The Most Important Games for the Lakers are those games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Lakers final playoff standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Lakers fans can use this table to identify the most interesting games in the upcoming week of play.
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Game Winner |
Lakers 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 | |||
| Lakers (43‑25) vs Rockets (41‑26) |
39 | Lakers Wins | <1% | <1% | 69% | 20% | 8% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 50% | 28% | 14% | 6% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Rockets Wins | <1% | <1% | 36% | 34% | 19% | 9% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Sixers (37‑31) vs Nuggets (41‑27) |
9 | Sixers Wins | <1% | <1% | 52% | 29% | 12% | 5% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 50% | 28% | 14% | 6% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Nuggets Wins | <1% | <1% | 49% | 27% | 16% | 7% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Suns (39‑29) vs TimberwolvesT. Wolves (41‑27) |
1 | Suns Wins | <1% | <1% | 50% | 28% | 15% | 6% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 50% | 28% | 14% | 6% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| TimberwolvesT. Wolves Wins | <1% | <1% | 49% | 28% | 14% | 7% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Warriors (33‑35) vs Celtics (45‑23) |
1 | Warriors Wins | <1% | <1% | 50% | 27% | 14% | 6% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 50% | 28% | 14% | 6% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Celtics Wins | <1% | <1% | 50% | 28% | 14% | 6% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Thunder (53‑15) vs Magic (38‑29) |
1 | Thunder Wins | <1% | <1% | 50% | 27% | 15% | 6% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 50% | 28% | 14% | 6% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Magic Wins | <1% | <1% | 49% | 28% | 15% | 7% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Kings (18‑51) vs Spurs (50‑18) |
1 | Kings Wins | <1% | <1% | 49% | 28% | 14% | 6% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 50% | 28% | 14% | 6% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Spurs Wins | <1% | <1% | 49% | 28% | 15% | 7% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Clippers (34‑34) vs Pelicans (23‑46) |
0 | Clippers Wins | <1% | <1% | 49% | 28% | 15% | 6% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 50% | 28% | 14% | 6% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Pelicans Wins | <1% | <1% | 49% | 28% | 14% | 6% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Mavericks (23‑46) vs Hawks (37‑31) |
0 | Mavericks Wins | <1% | <1% | 50% | 28% | 14% | 6% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 50% | 28% | 14% | 6% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Hawks Wins | <1% | <1% | 50% | 28% | 14% | 6% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||