The Most Important Games for the Thunder are those games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Thunder final playoff standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Thunder fans can use this table to identify the most interesting games in the upcoming week of play.
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Game Winner |
Thunder 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 | |||
| Thunder (17‑1) vs TimberwolvesT. Wolves (10‑7) |
17 | Thunder Wins | 45% | 19% | 13% | 10% | 6% | 4% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 43% | 19% | 13% | 10% | 7% | 4% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| TimberwolvesT. Wolves Wins | 40% | 19% | 14% | 10% | 7% | 5% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Spurs (11‑5) vs Trail Blazers (8‑10) |
3 | Spurs Wins | 44% | 19% | 13% | 10% | 7% | 4% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 43% | 19% | 13% | 10% | 7% | 4% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Trail Blazers Wins | 43% | 19% | 13% | 10% | 7% | 4% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Suns (11‑7) vs Kings (5‑13) |
1 | Suns Wins | 43% | 19% | 14% | 10% | 7% | 4% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 43% | 19% | 13% | 10% | 7% | 4% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Kings Wins | 43% | 19% | 14% | 10% | 7% | 4% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Warriors (10‑9) vs Rockets (11‑4) |
1 | Warriors Wins | 45% | 19% | 13% | 9% | 6% | 4% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 43% | 19% | 13% | 10% | 7% | 4% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Rockets Wins | 44% | 19% | 13% | 10% | 6% | 4% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Grizzlies (6‑12) vs Pelicans (3‑15) |
1 | Grizzlies Wins | 43% | 19% | 13% | 10% | 7% | 4% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 43% | 19% | 13% | 10% | 7% | 4% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Pelicans Wins | 44% | 18% | 13% | 10% | 7% | 4% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Mavericks (5‑14) vs Lakers (13‑4) |
0 | Mavericks Wins | 44% | 19% | 13% | 10% | 7% | 5% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 43% | 19% | 13% | 10% | 7% | 4% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Lakers Wins | 43% | 19% | 13% | 10% | 7% | 4% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||