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 (45‑31) vs Jazz (16‑61) |
13 | Pacers Wins | X | X | 2% | 95% | 3% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | 2% | 94% | 5% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Jazz Wins | X | X | <1% | 85% | 14% | 1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Sixers (23‑53) vs Bucks (41‑34) |
4 | Sixers Wins | X | X | 2% | 96% | 2% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | 2% | 94% | 5% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Bucks Wins | X | X | 2% | 92% | 6% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Wizards (17‑59) vs Magic (37‑40) |
0 | Wizards Wins | X | X | 2% | 94% | 5% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | 2% | 94% | 5% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Magic Wins | X | X | 2% | 94% | 5% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Heat (35‑41) vs Grizzlies (44‑32) |
0 | Heat Wins | X | X | 2% | 94% | 5% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | 2% | 94% | 5% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Grizzlies Wins | X | X | 2% | 94% | 5% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Nets (25‑51) vs TimberwolvesT. Wolves (44‑32) |
0 | Nets Wins | X | X | 2% | 94% | 5% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | 2% | 94% | 5% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| TimberwolvesT. Wolves Wins | X | X | 2% | 94% | 5% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Raptors (28‑48) vs Trail Blazers (33‑43) |
0 | Raptors Wins | X | X | 2% | 94% | 5% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | 2% | 94% | 5% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Trail Blazers Wins | X | X | 2% | 94% | 5% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Hornets (19‑57) vs Kings (36‑40) |
0 | Hornets Wins | X | X | 2% | 94% | 5% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | 2% | 94% | 5% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Kings Wins | X | X | 2% | 94% | 5% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Celtics (56‑20) vs Suns (35‑41) |
0 | Celtics Wins | X | X | 2% | 94% | 5% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | 2% | 94% | 5% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Suns Wins | X | X | 2% | 94% | 5% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Spurs (32‑44) vs Cavaliers (61‑15) |
0 | Spurs Wins | X | X | 2% | 94% | 5% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | 2% | 94% | 5% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Cavaliers Wins | X | X | 2% | 94% | 5% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||