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 |
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| Rockets (50‑29) vs Sixers (43‑36) |
51 | Rockets Wins | X | X | 15% | 38% | 47% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | 11% | 29% | 60% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Sixers Wins | X | X | X | 11% | 89% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Warriors (37‑42) vs Lakers (50‑29) |
35 | Warriors Wins | X | X | 15% | 41% | 44% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | 11% | 29% | 60% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Lakers Wins | X | X | 6% | 20% | 73% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Thunder (64‑16) vs Nuggets (52‑28) |
18 | Thunder Wins | X | X | 19% | 25% | 56% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | 11% | 29% | 60% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Nuggets Wins | X | X | X | 34% | 66% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Spurs (61‑19) vs Mavericks (25‑55) |
0 | Spurs Wins | X | X | 11% | 29% | 60% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | 11% | 29% | 60% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Mavericks Wins | X | X | 11% | 29% | 60% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Jazz (21‑59) vs Grizzlies (25‑55) |
0 | Jazz Wins | X | X | 11% | 29% | 60% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | 11% | 29% | 60% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Grizzlies Wins | X | X | 11% | 29% | 60% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Trail Blazers (40‑40) vs Clippers (41‑39) |
0 | Trail Blazers Wins | X | X | 11% | 29% | 60% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | 11% | 29% | 60% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Clippers Wins | X | X | 11% | 29% | 60% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||