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 | |||
| Mavericks (23‑49) vs Nuggets (45‑28) |
3 | Mavericks Wins | X | <1% | 92% | 7% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | 88% | 9% | 2% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Nuggets Wins | X | <1% | 88% | 9% | 2% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| TimberwolvesT. Wolves (44‑28) vs Rockets (43‑28) |
1 | TimberwolvesT. Wolves Wins | X | <1% | 89% | 9% | 2% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | 88% | 9% | 2% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Rockets Wins | X | <1% | 88% | 10% | 2% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Trail Blazers (36‑37) vs Bucks (29‑42) |
0 | Trail Blazers Wins | X | <1% | 88% | 9% | 2% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | 88% | 9% | 2% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Bucks Wins | X | <1% | 88% | 9% | 2% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Warriors (34‑38) vs Nets (17‑55) |
0 | Warriors Wins | X | <1% | 88% | 9% | 2% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | 88% | 9% | 2% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Nets Wins | X | <1% | 88% | 9% | 2% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Clippers (36‑36) vs Raptors (40‑31) |
0 | Clippers Wins | X | <1% | 88% | 9% | 2% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | 88% | 9% | 2% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Raptors Wins | X | <1% | 88% | 9% | 2% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Magic (38‑34) vs Kings (19‑54) |
0 | Magic Wins | X | <1% | 88% | 9% | 2% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | 88% | 9% | 2% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Kings Wins | X | <1% | 88% | 9% | 2% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Pistons (52‑20) vs Pelicans (25‑48) |
0 | Pistons Wins | X | <1% | 88% | 9% | 2% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | 88% | 9% | 2% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Pelicans Wins | X | <1% | 88% | 9% | 2% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Thunder (57‑16) vs Bulls (29‑43) |
0 | Thunder Wins | X | <1% | 88% | 9% | 2% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | 88% | 9% | 2% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Bulls Wins | X | <1% | 88% | 9% | 2% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||