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 (8‑4) vs Heat (7‑6) |
30 | Knicks Wins | 10% | 12% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 14% |
| Current Probabilities | 9% | 11% | 10% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 15% | ||
| Heat Wins | 8% | 10% | 10% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 16% | ||
| Nets (2‑11) vs Celtics (7‑7) |
7 | Nets Wins | 9% | 11% | 10% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 14% |
| Current Probabilities | 9% | 11% | 10% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 15% | ||
| Celtics Wins | 9% | 11% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 8% | 7% | 15% | ||
| Nuggets (10‑2) vs Bulls (6‑6) |
5 | Nuggets Wins | 10% | 10% | 10% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 15% |
| Current Probabilities | 9% | 11% | 10% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 15% | ||
| Bulls Wins | 10% | 10% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 15% | ||
| Hornets (4‑9) vs Raptors (8‑5) |
4 | Hornets Wins | 9% | 11% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 8% | 7% | 15% |
| Current Probabilities | 9% | 11% | 10% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 15% | ||
| Raptors Wins | 9% | 11% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 15% | ||
| Pacers (1‑12) vs Pistons (11‑2) |
1 | Pacers Wins | 10% | 10% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 15% |
| Current Probabilities | 9% | 11% | 10% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 15% | ||
| Pistons Wins | 10% | 11% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 8% | 7% | 15% | ||
| Clippers (4‑9) vs Sixers (7‑5) |
0 | Clippers Wins | 10% | 11% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 7% | 15% |
| Current Probabilities | 9% | 11% | 10% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 15% | ||
| Sixers Wins | 10% | 11% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 15% | ||
| Magic (7‑7) vs Warriors (9‑6) |
0 | Magic Wins | 10% | 11% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 15% |
| Current Probabilities | 9% | 11% | 10% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 15% | ||
| Warriors Wins | 10% | 11% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 15% | ||
| Bucks (8‑6) vs Cavaliers (9‑5) |
0 | Bucks Wins | 10% | 10% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 15% |
| Current Probabilities | 9% | 11% | 10% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 15% | ||
| Cavaliers Wins | 9% | 11% | 10% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 15% | ||