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 (13‑36) vs Rockets (30‑17) |
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% | ||
| Rockets Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Celtics (30‑18) vs Bucks (18‑28) |
0 | Celtics 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% | ||
| Magic (25‑22) vs Spurs (32‑16) |
0 | Magic 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% | ||
| Spurs Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Jazz (15‑34) vs Raptors (29‑21) |
0 | Jazz 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% | ||
| Heat (26‑24) vs Bulls (24‑25) |
0 | Heat 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% | ||
| Bulls Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Lakers (29‑18) vs Knicks (30‑18) |
0 | Lakers 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% | ||
| Knicks Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Cavaliers (29‑21) vs Trail Blazers (23‑26) |
0 | Cavaliers 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% | ||
| Trail Blazers Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Wizards (12‑35) vs Kings (12‑38) |
0 | Wizards 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% | ||
| Kings Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Pistons (35‑12) vs Nets (13‑34) |
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% | ||
| Nets Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Hornets (22‑28) vs Pelicans (13‑38) |
0 | Hornets 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% | ||
| Pelicans Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||