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 |
8** Play-in |
9** Play-in |
10** Play-in |
11 | |||
| Lakers (13‑12) vs Grizzlies (18‑8) |
10 | Lakers Wins | 11% | 18% | 14% | 12% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 5% | 3% | 3% |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | 18% | 14% | 12% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 5% | 4% | 4% | ||
| Grizzlies Wins | 11% | 17% | 14% | 11% | 11% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 5% | 4% | 3% | ||
| TimberwolvesT. Wolves (13‑11) vs Spurs (13‑12) |
5 | TimberwolvesT. Wolves Wins | 12% | 18% | 14% | 11% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 5% | 4% | 3% |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | 18% | 14% | 12% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 5% | 4% | 4% | ||
| Spurs Wins | 11% | 17% | 14% | 11% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 3% | ||
| Kings (13‑13) vs Nuggets (13‑10) |
4 | Kings Wins | 11% | 18% | 14% | 11% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 5% | 4% | 3% |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | 18% | 14% | 12% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 5% | 4% | 4% | ||
| Nuggets Wins | 11% | 17% | 13% | 11% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 5% | 4% | 3% | ||
| Suns (13‑11) vs Trail Blazers (8‑17) |
3 | Suns Wins | 12% | 17% | 14% | 11% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 5% | 4% | 3% |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | 18% | 14% | 12% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 5% | 4% | 4% | ||
| Trail Blazers Wins | 11% | 18% | 14% | 12% | 11% | 8% | 8% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 3% | ||
| Jazz (5‑19) vs Clippers (14‑12) |
2 | Jazz Wins | 11% | 18% | 14% | 11% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 5% | 3% | 3% |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | 18% | 14% | 12% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 5% | 4% | 4% | ||
| Clippers Wins | 11% | 17% | 14% | 11% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 5% | 4% | 4% | ||
| Pacers (11‑15) vs Pelicans (5‑21) |
1 | Pacers Wins | 11% | 17% | 14% | 11% | 11% | 9% | 7% | 7% | 5% | 3% | 4% |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | 18% | 14% | 12% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 5% | 4% | 4% | ||
| Pelicans Wins | 11% | 18% | 14% | 12% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 5% | 4% | 4% | ||
| Warriors (14‑10) vs Mavericks (16‑9) |
0 | Warriors Wins | 12% | 18% | 13% | 11% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 5% | 4% | 3% |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | 18% | 14% | 12% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 5% | 4% | 4% | ||
| Mavericks Wins | 11% | 18% | 14% | 11% | 10% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 5% | 4% | 4% | ||