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 (47‑29) vs Jazz (21‑56) |
24 | Rockets Wins | X | X | 1% | 20% | 53% | 26% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | 1% | 19% | 52% | 27% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Jazz Wins | X | X | <1% | 7% | 52% | 41% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Pistons (55‑21) vs TimberwolvesT. Wolves (46‑29) |
8 | Pistons Wins | X | X | 1% | 20% | 55% | 24% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | 1% | 19% | 52% | 27% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| TimberwolvesT. Wolves Wins | X | X | 1% | 18% | 44% | 37% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Suns (42‑34) vs Hornets (40‑36) |
2 | Suns Wins | X | X | 1% | 19% | 53% | 27% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | 1% | 19% | 52% | 27% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Hornets Wins | X | X | 2% | 18% | 52% | 28% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Thunder (60‑16) vs Lakers (50‑26) |
1 | Thunder Wins | X | X | 2% | 18% | 52% | 28% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | 1% | 19% | 52% | 27% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Lakers Wins | X | X | <1% | 19% | 53% | 27% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Trail Blazers (39‑38) vs Pelicans (25‑51) |
0 | Trail Blazers Wins | X | X | 1% | 19% | 52% | 27% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | 1% | 19% | 52% | 27% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Pelicans Wins | X | X | 1% | 19% | 52% | 27% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Warriors (36‑40) vs Cavaliers (47‑29) |
0 | Warriors Wins | X | X | 1% | 19% | 52% | 27% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | 1% | 19% | 52% | 27% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Cavaliers Wins | X | X | 1% | 19% | 52% | 27% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Clippers (39‑37) vs Spurs (58‑18) |
0 | Clippers Wins | X | X | 1% | 19% | 52% | 27% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | 1% | 19% | 52% | 27% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Spurs Wins | X | X | 1% | 19% | 52% | 27% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Grizzlies (25‑51) vs Raptors (42‑34) |
0 | Grizzlies Wins | X | X | 1% | 19% | 52% | 27% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | 1% | 19% | 52% | 27% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Raptors Wins | X | X | 1% | 19% | 52% | 27% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Mavericks (24‑52) vs Magic (40‑36) |
0 | Mavericks Wins | X | X | 1% | 19% | 52% | 27% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | 1% | 19% | 52% | 27% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Magic Wins | X | X | 1% | 19% | 52% | 27% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||