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 | |||
| Celtics (45‑23) vs Warriors (33‑35) |
0 | Celtics Wins | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% | ||
| Warriors Wins | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% | ||
| Nets (17‑51) vs Thunder (54‑15) |
0 | Nets Wins | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% | ||
| Thunder Wins | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% | ||
| Pacers (15‑54) vs Trail Blazers (33‑36) |
0 | Pacers Wins | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% | ||
| Trail Blazers Wins | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% | ||
| Bulls (28‑40) vs Raptors (38‑29) |
0 | Bulls Wins | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% | ||
| Raptors Wins | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% | ||
| Grizzlies (23‑44) vs Knicks (45‑25) |
0 | Grizzlies Wins | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% | ||
| Knicks Wins | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% | ||
| Mavericks (23‑46) vs Hawks (37‑31) |
0 | Mavericks Wins | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% | ||
| Hawks Wins | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% | ||