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 (18‑56) vs Jazz (16‑59) |
0 | Hornets Wins | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% | ||
| Jazz Wins | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% | ||
| Magic (36‑39) vs Clippers (42‑32) |
0 | Magic Wins | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% | ||
| Clippers Wins | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% | ||
| Pacers (43‑31) vs Kings (36‑38) |
0 | Pacers Wins | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% | ||
| Kings Wins | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% | ||
| Wizards (16‑58) vs Heat (33‑41) |
0 | Wizards Wins | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% | ||
| Heat Wins | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% | ||
| Grizzlies (44‑30) vs Celtics (55‑19) |
0 | Grizzlies Wins | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% | ||
| Celtics Wins | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% | ||
| Thunder (62‑12) vs Bulls (33‑41) |
0 | Thunder Wins | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% | ||
| Bulls Wins | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% | ||
| Mavericks (37‑38) vs Nets (24‑51) |
0 | Mavericks Wins | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% | ||
| Nets Wins | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% | ||
| Bucks (40‑34) vs Suns (35‑40) |
0 | Bucks Wins | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% | ||
| Suns Wins | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% | ||
| Hawks (36‑38) vs Trail Blazers (32‑43) |
0 | Hawks Wins | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% | ||
| Trail Blazers Wins | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% | ||
| Knicks (47‑27) vs Sixers (23‑52) |
0 | Knicks Wins | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% | ||
| Sixers Wins | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% | ||