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 (1‑0) vs Mavericks (0‑1) |
17 | Pacers Wins | 11% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 25% |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | 9% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 26% | ||
| Mavericks Wins | 9% | 9% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 27% | ||
| Bulls (0‑1) vs Bucks (0‑1) |
9 | Bulls Wins | 11% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 26% |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | 9% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 26% | ||
| Bucks Wins | 11% | 9% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 27% | ||
| Wizards (1‑0) vs Raptors (1‑0) |
9 | Wizards Wins | 11% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 27% |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | 9% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 26% | ||
| Raptors Wins | 11% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 27% | ||
| Magic (0‑1) vs TimberwolvesT. Wolves (1‑0) |
8 | Magic Wins | 11% | 9% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 27% |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | 9% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 26% | ||
| TimberwolvesT. Wolves Wins | 10% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 27% | ||
| Cavaliers (0‑0) vs Sixers (1‑0) |
6 | Cavaliers Wins | 11% | 9% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 26% |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | 9% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 26% | ||
| Sixers Wins | 11% | 9% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 26% | ||
| Celtics (0‑1) vs Knicks (0‑1) |
4 | Celtics Wins | 11% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 26% |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | 9% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 26% | ||
| Knicks Wins | 11% | 9% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 26% | ||
| Heat (0‑1) vs Pistons (1‑0) |
2 | Heat Wins | 11% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 6% | 26% |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | 9% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 26% | ||
| Pistons Wins | 11% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 26% | ||
| Hawks (1‑0) vs Hornets (1‑0) |
2 | Hawks Wins | 11% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 26% |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | 9% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 26% | ||
| Hornets Wins | 11% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 27% | ||