The Most Important Games for the Pacers are those games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Pacers final playoff standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Pacers fans can use this table to identify the most interesting games in the upcoming week of play.
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Game Winner |
Pacers 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 | |||
| Pacers (6‑29) vs Magic (19‑16) |
0 | Pacers Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Magic Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Bulls (17‑17) vs Hornets (11‑23) |
0 | Bulls Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Hornets Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Nuggets (23‑11) vs Nets (10‑22) |
0 | Nuggets Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Nets Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| TimberwolvesT. Wolves (21‑13) vs Heat (19‑15) |
0 | TimberwolvesT. Wolves Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Heat Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Pistons (25‑9) vs Cavaliers (20‑16) |
0 | Pistons Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Cavaliers Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Kings (8‑27) vs Bucks (15‑20) |
0 | Kings Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Bucks Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Clippers (12‑21) vs Celtics (21‑12) |
0 | Clippers Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Celtics Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Knicks (23‑11) vs Sixers (18‑14) |
0 | Knicks Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Sixers Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Hawks (17‑19) vs Raptors (20‑15) |
0 | Hawks Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Raptors Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||