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 (41‑25) vs Lakers (42‑25) |
40 | Rockets Wins | <1% | <1% | 52% | 22% | 16% | 9% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 43% | 23% | 19% | 12% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Lakers Wins | <1% | <1% | 29% | 25% | 24% | 17% | 5% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Sixers (37‑31) vs Nuggets (41‑27) |
11 | Sixers Wins | <1% | <1% | 49% | 22% | 16% | 11% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 43% | 23% | 19% | 12% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Nuggets Wins | <1% | <1% | 42% | 23% | 20% | 13% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Celtics (44‑23) vs Suns (39‑28) |
5 | Celtics Wins | <1% | <1% | 44% | 24% | 19% | 11% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 43% | 23% | 19% | 12% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Suns Wins | <1% | <1% | 44% | 22% | 18% | 11% | 4% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Spurs (49‑18) vs Clippers (34‑33) |
1 | Spurs Wins | <1% | <1% | 45% | 22% | 18% | 12% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 43% | 23% | 19% | 12% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Clippers Wins | <1% | <1% | 45% | 22% | 18% | 12% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Nets (17‑50) vs Trail Blazers (32‑36) |
1 | Nets Wins | <1% | <1% | 45% | 22% | 18% | 12% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 43% | 23% | 19% | 12% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Trail Blazers Wins | <1% | <1% | 44% | 22% | 19% | 12% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Wizards (16‑50) vs Warriors (32‑35) |
0 | Wizards Wins | <1% | <1% | 44% | 22% | 18% | 12% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 43% | 23% | 19% | 12% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Warriors Wins | <1% | <1% | 44% | 23% | 18% | 12% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Bulls (27‑40) vs Grizzlies (23‑43) |
0 | Bulls Wins | <1% | <1% | 43% | 23% | 19% | 12% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 43% | 23% | 19% | 12% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Grizzlies Wins | <1% | <1% | 43% | 23% | 19% | 12% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Pelicans (22‑46) vs Mavericks (23‑45) |
0 | Pelicans Wins | <1% | <1% | 43% | 23% | 19% | 12% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 43% | 23% | 19% | 12% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Mavericks Wins | <1% | <1% | 43% | 23% | 19% | 12% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||