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 (46‑26) vs Pacers (16‑56) |
11 | Lakers Wins | X | <1% | 90% | 9% | 2% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | 87% | 10% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Pacers Wins | X | <1% | 77% | 17% | 6% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Suns (40‑32) vs Nuggets (44‑28) |
4 | Suns Wins | X | <1% | 89% | 9% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | 87% | 10% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Nuggets Wins | X | <1% | 84% | 12% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| TimberwolvesT. Wolves (44‑28) vs Rockets (43‑28) |
2 | TimberwolvesT. Wolves Wins | X | <1% | 88% | 9% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | 87% | 10% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Rockets Wins | X | <1% | 86% | 11% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Grizzlies (24‑47) vs Spurs (54‑18) |
0 | Grizzlies Wins | X | <1% | 87% | 10% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | 87% | 10% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Spurs Wins | X | <1% | 87% | 10% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Clippers (36‑36) vs Raptors (40‑31) |
0 | Clippers Wins | X | <1% | 87% | 10% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | 87% | 10% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Raptors Wins | X | <1% | 86% | 10% | 3% | 1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Hornets (37‑34) vs Kings (19‑53) |
0 | Hornets Wins | X | <1% | 87% | 10% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | 87% | 10% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Kings Wins | X | <1% | 87% | 10% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Knicks (47‑25) vs Pelicans (25‑47) |
0 | Knicks Wins | X | <1% | 87% | 10% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | 87% | 10% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Pelicans Wins | X | <1% | 87% | 10% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Celtics (47‑24) vs Thunder (57‑15) |
0 | Celtics Wins | X | <1% | 87% | 10% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | 87% | 10% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Thunder Wins | X | <1% | 87% | 10% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Jazz (21‑51) vs Wizards (16‑55) |
0 | Jazz Wins | X | <1% | 87% | 10% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | 87% | 10% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Wizards Wins | X | <1% | 87% | 10% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Trail Blazers (36‑37) vs Bucks (29‑42) |
0 | Trail Blazers Wins | X | <1% | 87% | 10% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | 87% | 10% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Bucks Wins | X | <1% | 87% | 10% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Warriors (34‑38) vs Nets (17‑55) |
0 | Warriors Wins | X | <1% | 87% | 10% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | 87% | 10% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Nets Wins | X | <1% | 87% | 10% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||