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 (41‑27) vs Hawks (38‑31) |
33 | Rockets Wins | X | <1% | 13% | 31% | 27% | 26% | 4% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | 11% | 27% | 28% | 29% | 5% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Hawks Wins | X | <1% | 6% | 22% | 29% | 36% | 8% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Raptors (39‑29) vs Nuggets (42‑28) |
14 | Raptors Wins | X | <1% | 12% | 31% | 26% | 26% | 5% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | 11% | 27% | 28% | 29% | 5% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Nuggets Wins | X | <1% | 10% | 24% | 30% | 31% | 6% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Trail Blazers (34‑36) vs TimberwolvesT. Wolves (43‑27) |
9 | Trail Blazers Wins | X | <1% | 11% | 30% | 30% | 24% | 5% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | 11% | 27% | 28% | 29% | 5% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| TimberwolvesT. Wolves Wins | X | <1% | 11% | 25% | 28% | 31% | 5% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Spurs (51‑18) vs Suns (39‑30) |
8 | Spurs Wins | X | <1% | 11% | 28% | 28% | 30% | 4% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | 11% | 27% | 28% | 29% | 5% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Suns Wins | X | <1% | 10% | 27% | 27% | 27% | 7% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Heat (38‑31) vs Lakers (44‑25) |
4 | Heat Wins | X | <1% | 13% | 26% | 28% | 28% | 5% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | 11% | 27% | 28% | 29% | 5% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Lakers Wins | X | <1% | 8% | 29% | 29% | 29% | 5% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Clippers (34‑35) vs Pelicans (24‑46) |
2 | Clippers Wins | X | <1% | 11% | 28% | 28% | 28% | 5% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | 11% | 27% | 28% | 29% | 5% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Pelicans Wins | X | <1% | 11% | 27% | 28% | 30% | 5% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Grizzlies (24‑44) vs Knicks (45‑25) |
0 | Grizzlies Wins | X | <1% | 11% | 27% | 28% | 29% | 5% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | 11% | 27% | 28% | 29% | 5% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Knicks Wins | X | <1% | 11% | 27% | 28% | 29% | 5% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Jazz (20‑49) vs Bucks (28‑40) |
0 | Jazz Wins | X | <1% | 11% | 27% | 28% | 29% | 5% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | 11% | 27% | 28% | 29% | 5% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Bucks Wins | X | <1% | 11% | 27% | 28% | 29% | 5% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Kings (18‑52) vs Sixers (37‑32) |
0 | Kings Wins | X | <1% | 11% | 27% | 28% | 29% | 5% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | 11% | 27% | 28% | 29% | 5% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Sixers Wins | X | <1% | 11% | 27% | 28% | 29% | 5% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||