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 (3‑0) vs Hawks (2‑1) |
13 | Rockets Wins | 14% | 11% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 20% |
| Current Probabilities | 14% | 10% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 21% | ||
| Hawks Wins | 13% | 10% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 21% | ||
| Warriors (0‑3) vs Nuggets (1‑1) |
11 | Warriors Wins | 14% | 10% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 20% |
| Current Probabilities | 14% | 10% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 21% | ||
| Nuggets Wins | 14% | 10% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 21% | ||
| Mavericks (1‑2) vs Heat (0‑3) |
10 | Mavericks Wins | 14% | 10% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 21% |
| Current Probabilities | 14% | 10% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 21% | ||
| Heat Wins | 14% | 10% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 21% | ||
| Kings (0‑3) vs Spurs (1‑2) |
7 | Kings Wins | 14% | 11% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 20% |
| Current Probabilities | 14% | 10% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 21% | ||
| Spurs Wins | 14% | 10% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 21% | ||
| Thunder (3‑0) vs Suns (1‑1) |
4 | Thunder Wins | 14% | 10% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 20% |
| Current Probabilities | 14% | 10% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 21% | ||
| Suns Wins | 14% | 10% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 6% | 20% | ||
| Grizzlies (3‑0) vs Jazz (1‑2) |
2 | Grizzlies Wins | 14% | 10% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 20% |
| Current Probabilities | 14% | 10% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 21% | ||
| Jazz Wins | 14% | 10% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 20% | ||
| TimberwolvesT. Wolves (3‑0) vs Cavaliers (1‑1) |
0 | TimberwolvesT. Wolves Wins | 14% | 10% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 21% |
| Current Probabilities | 14% | 10% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 21% | ||
| Cavaliers Wins | 14% | 10% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 20% | ||
| Lakers (3‑0) vs Trail Blazers (2‑0) |
0 | Lakers Wins | 15% | 10% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 20% |
| Current Probabilities | 14% | 10% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 21% | ||
| Trail Blazers Wins | 15% | 10% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 20% | ||