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 (26‑24) vs Jazz (16‑36) |
59 | Magic Wins | <1% | <1% | 3% | 6% | 10% | 14% | 19% | 18% | 14% | 10% | 6% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 3% | 5% | 9% | 13% | 19% | 18% | 15% | 10% | 7% | ||
| Jazz Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 8% | 12% | 18% | 19% | 17% | 12% | 9% | ||
| Suns (31‑21) vs Sixers (29‑22) |
11 | Suns Wins | <1% | <1% | 3% | 5% | 10% | 14% | 18% | 18% | 15% | 10% | 7% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 3% | 5% | 9% | 13% | 19% | 18% | 15% | 10% | 7% | ||
| Sixers Wins | <1% | <1% | 2% | 5% | 9% | 13% | 19% | 19% | 15% | 10% | 7% | ||
| Hornets (24‑28) vs Hawks (26‑27) |
8 | Hornets Wins | <1% | <1% | 3% | 6% | 10% | 14% | 19% | 17% | 15% | 9% | 8% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 3% | 5% | 9% | 13% | 19% | 18% | 15% | 10% | 7% | ||
| Hawks Wins | <1% | <1% | 2% | 5% | 10% | 13% | 19% | 18% | 16% | 10% | 7% | ||
| Pacers (13‑39) vs Raptors (31‑22) |
7 | Pacers Wins | <1% | <1% | 3% | 6% | 10% | 14% | 17% | 18% | 15% | 10% | 7% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 3% | 5% | 9% | 13% | 19% | 18% | 15% | 10% | 7% | ||
| Raptors Wins | <1% | <1% | 3% | 6% | 9% | 14% | 18% | 18% | 16% | 10% | 7% | ||
| Nuggets (33‑19) vs Bulls (24‑28) |
4 | Nuggets Wins | <1% | <1% | 3% | 6% | 9% | 14% | 19% | 19% | 15% | 9% | 7% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 3% | 5% | 9% | 13% | 19% | 18% | 15% | 10% | 7% | ||
| Bulls Wins | <1% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 9% | 13% | 18% | 18% | 15% | 10% | 7% | ||
| Knicks (33‑19) vs Celtics (34‑18) |
2 | Knicks Wins | <1% | <1% | 2% | 5% | 10% | 14% | 18% | 18% | 15% | 10% | 7% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 3% | 5% | 9% | 13% | 19% | 18% | 15% | 10% | 7% | ||
| Celtics Wins | <1% | <1% | 2% | 5% | 9% | 14% | 18% | 18% | 16% | 10% | 7% | ||
| Wizards (14‑36) vs Nets (13‑37) |
2 | Wizards Wins | <1% | <1% | 3% | 6% | 9% | 13% | 18% | 19% | 15% | 10% | 7% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 3% | 5% | 9% | 13% | 19% | 18% | 15% | 10% | 7% | ||
| Nets Wins | <1% | <1% | 2% | 6% | 9% | 13% | 18% | 19% | 15% | 11% | 7% | ||
| Kings (12‑41) vs Cavaliers (31‑21) |
1 | Kings Wins | <1% | <1% | 3% | 6% | 9% | 14% | 18% | 18% | 16% | 10% | 7% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 3% | 5% | 9% | 13% | 19% | 18% | 15% | 10% | 7% | ||
| Cavaliers Wins | <1% | <1% | 3% | 5% | 9% | 14% | 18% | 18% | 16% | 9% | 7% | ||