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 | |||
| Magic (2‑5) vs Suns (1‑5) |
3 | Magic Wins | 11% | 11% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 17% |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | 11% | 10% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 18% | ||
| Suns Wins | 11% | 11% | 10% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 18% | ||
| Heat (2‑5) vs Clippers (1‑6) |
2 | Heat Wins | 11% | 10% | 10% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 18% |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | 11% | 10% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 18% | ||
| Clippers Wins | 11% | 11% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 18% | ||