The Most Important Games for the Pistons are those games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Pistons final playoff standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Pistons fans can use this table to identify the most interesting games in the upcoming week of play.
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Game Winner |
Pistons 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 | |||
| Pistons (29‑26) vs Spurs (24‑29) |
39 | Pistons Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 10% | 24% | 28% | 20% | 12% | 5% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 1% | 8% | 22% | 28% | 22% | 13% | 6% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Spurs Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 6% | 19% | 27% | 22% | 16% | 8% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Sixers (20‑35) vs Nets (20‑35) |
4 | Sixers Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 8% | 21% | 28% | 22% | 14% | 6% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 1% | 8% | 22% | 28% | 22% | 13% | 6% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Nets Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 7% | 21% | 28% | 22% | 14% | 7% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Hornets (14‑40) vs Trail Blazers (23‑33) |
3 | Hornets Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 8% | 21% | 28% | 21% | 14% | 6% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 1% | 8% | 22% | 28% | 22% | 13% | 6% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Trail Blazers Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 8% | 21% | 28% | 21% | 14% | 6% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Suns (26‑29) vs Bulls (22‑34) |
1 | Suns Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 8% | 21% | 27% | 21% | 14% | 7% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 1% | 8% | 22% | 28% | 22% | 13% | 6% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Bulls Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 8% | 20% | 29% | 22% | 14% | 7% | <1% | <1% | ||