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 (5‑18) vs Kings (6‑17) |
6 | Pacers Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 90% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 91% | ||
| Kings Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 93% | ||
| Lakers (16‑6) vs Sixers (14‑8) |
2 | Lakers Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 91% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 91% | ||
| Sixers Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 91% | ||
| Raptors (15‑9) vs Celtics (14‑9) |
2 | Raptors Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 91% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 91% | ||
| Celtics Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 92% | ||
| Nuggets (16‑6) vs Hornets (7‑16) |
2 | Nuggets Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 91% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 91% | ||
| Hornets Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 91% | ||
| Magic (13‑10) vs Knicks (15‑7) |
0 | Magic Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 91% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 91% | ||
| Knicks Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 92% | ||
| Warriors (12‑12) vs Bulls (9‑13) |
0 | Warriors Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 91% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 91% | ||
| Bulls Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 91% | ||