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NBA - Week 23 of 25

Magic What If?

The Magic What If table presents playoff probabilities depended upon how the Magic play future games. These games include either the next game or all remaining games. Other unplayed future games are assumed won/lost with a probability based upon relative team strengths.

Magic What If?

Next Game - Cavaliers (44‑27)

  Resultant Record Conference Playoff Spots No Playoffs No POs
  W L 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
Win Next Game 39 33 X <1% <1% <1% 12% 17% 21% 22% 16% 11% <1%
Current Standings 38 33 X <1% <1% <1% 7% 12% 18% 22% 20% 20% <1%
Lose Next Game 38 34 X X <1% <1% 5% 10% 16% 23% 21% 24% <1%


Best/Worst Case Scenarios

  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
Best Case Scenario X <1% <1% <1% 13% 21% 25% 21% 13% 7% <1%
Current Standings X <1% <1% <1% 7% 12% 18% 22% 20% 20% <1%
Worst Case Scenario X X <1% <1% 5% 10% 15% 23% 22% 25% <1%
Best Case Scenario
   Kings beats Hornets
   Magic beats Cavaliers
   Bulls beats Sixers
Worst Case Scenario
   Hornets beats Kings
   Cavaliers beats Magic
   Sixers beats Bulls
  • Notes
  • Only games from the current week are considered for inclusion into the scenarios
  • Only those games that meaningfully affect the playoff probabilities are included in the scenarios - maximum of three


Remaining Games

Remaining Games
Won
Winning Percentage of
Remaining Games
Resultant Record Conference Playoff Spots No Playoffs No POs
W L 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
11 of 11 100% 49 33 X <1% 1% 23% 76% <1% <1% <1% ^ ^ ^
10 of 11 91% 48 34 X <1% <1% 7% 85% 8% <1% <1% <1% ^ ^
9 of 11 82% 47 35 X X <1% 1% 67% 29% 3% <1% <1% <1% ^
8 of 11 73% 46 36 X X X <1% 31% 45% 21% 3% <1% <1% ^
7 of 11 64% 45 37 X X X <1% 8% 28% 40% 21% 3% <1% ^
6 of 11 55% 44 38 X X X <1% 1% 8% 29% 42% 18% 3% ^
5 of 11 45% 43 39 X X X X <1% 1% 9% 34% 39% 17% ^
4 of 11 36% 42 40 X X X X <1% <1% 1% 13% 37% 49% ^
3 of 11 27% 41 41 X X X X <1% <1% <1% 3% 19% 78% ^
2 of 11 18% 40 42 X X X X X <1% <1% <1% 6% 94% <1%
1 of 11 9% 39 43 X X X X X X <1% <1% 1% 99% <1%
0 of 11 0% 38 44 X X X X X X X <1% <1% 99% 1%
  • Notes
  • ^ means the team will finish better than this playoff spot
  • X means the team cannot win this playoff spot
  • 50% - probability the team will win this playoff spot - green number indicates the team controls its destiny for this spot
  • 50% - probability the team will win this playoff spot - red number indicates the team does not control its destiny for this spot
  • Table Sorting Method
  • *  denotes first round home field advantage in the playoffs
  • ** denotes Play-in Tournament Participant