How are these numbers calculated?

Big Games

How we did yesterday and who we should root for today.   Explain

Tuesday100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Chicago 97 Houston 120 +0.4
If winner is:HomeHome OTAway OTAway
Wednesday100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Memphis vs Philadelphia-4.7-5.2+5.3+4.7
-0.3-0.4+0.4+0.3
Orlando vs New Orleans-0.7-0.8+0.8+0.7
San Antonio vs Toronto+0.2*+0.4*-0.0-0.3

* A starred number could be exactly 0 or just really small. The simulation did not run long enough to know.

What If

Chances based on how well the Philadelphia finish out the regular season.   Explain

100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100
If finish:Chance inChance will finish regular season at seed
TWW-Lplayoffs123456789101112131415Count
55-67In100118*
5441-13In99176
5340-14In8947221
5239-15In831007563
5138-16In731501201,406
5037-17In582211902,978
4936-18In4027329106,289
4835-19In23306374011,878
4734-20In1026943111020,811
4633-21In31712422240033,810
4532-22100.0%191232341120050,749
4431-2399.9039193724710070,886
4330-2499.30158283419510091,425
4229-2595.7022143031164000109,120
4128-2683.4010417323014300122,317
4027-2759.80001619342811100126,956
3926-2831.8000172336257100122,250
3825-2911.6000210283719400109,576
3724-302.80031535331320090,848
3623-310.400522372781070,583
3522-320.00192937204050,809
3421-330.000315343313234,060
3320-340.00016243826621,077
3219-35Out021234391411,941
3118-36Out0052344276,318
3017-37Out011342443,034
2916-38Out0633611,411
2815-39Out22375592
2714-40Out1585201
2613-41Out49677
2512-42Out59522
13-24Out100107*
Total:53.5%122691011121312964211,172,509

* Row combines multiple less frequent records.

Games Above .500
Chance Will Make Playoffs

Lottery

Ye of little faith, already thinking about next year. Here are the big games and what ifs for draft seeds.

Big Games

Tuesday100.0*Lottery seed
Miami 103 Oklahoma City 97 +0.0
If winner is:HomeHome OTAway OTAway
Wednesday100.0*Lottery seed
Memphis vs Philadelphia+0.8+0.8-0.8-0.8
Orlando vs New Orleans+0.1+0.1-0.1-0.1

What If

100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100
If finish:Chance will finish season at seed
TWW-L123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
56-67100
5542-128317
5441-1379201
5340-14652447
5239-1544399107
5138-16264613201100
5037-171246158101710
4936-1843613152024510
4835-19122822412513400
4734-20010323541924101100
4633-2103017489331573000
4532-221082102301321921000
4431-2303180195321113611000
4330-24010508127628101041100
4229-25002201412962588310000
4128-2601004017131624763100
4027-270001060191326111283100
3926-280001070232615201672000
3825-290002010016162423134100
3724-300030014142427187200
3623-3100001311232822102000
3522-320002921292411300
3421-33000282031261120
3320-340002822322591
3219-3502102635225
3118-3600313343614
3017-3715234329
2916-3801123848
2815-39043264
2714-4031681
2613-41991
2512-42595
13-24100
Total:0102021527282921023456655432210