The Most Important Games for the Nets are those games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Nets final playoff standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Nets fans can use this table to identify the most interesting games in the upcoming week of play.
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Game Winner |
Nets 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 | |||
| Hornets (9‑18) vs Pistons (21‑6) |
3 | Hornets Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 6% | 88% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 88% | ||
| Pistons Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 88% | ||
| Knicks (19‑7) vs Sixers (14‑11) |
2 | Knicks Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 6% | 88% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 88% | ||
| Sixers Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 89% | ||
| Pelicans (6‑22) vs Pacers (6‑21) |
1 | Pelicans Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 6% | 88% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 88% | ||
| Pacers Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 6% | 89% | ||
| Spurs (19‑7) vs Hawks (15‑13) |
1 | Spurs Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 88% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 88% | ||
| Hawks Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 6% | 88% | ||
| Bulls (11‑15) vs Cavaliers (15‑13) |
0 | Bulls Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 88% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 88% | ||
| Cavaliers Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 88% | ||
| Jazz (10‑16) vs Magic (15‑12) |
0 | Jazz Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 88% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 88% | ||
| Magic Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 6% | 88% | ||
| Wizards (4‑21) vs Grizzlies (13‑14) |
0 | Wizards Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 88% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 88% | ||
| Grizzlies Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 6% | 89% | ||
| Heat (15‑12) vs Celtics (15‑11) |
0 | Heat Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 89% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 88% | ||
| Celtics Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 88% | ||