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 Tournament Participant |
8** Play-in Tournament Participant |
9** Play-in Tournament Participant |
10** Play-in Tournament Participant |
11 | |||
| Bulls (9‑13) vs Warriors (12‑12) |
4 | Bulls Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 6% | 9% | 12% | 67% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 6% | 9% | 11% | 68% | ||
| Warriors Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 6% | 8% | 11% | 69% | ||
| Jazz (8‑14) vs Thunder (22‑1) |
4 | Jazz Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 6% | 9% | 11% | 68% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 6% | 9% | 11% | 68% | ||
| Thunder Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 6% | 9% | 12% | 68% | ||
| Pelicans (3‑21) vs Spurs (15‑7) |
3 | Pelicans Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 6% | 8% | 12% | 68% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 6% | 9% | 11% | 68% | ||
| Spurs Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 9% | 11% | 68% | ||
| Nuggets (16‑6) vs Hornets (7‑16) |
1 | Nuggets Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 6% | 9% | 11% | 68% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 6% | 9% | 11% | 68% | ||
| Hornets Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 6% | 9% | 12% | 68% | ||
| Trail Blazers (9‑14) vs Grizzlies (10‑13) |
1 | Trail Blazers Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 9% | 11% | 68% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 6% | 9% | 11% | 68% | ||
| Grizzlies Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 6% | 9% | 11% | 69% | ||
| TimberwolvesT. Wolves (15‑8) vs Suns (13‑10) |
1 | TimberwolvesT. Wolves Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 6% | 8% | 11% | 68% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 6% | 9% | 11% | 68% | ||
| Suns Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 6% | 8% | 11% | 69% | ||
| Pacers (5‑18) vs Kings (6‑17) |
1 | Pacers Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 6% | 9% | 11% | 68% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 6% | 9% | 11% | 68% | ||
| Kings Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 6% | 9% | 11% | 68% | ||
| Lakers (16‑6) vs Sixers (14‑8) |
0 | Lakers Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 6% | 8% | 12% | 67% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 6% | 9% | 11% | 68% | ||
| Sixers Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 6% | 8% | 11% | 68% | ||