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 (33‑20) vs Hornets (26‑29) |
32 | Rockets Wins | 1% | 8% | 33% | 24% | 17% | 10% | 4% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 7% | 30% | 24% | 18% | 12% | 6% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Hornets Wins | <1% | 5% | 27% | 24% | 19% | 14% | 7% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Mavericks (19‑35) vs TimberwolvesT. Wolves (34‑22) |
5 | Mavericks Wins | 1% | 6% | 31% | 25% | 18% | 11% | 5% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 7% | 30% | 24% | 18% | 12% | 6% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| TimberwolvesT. Wolves Wins | 1% | 6% | 31% | 24% | 18% | 11% | 6% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Grizzlies (20‑33) vs Jazz (18‑38) |
3 | Grizzlies Wins | 1% | 7% | 30% | 25% | 18% | 11% | 6% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 7% | 30% | 24% | 18% | 12% | 6% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Jazz Wins | 1% | 7% | 30% | 24% | 18% | 11% | 6% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Clippers (26‑28) vs Nuggets (35‑20) |
3 | Clippers Wins | 1% | 7% | 32% | 23% | 17% | 11% | 6% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 7% | 30% | 24% | 18% | 12% | 6% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Nuggets Wins | 1% | 7% | 29% | 24% | 19% | 12% | 6% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Spurs (38‑16) vs Suns (32‑23) |
3 | Spurs Wins | 1% | 6% | 31% | 24% | 18% | 12% | 6% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 7% | 30% | 24% | 18% | 12% | 6% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Suns Wins | 1% | 8% | 28% | 23% | 18% | 12% | 7% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Pelicans (15‑41) vs Bucks (23‑30) |
1 | Pelicans Wins | 1% | 7% | 30% | 24% | 18% | 12% | 6% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 7% | 30% | 24% | 18% | 12% | 6% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Bucks Wins | 1% | 7% | 30% | 24% | 18% | 12% | 6% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Warriors (29‑26) vs Celtics (35‑19) |
1 | Warriors Wins | 1% | 7% | 31% | 24% | 18% | 11% | 6% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 7% | 30% | 24% | 18% | 12% | 6% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Celtics Wins | 1% | 6% | 30% | 24% | 18% | 12% | 6% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Kings (12‑44) vs Magic (28‑25) |
0 | Kings Wins | 1% | 7% | 31% | 24% | 18% | 12% | 6% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 7% | 30% | 24% | 18% | 12% | 6% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Magic Wins | 1% | 7% | 31% | 24% | 18% | 11% | 6% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||