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 (35‑24) vs Kings (14‑47) |
35 | Lakers Wins | <1% | <1% | 14% | 22% | 23% | 22% | 14% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 13% | 21% | 23% | 23% | 15% | 4% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Kings Wins | <1% | <1% | 8% | 18% | 22% | 25% | 19% | 6% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Wizards (16‑43) vs Rockets (37‑22) |
4 | Wizards Wins | <1% | <1% | 16% | 21% | 22% | 22% | 15% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 13% | 21% | 23% | 23% | 15% | 4% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Rockets Wins | <1% | <1% | 12% | 22% | 24% | 23% | 14% | 4% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Spurs (43‑16) vs Knicks (38‑22) |
3 | Spurs Wins | <1% | <1% | 14% | 22% | 24% | 23% | 14% | 4% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 13% | 21% | 23% | 23% | 15% | 4% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Knicks Wins | <1% | <1% | 13% | 21% | 24% | 23% | 15% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Thunder (46‑15) vs Mavericks (21‑38) |
1 | Thunder Wins | <1% | <1% | 13% | 22% | 24% | 22% | 15% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 13% | 21% | 23% | 23% | 15% | 4% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Mavericks Wins | <1% | <1% | 13% | 21% | 23% | 23% | 15% | 4% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| TimberwolvesT. Wolves (37‑23) vs Nuggets (37‑23) |
1 | TimberwolvesT. Wolves Wins | <1% | <1% | 14% | 22% | 22% | 22% | 15% | 4% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 13% | 21% | 23% | 23% | 15% | 4% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Nuggets Wins | <1% | <1% | 13% | 22% | 24% | 22% | 14% | 4% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Hawks (30‑31) vs Trail Blazers (29‑32) |
0 | Hawks Wins | <1% | <1% | 13% | 22% | 24% | 23% | 15% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 13% | 21% | 23% | 23% | 15% | 4% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Trail Blazers Wins | <1% | <1% | 13% | 22% | 24% | 23% | 14% | 4% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Grizzlies (22‑36) vs Pacers (15‑45) |
0 | Grizzlies Wins | <1% | <1% | 14% | 22% | 23% | 22% | 15% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 13% | 21% | 23% | 23% | 15% | 4% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Pacers Wins | <1% | <1% | 13% | 22% | 23% | 22% | 14% | 4% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Pelicans (19‑42) vs Clippers (27‑31) |
0 | Pelicans Wins | <1% | <1% | 13% | 21% | 23% | 23% | 15% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 13% | 21% | 23% | 23% | 15% | 4% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Clippers Wins | <1% | <1% | 14% | 21% | 23% | 23% | 14% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||