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 Tournament Participant |
8** Play-in Tournament Participant |
9** Play-in Tournament Participant |
10** Play-in Tournament Participant |
11 | |||
| Knicks (0‑1) vs Celtics (0‑1) |
18 | Knicks Wins | 3% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 39% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 40% | ||
| Celtics Wins | 2% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 41% | ||
| Hornets (1‑0) vs Hawks (1‑0) |
9 | Hornets Wins | 3% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 40% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 40% | ||
| Hawks Wins | 3% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 40% | ||
| Nets (0‑1) vs Cavaliers (0‑1) |
6 | Nets Wins | 3% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 39% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 40% | ||
| Cavaliers Wins | 3% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 40% | ||
| Mavericks (0‑1) vs Pacers (1‑0) |
5 | Mavericks Wins | 3% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 40% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 40% | ||
| Pacers Wins | 3% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 41% | ||
| Magic (0‑1) vs TimberwolvesT. Wolves (1‑0) |
2 | Magic Wins | 3% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 41% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 40% | ||
| TimberwolvesT. Wolves Wins | 3% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 41% | ||
| Bulls (0‑1) vs Bucks (0‑1) |
1 | Bulls Wins | 3% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 40% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 40% | ||
| Bucks Wins | 3% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 40% | ||
| Pistons (1‑0) vs Heat (0‑1) |
1 | Pistons Wins | 3% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 40% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 40% | ||
| Heat Wins | 3% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 40% | ||
| Raptors (1‑0) vs Wizards (1‑0) |
1 | Raptors Wins | 3% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 40% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 40% | ||
| Wizards Wins | 3% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 40% | ||