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 (41‑25) vs Lakers (42‑25) |
40 | Rockets Wins | <1% | <1% | 53% | 23% | 14% | 8% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 44% | 22% | 18% | 12% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Lakers Wins | <1% | <1% | 30% | 25% | 24% | 16% | 4% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Sixers (36‑31) vs Trail Blazers (32‑35) |
2 | Sixers Wins | <1% | <1% | 44% | 23% | 19% | 12% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 44% | 22% | 18% | 12% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Trail Blazers Wins | <1% | <1% | 43% | 22% | 19% | 12% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Celtics (44‑23) vs Suns (39‑28) |
2 | Celtics Wins | <1% | <1% | 43% | 23% | 19% | 13% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 44% | 22% | 18% | 12% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Suns Wins | <1% | <1% | 44% | 22% | 19% | 11% | 4% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Warriors (32‑34) vs Knicks (43‑25) |
0 | Warriors Wins | <1% | <1% | 43% | 23% | 19% | 12% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 44% | 22% | 18% | 12% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Knicks Wins | <1% | <1% | 43% | 23% | 19% | 12% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Clippers (34‑33) vs Spurs (49‑18) |
0 | Clippers Wins | <1% | <1% | 44% | 22% | 19% | 12% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 44% | 22% | 18% | 12% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Spurs Wins | <1% | <1% | 44% | 22% | 18% | 12% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Cavaliers (41‑26) vs Mavericks (22‑45) |
0 | Cavaliers Wins | <1% | <1% | 44% | 22% | 18% | 12% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 44% | 22% | 18% | 12% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Mavericks Wins | <1% | <1% | 44% | 22% | 18% | 12% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Kings (17‑51) vs Jazz (20‑47) |
0 | Kings Wins | <1% | <1% | 44% | 22% | 18% | 12% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 44% | 22% | 18% | 12% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Jazz Wins | <1% | <1% | 44% | 22% | 18% | 12% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Bulls (27‑40) vs Grizzlies (23‑43) |
0 | Bulls Wins | <1% | <1% | 44% | 22% | 18% | 12% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 44% | 22% | 18% | 12% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Grizzlies Wins | <1% | <1% | 44% | 22% | 18% | 12% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||