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 (50‑29) vs Warriors (37‑42) |
55 | Lakers Wins | X | X | 63% | 26% | 11% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | 42% | 31% | 27% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Warriors Wins | X | X | 16% | 38% | 46% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Sixers (43‑36) vs Rockets (50‑29) |
29 | Sixers Wins | X | X | 49% | 40% | 11% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | 42% | 31% | 27% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Rockets Wins | X | X | 38% | 28% | 34% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Thunder (64‑16) vs Nuggets (52‑28) |
24 | Thunder Wins | X | X | 55% | 25% | 21% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | 42% | 31% | 27% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Nuggets Wins | X | X | 25% | 41% | 34% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Spurs (61‑19) vs Mavericks (25‑55) |
0 | Spurs Wins | X | X | 42% | 31% | 27% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | 42% | 31% | 27% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Mavericks Wins | X | X | 42% | 31% | 27% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Jazz (21‑59) vs Grizzlies (25‑55) |
0 | Jazz Wins | X | X | 42% | 31% | 27% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | 42% | 31% | 27% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Grizzlies Wins | X | X | 42% | 31% | 27% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Trail Blazers (40‑40) vs Clippers (41‑39) |
0 | Trail Blazers Wins | X | X | 42% | 31% | 27% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | 42% | 31% | 27% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Clippers Wins | X | X | 42% | 31% | 27% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||