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 (48‑29) vs Warriors (36‑41) |
32 | Rockets Wins | X | X | 3% | 31% | 56% | 10% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | 2% | 22% | 61% | 16% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Warriors Wins | X | X | <1% | 11% | 67% | 21% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Spurs (59‑18) vs Nuggets (49‑28) |
22 | Spurs Wins | X | X | 2% | 31% | 52% | 15% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | 2% | 22% | 61% | 16% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Nuggets Wins | X | X | 1% | 12% | 70% | 16% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Hornets (42‑36) vs TimberwolvesT. Wolves (46‑31) |
6 | Hornets Wins | X | X | 2% | 22% | 68% | 9% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | 2% | 22% | 61% | 16% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| TimberwolvesT. Wolves Wins | X | X | 2% | 21% | 58% | 19% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Mavericks (24‑52) vs Magic (40‑36) |
0 | Mavericks Wins | X | X | 2% | 22% | 61% | 16% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | 2% | 22% | 61% | 16% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Magic Wins | X | X | 2% | 22% | 61% | 16% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Kings (20‑57) vs Pelicans (25‑52) |
0 | Kings Wins | X | X | 2% | 22% | 61% | 16% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | 2% | 22% | 61% | 16% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Pelicans Wins | X | X | 2% | 22% | 61% | 16% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Bucks (30‑47) vs Grizzlies (25‑52) |
0 | Bucks Wins | X | X | 2% | 22% | 61% | 16% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | 2% | 22% | 61% | 16% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Grizzlies Wins | X | X | 2% | 22% | 61% | 16% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Bulls (29‑48) vs Suns (42‑35) |
0 | Bulls Wins | X | X | 2% | 22% | 61% | 16% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | 2% | 22% | 61% | 16% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Suns Wins | X | X | 2% | 22% | 61% | 16% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Thunder (61‑16) vs Jazz (21‑57) |
0 | Thunder Wins | X | X | 2% | 22% | 61% | 16% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | 2% | 22% | 61% | 16% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Jazz Wins | X | X | 2% | 22% | 61% | 16% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||