The Most Important Games for the Mavericks are those games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Mavericks final playoff standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Mavericks fans can use this table to identify the most interesting games in the upcoming week of play.
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Game Winner |
Mavericks 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 |
8** Play-in |
9** Play-in |
10** Play-in |
11 | |||
| Mavericks (9‑7) vs Heat (6‑7) |
29 | Mavericks Wins | 5% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 26% |
| Current Probabilities | 4% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 29% | ||
| Heat Wins | 3% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 29% | ||
| Knicks (9‑7) vs Nuggets (9‑6) |
11 | Knicks Wins | 4% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 28% |
| Current Probabilities | 4% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 29% | ||
| Nuggets Wins | 4% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 29% | ||
| Grizzlies (10‑7) vs Trail Blazers (7‑10) |
2 | Grizzlies Wins | 4% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 29% |
| Current Probabilities | 4% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 29% | ||
| Trail Blazers Wins | 4% | 6% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 29% | ||
| Sixers (3‑12) vs Clippers (10‑7) |
2 | Sixers Wins | 4% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 9% | 7% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 28% |
| Current Probabilities | 4% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 29% | ||
| Clippers Wins | 4% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 28% | ||
| Kings (8‑8) vs Nets (6‑10) |
2 | Kings Wins | 4% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 28% |
| Current Probabilities | 4% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 29% | ||
| Nets Wins | 4% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 29% | ||
| Celtics (13‑3) vs TimberwolvesT. Wolves (8‑7) |
0 | Celtics Wins | 4% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 29% |
| Current Probabilities | 4% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 29% | ||
| TimberwolvesT. Wolves Wins | 4% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 7% | 8% | 29% | ||