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 (44‑29) vs Pelicans (25‑50) |
24 | Rockets Wins | X | X | 2% | 19% | 46% | 33% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | 1% | 15% | 45% | 38% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ||
| Pelicans Wins | X | X | <1% | 7% | 43% | 48% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ||
| Warriors (36‑38) vs Nuggets (47‑28) |
15 | Warriors Wins | X | X | 2% | 24% | 38% | 36% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | 1% | 15% | 45% | 38% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ||
| Nuggets Wins | X | X | 1% | 12% | 47% | 39% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ||
| Mavericks (24‑50) vs TimberwolvesT. Wolves (45‑29) |
8 | Mavericks Wins | X | X | 1% | 16% | 53% | 29% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | 1% | 15% | 45% | 38% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ||
| TimberwolvesT. Wolves Wins | X | X | 2% | 15% | 41% | 43% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ||
| Clippers (38‑36) vs Bucks (29‑44) |
0 | Clippers Wins | X | X | 1% | 16% | 45% | 37% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | 1% | 15% | 45% | 38% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ||
| Bucks Wins | X | X | 2% | 15% | 45% | 38% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ||
| Wizards (17‑56) vs Trail Blazers (37‑38) |
0 | Wizards Wins | X | X | 1% | 15% | 45% | 38% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | 1% | 15% | 45% | 38% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ||
| Trail Blazers Wins | X | X | 1% | 15% | 45% | 38% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ||
| Suns (40‑33) vs Jazz (21‑53) |
0 | Suns Wins | X | X | 1% | 15% | 46% | 38% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | 1% | 15% | 45% | 38% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ||
| Jazz Wins | X | X | 1% | 14% | 46% | 39% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ||
| Nets (17‑57) vs Kings (19‑56) |
0 | Nets Wins | X | X | 1% | 15% | 45% | 38% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | 1% | 15% | 45% | 38% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ||
| Kings Wins | X | X | 1% | 15% | 45% | 38% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ||
| Thunder (58‑16) vs Knicks (48‑26) |
0 | Thunder Wins | X | X | 1% | 15% | 45% | 38% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | 1% | 15% | 45% | 38% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ||
| Knicks Wins | X | X | 1% | 15% | 45% | 38% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ||
| Spurs (56‑18) vs Bulls (29‑45) |
0 | Spurs Wins | X | X | 1% | 15% | 45% | 38% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | 1% | 15% | 45% | 38% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ||
| Bulls Wins | X | X | 1% | 15% | 45% | 38% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ||