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 (44‑29) vs Pelicans (25‑50) |
23 | Rockets Wins | X | X | 2% | 18% | 40% | 40% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | 1% | 14% | 38% | 46% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ||
| Pelicans Wins | X | X | <1% | 7% | 36% | 56% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ||
| Warriors (36‑38) vs Nuggets (47‑28) |
13 | Warriors Wins | X | X | 2% | 21% | 33% | 43% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | 1% | 14% | 38% | 46% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ||
| Nuggets Wins | X | X | 1% | 11% | 41% | 46% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ||
| Pistons (53‑20) vs TimberwolvesT. Wolves (45‑28) |
9 | Pistons Wins | X | X | 1% | 15% | 44% | 39% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | 1% | 14% | 38% | 46% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ||
| TimberwolvesT. Wolves Wins | X | X | 1% | 13% | 33% | 53% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ||
| Wizards (17‑56) vs Trail Blazers (37‑38) |
1 | Wizards Wins | X | X | 1% | 14% | 39% | 45% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | 1% | 14% | 38% | 46% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ||
| Trail Blazers Wins | X | X | 1% | 14% | 38% | 46% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ||
| Suns (40‑33) vs Jazz (21‑53) |
1 | Suns Wins | X | X | 1% | 14% | 38% | 46% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | 1% | 14% | 38% | 46% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ||
| Jazz Wins | X | X | 1% | 14% | 38% | 47% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ||
| Bucks (29‑43) vs Spurs (55‑18) |
0 | Bucks Wins | X | X | 1% | 14% | 38% | 46% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | 1% | 14% | 38% | 46% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ||
| Spurs Wins | X | X | 1% | 14% | 38% | 46% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ||
| Hawks (41‑33) vs Kings (19‑55) |
0 | Hawks Wins | X | X | 1% | 14% | 38% | 46% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | 1% | 14% | 38% | 46% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ||
| Kings Wins | X | X | 1% | 14% | 38% | 46% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ||
| Grizzlies (24‑49) vs Bulls (29‑44) |
0 | Grizzlies Wins | X | X | 1% | 14% | 38% | 46% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | 1% | 14% | 38% | 46% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ||
| Bulls Wins | X | X | 1% | 14% | 38% | 46% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ||
| Thunder (58‑16) vs Knicks (48‑26) |
0 | Thunder Wins | X | X | 1% | 14% | 38% | 46% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | 1% | 14% | 38% | 46% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ||
| Knicks Wins | X | X | 1% | 14% | 38% | 46% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ||