The Most Important Games for the Pistons are those games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Pistons final playoff standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Pistons fans can use this table to identify the most interesting games in the upcoming week of play.
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Game Winner |
Pistons 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 | |||
| Pistons (7‑10) vs Magic (10‑7) |
43 | Pistons Wins | <1% | 2% | 6% | 7% | 9% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 9% | 34% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 2% | 5% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 36% | ||
| Magic Wins | <1% | 1% | 4% | 6% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 38% | ||
| Heat (6‑7) vs Mavericks (9‑7) |
7 | Heat Wins | <1% | 2% | 5% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 9% | 36% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 2% | 5% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 36% | ||
| Mavericks Wins | <1% | 2% | 4% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 37% | ||
| Kings (8‑8) vs Nets (6‑10) |
4 | Kings Wins | <1% | 2% | 5% | 6% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 37% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 2% | 5% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 36% | ||
| Nets Wins | <1% | 2% | 4% | 6% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 37% | ||
| Celtics (13‑3) vs TimberwolvesT. Wolves (8‑7) |
4 | Celtics Wins | <1% | 2% | 5% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 37% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 2% | 5% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 36% | ||
| TimberwolvesT. Wolves Wins | <1% | 2% | 4% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 9% | 8% | 9% | 37% | ||
| Hornets (6‑9) vs Bucks (7‑9) |
3 | Hornets Wins | <1% | 2% | 5% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 37% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 2% | 5% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 36% | ||
| Bucks Wins | <1% | 2% | 5% | 6% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 9% | 37% | ||
| Clippers (10‑7) vs Sixers (3‑12) |
3 | Clippers Wins | <1% | 2% | 4% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 36% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 2% | 5% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 36% | ||
| Sixers Wins | <1% | 2% | 5% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 37% | ||
| Knicks (9‑6) vs Jazz (3‑12) |
3 | Knicks Wins | <1% | 2% | 4% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 9% | 37% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 2% | 5% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 36% | ||
| Jazz Wins | <1% | 2% | 4% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 37% | ||
| Grizzlies (9‑7) vs Bulls (7‑10) |
2 | Grizzlies Wins | <1% | 2% | 5% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 37% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 2% | 5% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 36% | ||
| Bulls Wins | <1% | 2% | 5% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 9% | 36% | ||
| Cavaliers (16‑1) vs Raptors (4‑12) |
1 | Cavaliers Wins | <1% | 2% | 5% | 6% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 36% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 2% | 5% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 36% | ||
| Raptors Wins | <1% | 2% | 5% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 37% | ||
| Pacers (6‑10) vs Wizards (2‑12) |
0 | Pacers Wins | <1% | 2% | 5% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 9% | 37% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 2% | 5% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 36% | ||
| Wizards Wins | <1% | 2% | 5% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 9% | 36% | ||