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 (37‑25) vs Pacers (15‑47) |
42 | Lakers Wins | <1% | <1% | 11% | 18% | 23% | 29% | 15% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 11% | 18% | 22% | 29% | 16% | 4% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Pacers Wins | <1% | <1% | 6% | 13% | 20% | 32% | 22% | 6% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Pelicans (20‑44) vs Suns (35‑27) |
9 | Pelicans Wins | <1% | <1% | 11% | 18% | 23% | 32% | 12% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 11% | 18% | 22% | 29% | 16% | 4% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Suns Wins | <1% | <1% | 11% | 18% | 22% | 29% | 16% | 4% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Magic (33‑28) vs TimberwolvesT. Wolves (40‑23) |
9 | Magic Wins | <1% | <1% | 12% | 19% | 22% | 27% | 15% | 4% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 11% | 18% | 22% | 29% | 16% | 4% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| TimberwolvesT. Wolves Wins | <1% | <1% | 10% | 17% | 22% | 30% | 16% | 4% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Knicks (40‑23) vs Nuggets (39‑24) |
9 | Knicks Wins | <1% | <1% | 11% | 19% | 23% | 27% | 15% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 11% | 18% | 22% | 29% | 16% | 4% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Nuggets Wins | <1% | <1% | 10% | 17% | 22% | 31% | 16% | 4% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Trail Blazers (30‑33) vs Rockets (38‑23) |
6 | Trail Blazers Wins | <1% | <1% | 13% | 18% | 22% | 28% | 15% | 4% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 11% | 18% | 22% | 29% | 16% | 4% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Rockets Wins | <1% | <1% | 10% | 17% | 22% | 29% | 17% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Spurs (45‑17) vs Clippers (30‑31) |
3 | Spurs Wins | <1% | <1% | 12% | 17% | 22% | 29% | 15% | 4% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 11% | 18% | 22% | 29% | 16% | 4% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Clippers Wins | <1% | <1% | 10% | 18% | 22% | 29% | 15% | 4% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Thunder (49‑15) vs Warriors (32‑30) |
2 | Thunder Wins | <1% | <1% | 11% | 18% | 22% | 29% | 16% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 11% | 18% | 22% | 29% | 16% | 4% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Warriors Wins | <1% | <1% | 11% | 17% | 22% | 28% | 16% | 4% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Jazz (19‑44) vs Bucks (26‑35) |
1 | Jazz Wins | <1% | <1% | 11% | 18% | 23% | 29% | 15% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 11% | 18% | 22% | 29% | 16% | 4% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Bucks Wins | <1% | <1% | 11% | 18% | 22% | 29% | 16% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Mavericks (21‑41) vs Celtics (41‑21) |
1 | Mavericks Wins | <1% | <1% | 11% | 18% | 23% | 29% | 16% | 4% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 11% | 18% | 22% | 29% | 16% | 4% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Celtics Wins | <1% | <1% | 11% | 18% | 22% | 29% | 16% | 4% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||