The Most Important Games for the Rockets are those games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Rockets final playoff standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Rockets fans can use this table to identify the most interesting games in the upcoming week of play.
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Game Winner |
Rockets 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 | |||
| Rockets (21‑10) vs Mavericks (12‑23) |
25 | Rockets Wins | 7% | 20% | 22% | 18% | 14% | 10% | 6% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 7% | 19% | 21% | 18% | 14% | 10% | 6% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Mavericks Wins | 5% | 17% | 20% | 19% | 16% | 12% | 7% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Heat (19‑15) vs TimberwolvesT. Wolves (21‑13) |
7 | Heat Wins | 7% | 19% | 21% | 18% | 14% | 11% | 6% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 7% | 19% | 21% | 18% | 14% | 10% | 6% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| TimberwolvesT. Wolves Wins | 7% | 19% | 20% | 18% | 15% | 10% | 7% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Nets (10‑22) vs Nuggets (23‑11) |
5 | Nets Wins | 7% | 20% | 20% | 18% | 15% | 10% | 6% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 7% | 19% | 21% | 18% | 14% | 10% | 6% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Nuggets Wins | 7% | 19% | 20% | 17% | 15% | 11% | 7% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Trail Blazers (15‑20) vs Spurs (25‑9) |
5 | Trail Blazers Wins | 7% | 20% | 20% | 18% | 14% | 10% | 6% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 7% | 19% | 21% | 18% | 14% | 10% | 6% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Spurs Wins | 7% | 18% | 21% | 18% | 14% | 11% | 7% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Jazz (12‑21) vs Warriors (18‑17) |
3 | Jazz Wins | 6% | 19% | 21% | 19% | 15% | 10% | 6% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 7% | 19% | 21% | 18% | 14% | 10% | 6% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Warriors Wins | 7% | 19% | 20% | 18% | 14% | 11% | 6% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Suns (20‑14) vs Thunder (30‑5) |
3 | Suns Wins | 8% | 19% | 20% | 18% | 14% | 10% | 6% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 7% | 19% | 21% | 18% | 14% | 10% | 6% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Thunder Wins | 6% | 20% | 20% | 18% | 15% | 11% | 6% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Clippers (12‑21) vs Celtics (21‑12) |
1 | Clippers Wins | 7% | 18% | 22% | 18% | 15% | 10% | 6% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 7% | 19% | 21% | 18% | 14% | 10% | 6% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Celtics Wins | 7% | 19% | 21% | 17% | 14% | 10% | 6% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Lakers (21‑11) vs Grizzlies (15‑19) |
1 | Lakers Wins | 7% | 19% | 21% | 17% | 15% | 10% | 6% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 7% | 19% | 21% | 18% | 14% | 10% | 6% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Grizzlies Wins | 7% | 19% | 21% | 18% | 14% | 11% | 6% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Kings (8‑27) vs Bucks (15‑20) |
1 | Kings Wins | 7% | 19% | 22% | 17% | 14% | 10% | 6% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 7% | 19% | 21% | 18% | 14% | 10% | 6% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Bucks Wins | 7% | 19% | 21% | 18% | 15% | 11% | 6% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||