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 | |||
| Pelicans (3‑18) vs TimberwolvesT. Wolves (12‑8) |
5 | Pelicans Wins | 13% | 20% | 16% | 14% | 12% | 9% | 7% | 4% | 2% | 1% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | 13% | 20% | 17% | 14% | 12% | 9% | 7% | 4% | 2% | 1% | 1% | ||
| TimberwolvesT. Wolves Wins | 12% | 20% | 17% | 14% | 12% | 10% | 7% | 5% | 2% | 1% | 1% | ||
| Pacers (4‑17) vs Nuggets (14‑6) |
4 | Pacers Wins | 13% | 21% | 17% | 13% | 11% | 9% | 7% | 4% | 3% | 1% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | 13% | 20% | 17% | 14% | 12% | 9% | 7% | 4% | 2% | 1% | 1% | ||
| Nuggets Wins | 12% | 20% | 17% | 14% | 11% | 9% | 7% | 4% | 3% | 1% | 1% | ||
| Thunder (20‑1) vs Warriors (11‑10) |
3 | Thunder Wins | 12% | 20% | 17% | 13% | 12% | 10% | 7% | 4% | 3% | 1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 13% | 20% | 17% | 14% | 12% | 9% | 7% | 4% | 2% | 1% | 1% | ||
| Warriors Wins | 14% | 20% | 16% | 14% | 11% | 10% | 7% | 5% | 3% | 1% | 1% | ||
| Clippers (5‑16) vs Hawks (13‑9) |
3 | Clippers Wins | 13% | 20% | 17% | 14% | 12% | 9% | 7% | 5% | 3% | 1% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | 13% | 20% | 17% | 14% | 12% | 9% | 7% | 4% | 2% | 1% | 1% | ||
| Hawks Wins | 13% | 20% | 17% | 14% | 12% | 9% | 7% | 5% | 3% | 1% | 1% | ||
| Mavericks (7‑15) vs Heat (14‑7) |
2 | Mavericks Wins | 12% | 20% | 18% | 13% | 12% | 9% | 7% | 4% | 3% | 1% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | 13% | 20% | 17% | 14% | 12% | 9% | 7% | 4% | 2% | 1% | 1% | ||
| Heat Wins | 12% | 20% | 16% | 14% | 12% | 10% | 7% | 5% | 3% | 1% | 1% | ||
| Raptors (14‑7) vs Trail Blazers (8‑12) |
2 | Raptors Wins | 12% | 20% | 18% | 14% | 12% | 9% | 7% | 4% | 3% | 1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 13% | 20% | 17% | 14% | 12% | 9% | 7% | 4% | 2% | 1% | 1% | ||
| Trail Blazers Wins | 12% | 20% | 17% | 14% | 11% | 9% | 7% | 5% | 3% | 1% | 1% | ||
| Rockets (13‑5) vs Kings (5‑16) |
1 | Rockets Wins | 13% | 19% | 17% | 14% | 12% | 10% | 7% | 4% | 3% | 1% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | 13% | 20% | 17% | 14% | 12% | 9% | 7% | 4% | 2% | 1% | 1% | ||
| Kings Wins | 12% | 20% | 17% | 13% | 11% | 9% | 7% | 5% | 3% | 1% | 1% | ||
| Grizzlies (9‑12) vs Spurs (13‑6) |
0 | Grizzlies Wins | 13% | 20% | 17% | 14% | 12% | 9% | 7% | 4% | 3% | 1% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | 13% | 20% | 17% | 14% | 12% | 9% | 7% | 4% | 2% | 1% | 1% | ||
| Spurs Wins | 12% | 20% | 17% | 15% | 11% | 10% | 7% | 5% | 2% | 1% | 1% | ||