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
LA Lakers 100 New York 94 -0.2
Chicago 97 Houston 120 *-0.1
-0.0
If winner is:HomeHome OTAway OTAway
Wednesday100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
San Antonio vs Toronto+1.3+1.4-1.6-1.3
+0.3+0.3-0.3-0.3
Phoenix vs New York-0.1*-0.1*+0.1+0.1
Memphis vs Philadelphia-0.1-0.1+0.1+0.1

* 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 San Antonio finish out the regular season.   Explain

100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100
If finish:Chance inChance will finish regular season at seed
TWW-Lplayoffs123456789101112131415Count
61-74In100272*
6039-14In1000322
5938-15In1000837
5837-16In9911,927
5736-17In97304,177
5635-18In945008,541
5534-19In9090115,571
5433-20In831512026,405
5332-21In722423041,583
5231-22In583345060,330
5130-23In4240810080,739
5029-24In2643151510101,241
4928-25In14392322300117,228
4827-26In5293127710127,268
4726-27In217342816300126,921
4625-28100.0%0732232610200117,549
4524-2999.802241329228100101,342
4423-3098.30165203021720080,628
4322-3190.50918233020820060,081
4221-3268.704029243021820041,686
4120-3337.5200210243022920026,752
4019-3412.700021023312392015,245
3918-352.2000292533237108,401
3817-360.300212263520504,188
3716-37Out021433361411,948
3615-38Out152138323776
3514-39Out29364410310
3413-40Out219532694
3312-41Out15553040
3211-42Out50508
3110-43Out33673
210-53Out10096
Total:94.4%171918141075322110001,172,509

* 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
Chicago 97 Houston 120 +0.0
LA Lakers 100 New York 94 +0.0
If winner is:HomeHome OTAway OTAway
Wednesday100.0*Lottery seed
San Antonio vs Toronto-0.5-0.5+0.5+0.5
Memphis vs Philadelphia+0.1+0.1-0.1-0.1

What If

100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100
If finish:Chance will finish season at seed
TWW-L123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
61-74100
6039-141000
5938-159900
5837-169801
5736-1796130
5635-18932500
5534-19873901
5433-20776150120
5332-216210240230
5231-2245133204500
5130-232715391801000
5029-24131440315015010
4928-25493272302113000
4827-261519103012437010
4726-270179313226160300
4625-280026257139251100200
4524-2900215104824522080100
4423-300069141192632007200
4322-3102701261582722008200
4221-3200300236177282218200
4120-33020002361772822102000
4019-3400000246172825134100
3918-35000024142628187200
3817-360002820272312510
3716-37014142627188200
3615-3802923252512300
3514-39261732281050
3413-403242335122
3312-41515432513
3211-4213502513
3110-433367
210-53100
Total:1251541531138261413021110000000000