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 | |||
| Thunder (52‑15) vs TimberwolvesT. Wolves (41‑26) |
7 | Thunder Wins | <1% | <1% | 44% | 23% | 18% | 12% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 43% | 22% | 19% | 13% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| TimberwolvesT. Wolves Wins | <1% | <1% | 41% | 22% | 19% | 15% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Sixers (36‑31) vs Trail Blazers (32‑35) |
2 | Sixers Wins | <1% | <1% | 43% | 23% | 18% | 12% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 43% | 22% | 19% | 13% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Trail Blazers Wins | <1% | <1% | 42% | 23% | 19% | 13% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Knicks (43‑25) vs Warriors (32‑34) |
1 | Knicks Wins | <1% | <1% | 44% | 22% | 18% | 13% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 43% | 22% | 19% | 13% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Warriors Wins | <1% | <1% | 42% | 23% | 19% | 12% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Kings (16‑51) vs Clippers (34‑32) |
0 | Kings Wins | <1% | <1% | 43% | 23% | 19% | 13% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 43% | 22% | 19% | 13% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Clippers Wins | <1% | <1% | 42% | 23% | 19% | 13% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Cavaliers (41‑26) vs Mavericks (22‑45) |
0 | Cavaliers Wins | <1% | <1% | 43% | 22% | 19% | 13% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 43% | 22% | 19% | 13% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Mavericks Wins | <1% | <1% | 43% | 22% | 19% | 13% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||