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 (50‑29) vs Sixers (43‑36) |
52 | Rockets Wins | X | X | 17% | 38% | 45% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | 12% | 30% | 57% | 1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Sixers Wins | X | X | 1% | 13% | 85% | 2% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Warriors (37‑42) vs Lakers (50‑29) |
35 | Warriors Wins | X | X | 18% | 40% | 42% | 1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | 12% | 30% | 57% | 1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Lakers Wins | X | X | 7% | 22% | 70% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Grizzlies (25‑54) vs Nuggets (51‑28) |
28 | Grizzlies Wins | X | X | 25% | 36% | 38% | 1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | 12% | 30% | 57% | 1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Nuggets Wins | X | X | 11% | 30% | 59% | 1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Magic (43‑36) vs TimberwolvesT. Wolves (47‑32) |
1 | Magic Wins | X | X | 12% | 29% | 59% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | 12% | 30% | 57% | 1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| TimberwolvesT. Wolves Wins | X | X | 12% | 30% | 57% | 1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Spurs (60‑19) vs Trail Blazers (40‑39) |
0 | Spurs Wins | X | X | 12% | 30% | 57% | 1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | 12% | 30% | 57% | 1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Trail Blazers Wins | X | X | 12% | 30% | 57% | 1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Clippers (41‑38) vs Thunder (63‑16) |
0 | Clippers Wins | X | X | 12% | 30% | 57% | 1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | 12% | 30% | 57% | 1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Thunder Wins | X | X | 12% | 30% | 57% | 1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Suns (43‑36) vs Mavericks (25‑54) |
0 | Suns Wins | X | X | 12% | 30% | 57% | 1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | 12% | 30% | 57% | 1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Mavericks Wins | X | X | 12% | 30% | 57% | 1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||