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 (2‑3) vs Heat (1‑4) |
11 | Pacers Wins | 4% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 36% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 37% | ||
| Heat Wins | 3% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 37% | ||
| Raptors (3‑1) vs Magic (1‑3) |
9 | Raptors Wins | 4% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 36% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 37% | ||
| Magic Wins | 4% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 38% | ||
| Celtics (3‑1) vs Bulls (1‑4) |
8 | Celtics Wins | 4% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 36% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 37% | ||
| Bulls Wins | 4% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 38% | ||
| Hawks (2‑3) vs Cavaliers (3‑1) |
4 | Hawks Wins | 4% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 37% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 37% | ||
| Cavaliers Wins | 4% | 5% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 37% | ||
| Pistons (4‑1) vs Nets (0‑4) |
2 | Pistons Wins | 4% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 36% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 37% | ||
| Nets Wins | 4% | 6% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 37% | ||
| Wizards (2‑3) vs Hornets (3‑2) |
0 | Wizards Wins | 3% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 37% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 37% | ||
| Hornets Wins | 4% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 6% | 38% | ||
| Sixers (4‑1) vs Knicks (2‑3) |
0 | Sixers Wins | 4% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 36% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 37% | ||
| Knicks Wins | 4% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 37% | ||