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 (18‑28) vs Sixers (24‑20) |
14 | Hornets Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 11% | 80% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 10% | 83% | ||
| Sixers Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 3% | 8% | 87% | ||
| Pacers (11‑35) vs Hawks (22‑25) |
3 | Pacers Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 11% | 82% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 10% | 83% | ||
| Hawks Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 10% | 83% | ||
| Lakers (27‑17) vs Bulls (23‑22) |
3 | Lakers Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 10% | 82% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 10% | 83% | ||
| Bulls Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 10% | 83% | ||
| Suns (27‑19) vs Nets (12‑32) |
2 | Suns Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 10% | 82% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 10% | 83% | ||
| Nets Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 10% | 83% | ||
| Cavaliers (27‑20) vs Magic (23‑21) |
2 | Cavaliers Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 10% | 83% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 10% | 83% | ||
| Magic Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 11% | 83% | ||
| Celtics (28‑17) vs Trail Blazers (23‑23) |
1 | Celtics Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 10% | 82% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 10% | 83% | ||
| Trail Blazers Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 10% | 82% | ||
| Knicks (27‑18) vs Kings (12‑35) |
1 | Knicks Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 10% | 82% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 10% | 83% | ||
| Kings Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 9% | 83% | ||
| Pistons (33‑11) vs Nuggets (31‑15) |
1 | Pistons Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 10% | 82% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 10% | 83% | ||
| Nuggets Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 9% | 83% | ||