The Most Important Games for the Magic are those games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Magic final playoff standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Magic fans can use this table to identify the most interesting games in the upcoming week of play.
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Game Winner |
Magic 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 | |||
| Thunder (26‑5) vs Sixers (16‑13) |
9 | Thunder Wins | 3% | 11% | 17% | 17% | 13% | 11% | 9% | 7% | 5% | 3% | 2% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 11% | 17% | 16% | 14% | 12% | 10% | 7% | 5% | 3% | 3% | ||
| Sixers Wins | 3% | 10% | 17% | 16% | 13% | 12% | 9% | 7% | 5% | 4% | 3% | ||
| Nuggets (22‑9) vs Heat (17‑15) |
9 | Nuggets Wins | 3% | 11% | 17% | 16% | 13% | 11% | 9% | 7% | 5% | 3% | 3% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 11% | 17% | 16% | 14% | 12% | 10% | 7% | 5% | 3% | 3% | ||
| Heat Wins | 3% | 10% | 16% | 16% | 13% | 12% | 10% | 7% | 6% | 4% | 3% | ||
| Warriors (16‑15) vs Raptors (18‑14) |
6 | Warriors Wins | 3% | 11% | 17% | 16% | 13% | 11% | 9% | 8% | 5% | 3% | 3% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 11% | 17% | 16% | 14% | 12% | 10% | 7% | 5% | 3% | 3% | ||
| Raptors Wins | 3% | 11% | 17% | 16% | 13% | 11% | 10% | 8% | 6% | 3% | 2% | ||
| Bucks (13‑19) vs Hornets (11‑20) |
5 | Bucks Wins | 3% | 11% | 17% | 16% | 13% | 11% | 9% | 8% | 5% | 3% | 3% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 11% | 17% | 16% | 14% | 12% | 10% | 7% | 5% | 3% | 3% | ||
| Hornets Wins | 3% | 11% | 17% | 16% | 13% | 11% | 9% | 8% | 6% | 4% | 3% | ||
| Clippers (9‑21) vs Pistons (24‑7) |
5 | Clippers Wins | 3% | 11% | 17% | 16% | 13% | 12% | 9% | 8% | 5% | 3% | 3% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 11% | 17% | 16% | 14% | 12% | 10% | 7% | 5% | 3% | 3% | ||
| Pistons Wins | 3% | 10% | 17% | 16% | 14% | 11% | 9% | 8% | 6% | 3% | 2% | ||
| Pelicans (8‑25) vs Knicks (22‑9) |
4 | Pelicans Wins | 4% | 11% | 16% | 16% | 13% | 11% | 10% | 8% | 5% | 4% | 2% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 11% | 17% | 16% | 14% | 12% | 10% | 7% | 5% | 3% | 3% | ||
| Knicks Wins | 3% | 10% | 17% | 17% | 14% | 11% | 9% | 8% | 5% | 4% | 3% | ||
| Cavaliers (17‑16) vs Spurs (23‑8) |
3 | Cavaliers Wins | 4% | 10% | 17% | 16% | 13% | 11% | 10% | 7% | 5% | 4% | 3% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 11% | 17% | 16% | 14% | 12% | 10% | 7% | 5% | 3% | 3% | ||
| Spurs Wins | 3% | 10% | 17% | 16% | 13% | 11% | 10% | 8% | 5% | 3% | 3% | ||
| Bulls (15‑16) vs TimberwolvesT. Wolves (20‑12) |
2 | Bulls Wins | 3% | 10% | 17% | 16% | 14% | 11% | 10% | 8% | 5% | 3% | 2% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 11% | 17% | 16% | 14% | 12% | 10% | 7% | 5% | 3% | 3% | ||
| TimberwolvesT. Wolves Wins | 3% | 10% | 17% | 16% | 14% | 12% | 9% | 7% | 6% | 3% | 2% | ||
| Rockets (19‑10) vs Pacers (6‑26) |
1 | Rockets Wins | 3% | 11% | 17% | 16% | 13% | 11% | 10% | 8% | 6% | 3% | 3% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 11% | 17% | 16% | 14% | 12% | 10% | 7% | 5% | 3% | 3% | ||
| Pacers Wins | 4% | 10% | 17% | 16% | 13% | 11% | 9% | 7% | 6% | 4% | 3% | ||
| Trail Blazers (12‑19) vs Celtics (19‑11) |
0 | Trail Blazers Wins | 3% | 11% | 17% | 15% | 14% | 11% | 10% | 7% | 5% | 4% | 3% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 11% | 17% | 16% | 14% | 12% | 10% | 7% | 5% | 3% | 3% | ||
| Celtics Wins | 3% | 10% | 17% | 16% | 14% | 12% | 9% | 7% | 5% | 4% | 3% | ||
| Wizards (6‑23) vs Grizzlies (15‑16) |
0 | Wizards Wins | 3% | 10% | 18% | 16% | 13% | 11% | 9% | 8% | 6% | 3% | 3% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 11% | 17% | 16% | 14% | 12% | 10% | 7% | 5% | 3% | 3% | ||
| Grizzlies Wins | 3% | 11% | 17% | 16% | 13% | 11% | 10% | 7% | 6% | 3% | 3% | ||