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 (34‑23) vs Suns (33‑26) |
48 | Lakers Wins | <1% | <1% | 18% | 26% | 25% | 18% | 8% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 14% | 23% | 24% | 20% | 13% | 5% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Suns Wins | <1% | <1% | 11% | 20% | 23% | 22% | 15% | 6% | 2% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Celtics (38‑19) vs Nuggets (36‑22) |
9 | Celtics Wins | <1% | <1% | 15% | 24% | 22% | 19% | 13% | 5% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 14% | 23% | 24% | 20% | 13% | 5% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Nuggets Wins | <1% | <1% | 14% | 21% | 24% | 21% | 13% | 5% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Grizzlies (21‑35) vs Warriors (30‑28) |
7 | Grizzlies Wins | <1% | <1% | 15% | 22% | 24% | 20% | 12% | 4% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 14% | 23% | 24% | 20% | 13% | 5% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Warriors Wins | <1% | <1% | 15% | 22% | 23% | 20% | 13% | 6% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Kings (13‑46) vs Rockets (35‑21) |
6 | Kings Wins | <1% | <1% | 17% | 23% | 22% | 19% | 12% | 5% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 14% | 23% | 24% | 20% | 13% | 5% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Rockets Wins | <1% | <1% | 14% | 23% | 23% | 21% | 12% | 5% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Clippers (27‑30) vs TimberwolvesT. Wolves (36‑23) |
4 | Clippers Wins | <1% | <1% | 15% | 23% | 23% | 19% | 12% | 5% | 2% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 14% | 23% | 24% | 20% | 13% | 5% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| TimberwolvesT. Wolves Wins | <1% | <1% | 15% | 22% | 23% | 21% | 14% | 5% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Bulls (24‑35) vs Trail Blazers (28‑31) |
3 | Bulls Wins | <1% | <1% | 14% | 23% | 24% | 20% | 13% | 5% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 14% | 23% | 24% | 20% | 13% | 5% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Trail Blazers Wins | <1% | <1% | 14% | 23% | 24% | 19% | 12% | 5% | 2% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Raptors (34‑24) vs Spurs (41‑16) |
0 | Raptors Wins | <1% | <1% | 15% | 22% | 24% | 20% | 13% | 5% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 14% | 23% | 24% | 20% | 13% | 5% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Spurs Wins | <1% | <1% | 15% | 23% | 23% | 20% | 13% | 5% | 2% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Jazz (18‑40) vs Pelicans (17‑42) |
0 | Jazz Wins | <1% | <1% | 14% | 24% | 23% | 20% | 12% | 5% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 14% | 23% | 24% | 20% | 13% | 5% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Pelicans Wins | <1% | <1% | 14% | 22% | 24% | 20% | 12% | 5% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Thunder (45‑14) vs Pistons (42‑14) |
0 | Thunder Wins | <1% | <1% | 14% | 23% | 23% | 20% | 13% | 5% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 14% | 23% | 24% | 20% | 13% | 5% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Pistons Wins | <1% | <1% | 14% | 23% | 23% | 20% | 13% | 5% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||