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 | |||
| Nets (6‑18) vs Bucks (11‑15) |
5 | Nets Wins | 4% | 11% | 13% | 12% | 13% | 10% | 10% | 9% | 7% | 5% | 4% |
| Current Probabilities | 5% | 11% | 13% | 12% | 11% | 11% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 5% | 4% | ||
| Bucks Wins | 4% | 11% | 13% | 12% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 6% | 4% | ||
| Wizards (3‑20) vs Pacers (6‑19) |
4 | Wizards Wins | 5% | 12% | 14% | 12% | 11% | 11% | 10% | 9% | 7% | 5% | 5% |
| Current Probabilities | 5% | 11% | 13% | 12% | 11% | 11% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 5% | 4% | ||
| Pacers Wins | 5% | 11% | 12% | 12% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 10% | 8% | 5% | 4% | ||
| Pistons (20‑5) vs Celtics (15‑10) |
4 | Pistons Wins | 4% | 11% | 13% | 13% | 12% | 10% | 11% | 9% | 7% | 5% | 4% |
| Current Probabilities | 5% | 11% | 13% | 12% | 11% | 11% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 5% | 4% | ||
| Celtics Wins | 5% | 10% | 13% | 13% | 11% | 11% | 10% | 10% | 8% | 5% | 4% | ||
| Cavaliers (15‑11) vs Hornets (7‑18) |
3 | Cavaliers Wins | 5% | 11% | 13% | 12% | 12% | 11% | 11% | 9% | 7% | 5% | 4% |
| Current Probabilities | 5% | 11% | 13% | 12% | 11% | 11% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 5% | 4% | ||
| Hornets Wins | 5% | 11% | 13% | 12% | 11% | 11% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 6% | 4% | ||
| Hawks (14‑12) vs Sixers (14‑10) |
2 | Hawks Wins | 5% | 11% | 12% | 12% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 5% | 4% |
| Current Probabilities | 5% | 11% | 13% | 12% | 11% | 11% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 5% | 4% | ||
| Sixers Wins | 5% | 11% | 12% | 12% | 12% | 11% | 11% | 9% | 8% | 5% | 4% | ||
| Raptors (15‑11) vs Heat (14‑11) |
2 | Raptors Wins | 5% | 11% | 13% | 12% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 5% | 4% |
| Current Probabilities | 5% | 11% | 13% | 12% | 11% | 11% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 5% | 4% | ||
| Heat Wins | 5% | 11% | 13% | 13% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 9% | 8% | 5% | 5% | ||
| Pelicans (4‑22) vs Bulls (10‑14) |
2 | Pelicans Wins | 4% | 12% | 12% | 12% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 5% | 4% |
| Current Probabilities | 5% | 11% | 13% | 12% | 11% | 11% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 5% | 4% | ||
| Bulls Wins | 4% | 11% | 12% | 12% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 10% | 8% | 5% | 4% | ||