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 |
8** Play-in |
9** Play-in |
10** Play-in |
11 | |||
| Mavericks (22‑16) vs Nuggets (22‑15) |
60 | Mavericks Wins | <1% | 9% | 14% | 14% | 14% | 12% | 11% | 9% | 7% | 5% | 5% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 8% | 13% | 14% | 13% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 8% | 5% | 6% | ||
| Nuggets Wins | <1% | 6% | 10% | 13% | 14% | 13% | 12% | 10% | 10% | 7% | 7% | ||
| Thunder (31‑6) vs Wizards (6‑30) |
11 | Thunder Wins | <1% | 8% | 13% | 13% | 14% | 13% | 12% | 9% | 8% | 6% | 5% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 8% | 13% | 14% | 13% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 8% | 5% | 6% | ||
| Wizards Wins | <1% | 8% | 12% | 13% | 13% | 13% | 11% | 10% | 8% | 6% | 6% | ||
| Bulls (18‑20) vs Kings (19‑19) |
9 | Bulls Wins | <1% | 8% | 13% | 14% | 14% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 8% | 5% | 5% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 8% | 13% | 14% | 13% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 8% | 5% | 6% | ||
| Kings Wins | <1% | 7% | 12% | 14% | 14% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 8% | 6% | 6% | ||
| Raptors (8‑31) vs Warriors (19‑19) |
4 | Raptors Wins | <1% | 8% | 13% | 14% | 14% | 12% | 11% | 9% | 7% | 6% | 5% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 8% | 13% | 14% | 13% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 8% | 5% | 6% | ||
| Warriors Wins | <1% | 8% | 13% | 13% | 13% | 13% | 11% | 9% | 8% | 6% | 6% | ||
| Spurs (18‑19) vs Lakers (20‑16) |
2 | Spurs Wins | <1% | 8% | 13% | 13% | 14% | 12% | 11% | 9% | 8% | 6% | 6% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 8% | 13% | 14% | 13% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 8% | 5% | 6% | ||
| Lakers Wins | <1% | 8% | 12% | 14% | 13% | 13% | 12% | 10% | 7% | 6% | 6% | ||
| Rockets (25‑12) vs Grizzlies (25‑14) |
1 | Rockets Wins | <1% | 8% | 12% | 14% | 13% | 13% | 11% | 9% | 8% | 6% | 6% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 8% | 13% | 14% | 13% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 8% | 5% | 6% | ||
| Grizzlies Wins | <1% | 8% | 12% | 14% | 13% | 13% | 11% | 9% | 8% | 6% | 6% | ||
| Pelicans (8‑31) vs Celtics (27‑11) |
0 | Pelicans Wins | <1% | 8% | 12% | 14% | 13% | 12% | 11% | 9% | 8% | 6% | 6% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 8% | 13% | 14% | 13% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 8% | 5% | 6% | ||
| Celtics Wins | <1% | 8% | 13% | 14% | 14% | 12% | 11% | 9% | 8% | 6% | 6% | ||
| Jazz (9‑28) vs Nets (13‑25) |
0 | Jazz Wins | <1% | 8% | 13% | 14% | 13% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 8% | 6% | 6% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 8% | 13% | 14% | 13% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 8% | 5% | 6% | ||
| Nets Wins | <1% | 7% | 12% | 14% | 13% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 8% | 6% | 6% | ||
| Clippers (20‑17) vs Heat (20‑17) |
0 | Clippers Wins | <1% | 8% | 12% | 14% | 13% | 13% | 11% | 10% | 8% | 6% | 5% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 8% | 13% | 14% | 13% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 8% | 5% | 6% | ||
| Heat Wins | <1% | 8% | 13% | 14% | 14% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 8% | 5% | 6% | ||
| Hornets (8‑27) vs Suns (18‑19) |
0 | Hornets Wins | <1% | 8% | 12% | 14% | 14% | 13% | 11% | 10% | 8% | 5% | 6% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 8% | 13% | 14% | 13% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 8% | 5% | 6% | ||
| Suns Wins | <1% | 8% | 13% | 14% | 13% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 8% | 6% | 6% | ||