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 (45‑29) vs Knicks (48‑27) |
24 | Rockets Wins | X | X | 3% | 21% | 51% | 26% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | 2% | 15% | 50% | 32% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Knicks Wins | X | X | <1% | 8% | 50% | 41% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Mavericks (24‑50) vs TimberwolvesT. Wolves (45‑29) |
8 | Mavericks Wins | X | X | 2% | 17% | 56% | 25% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | 2% | 15% | 50% | 32% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| TimberwolvesT. Wolves Wins | X | X | 2% | 15% | 46% | 37% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Wizards (17‑57) vs Lakers (48‑26) |
5 | Wizards Wins | X | X | 4% | 16% | 47% | 32% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | 2% | 15% | 50% | 32% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Lakers Wins | X | X | 1% | 16% | 50% | 33% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Grizzlies (25‑49) vs Suns (41‑33) |
0 | Grizzlies Wins | X | X | 2% | 16% | 49% | 33% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | 2% | 15% | 50% | 32% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Suns Wins | X | X | 2% | 15% | 51% | 32% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Clippers (39‑36) vs Trail Blazers (38‑38) |
0 | Clippers Wins | X | X | 2% | 15% | 50% | 33% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | 2% | 15% | 50% | 32% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Trail Blazers Wins | X | X | 2% | 15% | 50% | 33% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Spurs (56‑18) vs Bulls (29‑45) |
0 | Spurs Wins | X | X | 2% | 15% | 50% | 32% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | 2% | 15% | 50% | 32% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Bulls Wins | X | X | 2% | 15% | 50% | 32% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Jazz (21‑54) vs Cavaliers (46‑28) |
0 | Jazz Wins | X | X | 2% | 15% | 50% | 32% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | 2% | 15% | 50% | 32% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Cavaliers Wins | X | X | 2% | 15% | 50% | 32% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Thunder (59‑16) vs Pistons (54‑20) |
0 | Thunder Wins | X | X | 2% | 15% | 50% | 32% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | 2% | 15% | 50% | 32% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Pistons Wins | X | X | 2% | 15% | 50% | 32% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||