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