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 | |||
| Mavericks (1‑2) vs Heat (0‑3) |
12 | Mavericks Wins | 4% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 36% |
| Current Probabilities | 4% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 37% | ||
| Heat Wins | 4% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 37% | ||
| Rockets (3‑0) vs Hawks (2‑1) |
11 | Rockets Wins | 4% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 36% |
| Current Probabilities | 4% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 37% | ||
| Hawks Wins | 4% | 5% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 37% | ||
| Cavaliers (1‑1) vs TimberwolvesT. Wolves (3‑0) |
8 | Cavaliers Wins | 4% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 36% |
| Current Probabilities | 4% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 37% | ||
| TimberwolvesT. Wolves Wins | 4% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 37% | ||
| Wizards (2‑1) vs Hornets (2‑1) |
6 | Wizards Wins | 4% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 37% |
| Current Probabilities | 4% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 37% | ||
| Hornets Wins | 4% | 5% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 37% | ||
| Pistons (3‑0) vs Knicks (0‑3) |
6 | Pistons Wins | 4% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 36% |
| Current Probabilities | 4% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 37% | ||
| Knicks Wins | 4% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 37% | ||
| Bulls (1‑2) vs Celtics (1‑1) |
3 | Bulls Wins | 4% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 37% |
| Current Probabilities | 4% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 37% | ||
| Celtics Wins | 4% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 37% | ||
| Pacers (2‑1) vs Bucks (0‑3) |
3 | Pacers Wins | 4% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 37% |
| Current Probabilities | 4% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 37% | ||
| Bucks Wins | 4% | 5% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 36% | ||