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 (40‑25) vs Bulls (27‑38) |
38 | Lakers Wins | <1% | <1% | 26% | 28% | 22% | 16% | 7% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 24% | 27% | 22% | 17% | 9% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Bulls Wins | <1% | <1% | 17% | 23% | 23% | 21% | 14% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Warriors (32‑33) vs TimberwolvesT. Wolves (40‑26) |
9 | Warriors Wins | <1% | <1% | 25% | 28% | 23% | 15% | 8% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 24% | 27% | 22% | 17% | 9% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| TimberwolvesT. Wolves Wins | <1% | <1% | 24% | 25% | 21% | 19% | 10% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Pacers (15‑50) vs Suns (38‑27) |
8 | Pacers Wins | <1% | <1% | 24% | 28% | 23% | 17% | 7% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 24% | 27% | 22% | 17% | 9% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Suns Wins | <1% | <1% | 24% | 26% | 22% | 17% | 10% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Spurs (48‑17) vs Nuggets (40‑26) |
7 | Spurs Wins | <1% | <1% | 25% | 28% | 22% | 16% | 9% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 24% | 27% | 22% | 17% | 9% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Nuggets Wins | <1% | <1% | 23% | 25% | 24% | 18% | 9% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Pelicans (22‑45) vs Rockets (40‑25) |
5 | Pelicans Wins | <1% | <1% | 29% | 25% | 20% | 16% | 9% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 24% | 27% | 22% | 17% | 9% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Rockets Wins | <1% | <1% | 24% | 27% | 22% | 17% | 9% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Trail Blazers (31‑35) vs Jazz (20‑46) |
2 | Trail Blazers Wins | <1% | <1% | 24% | 27% | 22% | 17% | 9% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 24% | 27% | 22% | 17% | 9% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Jazz Wins | <1% | <1% | 24% | 26% | 22% | 17% | 10% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Celtics (43‑22) vs Thunder (51‑15) |
1 | Celtics Wins | <1% | <1% | 24% | 27% | 22% | 16% | 9% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 24% | 27% | 22% | 17% | 9% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Thunder Wins | <1% | <1% | 24% | 27% | 22% | 17% | 9% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Grizzlies (23‑41) vs Mavericks (21‑44) |
0 | Grizzlies Wins | <1% | <1% | 24% | 27% | 23% | 17% | 9% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 24% | 27% | 22% | 17% | 9% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Mavericks Wins | <1% | <1% | 25% | 26% | 22% | 16% | 10% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||