The Most Important Games for the Timberwolves are those games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Timberwolves final playoff standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Timberwolves fans can use this table to identify the most interesting games in the upcoming week of play.
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Game Winner |
Timberwolves 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 | |||
| Pelicans (0‑5) vs Thunder (6‑0) |
9 | Pelicans Wins | 4% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 35% |
| Current Probabilities | 4% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 35% | ||
| Thunder Wins | 4% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 35% | ||
| Heat (3‑2) vs Lakers (4‑2) |
9 | Heat Wins | 4% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 34% |
| Current Probabilities | 4% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 35% | ||
| Lakers Wins | 4% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 36% | ||
| Jazz (2‑3) vs Hornets (2‑4) |
3 | Jazz Wins | 4% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 34% |
| Current Probabilities | 4% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 35% | ||
| Hornets Wins | 4% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 36% | ||
| Mavericks (2‑4) vs Rockets (3‑2) |
2 | Mavericks Wins | 4% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 35% |
| Current Probabilities | 4% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 35% | ||
| Rockets Wins | 4% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 35% | ||
| Spurs (5‑0) vs Suns (2‑4) |
2 | Spurs Wins | 4% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 34% |
| Current Probabilities | 4% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 35% | ||
| Suns Wins | 4% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 35% | ||
| Nuggets (3‑2) vs Kings (2‑4) |
1 | Nuggets Wins | 4% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 34% |
| Current Probabilities | 4% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 35% | ||
| Kings Wins | 4% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 35% | ||
| Grizzlies (3‑3) vs Raptors (2‑4) |
1 | Grizzlies Wins | 4% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 35% |
| Current Probabilities | 4% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 35% | ||
| Raptors Wins | 4% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 36% | ||