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 | |||
| Clippers (1‑5) vs Raptors (3‑3) |
12 | Clippers Wins | 5% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 30% |
| Current Probabilities | 5% | 7% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 31% | ||
| Raptors Wins | 6% | 7% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 6% | 31% | ||
| Grizzlies (6‑0) vs Pelicans (2‑4) |
9 | Grizzlies Wins | 5% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 29% |
| Current Probabilities | 5% | 7% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 31% | ||
| Pelicans Wins | 5% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 30% | ||
| Suns (1‑3) vs Warriors (4‑3) |
7 | Suns Wins | 5% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 30% |
| Current Probabilities | 5% | 7% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 31% | ||
| Warriors Wins | 5% | 7% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 31% | ||
| Celtics (5‑1) vs Rockets (6‑1) |
5 | Celtics Wins | 6% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 30% |
| Current Probabilities | 5% | 7% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 31% | ||
| Rockets Wins | 5% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 31% | ||
| Spurs (4‑2) vs Jazz (1‑5) |
4 | Spurs Wins | 5% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 30% |
| Current Probabilities | 5% | 7% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 31% | ||
| Jazz Wins | 6% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 31% | ||
| Trail Blazers (4‑1) vs Nuggets (3‑2) |
4 | Trail Blazers Wins | 5% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 30% |
| Current Probabilities | 5% | 7% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 31% | ||
| Nuggets Wins | 5% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 30% | ||
| Lakers (5‑2) vs Heat (2‑4) |
3 | Lakers Wins | 6% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 30% |
| Current Probabilities | 5% | 7% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 31% | ||
| Heat Wins | 5% | 7% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 31% | ||
| Cavaliers (4‑3) vs Thunder (5‑2) |
1 | Cavaliers Wins | 5% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 31% |
| Current Probabilities | 5% | 7% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 31% | ||
| Thunder Wins | 5% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 31% | ||