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 (40‑25) vs Pelicans (22‑45) |
29 | Rockets Wins | <1% | <1% | 47% | 24% | 16% | 10% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 46% | 23% | 17% | 11% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Pelicans Wins | <1% | <1% | 34% | 24% | 21% | 15% | 6% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Spurs (48‑17) vs Nuggets (40‑26) |
8 | Spurs Wins | <1% | <1% | 48% | 23% | 16% | 10% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 46% | 23% | 17% | 11% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Nuggets Wins | <1% | <1% | 41% | 25% | 19% | 12% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Bulls (27‑38) vs Lakers (40‑25) |
6 | Bulls Wins | <1% | <1% | 49% | 23% | 15% | 9% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 46% | 23% | 17% | 11% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Lakers Wins | <1% | <1% | 45% | 23% | 16% | 11% | 4% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Warriors (32‑33) vs TimberwolvesT. Wolves (40‑26) |
5 | Warriors Wins | <1% | <1% | 46% | 25% | 16% | 9% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 46% | 23% | 17% | 11% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| TimberwolvesT. Wolves Wins | <1% | <1% | 45% | 23% | 17% | 11% | 4% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Pacers (15‑50) vs Suns (38‑27) |
4 | Pacers Wins | <1% | <1% | 46% | 24% | 17% | 10% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 46% | 23% | 17% | 11% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Suns Wins | <1% | <1% | 45% | 24% | 16% | 11% | 4% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Grizzlies (23‑41) vs Mavericks (21‑44) |
0 | Grizzlies Wins | <1% | <1% | 46% | 23% | 17% | 11% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 46% | 23% | 17% | 11% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Mavericks Wins | <1% | <1% | 45% | 24% | 17% | 11% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Jazz (20‑46) vs Trail Blazers (31‑35) |
0 | Jazz Wins | <1% | <1% | 45% | 24% | 17% | 11% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 46% | 23% | 17% | 11% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Trail Blazers Wins | <1% | <1% | 45% | 24% | 17% | 10% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Celtics (43‑22) vs Thunder (51‑15) |
0 | Celtics Wins | <1% | <1% | 45% | 24% | 17% | 10% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 46% | 23% | 17% | 11% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Thunder Wins | <1% | <1% | 45% | 24% | 17% | 11% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||