
| Lakers Wins | X | X | <1% | <1% | 3% | 9% | 14% | 19% | 25% | 31% | <1% | ||
| Jazz (21‑51) vs Wizards (16‑55) |
0 | Jazz Wins | X | X | <1% | <1% | 3% | 9% | 14% | 19% | 25% | 31% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | <1% | <1% | 3% | 9% | 14% | 19% | 25% | 31% | <1% | ||
| Wizards Wins | X | X | <1% | <1% | 3% | 9% | 14% | 19% | 25% | 31% | <1% | ||
| Warriors (34‑38) vs Nets (17‑55) |
0 | Warriors Wins | X | X | <1% | <1% | 3% | 9% | 14% | 19% | 25% | 31% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | <1% | <1% | 3% | 9% | 14% | 19% | 25% | 31% | <1% | ||
| Nets Wins | X | X | <1% | <1% | 3% | 9% | 14% | 19% | 25% | 31% | <1% | ||