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 (3‑2) vs Grizzlies (3‑2) |
27 | Lakers Wins | 7% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 28% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 30% | ||
| Grizzlies Wins | 5% | 7% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 32% | ||
| Heat (3‑1) vs Spurs (4‑0) |
17 | Heat Wins | 6% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 30% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 30% | ||
| Spurs Wins | 7% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 31% | ||
| Trail Blazers (3‑2) vs Nuggets (3‑1) |
6 | Trail Blazers Wins | 7% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 30% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 30% | ||
| Nuggets Wins | 6% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 30% | ||
| Wizards (1‑3) vs Thunder (5‑0) |
5 | Wizards Wins | 7% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 30% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 30% | ||
| Thunder Wins | 6% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 30% | ||
| Jazz (2‑2) vs Suns (1‑4) |
3 | Jazz Wins | 6% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 31% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 30% | ||
| Suns Wins | 6% | 7% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 31% | ||
| Clippers (2‑2) vs Pelicans (0‑4) |
2 | Clippers Wins | 6% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 31% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 30% | ||
| Pelicans Wins | 6% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 31% | ||
| Pistons (3‑2) vs Mavericks (2‑3) |
1 | Pistons Wins | 6% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 31% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 30% | ||
| Mavericks Wins | 6% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 31% | ||
| Bucks (3‑1) vs Warriors (4‑1) |
0 | Bucks Wins | 6% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 30% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 30% | ||
| Warriors Wins | 6% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 30% | ||