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 |
8** Play-in |
9** Play-in |
10** Play-in |
11 | |||
| Pacers (22‑18) vs Cavaliers (33‑5) |
49 | Pacers Wins | <1% | 3% | 14% | 18% | 16% | 15% | 12% | 10% | 7% | 4% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 3% | 12% | 16% | 16% | 15% | 13% | 11% | 8% | 5% | 2% | ||
| Cavaliers Wins | <1% | 2% | 11% | 15% | 16% | 15% | 13% | 12% | 8% | 5% | 3% | ||
| Suns (19‑19) vs Hawks (19‑19) |
11 | Suns Wins | <1% | 3% | 13% | 17% | 16% | 15% | 13% | 11% | 8% | 5% | 2% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 3% | 12% | 16% | 16% | 15% | 13% | 11% | 8% | 5% | 2% | ||
| Hawks Wins | <1% | 3% | 13% | 16% | 15% | 15% | 13% | 11% | 8% | 5% | 2% | ||
| Kings (20‑19) vs Bucks (20‑17) |
7 | Kings Wins | <1% | 3% | 13% | 16% | 16% | 15% | 13% | 10% | 8% | 4% | 2% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 3% | 12% | 16% | 16% | 15% | 13% | 11% | 8% | 5% | 2% | ||
| Bucks Wins | <1% | 3% | 13% | 15% | 16% | 15% | 13% | 11% | 8% | 4% | 2% | ||
| Jazz (10‑28) vs Hornets (8‑28) |
5 | Jazz Wins | <1% | 3% | 12% | 16% | 16% | 14% | 13% | 11% | 8% | 4% | 2% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 3% | 12% | 16% | 16% | 15% | 13% | 11% | 8% | 5% | 2% | ||
| Hornets Wins | <1% | 2% | 12% | 16% | 15% | 15% | 13% | 11% | 8% | 5% | 2% | ||
| Raptors (9‑31) vs Celtics (28‑11) |
5 | Raptors Wins | <1% | 3% | 12% | 16% | 16% | 15% | 13% | 11% | 8% | 5% | 2% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 3% | 12% | 16% | 16% | 15% | 13% | 11% | 8% | 5% | 2% | ||
| Celtics Wins | <1% | 2% | 12% | 16% | 16% | 15% | 14% | 11% | 8% | 5% | 2% | ||
| Pelicans (8‑32) vs Bulls (18‑21) |
4 | Pelicans Wins | <1% | 3% | 12% | 16% | 16% | 15% | 13% | 11% | 8% | 4% | 2% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 3% | 12% | 16% | 16% | 15% | 13% | 11% | 8% | 5% | 2% | ||
| Bulls Wins | <1% | 3% | 13% | 15% | 16% | 15% | 13% | 11% | 8% | 5% | 2% | ||
| Trail Blazers (13‑25) vs Nets (13‑26) |
3 | Trail Blazers Wins | <1% | 3% | 13% | 15% | 16% | 15% | 13% | 11% | 8% | 4% | 2% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 3% | 12% | 16% | 16% | 15% | 13% | 11% | 8% | 5% | 2% | ||
| Nets Wins | <1% | 3% | 12% | 16% | 16% | 15% | 14% | 10% | 8% | 4% | 2% | ||
| Thunder (32‑6) vs Sixers (15‑22) |
2 | Thunder Wins | <1% | 3% | 12% | 16% | 16% | 15% | 13% | 10% | 8% | 5% | 2% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 3% | 12% | 16% | 16% | 15% | 13% | 11% | 8% | 5% | 2% | ||
| Sixers Wins | <1% | 3% | 13% | 15% | 16% | 15% | 13% | 11% | 8% | 5% | 2% | ||
| Heat (20‑18) vs Lakers (20‑17) |
0 | Heat Wins | <1% | 3% | 12% | 16% | 16% | 15% | 13% | 11% | 8% | 5% | 2% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 3% | 12% | 16% | 16% | 15% | 13% | 11% | 8% | 5% | 2% | ||
| Lakers Wins | <1% | 3% | 12% | 16% | 16% | 14% | 13% | 11% | 8% | 5% | 2% | ||