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 | |||
| Magic (1‑1) vs Bulls (1‑0) |
8 | Magic Wins | 12% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 25% |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | 9% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 26% | ||
| Bulls Wins | 12% | 9% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 26% | ||
| Hawks (1‑1) vs Thunder (2‑0) |
5 | Hawks Wins | 12% | 9% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 25% |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | 9% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 26% | ||
| Thunder Wins | 11% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 26% | ||
| Sixers (1‑0) vs Hornets (1‑0) |
3 | Sixers Wins | 12% | 9% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 26% |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | 9% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 26% | ||
| Hornets Wins | 12% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 25% | ||
| Pacers (0‑1) vs Grizzlies (1‑1) |
3 | Pacers Wins | 12% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 25% |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | 9% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 26% | ||
| Grizzlies Wins | 12% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 26% | ||