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 (43‑27) vs Bulls (28‑42) |
28 | Rockets Wins | X | <1% | 10% | 40% | 30% | 20% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | 7% | 34% | 33% | 25% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Bulls Wins | X | <1% | 4% | 28% | 35% | 33% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Pistons (51‑19) vs Lakers (46‑25) |
4 | Pistons Wins | X | <1% | 9% | 34% | 32% | 24% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | 7% | 34% | 33% | 25% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Lakers Wins | X | <1% | 4% | 38% | 33% | 25% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Warriors (33‑38) vs Mavericks (23‑48) |
2 | Warriors Wins | X | <1% | 8% | 35% | 32% | 25% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | 7% | 34% | 33% | 25% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Mavericks Wins | X | <1% | 8% | 34% | 33% | 25% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Raptors (39‑30) vs Suns (39‑32) |
2 | Raptors Wins | X | <1% | 8% | 34% | 32% | 26% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | 7% | 34% | 33% | 25% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Suns Wins | X | <1% | 7% | 34% | 33% | 24% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Trail Blazers (35‑37) vs Nets (17‑54) |
1 | Trail Blazers Wins | X | <1% | 7% | 35% | 33% | 24% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | 7% | 34% | 33% | 25% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Nets Wins | X | <1% | 7% | 35% | 33% | 25% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Heat (38‑33) vs Spurs (53‑18) |
1 | Heat Wins | X | <1% | 8% | 35% | 32% | 25% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | 7% | 34% | 33% | 25% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Spurs Wins | X | <1% | 8% | 34% | 32% | 25% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Clippers (35‑36) vs Bucks (29‑41) |
0 | Clippers Wins | X | <1% | 7% | 35% | 32% | 25% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | 7% | 34% | 33% | 25% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Bucks Wins | X | <1% | 7% | 35% | 33% | 25% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Sixers (39‑32) vs Thunder (56‑15) |
0 | Sixers Wins | X | <1% | 7% | 34% | 33% | 25% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | 7% | 34% | 33% | 25% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Thunder Wins | X | <1% | 7% | 34% | 33% | 25% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Hawks (39‑32) vs Grizzlies (24‑46) |
0 | Hawks Wins | X | <1% | 7% | 34% | 33% | 25% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | 7% | 34% | 33% | 25% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Grizzlies Wins | X | <1% | 7% | 34% | 33% | 25% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||