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 (15‑7) vs Magic (13‑10) |
35 | Knicks Wins | 14% | 16% | 13% | 11% | 11% | 10% | 8% | 7% | 5% | 3% | 2% |
| Current Probabilities | 14% | 15% | 13% | 12% | 11% | 9% | 9% | 7% | 5% | 3% | 2% | ||
| Magic Wins | 11% | 14% | 13% | 11% | 11% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 6% | 4% | 2% | ||
| Lakers (16‑6) vs Sixers (14‑8) |
10 | Lakers Wins | 13% | 16% | 13% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 9% | 7% | 5% | 3% | 2% |
| Current Probabilities | 14% | 15% | 13% | 12% | 11% | 9% | 9% | 7% | 5% | 3% | 2% | ||
| Sixers Wins | 13% | 16% | 13% | 11% | 10% | 10% | 9% | 7% | 6% | 3% | 2% | ||
| Hornets (7‑16) vs Nuggets (16‑6) |
4 | Hornets Wins | 13% | 16% | 13% | 11% | 10% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 5% | 4% | 2% |
| Current Probabilities | 14% | 15% | 13% | 12% | 11% | 9% | 9% | 7% | 5% | 3% | 2% | ||
| Nuggets Wins | 13% | 16% | 12% | 11% | 11% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 6% | 3% | 2% | ||
| Bulls (9‑13) vs Warriors (12‑12) |
1 | Bulls Wins | 14% | 16% | 13% | 12% | 10% | 10% | 9% | 7% | 5% | 3% | 2% |
| Current Probabilities | 14% | 15% | 13% | 12% | 11% | 9% | 9% | 7% | 5% | 3% | 2% | ||
| Warriors Wins | 14% | 16% | 13% | 11% | 10% | 10% | 9% | 7% | 5% | 3% | 2% | ||
| Raptors (15‑9) vs Celtics (14‑9) |
1 | Raptors Wins | 13% | 15% | 13% | 12% | 10% | 10% | 9% | 7% | 5% | 3% | 2% |
| Current Probabilities | 14% | 15% | 13% | 12% | 11% | 9% | 9% | 7% | 5% | 3% | 2% | ||
| Celtics Wins | 13% | 16% | 13% | 11% | 10% | 10% | 8% | 7% | 5% | 3% | 2% | ||
| Kings (6‑17) vs Pacers (5‑18) |
0 | Kings Wins | 14% | 15% | 13% | 11% | 11% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 3% | 2% |
| Current Probabilities | 14% | 15% | 13% | 12% | 11% | 9% | 9% | 7% | 5% | 3% | 2% | ||
| Pacers Wins | 13% | 16% | 12% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 8% | 7% | 5% | 3% | 2% | ||