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 (27‑29) vs Hawks (26‑29) |
76 | Magic Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 3% | 9% | 17% | 24% | 25% | 19% | 3% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 7% | 13% | 20% | 25% | 25% | 5% | 1% | ||
| Hawks Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 5% | 12% | 19% | 26% | 29% | 6% | 1% | ||
| Sixers (20‑34) vs Celtics (39‑16) |
5 | Sixers Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 7% | 14% | 20% | 25% | 24% | 5% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 7% | 13% | 20% | 25% | 25% | 5% | 1% | ||
| Celtics Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 7% | 14% | 20% | 26% | 26% | 5% | 1% | ||
| Knicks (36‑18) vs Bulls (22‑33) |
4 | Knicks Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 8% | 14% | 20% | 25% | 25% | 5% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 7% | 13% | 20% | 25% | 25% | 5% | 1% | ||
| Bulls Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 7% | 13% | 20% | 25% | 24% | 6% | 1% | ||
| Hornets (13‑39) vs Lakers (32‑20) |
3 | Hornets Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 7% | 13% | 20% | 25% | 25% | 5% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 7% | 13% | 20% | 25% | 25% | 5% | 1% | ||
| Lakers Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 7% | 13% | 20% | 26% | 26% | 5% | 1% | ||
| Cavaliers (44‑10) vs Nets (20‑34) |
3 | Cavaliers Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 7% | 14% | 20% | 25% | 25% | 5% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 7% | 13% | 20% | 25% | 25% | 5% | 1% | ||
| Nets Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 8% | 13% | 20% | 25% | 25% | 5% | 1% | ||
| Grizzlies (36‑18) vs Pacers (30‑23) |
2 | Grizzlies Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 3% | 7% | 14% | 20% | 25% | 25% | 5% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 7% | 13% | 20% | 25% | 25% | 5% | 1% | ||
| Pacers Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 7% | 14% | 21% | 25% | 25% | 5% | 1% | ||