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 (47‑29) vs Jazz (21‑56) |
24 | Rockets Wins | X | X | 2% | 20% | 57% | 22% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | 2% | 20% | 55% | 23% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Jazz Wins | X | X | <1% | 6% | 58% | 35% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Spurs (59‑18) vs Nuggets (49‑28) |
21 | Spurs Wins | X | X | 2% | 28% | 48% | 22% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | 2% | 20% | 55% | 23% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Nuggets Wins | X | X | 1% | 10% | 64% | 24% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Sixers (42‑34) vs TimberwolvesT. Wolves (46‑30) |
6 | Sixers Wins | X | X | 2% | 20% | 61% | 18% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | 2% | 20% | 55% | 23% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| TimberwolvesT. Wolves Wins | X | X | 2% | 19% | 50% | 29% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Grizzlies (25‑51) vs Raptors (42‑34) |
0 | Grizzlies Wins | X | X | 2% | 20% | 55% | 23% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | 2% | 20% | 55% | 23% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Raptors Wins | X | X | 2% | 20% | 55% | 23% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Mavericks (24‑52) vs Magic (40‑36) |
0 | Mavericks Wins | X | X | 2% | 20% | 55% | 23% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | 2% | 20% | 55% | 23% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Magic Wins | X | X | 2% | 20% | 55% | 23% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Kings (20‑57) vs Pelicans (25‑52) |
0 | Kings Wins | X | X | 2% | 20% | 55% | 23% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | 2% | 20% | 55% | 23% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Pelicans Wins | X | X | 2% | 20% | 55% | 23% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||