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) |
26 | Rockets Wins | X | X | 2% | 20% | 48% | 30% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | 2% | 15% | 46% | 38% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Knicks Wins | X | X | <1% | 8% | 43% | 48% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Jazz (21‑55) vs Nuggets (48‑28) |
15 | Jazz Wins | X | X | 2% | 24% | 38% | 36% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | 2% | 15% | 46% | 38% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Nuggets Wins | X | X | 1% | 11% | 49% | 38% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Cavaliers (47‑28) vs Lakers (49‑26) |
3 | Cavaliers Wins | X | X | 3% | 15% | 45% | 37% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | 2% | 15% | 46% | 38% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Lakers Wins | X | X | 1% | 15% | 47% | 37% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Magic (39‑35) vs Suns (42‑33) |
1 | Magic Wins | X | X | 2% | 15% | 46% | 38% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | 2% | 15% | 46% | 38% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Suns Wins | X | X | 1% | 14% | 46% | 38% | 1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Trail Blazers (38‑38) vs Clippers (39‑36) |
1 | Trail Blazers Wins | X | X | 2% | 15% | 45% | 38% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | 2% | 15% | 46% | 38% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Clippers Wins | X | X | 2% | 15% | 45% | 39% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Bucks (29‑45) vs Mavericks (24‑51) |
0 | Bucks Wins | X | X | 2% | 15% | 46% | 38% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | 2% | 15% | 46% | 38% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Mavericks Wins | X | X | 2% | 15% | 46% | 38% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Warriors (36‑39) vs Spurs (57‑18) |
0 | Warriors Wins | X | X | 2% | 15% | 46% | 38% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | 2% | 15% | 46% | 38% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Spurs Wins | X | X | 2% | 15% | 46% | 38% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||