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 |
8** Play-in |
9** Play-in |
10** Play-in |
11 | |||
| Lakers (20‑16) vs Spurs (18‑19) |
64 | Lakers Wins | <1% | 7% | 12% | 12% | 12% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 9% | 7% | 7% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 6% | 11% | 12% | 12% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 9% | ||
| Spurs Wins | <1% | 5% | 9% | 11% | 12% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 10% | 9% | 11% | ||
| Nuggets (23‑15) vs Mavericks (22‑17) |
10 | Nuggets Wins | <1% | 6% | 11% | 13% | 12% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 8% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 6% | 11% | 12% | 12% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 9% | ||
| Mavericks Wins | <1% | 6% | 11% | 12% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 9% | 8% | 9% | ||
| Hawks (19‑19) vs Suns (19‑19) |
10 | Hawks Wins | <1% | 6% | 11% | 12% | 13% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 9% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 6% | 11% | 12% | 12% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 9% | ||
| Suns Wins | <1% | 6% | 11% | 12% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 8% | 9% | ||
| Sixers (15‑22) vs Thunder (32‑6) |
10 | Sixers Wins | <1% | 6% | 11% | 12% | 12% | 12% | 11% | 11% | 9% | 8% | 8% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 6% | 11% | 12% | 12% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 9% | ||
| Thunder Wins | <1% | 6% | 11% | 12% | 12% | 11% | 11% | 10% | 10% | 8% | 9% | ||
| Heat (20‑17) vs Clippers (20‑17) |
8 | Heat Wins | <1% | 6% | 11% | 12% | 12% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 9% | 7% | 9% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 6% | 11% | 12% | 12% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 9% | ||
| Clippers Wins | <1% | 6% | 11% | 12% | 12% | 12% | 11% | 11% | 9% | 8% | 9% | ||
| Bulls (18‑21) vs Pelicans (8‑32) |
4 | Bulls Wins | <1% | 6% | 11% | 12% | 12% | 12% | 11% | 11% | 9% | 7% | 9% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 6% | 11% | 12% | 12% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 9% | ||
| Pelicans Wins | <1% | 6% | 11% | 12% | 13% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 9% | 8% | 9% | ||
| Grizzlies (25‑14) vs Rockets (25‑12) |
3 | Grizzlies Wins | <1% | 7% | 11% | 12% | 12% | 12% | 11% | 11% | 10% | 8% | 8% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 6% | 11% | 12% | 12% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 9% | ||
| Rockets Wins | <1% | 6% | 12% | 12% | 12% | 11% | 11% | 10% | 10% | 8% | 8% | ||
| Trail Blazers (13‑25) vs Nets (13‑26) |
3 | Trail Blazers Wins | <1% | 6% | 11% | 12% | 12% | 11% | 11% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 9% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 6% | 11% | 12% | 12% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 9% | ||
| Nets Wins | <1% | 6% | 11% | 13% | 12% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 10% | 7% | 9% | ||
| Wizards (6‑31) vs TimberwolvesT. Wolves (20‑18) |
2 | Wizards Wins | <1% | 6% | 11% | 13% | 11% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 9% | 7% | 9% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 6% | 11% | 12% | 12% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 9% | ||
| TimberwolvesT. Wolves Wins | <1% | 6% | 11% | 13% | 12% | 12% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 8% | 9% | ||
| Raptors (8‑31) vs Warriors (19‑19) |
2 | Raptors Wins | <1% | 6% | 11% | 12% | 12% | 12% | 11% | 11% | 9% | 8% | 8% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 6% | 11% | 12% | 12% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 9% | ||
| Warriors Wins | <1% | 6% | 11% | 13% | 12% | 11% | 11% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 9% | ||
| Kings (20‑19) vs Bucks (20‑17) |
1 | Kings Wins | <1% | 6% | 11% | 12% | 12% | 11% | 11% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 8% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 6% | 11% | 12% | 12% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 9% | ||
| Bucks Wins | <1% | 6% | 11% | 12% | 12% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 9% | ||
| Jazz (10‑28) vs Hornets (8‑28) |
1 | Jazz Wins | <1% | 6% | 11% | 12% | 12% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 9% | 8% | 8% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 6% | 11% | 12% | 12% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 9% | ||
| Hornets Wins | <1% | 7% | 11% | 12% | 12% | 11% | 11% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 9% | ||