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 (40‑24) vs Nuggets (39‑26) |
31 | Rockets Wins | <1% | <1% | 65% | 19% | 10% | 5% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 53% | 22% | 14% | 9% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Nuggets Wins | <1% | <1% | 46% | 23% | 16% | 11% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Clippers (32‑32) vs TimberwolvesT. Wolves (40‑25) |
6 | Clippers Wins | <1% | <1% | 55% | 21% | 14% | 8% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 53% | 22% | 14% | 9% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| TimberwolvesT. Wolves Wins | <1% | <1% | 51% | 23% | 15% | 10% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Bulls (27‑38) vs Lakers (40‑25) |
5 | Bulls Wins | <1% | <1% | 56% | 21% | 13% | 8% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 53% | 22% | 14% | 9% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Lakers Wins | <1% | <1% | 53% | 21% | 14% | 9% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Pacers (15‑50) vs Suns (38‑27) |
3 | Pacers Wins | <1% | <1% | 53% | 22% | 14% | 9% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 53% | 22% | 14% | 9% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Suns Wins | <1% | <1% | 53% | 21% | 14% | 8% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Grizzlies (23‑41) vs Mavericks (21‑44) |
2 | Grizzlies Wins | <1% | <1% | 53% | 22% | 14% | 8% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 53% | 22% | 14% | 9% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Mavericks Wins | <1% | <1% | 53% | 22% | 14% | 9% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Celtics (43‑22) vs Thunder (51‑15) |
0 | Celtics Wins | <1% | <1% | 53% | 22% | 14% | 9% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 53% | 22% | 14% | 9% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Thunder Wins | <1% | <1% | 53% | 22% | 14% | 9% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Pelicans (21‑45) vs Raptors (36‑28) |
0 | Pelicans Wins | <1% | <1% | 53% | 22% | 14% | 9% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 53% | 22% | 14% | 9% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Raptors Wins | <1% | <1% | 53% | 22% | 14% | 9% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Jazz (20‑45) vs Knicks (41‑25) |
0 | Jazz Wins | <1% | <1% | 53% | 22% | 14% | 9% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 53% | 22% | 14% | 9% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Knicks Wins | <1% | <1% | 53% | 22% | 14% | 9% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Kings (16‑50) vs Hornets (33‑33) |
0 | Kings Wins | <1% | <1% | 53% | 22% | 14% | 9% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 53% | 22% | 14% | 9% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Hornets Wins | <1% | <1% | 53% | 22% | 14% | 9% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||