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 | |||
| Heat (29‑36) vs Celtics (47‑19) |
1 | Heat Wins | <1% | 2% | 95% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 96% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Celtics Wins | <1% | 1% | 96% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Sixers (22‑43) vs Pacers (36‑28) |
1 | Sixers Wins | <1% | 1% | 96% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 96% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Pacers Wins | <1% | 1% | 95% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Lakers (40‑23) vs Bucks (36‑28) |
0 | Lakers Wins | <1% | 1% | 96% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 96% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Bucks Wins | <1% | 1% | 96% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Nets (22‑43) vs Bulls (27‑38) |
0 | Nets Wins | <1% | 1% | 96% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 96% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Bulls Wins | <1% | 1% | 95% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Wizards (13‑51) vs Pistons (37‑29) |
0 | Wizards Wins | <1% | 1% | 97% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 96% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Pistons Wins | <1% | 1% | 96% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Hawks (32‑34) vs Clippers (36‑30) |
0 | Hawks Wins | <1% | 1% | 96% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 96% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Clippers Wins | <1% | 1% | 96% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Pelicans (18‑48) vs Magic (30‑36) |
0 | Pelicans Wins | <1% | 1% | 96% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 96% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Magic Wins | <1% | 1% | 96% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Grizzlies (42‑24) vs Cavaliers (55‑10) |
0 | Grizzlies Wins | <1% | 1% | 96% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 96% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Cavaliers Wins | <1% | 1% | 96% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Spurs (27‑37) vs Hornets (16‑49) |
0 | Spurs Wins | <1% | 1% | 96% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 96% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Hornets Wins | <1% | 1% | 96% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Jazz (15‑51) vs Raptors (23‑43) |
0 | Jazz Wins | <1% | 1% | 96% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 96% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Raptors Wins | <1% | 1% | 96% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||