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 (8‑5) vs Grizzlies (4‑9) |
31 | Cavaliers Wins | 10% | 11% | 10% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 15% |
| Current Probabilities | 9% | 10% | 10% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 16% | ||
| Grizzlies Wins | 8% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 17% | ||
| Sixers (7‑4) vs Pistons (10‑2) |
7 | Sixers Wins | 10% | 10% | 10% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 15% |
| Current Probabilities | 9% | 10% | 10% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 16% | ||
| Pistons Wins | 10% | 10% | 10% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 16% | ||
| Hornets (4‑7) vs Bucks (7‑5) |
5 | Hornets Wins | 10% | 10% | 10% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 15% |
| Current Probabilities | 9% | 10% | 10% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 16% | ||
| Bucks Wins | 9% | 11% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 16% | ||
| Heat (7‑5) vs Knicks (7‑4) |
3 | Heat Wins | 9% | 10% | 10% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 16% |
| Current Probabilities | 9% | 10% | 10% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 16% | ||
| Knicks Wins | 9% | 10% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 16% | ||
| Raptors (7‑5) vs Pacers (1‑11) |
3 | Raptors Wins | 10% | 11% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 16% |
| Current Probabilities | 9% | 10% | 10% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 16% | ||
| Pacers Wins | 9% | 10% | 10% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 15% | ||
| Nets (1‑10) vs Magic (6‑6) |
2 | Nets Wins | 9% | 10% | 10% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 16% |
| Current Probabilities | 9% | 10% | 10% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 16% | ||
| Magic Wins | 9% | 10% | 10% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 16% | ||