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 | |||
| Spurs (59‑18) vs Nuggets (49‑28) |
4 | Spurs Wins | X | X | 95% | 4% | 1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | 91% | 8% | 1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Nuggets Wins | X | X | 87% | 12% | 2% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Jazz (21‑56) vs Rockets (47‑29) |
2 | Jazz Wins | X | X | 92% | 7% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | 91% | 8% | 1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Rockets Wins | X | X | 91% | 8% | 1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Sixers (42‑34) vs TimberwolvesT. Wolves (46‑30) |
0 | Sixers Wins | X | X | 91% | 8% | 1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | 91% | 8% | 1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| TimberwolvesT. Wolves Wins | X | X | 91% | 8% | 1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Grizzlies (25‑51) vs Raptors (42‑34) |
0 | Grizzlies Wins | X | X | 91% | 8% | 1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | 91% | 8% | 1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Raptors Wins | X | X | 91% | 8% | 1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Mavericks (24‑52) vs Magic (40‑36) |
0 | Mavericks Wins | X | X | 91% | 8% | 1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | 91% | 8% | 1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Magic Wins | X | X | 91% | 8% | 1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Kings (20‑57) vs Pelicans (25‑52) |
0 | Kings Wins | X | X | 91% | 8% | 1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | 91% | 8% | 1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Pelicans Wins | X | X | 91% | 8% | 1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||