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 (42‑25) vs Rockets (41‑25) |
42 | Lakers Wins | <1% | <1% | 46% | 28% | 16% | 8% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 32% | 30% | 21% | 12% | 5% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Rockets Wins | <1% | <1% | 21% | 33% | 25% | 15% | 6% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Celtics (44‑23) vs Suns (39‑28) |
7 | Celtics Wins | <1% | <1% | 31% | 32% | 21% | 12% | 4% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 32% | 30% | 21% | 12% | 5% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Suns Wins | <1% | <1% | 31% | 29% | 20% | 13% | 6% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Knicks (43‑25) vs Warriors (32‑34) |
1 | Knicks Wins | <1% | <1% | 32% | 31% | 21% | 12% | 5% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 32% | 30% | 21% | 12% | 5% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Warriors Wins | <1% | <1% | 31% | 30% | 21% | 12% | 5% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Trail Blazers (32‑36) vs Nets (17‑50) |
0 | Trail Blazers Wins | <1% | <1% | 32% | 30% | 21% | 12% | 5% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 32% | 30% | 21% | 12% | 5% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Nets Wins | <1% | <1% | 32% | 30% | 21% | 12% | 5% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Spurs (49‑18) vs Clippers (34‑33) |
0 | Spurs Wins | <1% | <1% | 31% | 31% | 21% | 13% | 5% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 32% | 30% | 21% | 12% | 5% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Clippers Wins | <1% | <1% | 31% | 31% | 20% | 13% | 5% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Kings (17‑51) vs Jazz (20‑47) |
0 | Kings Wins | <1% | <1% | 32% | 30% | 21% | 12% | 5% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 32% | 30% | 21% | 12% | 5% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Jazz Wins | <1% | <1% | 32% | 30% | 21% | 12% | 5% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Bulls (27‑40) vs Grizzlies (23‑43) |
0 | Bulls Wins | <1% | <1% | 32% | 30% | 21% | 12% | 5% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 32% | 30% | 21% | 12% | 5% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Grizzlies Wins | <1% | <1% | 32% | 30% | 21% | 12% | 5% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Pelicans (22‑46) vs Mavericks (23‑45) |
0 | Pelicans Wins | <1% | <1% | 32% | 30% | 21% | 12% | 5% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 32% | 30% | 21% | 12% | 5% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Mavericks Wins | <1% | <1% | 32% | 30% | 21% | 12% | 5% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||