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 (30‑17) vs Pacers (13‑36) |
33 | Rockets Wins | 3% | 22% | 23% | 19% | 15% | 10% | 5% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 21% | 22% | 19% | 15% | 11% | 6% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Pacers Wins | 2% | 16% | 21% | 20% | 16% | 13% | 8% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Pistons (36‑12) vs Nuggets (33‑17) |
8 | Pistons Wins | 3% | 20% | 23% | 19% | 14% | 11% | 6% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 21% | 22% | 19% | 15% | 11% | 6% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Nuggets Wins | 2% | 19% | 22% | 19% | 16% | 11% | 7% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Sixers (27‑21) vs Clippers (23‑25) |
6 | Sixers Wins | 3% | 20% | 23% | 18% | 15% | 11% | 6% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 21% | 22% | 19% | 15% | 11% | 6% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Clippers Wins | 3% | 20% | 22% | 18% | 15% | 11% | 7% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Grizzlies (18‑29) vs TimberwolvesT. Wolves (31‑19) |
6 | Grizzlies Wins | 3% | 21% | 23% | 19% | 14% | 11% | 6% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 21% | 22% | 19% | 15% | 11% | 6% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| TimberwolvesT. Wolves Wins | 3% | 20% | 22% | 19% | 15% | 11% | 7% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Mavericks (19‑30) vs Celtics (31‑18) |
5 | Mavericks Wins | 3% | 21% | 23% | 18% | 15% | 11% | 6% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 21% | 22% | 19% | 15% | 11% | 6% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Celtics Wins | 3% | 20% | 23% | 19% | 15% | 12% | 6% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Pelicans (13‑38) vs Hornets (22‑28) |
3 | Pelicans Wins | 2% | 20% | 23% | 18% | 15% | 11% | 7% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 21% | 22% | 19% | 15% | 11% | 6% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Hornets Wins | 3% | 20% | 22% | 19% | 15% | 11% | 7% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Trail Blazers (23‑27) vs Suns (30‑20) |
2 | Trail Blazers Wins | 3% | 21% | 23% | 18% | 16% | 11% | 6% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 21% | 22% | 19% | 15% | 11% | 6% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Suns Wins | 3% | 20% | 22% | 18% | 16% | 11% | 7% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Thunder (39‑11) vs Magic (25‑23) |
2 | Thunder Wins | 2% | 20% | 23% | 19% | 15% | 11% | 7% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 21% | 22% | 19% | 15% | 11% | 6% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Magic Wins | 3% | 19% | 22% | 19% | 15% | 11% | 7% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Nets (13‑35) vs Lakers (29‑19) |
2 | Nets Wins | 3% | 20% | 23% | 18% | 15% | 11% | 6% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 21% | 22% | 19% | 15% | 11% | 6% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Lakers Wins | 3% | 20% | 23% | 18% | 15% | 11% | 7% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||