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 (41‑26) vs Lakers (43‑25) |
48 | Rockets Wins | <1% | <1% | 38% | 24% | 22% | 14% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 27% | 25% | 25% | 18% | 4% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Lakers Wins | <1% | <1% | 11% | 27% | 32% | 24% | 6% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Sixers (37‑31) vs Nuggets (41‑27) |
11 | Sixers Wins | <1% | <1% | 31% | 26% | 23% | 17% | 4% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 27% | 25% | 25% | 18% | 4% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Nuggets Wins | <1% | <1% | 26% | 25% | 26% | 19% | 4% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Suns (39‑29) vs TimberwolvesT. Wolves (41‑27) |
2 | Suns Wins | <1% | <1% | 28% | 26% | 26% | 15% | 5% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 27% | 25% | 25% | 18% | 4% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| TimberwolvesT. Wolves Wins | <1% | <1% | 27% | 25% | 25% | 20% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Warriors (33‑35) vs Celtics (45‑23) |
1 | Warriors Wins | <1% | <1% | 27% | 25% | 25% | 19% | 4% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 27% | 25% | 25% | 18% | 4% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Celtics Wins | <1% | <1% | 27% | 24% | 26% | 18% | 4% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Spurs (50‑18) vs Kings (18‑51) |
1 | Spurs Wins | <1% | <1% | 28% | 25% | 26% | 18% | 4% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 27% | 25% | 25% | 18% | 4% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Kings Wins | <1% | <1% | 28% | 25% | 25% | 19% | 4% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Pelicans (23‑46) vs Clippers (34‑34) |
1 | Pelicans Wins | <1% | <1% | 28% | 25% | 25% | 18% | 4% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 27% | 25% | 25% | 18% | 4% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Clippers Wins | <1% | <1% | 28% | 25% | 25% | 19% | 4% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Magic (38‑29) vs Thunder (53‑15) |
0 | Magic Wins | <1% | <1% | 27% | 25% | 25% | 19% | 4% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 27% | 25% | 25% | 18% | 4% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Thunder Wins | <1% | <1% | 26% | 25% | 25% | 19% | 4% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Mavericks (23‑46) vs Hawks (37‑31) |
0 | Mavericks Wins | <1% | <1% | 27% | 25% | 25% | 18% | 4% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 27% | 25% | 25% | 18% | 4% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Hawks Wins | <1% | <1% | 27% | 25% | 25% | 18% | 4% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||