The Most Important Games for the Mavericks are those games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Mavericks final playoff standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Mavericks fans can use this table to identify the most interesting games in the upcoming week of play.
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Game Winner |
Mavericks 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 (7‑4) vs TimberwolvesT. Wolves (8‑3) |
32 | Mavericks Wins | 4% | 7% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 8% | 23% |
| Current Probabilities | 4% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 8% | 25% | ||
| TimberwolvesT. Wolves Wins | 3% | 6% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 26% | ||
| Pelicans (4‑8) vs Grizzlies (7‑4) |
6 | Pelicans Wins | 4% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 8% | 7% | 25% |
| Current Probabilities | 4% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 8% | 25% | ||
| Grizzlies Wins | 4% | 6% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 26% | ||
| Thunder (8‑3) vs Trail Blazers (7‑3) |
3 | Thunder Wins | 4% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 26% |
| Current Probabilities | 4% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 8% | 25% | ||
| Trail Blazers Wins | 4% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 25% | ||
| Hornets (4‑7) vs Suns (4‑6) |
1 | Hornets Wins | 4% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 26% |
| Current Probabilities | 4% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 8% | 25% | ||
| Suns Wins | 4% | 6% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 26% | ||
| Rockets (8‑3) vs Warriors (8‑3) |
0 | Rockets Wins | 4% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 8% | 7% | 26% |
| Current Probabilities | 4% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 8% | 25% | ||
| Warriors Wins | 4% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 26% | ||