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 (36‑21) vs Magic (31‑26) |
21 | Rockets Wins | <1% | 4% | 49% | 26% | 14% | 6% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 3% | 44% | 26% | 16% | 8% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Magic Wins | <1% | 2% | 40% | 28% | 17% | 9% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Thunder (45‑15) vs Nuggets (37‑22) |
6 | Thunder Wins | <1% | 2% | 46% | 25% | 15% | 8% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 3% | 44% | 26% | 16% | 8% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Nuggets Wins | <1% | 3% | 39% | 29% | 17% | 8% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Suns (33‑26) vs Lakers (34‑23) |
5 | Suns Wins | <1% | 3% | 45% | 27% | 15% | 8% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 3% | 44% | 26% | 16% | 8% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Lakers Wins | <1% | 3% | 43% | 26% | 16% | 9% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Clippers (27‑30) vs TimberwolvesT. Wolves (36‑23) |
4 | Clippers Wins | <1% | 3% | 45% | 27% | 14% | 8% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 3% | 44% | 26% | 16% | 8% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| TimberwolvesT. Wolves Wins | <1% | 3% | 44% | 25% | 16% | 8% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Nets (15‑42) vs Spurs (42‑16) |
2 | Nets Wins | <1% | 4% | 44% | 27% | 15% | 8% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 3% | 44% | 26% | 16% | 8% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Spurs Wins | <1% | 2% | 45% | 27% | 15% | 8% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Trail Blazers (28‑31) vs Bulls (24‑35) |
1 | Trail Blazers Wins | <1% | 2% | 44% | 27% | 15% | 8% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 3% | 44% | 26% | 16% | 8% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Bulls Wins | <1% | 3% | 45% | 26% | 15% | 8% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Kings (13‑47) vs Mavericks (21‑36) |
1 | Kings Wins | <1% | 3% | 45% | 27% | 15% | 8% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 3% | 44% | 26% | 16% | 8% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Mavericks Wins | <1% | 3% | 44% | 26% | 15% | 8% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Jazz (18‑40) vs Pelicans (17‑42) |
0 | Jazz Wins | <1% | 3% | 45% | 25% | 15% | 8% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 3% | 44% | 26% | 16% | 8% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Pelicans Wins | <1% | 3% | 44% | 26% | 15% | 8% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||