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 | |||
| Magic (31‑26) vs Rockets (36‑21) |
56 | Magic Wins | <1% | <1% | 3% | 8% | 18% | 23% | 22% | 13% | 8% | 4% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 3% | 7% | 16% | 22% | 22% | 15% | 9% | 5% | 2% | ||
| Rockets Wins | <1% | <1% | 2% | 5% | 14% | 20% | 23% | 17% | 11% | 6% | 2% | ||
| Pacers (15‑44) vs Hornets (28‑31) |
14 | Pacers Wins | <1% | <1% | 3% | 7% | 16% | 22% | 21% | 16% | 9% | 4% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 3% | 7% | 16% | 22% | 22% | 15% | 9% | 5% | 2% | ||
| Hornets Wins | <1% | <1% | 2% | 7% | 16% | 21% | 22% | 16% | 9% | 5% | 2% | ||
| Wizards (16‑41) vs Hawks (29‑31) |
10 | Wizards Wins | <1% | <1% | 2% | 7% | 16% | 22% | 23% | 15% | 8% | 4% | 2% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 3% | 7% | 16% | 22% | 22% | 15% | 9% | 5% | 2% | ||
| Hawks Wins | <1% | <1% | 2% | 7% | 17% | 21% | 22% | 16% | 10% | 5% | 2% | ||
| Spurs (42‑16) vs Nets (15‑42) |
5 | Spurs Wins | <1% | <1% | 2% | 7% | 16% | 22% | 22% | 15% | 9% | 5% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 3% | 7% | 16% | 22% | 22% | 15% | 9% | 5% | 2% | ||
| Nets Wins | <1% | <1% | 2% | 6% | 16% | 22% | 22% | 16% | 9% | 5% | 2% | ||
| Trail Blazers (28‑31) vs Bulls (24‑35) |
4 | Trail Blazers Wins | <1% | <1% | 2% | 7% | 17% | 22% | 22% | 16% | 9% | 4% | 2% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 3% | 7% | 16% | 22% | 22% | 15% | 9% | 5% | 2% | ||
| Bulls Wins | <1% | <1% | 2% | 7% | 16% | 22% | 22% | 16% | 10% | 5% | 2% | ||
| Pistons (43‑14) vs Cavaliers (37‑23) |
3 | Pistons Wins | <1% | <1% | 3% | 7% | 16% | 21% | 22% | 15% | 9% | 5% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 3% | 7% | 16% | 22% | 22% | 15% | 9% | 5% | 2% | ||
| Cavaliers Wins | <1% | <1% | 2% | 6% | 16% | 22% | 22% | 16% | 9% | 5% | 2% | ||
| Knicks (37‑22) vs Bucks (26‑31) |
2 | Knicks Wins | <1% | <1% | 2% | 6% | 16% | 22% | 23% | 15% | 9% | 4% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 3% | 7% | 16% | 22% | 22% | 15% | 9% | 5% | 2% | ||
| Bucks Wins | <1% | <1% | 2% | 7% | 16% | 22% | 22% | 15% | 9% | 5% | 2% | ||
| Sixers (32‑26) vs Heat (31‑28) |
2 | Sixers Wins | <1% | <1% | 2% | 7% | 17% | 21% | 23% | 15% | 9% | 4% | 2% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 3% | 7% | 16% | 22% | 22% | 15% | 9% | 5% | 2% | ||
| Heat Wins | <1% | <1% | 3% | 7% | 17% | 22% | 21% | 15% | 9% | 5% | 2% | ||