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 | |||
| Kings (12‑33) vs Cavaliers (25‑20) |
11 | Kings Wins | 2% | 15% | 17% | 16% | 14% | 12% | 10% | 7% | 4% | 2% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | 2% | 15% | 17% | 16% | 14% | 12% | 10% | 7% | 4% | 2% | 1% | ||
| Cavaliers Wins | 1% | 14% | 16% | 16% | 14% | 13% | 11% | 7% | 4% | 2% | 1% | ||
| Trail Blazers (22‑22) vs Heat (23‑21) |
8 | Trail Blazers Wins | 2% | 15% | 18% | 16% | 14% | 12% | 10% | 7% | 4% | 2% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | 2% | 15% | 17% | 16% | 14% | 12% | 10% | 7% | 4% | 2% | 1% | ||
| Heat Wins | 2% | 16% | 16% | 16% | 14% | 13% | 10% | 7% | 5% | 2% | 1% | ||
| Rockets (26‑15) vs Sixers (23‑19) |
8 | Rockets Wins | 1% | 15% | 17% | 17% | 14% | 13% | 10% | 7% | 4% | 2% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | 2% | 15% | 17% | 16% | 14% | 12% | 10% | 7% | 4% | 2% | 1% | ||
| Sixers Wins | 2% | 15% | 16% | 16% | 14% | 13% | 10% | 7% | 5% | 2% | 1% | ||
| Hornets (16‑28) vs Magic (23‑19) |
5 | Hornets Wins | 1% | 16% | 18% | 16% | 14% | 13% | 9% | 7% | 4% | 2% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | 2% | 15% | 17% | 16% | 14% | 12% | 10% | 7% | 4% | 2% | 1% | ||
| Magic Wins | 1% | 15% | 17% | 16% | 14% | 12% | 10% | 7% | 4% | 2% | <1% | ||
| TimberwolvesT. Wolves (27‑17) vs Bulls (21‑22) |
4 | TimberwolvesT. Wolves Wins | 2% | 15% | 17% | 16% | 14% | 13% | 10% | 7% | 4% | 2% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | 2% | 15% | 17% | 16% | 14% | 12% | 10% | 7% | 4% | 2% | 1% | ||
| Bulls Wins | 2% | 15% | 17% | 16% | 14% | 12% | 10% | 7% | 5% | 2% | 1% | ||
| Suns (27‑17) vs Hawks (21‑25) |
2 | Suns Wins | 1% | 15% | 17% | 16% | 15% | 12% | 10% | 7% | 4% | 2% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | 2% | 15% | 17% | 16% | 14% | 12% | 10% | 7% | 4% | 2% | 1% | ||
| Hawks Wins | 1% | 15% | 17% | 15% | 14% | 13% | 10% | 7% | 4% | 2% | 1% | ||
| Nets (12‑30) vs Celtics (27‑16) |
1 | Nets Wins | 2% | 16% | 16% | 16% | 14% | 12% | 10% | 7% | 4% | 2% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | 2% | 15% | 17% | 16% | 14% | 12% | 10% | 7% | 4% | 2% | 1% | ||
| Celtics Wins | 2% | 14% | 17% | 16% | 14% | 13% | 10% | 7% | 4% | 2% | 1% | ||
| Nuggets (29‑15) vs Wizards (10‑32) |
1 | Nuggets Wins | 1% | 15% | 17% | 16% | 14% | 13% | 10% | 7% | 4% | 2% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 2% | 15% | 17% | 16% | 14% | 12% | 10% | 7% | 4% | 2% | 1% | ||
| Wizards Wins | 1% | 15% | 17% | 16% | 15% | 12% | 10% | 7% | 4% | 2% | 1% | ||
| Thunder (37‑8) vs Pacers (10‑35) |
0 | Thunder Wins | 2% | 15% | 16% | 16% | 14% | 13% | 10% | 7% | 4% | 2% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | 2% | 15% | 17% | 16% | 14% | 12% | 10% | 7% | 4% | 2% | 1% | ||
| Pacers Wins | 1% | 15% | 17% | 16% | 15% | 12% | 10% | 7% | 4% | 2% | 1% | ||