The Most Important Games for the Knicks are those games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Knicks final playoff standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Knicks fans can use this table to identify the most interesting games in the upcoming week of play.
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Game Winner |
Knicks 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 |
8** Play-in |
9** Play-in |
10** Play-in |
11 | |||
| Pelicans (8‑32) vs Bulls (18‑21) |
5 | Pelicans Wins | 1% | 15% | 32% | 19% | 13% | 9% | 6% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 15% | 33% | 18% | 13% | 9% | 6% | 4% | 2% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Bulls Wins | 1% | 14% | 33% | 19% | 13% | 9% | 6% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Lakers (20‑17) vs Heat (20‑18) |
4 | Lakers Wins | 1% | 15% | 33% | 18% | 13% | 9% | 5% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 15% | 33% | 18% | 13% | 9% | 6% | 4% | 2% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Heat Wins | 1% | 14% | 32% | 19% | 13% | 9% | 6% | 4% | 2% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Cavaliers (33‑5) vs Pacers (22‑18) |
3 | Cavaliers Wins | 1% | 14% | 33% | 19% | 13% | 8% | 6% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 15% | 33% | 18% | 13% | 9% | 6% | 4% | 2% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Pacers Wins | 1% | 14% | 32% | 19% | 13% | 9% | 6% | 4% | 2% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Jazz (10‑28) vs Hornets (8‑28) |
2 | Jazz Wins | 1% | 14% | 32% | 19% | 13% | 9% | 6% | 4% | 2% | 1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 15% | 33% | 18% | 13% | 9% | 6% | 4% | 2% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Hornets Wins | 1% | 14% | 33% | 18% | 13% | 9% | 6% | 4% | 2% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Suns (19‑19) vs Hawks (19‑19) |
2 | Suns Wins | 1% | 14% | 34% | 18% | 13% | 9% | 6% | 3% | 1% | 1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 15% | 33% | 18% | 13% | 9% | 6% | 4% | 2% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Hawks Wins | 1% | 14% | 33% | 19% | 13% | 9% | 6% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Trail Blazers (13‑25) vs Nets (13‑26) |
2 | Trail Blazers Wins | 1% | 15% | 33% | 19% | 13% | 9% | 6% | 4% | 2% | 1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 15% | 33% | 18% | 13% | 9% | 6% | 4% | 2% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Nets Wins | 1% | 14% | 32% | 19% | 13% | 9% | 6% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Kings (20‑19) vs Bucks (20‑17) |
2 | Kings Wins | 1% | 14% | 33% | 18% | 12% | 9% | 6% | 4% | 2% | 1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 15% | 33% | 18% | 13% | 9% | 6% | 4% | 2% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Bucks Wins | 1% | 15% | 33% | 18% | 13% | 9% | 6% | 4% | 2% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Sixers (15‑22) vs Thunder (32‑6) |
2 | Sixers Wins | 1% | 14% | 33% | 19% | 13% | 9% | 6% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 15% | 33% | 18% | 13% | 9% | 6% | 4% | 2% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Thunder Wins | 1% | 14% | 32% | 19% | 13% | 9% | 6% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Celtics (28‑11) vs Raptors (9‑31) |
0 | Celtics Wins | 1% | 14% | 33% | 19% | 13% | 9% | 6% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 15% | 33% | 18% | 13% | 9% | 6% | 4% | 2% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Raptors Wins | 1% | 16% | 31% | 18% | 13% | 9% | 6% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | ||