The Most Important Games for the Cavaliers are those games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Cavaliers final playoff standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Cavaliers fans can use this table to identify the most interesting games in the upcoming week of play.
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Game Winner |
Cavaliers 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 | |||
| Cavaliers (17‑15) vs Rockets (18‑10) |
43 | Cavaliers Wins | <1% | 3% | 6% | 9% | 10% | 12% | 12% | 13% | 11% | 11% | 12% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 2% | 5% | 8% | 10% | 12% | 12% | 12% | 13% | 11% | 15% | ||
| Rockets Wins | <1% | 2% | 4% | 7% | 10% | 11% | 13% | 13% | 12% | 12% | 16% | ||
| Pacers (6‑25) vs Heat (16‑15) |
12 | Pacers Wins | <1% | 2% | 5% | 9% | 11% | 12% | 12% | 12% | 12% | 11% | 15% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 2% | 5% | 8% | 10% | 12% | 12% | 12% | 13% | 11% | 15% | ||
| Heat Wins | <1% | 2% | 5% | 8% | 11% | 11% | 12% | 12% | 12% | 11% | 15% | ||
| Bucks (12‑19) vs Bulls (15‑15) |
9 | Bucks Wins | <1% | 2% | 5% | 8% | 10% | 12% | 13% | 13% | 12% | 11% | 15% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 2% | 5% | 8% | 10% | 12% | 12% | 12% | 13% | 11% | 15% | ||
| Bulls Wins | <1% | 2% | 5% | 8% | 10% | 12% | 12% | 13% | 13% | 11% | 15% | ||
| Knicks (21‑9) vs Hawks (15‑17) |
9 | Knicks Wins | <1% | 2% | 5% | 8% | 11% | 12% | 12% | 13% | 12% | 11% | 14% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 2% | 5% | 8% | 10% | 12% | 12% | 12% | 13% | 11% | 15% | ||
| Hawks Wins | <1% | 2% | 5% | 8% | 10% | 12% | 12% | 12% | 12% | 12% | 15% | ||
| Pistons (24‑6) vs Jazz (10‑19) |
1 | Pistons Wins | <1% | 2% | 5% | 8% | 10% | 11% | 12% | 13% | 12% | 12% | 15% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 2% | 5% | 8% | 10% | 12% | 12% | 12% | 13% | 11% | 15% | ||
| Jazz Wins | <1% | 2% | 5% | 7% | 11% | 11% | 13% | 12% | 12% | 11% | 15% | ||
| Nuggets (22‑8) vs Magic (17‑14) |
1 | Nuggets Wins | <1% | 2% | 5% | 8% | 10% | 12% | 12% | 12% | 12% | 12% | 15% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 2% | 5% | 8% | 10% | 12% | 12% | 12% | 13% | 11% | 15% | ||
| Magic Wins | <1% | 2% | 5% | 8% | 10% | 12% | 13% | 13% | 12% | 11% | 15% | ||
| TimberwolvesT. Wolves (20‑11) vs Nets (9‑19) |
0 | TimberwolvesT. Wolves Wins | <1% | 2% | 5% | 8% | 10% | 11% | 12% | 12% | 12% | 11% | 15% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 2% | 5% | 8% | 10% | 12% | 12% | 12% | 13% | 11% | 15% | ||
| Nets Wins | <1% | 2% | 5% | 8% | 10% | 11% | 13% | 13% | 12% | 11% | 15% | ||