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 (41‑26) vs Lakers (43‑25) |
46 | Rockets Wins | <1% | <1% | 35% | 24% | 22% | 17% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 25% | 24% | 26% | 22% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Lakers Wins | <1% | <1% | 11% | 24% | 30% | 30% | 5% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Jazz (20‑48) vs TimberwolvesT. Wolves (42‑27) |
6 | Jazz Wins | <1% | <1% | 26% | 25% | 29% | 17% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 25% | 24% | 26% | 22% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| TimberwolvesT. Wolves Wins | <1% | <1% | 25% | 24% | 25% | 23% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Pacers (15‑54) vs Trail Blazers (33‑36) |
1 | Pacers Wins | <1% | <1% | 26% | 23% | 26% | 21% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 25% | 24% | 26% | 22% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Trail Blazers Wins | <1% | <1% | 25% | 23% | 26% | 22% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Clippers (34‑34) vs Pelicans (23‑46) |
0 | Clippers Wins | <1% | <1% | 24% | 24% | 27% | 22% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 25% | 24% | 26% | 22% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Pelicans Wins | <1% | <1% | 25% | 23% | 27% | 23% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Nets (17‑51) vs Thunder (54‑15) |
0 | Nets Wins | <1% | <1% | 25% | 24% | 25% | 23% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 25% | 24% | 26% | 22% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Thunder Wins | <1% | <1% | 26% | 23% | 26% | 22% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Warriors (33‑35) vs Celtics (45‑23) |
0 | Warriors Wins | <1% | <1% | 25% | 23% | 26% | 23% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 25% | 24% | 26% | 22% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Celtics Wins | <1% | <1% | 24% | 24% | 26% | 23% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Grizzlies (23‑44) vs Knicks (45‑25) |
0 | Grizzlies Wins | <1% | <1% | 25% | 24% | 26% | 22% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 25% | 24% | 26% | 22% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Knicks Wins | <1% | <1% | 25% | 24% | 26% | 22% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Mavericks (23‑46) vs Hawks (37‑31) |
0 | Mavericks Wins | <1% | <1% | 25% | 24% | 26% | 22% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 25% | 24% | 26% | 22% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Hawks Wins | <1% | <1% | 25% | 24% | 26% | 22% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||