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 (40‑25) vs Bulls (27‑38) |
36 | Lakers Wins | <1% | <1% | 22% | 30% | 23% | 16% | 8% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 21% | 29% | 22% | 18% | 9% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Bulls Wins | <1% | <1% | 14% | 24% | 23% | 22% | 15% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Clippers (32‑32) vs TimberwolvesT. Wolves (40‑25) |
9 | Clippers Wins | <1% | <1% | 22% | 30% | 22% | 16% | 8% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 21% | 29% | 22% | 18% | 9% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| TimberwolvesT. Wolves Wins | <1% | <1% | 20% | 28% | 22% | 19% | 11% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Pacers (15‑50) vs Suns (38‑27) |
8 | Pacers Wins | <1% | <1% | 21% | 30% | 23% | 17% | 8% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 21% | 29% | 22% | 18% | 9% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Suns Wins | <1% | <1% | 20% | 29% | 21% | 18% | 10% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Rockets (40‑24) vs Nuggets (39‑26) |
3 | Rockets Wins | <1% | <1% | 18% | 33% | 23% | 16% | 9% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 21% | 29% | 22% | 18% | 9% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Nuggets Wins | <1% | <1% | 22% | 26% | 22% | 18% | 10% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Grizzlies (23‑41) vs Mavericks (21‑44) |
2 | Grizzlies Wins | <1% | <1% | 21% | 30% | 23% | 17% | 9% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 21% | 29% | 22% | 18% | 9% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Mavericks Wins | <1% | <1% | 22% | 29% | 22% | 17% | 10% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Thunder (51‑15) vs Celtics (43‑22) |
2 | Thunder Wins | <1% | <1% | 21% | 28% | 22% | 18% | 9% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 21% | 29% | 22% | 18% | 9% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Celtics Wins | <1% | <1% | 20% | 29% | 22% | 18% | 10% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Pelicans (21‑45) vs Raptors (36‑28) |
0 | Pelicans Wins | <1% | <1% | 21% | 29% | 22% | 18% | 9% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 21% | 29% | 22% | 18% | 9% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Raptors Wins | <1% | <1% | 21% | 29% | 22% | 18% | 9% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Jazz (20‑45) vs Knicks (41‑25) |
0 | Jazz Wins | <1% | <1% | 21% | 29% | 22% | 18% | 9% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 21% | 29% | 22% | 18% | 9% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Knicks Wins | <1% | <1% | 21% | 29% | 22% | 18% | 9% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Kings (16‑50) vs Hornets (33‑33) |
0 | Kings Wins | <1% | <1% | 21% | 29% | 22% | 18% | 9% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 21% | 29% | 22% | 18% | 9% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Hornets Wins | <1% | <1% | 21% | 29% | 22% | 18% | 9% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||