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 |
8** Play-in |
9** Play-in |
10** Play-in |
11 | |||
| Heat (20‑18) vs Lakers (20‑17) |
4 | Heat Wins | 3% | 52% | 18% | 11% | 7% | 4% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 51% | 18% | 11% | 7% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Lakers Wins | 3% | 51% | 19% | 11% | 7% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Pelicans (8‑32) vs Bulls (18‑21) |
3 | Pelicans Wins | 3% | 51% | 19% | 11% | 7% | 4% | 3% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 51% | 18% | 11% | 7% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Bulls Wins | 3% | 51% | 19% | 11% | 7% | 4% | 3% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Spurs (19‑19) vs Grizzlies (25‑15) |
3 | Spurs Wins | 3% | 52% | 18% | 11% | 7% | 4% | 2% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 51% | 18% | 11% | 7% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Grizzlies Wins | 3% | 50% | 19% | 11% | 7% | 5% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Thunder (32‑6) vs Sixers (15‑22) |
3 | Thunder Wins | 2% | 52% | 19% | 10% | 6% | 5% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 51% | 18% | 11% | 7% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Sixers Wins | 3% | 50% | 19% | 11% | 6% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Kings (20‑19) vs Bucks (20‑17) |
2 | Kings Wins | 3% | 51% | 19% | 11% | 7% | 4% | 3% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 51% | 18% | 11% | 7% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Bucks Wins | 3% | 52% | 18% | 10% | 7% | 5% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Trail Blazers (13‑25) vs Nets (13‑26) |
2 | Trail Blazers Wins | 3% | 50% | 19% | 11% | 7% | 5% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 51% | 18% | 11% | 7% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Nets Wins | 3% | 51% | 18% | 11% | 7% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Hornets (8‑28) vs Jazz (10‑28) |
2 | Hornets Wins | 3% | 51% | 19% | 11% | 7% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 51% | 18% | 11% | 7% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Jazz Wins | 3% | 50% | 19% | 11% | 7% | 5% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Hawks (19‑19) vs Suns (19‑19) |
1 | Hawks Wins | 3% | 51% | 19% | 10% | 7% | 4% | 3% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 51% | 18% | 11% | 7% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Suns Wins | 3% | 50% | 19% | 11% | 7% | 4% | 3% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| TimberwolvesT. Wolves (21‑18) vs Warriors (19‑20) |
1 | TimberwolvesT. Wolves Wins | 3% | 51% | 19% | 10% | 7% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 51% | 18% | 11% | 7% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Warriors Wins | 3% | 51% | 19% | 11% | 7% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Mavericks (22‑17) vs Nuggets (23‑15) |
0 | Mavericks Wins | 3% | 52% | 17% | 11% | 7% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 51% | 18% | 11% | 7% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Nuggets Wins | 3% | 50% | 19% | 11% | 7% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||