The Most Important Games for the Hornets are those games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Hornets final playoff standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Hornets fans can use this table to identify the most interesting games in the upcoming week of play.
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Game Winner |
Hornets 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 | |||
| Bulls (9‑14) vs Cavaliers (14‑11) |
3 | Bulls Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 6% | 9% | 79% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 6% | 9% | 78% | ||
| Cavaliers Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 6% | 9% | 79% | ||
| Pacers (5‑18) vs Kings (6‑17) |
1 | Pacers Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 6% | 10% | 78% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 6% | 9% | 78% | ||
| Kings Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 6% | 9% | 79% | ||