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 | |||
| Thunder (52‑15) vs TimberwolvesT. Wolves (41‑26) |
9 | Thunder Wins | <1% | <1% | 31% | 30% | 22% | 12% | 5% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 31% | 29% | 21% | 14% | 5% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| TimberwolvesT. Wolves Wins | <1% | <1% | 29% | 28% | 21% | 15% | 6% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Trail Blazers (32‑35) vs Sixers (36‑31) |
2 | Trail Blazers Wins | <1% | <1% | 32% | 29% | 21% | 13% | 5% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 31% | 29% | 21% | 14% | 5% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Sixers Wins | <1% | <1% | 30% | 30% | 21% | 13% | 5% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Warriors (32‑34) vs Knicks (43‑25) |
0 | Warriors Wins | <1% | <1% | 31% | 29% | 21% | 14% | 5% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 31% | 29% | 21% | 14% | 5% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Knicks Wins | <1% | <1% | 30% | 31% | 21% | 13% | 5% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Clippers (34‑32) vs Kings (16‑51) |
0 | Clippers Wins | <1% | <1% | 31% | 30% | 21% | 13% | 5% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 31% | 29% | 21% | 14% | 5% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Kings Wins | <1% | <1% | 31% | 30% | 21% | 13% | 5% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Cavaliers (41‑26) vs Mavericks (22‑45) |
0 | Cavaliers Wins | <1% | <1% | 31% | 29% | 21% | 14% | 5% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 31% | 29% | 21% | 14% | 5% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Mavericks Wins | <1% | <1% | 31% | 29% | 21% | 14% | 5% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||