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 (42‑27) vs Heat (38‑32) |
30 | Rockets Wins | X | <1% | 12% | 37% | 31% | 19% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | 10% | 34% | 33% | 21% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Heat Wins | X | <1% | 5% | 28% | 36% | 27% | 4% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Trail Blazers (35‑36) vs Nuggets (43‑28) |
15 | Trail Blazers Wins | X | <1% | 10% | 41% | 27% | 19% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | 10% | 34% | 33% | 21% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Nuggets Wins | X | <1% | 9% | 31% | 35% | 22% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Celtics (47‑23) vs TimberwolvesT. Wolves (43‑28) |
9 | Celtics Wins | X | <1% | 9% | 35% | 35% | 19% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | 10% | 34% | 33% | 21% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| TimberwolvesT. Wolves Wins | X | <1% | 9% | 32% | 30% | 27% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Magic (38‑31) vs Lakers (45‑25) |
4 | Magic Wins | X | <1% | 12% | 32% | 32% | 21% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | 10% | 34% | 33% | 21% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Lakers Wins | X | <1% | 7% | 36% | 34% | 21% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Bucks (28‑41) vs Suns (39‑31) |
3 | Bucks Wins | X | <1% | 10% | 34% | 33% | 22% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | 10% | 34% | 33% | 21% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Suns Wins | X | <1% | 10% | 33% | 33% | 21% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Hawks (38‑32) vs Warriors (33‑37) |
1 | Hawks Wins | X | <1% | 10% | 33% | 33% | 22% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | 10% | 34% | 33% | 21% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Warriors Wins | X | <1% | 9% | 33% | 33% | 22% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Thunder (55‑15) vs Wizards (16‑53) |
1 | Thunder Wins | X | <1% | 10% | 34% | 33% | 21% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | 10% | 34% | 33% | 21% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Wizards Wins | X | <1% | 9% | 34% | 33% | 21% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Mavericks (23‑47) vs Clippers (34‑36) |
1 | Mavericks Wins | X | <1% | 10% | 33% | 33% | 21% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | 10% | 34% | 33% | 21% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Clippers Wins | X | <1% | 10% | 33% | 33% | 22% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Pacers (15‑55) vs Spurs (52‑18) |
0 | Pacers Wins | X | <1% | 10% | 33% | 33% | 22% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | 10% | 34% | 33% | 21% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Spurs Wins | X | <1% | 9% | 34% | 33% | 21% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Hornets (36‑34) vs Grizzlies (24‑45) |
0 | Hornets Wins | X | <1% | 10% | 34% | 33% | 21% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | 10% | 34% | 33% | 21% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Grizzlies Wins | X | <1% | 10% | 34% | 33% | 21% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Pelicans (25‑46) vs Cavaliers (43‑27) |
0 | Pelicans Wins | X | <1% | 10% | 34% | 33% | 21% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | 10% | 34% | 33% | 21% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Cavaliers Wins | X | <1% | 10% | 34% | 33% | 21% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Jazz (21‑49) vs Sixers (38‑32) |
0 | Jazz Wins | X | <1% | 10% | 34% | 33% | 21% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | 10% | 34% | 33% | 21% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Sixers Wins | X | <1% | 10% | 34% | 33% | 21% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Kings (18‑53) vs Nets (17‑53) |
0 | Kings Wins | X | <1% | 10% | 34% | 33% | 21% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | 10% | 34% | 33% | 21% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Nets Wins | X | <1% | 10% | 34% | 33% | 21% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||