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 (46‑25) vs Pistons (51‑19) |
5 | Lakers Wins | <1% | <1% | 93% | 6% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 88% | 10% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Pistons Wins | X | <1% | 85% | 12% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Bulls (28‑42) vs Rockets (43‑27) |
3 | Bulls Wins | <1% | <1% | 92% | 7% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 88% | 10% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Rockets Wins | <1% | <1% | 86% | 12% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Trail Blazers (35‑36) vs Nuggets (43‑28) |
2 | Trail Blazers Wins | <1% | <1% | 89% | 9% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 88% | 10% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Nuggets Wins | <1% | <1% | 87% | 11% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Celtics (47‑23) vs TimberwolvesT. Wolves (43‑28) |
1 | Celtics Wins | <1% | <1% | 88% | 10% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 88% | 10% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| TimberwolvesT. Wolves Wins | <1% | <1% | 87% | 10% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Suns (39‑32) vs Raptors (39‑30) |
0 | Suns Wins | <1% | <1% | 88% | 10% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 88% | 10% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Raptors Wins | <1% | <1% | 88% | 10% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Heat (38‑33) vs Spurs (53‑18) |
0 | Heat Wins | <1% | <1% | 88% | 10% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 88% | 10% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Spurs Wins | <1% | <1% | 87% | 10% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Sixers (39‑32) vs Thunder (56‑15) |
0 | Sixers Wins | <1% | <1% | 88% | 10% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 88% | 10% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Thunder Wins | X | <1% | 87% | 11% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Clippers (35‑36) vs Bucks (29‑41) |
0 | Clippers Wins | <1% | <1% | 88% | 10% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 88% | 10% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Bucks Wins | <1% | <1% | 88% | 10% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Kings (18‑53) vs Nets (17‑53) |
0 | Kings Wins | <1% | <1% | 88% | 10% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 88% | 10% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Nets Wins | <1% | <1% | 88% | 10% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Hawks (39‑32) vs Grizzlies (24‑46) |
0 | Hawks Wins | <1% | <1% | 88% | 10% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 88% | 10% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Grizzlies Wins | <1% | <1% | 88% | 10% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Mavericks (23‑48) vs Warriors (33‑38) |
0 | Mavericks Wins | <1% | <1% | 88% | 10% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 88% | 10% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Warriors Wins | <1% | <1% | 88% | 10% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||