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 |
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| Lakers (50‑29) vs Warriors (37‑42) |
54 | Lakers Wins | X | X | 64% | 27% | 10% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | 44% | 31% | 25% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Warriors Wins | X | X | 17% | 38% | 45% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Sixers (43‑36) vs Rockets (50‑29) |
28 | Sixers Wins | X | X | 52% | 37% | 11% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | 44% | 31% | 25% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Rockets Wins | X | X | 40% | 28% | 32% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Grizzlies (25‑54) vs Nuggets (51‑28) |
23 | Grizzlies Wins | X | X | 61% | 27% | 12% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | 44% | 31% | 25% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Nuggets Wins | X | X | 41% | 32% | 27% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Magic (43‑36) vs TimberwolvesT. Wolves (47‑32) |
0 | Magic Wins | X | X | 44% | 31% | 25% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | 44% | 31% | 25% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| TimberwolvesT. Wolves Wins | X | X | 44% | 31% | 25% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Spurs (60‑19) vs Trail Blazers (40‑39) |
0 | Spurs Wins | X | X | 44% | 31% | 25% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | 44% | 31% | 25% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Trail Blazers Wins | X | X | 44% | 31% | 25% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Clippers (41‑38) vs Thunder (63‑16) |
0 | Clippers Wins | X | X | 44% | 31% | 25% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | 44% | 31% | 25% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Thunder Wins | X | X | 44% | 31% | 25% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Suns (43‑36) vs Mavericks (25‑54) |
0 | Suns Wins | X | X | 44% | 31% | 25% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | 44% | 31% | 25% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Mavericks Wins | X | X | 44% | 31% | 25% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||