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 (25‑28) vs Pistons (38‑13) |
53 | Hornets Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 4% | 8% | 14% | 21% | 26% | 25% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 12% | 21% | 26% | 31% | ||
| Pistons Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 11% | 20% | 27% | 35% | ||
| Bucks (21‑29) vs Magic (27‑24) |
10 | Bucks Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 7% | 13% | 20% | 24% | 32% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 12% | 21% | 26% | 31% | ||
| Magic Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 11% | 21% | 27% | 31% | ||
| TimberwolvesT. Wolves (32‑22) vs Hawks (26‑28) |
9 | TimberwolvesT. Wolves Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 7% | 13% | 21% | 26% | 30% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 12% | 21% | 26% | 31% | ||
| Hawks Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 12% | 19% | 27% | 32% | ||
| Nets (14‑37) vs Bulls (24‑29) |
4 | Nets Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 13% | 21% | 27% | 29% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 12% | 21% | 26% | 31% | ||
| Bulls Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 12% | 20% | 25% | 32% | ||
| Jazz (16‑37) vs Heat (28‑26) |
4 | Jazz Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 13% | 21% | 25% | 30% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 12% | 21% | 26% | 31% | ||
| Heat Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 13% | 21% | 26% | 30% | ||
| Trail Blazers (25‑28) vs Sixers (30‑22) |
3 | Trail Blazers Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 12% | 21% | 25% | 31% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 12% | 21% | 26% | 31% | ||
| Sixers Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 12% | 20% | 26% | 31% | ||
| Cavaliers (32‑21) vs Nuggets (34‑19) |
3 | Cavaliers Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 6% | 12% | 21% | 26% | 31% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 12% | 21% | 26% | 31% | ||
| Nuggets Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 11% | 20% | 27% | 31% | ||
| Pacers (13‑40) vs Knicks (34‑19) |
1 | Pacers Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 12% | 20% | 26% | 31% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 12% | 21% | 26% | 31% | ||
| Knicks Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 12% | 22% | 26% | 30% | ||