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 (41‑25) vs Nuggets (41‑26) |
56 | Lakers Wins | <1% | <1% | 29% | 31% | 22% | 13% | 5% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 23% | 26% | 25% | 17% | 8% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Nuggets Wins | <1% | <1% | 13% | 20% | 31% | 24% | 11% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Warriors (32‑33) vs TimberwolvesT. Wolves (40‑26) |
9 | Warriors Wins | <1% | <1% | 24% | 27% | 26% | 15% | 7% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 23% | 26% | 25% | 17% | 8% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| TimberwolvesT. Wolves Wins | <1% | <1% | 22% | 25% | 24% | 19% | 9% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Trail Blazers (31‑35) vs Jazz (20‑46) |
2 | Trail Blazers Wins | <1% | <1% | 23% | 27% | 26% | 16% | 8% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 23% | 26% | 25% | 17% | 8% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Jazz Wins | <1% | <1% | 24% | 26% | 25% | 17% | 8% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Spurs (48‑18) vs Hornets (34‑33) |
1 | Spurs Wins | <1% | <1% | 24% | 26% | 25% | 17% | 8% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 23% | 26% | 25% | 17% | 8% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Hornets Wins | <1% | <1% | 23% | 25% | 26% | 17% | 7% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Clippers (33‑32) vs Bulls (27‑39) |
0 | Clippers Wins | <1% | <1% | 23% | 26% | 25% | 17% | 7% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 23% | 26% | 25% | 17% | 8% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Bulls Wins | <1% | <1% | 23% | 26% | 25% | 17% | 8% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||