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 (43‑25) vs Rockets (41‑26) |
41 | Lakers Wins | <1% | <1% | 66% | 21% | 9% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 48% | 27% | 16% | 8% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Rockets Wins | <1% | <1% | 35% | 32% | 20% | 11% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Jazz (20‑48) vs TimberwolvesT. Wolves (42‑27) |
8 | Jazz Wins | <1% | <1% | 50% | 28% | 15% | 6% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 48% | 27% | 16% | 8% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| TimberwolvesT. Wolves Wins | <1% | <1% | 47% | 27% | 16% | 8% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Trail Blazers (33‑36) vs Pacers (15‑54) |
1 | Trail Blazers Wins | <1% | <1% | 48% | 27% | 16% | 7% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 48% | 27% | 16% | 8% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Pacers Wins | <1% | <1% | 47% | 27% | 16% | 8% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Celtics (45‑23) vs Warriors (33‑35) |
1 | Celtics Wins | <1% | <1% | 49% | 26% | 16% | 8% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 48% | 27% | 16% | 8% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Warriors Wins | <1% | <1% | 48% | 27% | 16% | 8% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Pelicans (23‑46) vs Clippers (34‑34) |
1 | Pelicans Wins | <1% | <1% | 47% | 28% | 16% | 7% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 48% | 27% | 16% | 8% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Clippers Wins | <1% | <1% | 48% | 26% | 15% | 8% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Nets (17‑51) vs Thunder (54‑15) |
0 | Nets Wins | <1% | <1% | 47% | 28% | 16% | 7% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 48% | 27% | 16% | 8% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Thunder Wins | <1% | <1% | 48% | 26% | 16% | 8% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Grizzlies (23‑44) vs Knicks (45‑25) |
0 | Grizzlies Wins | <1% | <1% | 48% | 27% | 16% | 8% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 48% | 27% | 16% | 8% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Knicks Wins | <1% | <1% | 48% | 27% | 16% | 8% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Mavericks (23‑46) vs Hawks (37‑31) |
0 | Mavericks Wins | <1% | <1% | 48% | 27% | 16% | 8% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 48% | 27% | 16% | 8% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Hawks Wins | <1% | <1% | 48% | 27% | 16% | 8% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||