The Most Important Games for the Lakers are those games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Lakers final playoff standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Lakers fans can use this table to identify the most interesting games in the upcoming week of play.
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Game Winner |
Lakers 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 | |||
| Lakers (17‑7) vs Suns (14‑11) |
34 | Lakers Wins | 9% | 19% | 18% | 16% | 14% | 10% | 7% | 4% | 2% | 1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 8% | 17% | 18% | 16% | 14% | 11% | 8% | 5% | 2% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Suns Wins | 6% | 15% | 17% | 17% | 14% | 12% | 9% | 6% | 3% | 1% | 1% | ||
| Kings (6‑19) vs TimberwolvesT. Wolves (16‑9) |
8 | Kings Wins | 8% | 17% | 18% | 16% | 14% | 11% | 9% | 5% | 2% | 1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 8% | 17% | 18% | 16% | 14% | 11% | 8% | 5% | 2% | 1% | <1% | ||
| TimberwolvesT. Wolves Wins | 8% | 16% | 17% | 15% | 14% | 12% | 8% | 5% | 3% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Clippers (6‑19) vs Grizzlies (11‑14) |
7 | Clippers Wins | 8% | 16% | 18% | 16% | 14% | 12% | 8% | 5% | 2% | 1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 8% | 17% | 18% | 16% | 14% | 11% | 8% | 5% | 2% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Grizzlies Wins | 7% | 17% | 17% | 15% | 14% | 12% | 9% | 6% | 3% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Mavericks (10‑16) vs Jazz (9‑15) |
6 | Mavericks Wins | 7% | 17% | 17% | 16% | 14% | 11% | 8% | 5% | 2% | 1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 8% | 17% | 18% | 16% | 14% | 11% | 8% | 5% | 2% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Jazz Wins | 8% | 16% | 17% | 16% | 14% | 11% | 9% | 5% | 3% | 1% | 1% | ||
| Pelicans (4‑22) vs Bulls (10‑14) |
2 | Pelicans Wins | 8% | 17% | 18% | 16% | 13% | 11% | 9% | 5% | 2% | 1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 8% | 17% | 18% | 16% | 14% | 11% | 8% | 5% | 2% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Bulls Wins | 7% | 17% | 18% | 16% | 13% | 11% | 9% | 5% | 3% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Trail Blazers (9‑16) vs Warriors (13‑13) |
1 | Trail Blazers Wins | 8% | 16% | 18% | 16% | 14% | 11% | 9% | 5% | 2% | 1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 8% | 17% | 18% | 16% | 14% | 11% | 8% | 5% | 2% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Warriors Wins | 8% | 17% | 17% | 15% | 14% | 11% | 8% | 5% | 2% | 1% | 1% | ||
| Nuggets (18‑6) vs Rockets (16‑6) |
0 | Nuggets Wins | 8% | 17% | 17% | 16% | 14% | 12% | 8% | 5% | 2% | 1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 8% | 17% | 18% | 16% | 14% | 11% | 8% | 5% | 2% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Rockets Wins | 8% | 16% | 18% | 16% | 14% | 12% | 8% | 5% | 3% | 1% | <1% | ||