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 | |||
| Warriors (32‑33) vs TimberwolvesT. Wolves (40‑26) |
5 | Warriors Wins | <1% | <1% | 43% | 26% | 19% | 9% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 42% | 25% | 19% | 11% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| TimberwolvesT. Wolves Wins | <1% | <1% | 41% | 25% | 19% | 12% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Hornets (34‑33) vs Spurs (48‑18) |
3 | Hornets Wins | <1% | <1% | 43% | 26% | 18% | 11% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 42% | 25% | 19% | 11% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Spurs Wins | <1% | <1% | 41% | 26% | 19% | 11% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Lakers (41‑25) vs Nuggets (41‑26) |
2 | Lakers Wins | <1% | <1% | 45% | 22% | 18% | 11% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 42% | 25% | 19% | 11% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Nuggets Wins | <1% | <1% | 39% | 29% | 18% | 10% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Bulls (27‑39) vs Clippers (33‑32) |
2 | Bulls Wins | <1% | <1% | 42% | 26% | 18% | 11% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 42% | 25% | 19% | 11% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Clippers Wins | <1% | <1% | 42% | 26% | 19% | 11% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Jazz (20‑46) vs Trail Blazers (31‑35) |
1 | Jazz Wins | <1% | <1% | 41% | 26% | 19% | 11% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 42% | 25% | 19% | 11% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Trail Blazers Wins | <1% | <1% | 41% | 26% | 19% | 11% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||