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NBA - Week 13 of 25

Pacers What If?

The Pacers What If table presents playoff probabilities depended upon how the Pacers play future games. These games include either the next game or all remaining games. Other unplayed future games are assumed won/lost with a probability based upon relative team strengths.

Pacers What If?

Next Game - Cavaliers (33‑5)

  Resultant Record Conference Playoff Spots No Playoffs No POs
  W L 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
Win Next Game 23 18 <1% 3% 14% 18% 16% 15% 12% 10% 7% 4% 1%
Current Standings 22 18 <1% 3% 12% 16% 16% 15% 13% 11% 8% 5% 2%
Lose Next Game 22 19 <1% 2% 11% 15% 16% 15% 13% 12% 8% 5% 3%


Best/Worst Case Scenarios

  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
Best Case Scenario <1% 3% 15% 18% 17% 15% 12% 9% 6% 4% 1%
Current Standings <1% 3% 12% 16% 16% 15% 13% 11% 8% 5% 2%
Worst Case Scenario <1% 2% 10% 15% 16% 14% 14% 12% 9% 5% 2%
Best Case Scenario
   Pacers beats Cavaliers
   Suns beats Hawks
   Kings beats Bucks
 Worst Case Scenario
   Cavaliers beats Pacers
   Hawks beats Suns
   Bucks beats Kings
  • Notes
  • Only games from the current week are considered for inclusion into the scenarios
  • Only those games that meaningfully affect the playoff probabilities are included in the scenarios - maximum of three


Remaining Games

Remaining Games
Won		 Winning Percentage of
Remaining Games		 Resultant Record Conference Playoff Spots No Playoffs No POs
W L 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
42 of 42 100% 64 18 74% 26% <1% <1% ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
41 of 42 98% 63 19 65% 34% 1% <1% <1% ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
40 of 42 95% 62 20 53% 45% 2% <1% <1% <1% ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
39 of 42 93% 61 21 43% 53% 4% <1% <1% <1% <1% ^ ^ ^ ^
38 of 42 90% 60 22 33% 59% 8% <1% <1% <1% <1% <1% ^ ^ ^
37 of 42 88% 59 23 23% 63% 14% <1% <1% <1% <1% <1% ^ ^ ^
36 of 42 86% 58 24 15% 64% 21% <1% <1% <1% <1% <1% <1% ^ ^
35 of 42 83% 57 25 9% 61% 30% 1% <1% <1% <1% <1% <1% ^ ^
34 of 42 81% 56 26 5% 54% 40% 1% <1% <1% <1% <1% <1% <1% ^
33 of 42 79% 55 27 2% 45% 49% 4% <1% <1% <1% <1% <1% <1% <1%
32 of 42 76% 54 28 1% 34% 57% 8% <1% <1% <1% <1% <1% <1% <1%
31 of 42 74% 53 29 <1% 25% 60% 15% 1% <1% <1% <1% <1% <1% <1%
30 of 42 71% 52 30 <1% 16% 58% 24% 2% <1% <1% <1% <1% <1% <1%
29 of 42 69% 51 31 <1% 9% 52% 32% 6% <1% <1% <1% <1% <1% <1%
28 of 42 67% 50 32 <1% 5% 41% 41% 12% 1% <1% <1% <1% <1% <1%
27 of 42 64% 49 33 <1% 2% 28% 44% 22% 4% <1% <1% <1% <1% <1%
26 of 42 62% 48 34 <1% 1% 17% 42% 31% 9% 1% <1% <1% <1% <1%
25 of 42 60% 47 35 <1% <1% 8% 32% 38% 18% 3% <1% <1% <1% <1%
24 of 42 57% 46 36 <1% <1% 3% 21% 39% 27% 8% 1% <1% <1% <1%
23 of 42 55% 45 37 <1% <1% 1% 11% 32% 36% 17% 3% <1% <1% <1%
22 of 42 52% 44 38 <1% <1% <1% 5% 21% 36% 28% 9% 1% <1% <1%
21 of 42 50% 43 39 <1% <1% <1% 1% 11% 32% 35% 17% 4% <1% <1%
20 of 42 48% 42 40 <1% <1% <1% <1% 5% 19% 36% 28% 9% 1% <1%
19 of 42 45% 41 41 <1% <1% <1% <1% 1% 9% 29% 37% 19% 4% <1%
18 of 42 43% 40 42 <1% <1% <1% <1% <1% 4% 18% 36% 31% 10% 1%
17 of 42 40% 39 43 <1% <1% <1% <1% <1% 1% 9% 28% 39% 20% 3%
16 of 42 38% 38 44 <1% <1% <1% <1% <1% <1% 3% 17% 39% 32% 8%
15 of 42 36% 37 45 <1% <1% <1% <1% <1% <1% 1% 9% 33% 41% 17%
14 of 42 33% 36 46 <1% <1% <1% <1% <1% <1% <1% 3% 21% 45% 30%
13 of 42 31% 35 47 <1% <1% <1% <1% <1% <1% <1% 1% 11% 41% 47%
12 of 42 29% 34 48 <1% <1% <1% <1% <1% <1% <1% <1% 5% 33% 62%
11 of 42 26% 33 49 <1% <1% <1% <1% <1% <1% <1% <1% 2% 21% 77%
10 of 42 24% 32 50 X <1% <1% <1% <1% <1% <1% <1% 1% 12% 87%
9 of 42 21% 31 51 X <1% <1% <1% <1% <1% <1% <1% <1% 6% 94%
5 of 42 12% 27 55 X X X X <1% <1% <1% <1% <1% <1% >99%
0 of 42 0% 22 60 X X X X X X X X <1% <1% >99%
  • Notes
  • ^ means the team will finish better than this playoff spot
  • X means the team cannot win this playoff spot
  • 50% - probability the team will win this playoff spot - green number indicates the team controls its destiny for this spot
  • 50% - probability the team will win this playoff spot - red number indicates the team does not control its destiny for this spot
  • Table Sorting Method
  • *  denotes first round home field advantage in the playoffs
  • ** denotes Play-in Tournament Participant