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 (28‑17) vs Cavaliers (28‑20) |
36 | Lakers Wins | 2% | 13% | 17% | 19% | 18% | 14% | 10% | 5% | 2% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 2% | 11% | 16% | 18% | 18% | 15% | 11% | 6% | 3% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Cavaliers Wins | 1% | 9% | 15% | 17% | 18% | 16% | 12% | 7% | 3% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Pistons (34‑11) vs Suns (28‑19) |
7 | Pistons Wins | 2% | 11% | 16% | 18% | 18% | 15% | 10% | 6% | 3% | 1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 2% | 11% | 16% | 18% | 18% | 15% | 11% | 6% | 3% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Suns Wins | 1% | 11% | 16% | 17% | 17% | 16% | 11% | 7% | 3% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Jazz (15‑32) vs Warriors (26‑22) |
5 | Jazz Wins | 1% | 11% | 17% | 18% | 18% | 15% | 11% | 6% | 2% | 1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 2% | 11% | 16% | 18% | 18% | 15% | 11% | 6% | 3% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Warriors Wins | 2% | 11% | 16% | 18% | 17% | 15% | 11% | 7% | 3% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Nets (12‑33) vs Nuggets (31‑16) |
4 | Nets Wins | 2% | 11% | 17% | 18% | 17% | 15% | 11% | 6% | 2% | 1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 2% | 11% | 16% | 18% | 18% | 15% | 11% | 6% | 3% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Nuggets Wins | 1% | 11% | 16% | 18% | 17% | 15% | 11% | 6% | 3% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Mavericks (19‑27) vs TimberwolvesT. Wolves (28‑19) |
3 | Mavericks Wins | 2% | 10% | 17% | 18% | 17% | 15% | 11% | 7% | 2% | 1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 2% | 11% | 16% | 18% | 18% | 15% | 11% | 6% | 3% | 1% | <1% | ||
| TimberwolvesT. Wolves Wins | 2% | 11% | 16% | 18% | 17% | 15% | 11% | 7% | 3% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Kings (12‑36) vs Sixers (25‑21) |
2 | Kings Wins | 2% | 11% | 17% | 18% | 17% | 15% | 11% | 7% | 2% | 1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 2% | 11% | 16% | 18% | 18% | 15% | 11% | 6% | 3% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Sixers Wins | 1% | 11% | 16% | 18% | 17% | 15% | 11% | 7% | 3% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Hornets (19‑28) vs Grizzlies (18‑26) |
1 | Hornets Wins | 2% | 11% | 17% | 17% | 17% | 16% | 11% | 7% | 2% | 1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 2% | 11% | 16% | 18% | 18% | 15% | 11% | 6% | 3% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Grizzlies Wins | 2% | 11% | 16% | 17% | 17% | 15% | 12% | 7% | 3% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Rockets (28‑16) vs Spurs (31‑15) |
1 | Rockets Wins | 2% | 10% | 17% | 18% | 17% | 15% | 11% | 7% | 3% | 1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 2% | 11% | 16% | 18% | 18% | 15% | 11% | 6% | 3% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Spurs Wins | 2% | 11% | 16% | 17% | 17% | 15% | 11% | 7% | 3% | 1% | <1% | ||