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 (31‑36) vs TimberwolvesT. Wolves (38‑29) |
60 | Magic Wins | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 22% | 42% | 26% | 7% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 17% | 39% | 30% | 12% | <1% | ||
| TimberwolvesT. Wolves Wins | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 15% | 37% | 33% | 14% | 1% | ||
| Celtics (47‑19) vs Heat (29‑36) |
26 | Celtics Wins | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 17% | 41% | 29% | 11% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 17% | 39% | 30% | 12% | <1% | ||
| Heat Wins | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 16% | 35% | 33% | 14% | <1% | ||
| Clippers (36‑30) vs Hawks (32‑34) |
7 | Clippers Wins | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 20% | 37% | 29% | 12% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 17% | 39% | 30% | 12% | <1% | ||
| Hawks Wins | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 15% | 41% | 31% | 12% | <1% | ||
| Jazz (15‑51) vs Raptors (23‑43) |
5 | Jazz Wins | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 17% | 39% | 30% | 12% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 17% | 39% | 30% | 12% | <1% | ||
| Raptors Wins | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 17% | 38% | 31% | 12% | 1% | ||
| Sixers (22‑43) vs Pacers (36‑28) |
4 | Sixers Wins | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 17% | 39% | 30% | 12% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 17% | 39% | 30% | 12% | <1% | ||
| Pacers Wins | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 18% | 38% | 31% | 12% | 1% | ||
| Hornets (16‑49) vs Spurs (27‑37) |
3 | Hornets Wins | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 18% | 38% | 31% | 12% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 17% | 39% | 30% | 12% | <1% | ||
| Spurs Wins | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 17% | 38% | 31% | 12% | <1% | ||
| Warriors (38‑28) vs Knicks (42‑23) |
1 | Warriors Wins | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 17% | 39% | 30% | 12% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 17% | 39% | 30% | 12% | <1% | ||
| Knicks Wins | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 17% | 39% | 29% | 12% | 1% | ||
| Thunder (54‑12) vs Pistons (37‑30) |
1 | Thunder Wins | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 18% | 38% | 30% | 12% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 17% | 39% | 30% | 12% | <1% | ||
| Pistons Wins | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 17% | 39% | 30% | 12% | <1% | ||
| Grizzlies (42‑24) vs Cavaliers (55‑10) |
0 | Grizzlies Wins | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 17% | 39% | 30% | 12% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 17% | 39% | 30% | 12% | <1% | ||
| Cavaliers Wins | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 17% | 39% | 30% | 12% | <1% | ||