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 (52‑10) vs Hornets (14‑47) |
0 | Cavaliers Wins | >99% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | >99% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Hornets Wins | >99% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Sixers (21‑40) vs Celtics (44‑18) |
0 | Sixers Wins | >99% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | >99% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Celtics Wins | >99% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Hawks (28‑34) vs Pacers (35‑25) |
0 | Hawks Wins | >99% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | >99% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Pacers Wins | >99% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Knicks (40‑21) vs Lakers (39‑21) |
0 | Knicks Wins | >99% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | >99% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Lakers Wins | >99% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Magic (29‑34) vs Bulls (24‑38) |
0 | Magic Wins | >99% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | >99% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Bulls Wins | >99% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Nets (21‑40) vs Warriors (34‑28) |
0 | Nets Wins | >99% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | >99% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Warriors Wins | >99% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Raptors (20‑42) vs Jazz (15‑47) |
0 | Raptors Wins | >99% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | >99% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Jazz Wins | >99% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Heat (29‑32) vs TimberwolvesT. Wolves (35‑29) |
0 | Heat Wins | >99% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | >99% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| TimberwolvesT. Wolves Wins | >99% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||