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 (24‑15) vs Pelicans (10‑34) |
36 | Rockets Wins | 1% | 11% | 15% | 19% | 17% | 15% | 11% | 7% | 3% | 1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 11% | 16% | 17% | 18% | 15% | 11% | 7% | 3% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Pelicans Wins | <1% | 8% | 13% | 17% | 18% | 17% | 13% | 8% | 4% | 2% | <1% | ||
| Heat (21‑20) vs Thunder (35‑7) |
5 | Heat Wins | 1% | 11% | 16% | 18% | 17% | 14% | 11% | 7% | 3% | 1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 11% | 16% | 17% | 18% | 15% | 11% | 7% | 3% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Thunder Wins | 1% | 11% | 15% | 18% | 17% | 15% | 11% | 7% | 3% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Trail Blazers (20‑22) vs Lakers (24‑15) |
5 | Trail Blazers Wins | 1% | 11% | 16% | 18% | 17% | 14% | 11% | 7% | 3% | 1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 11% | 16% | 17% | 18% | 15% | 11% | 7% | 3% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Lakers Wins | 1% | 11% | 15% | 18% | 18% | 16% | 12% | 6% | 3% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Knicks (25‑16) vs Suns (24‑17) |
5 | Knicks Wins | 1% | 12% | 16% | 17% | 17% | 16% | 11% | 6% | 3% | 1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 11% | 16% | 17% | 18% | 15% | 11% | 7% | 3% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Suns Wins | 1% | 12% | 16% | 17% | 17% | 15% | 12% | 7% | 3% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Spurs (28‑13) vs TimberwolvesT. Wolves (27‑15) |
5 | Spurs Wins | 1% | 11% | 16% | 18% | 17% | 15% | 11% | 7% | 3% | 1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 11% | 16% | 17% | 18% | 15% | 11% | 7% | 3% | 1% | <1% | ||
| TimberwolvesT. Wolves Wins | 1% | 12% | 15% | 17% | 17% | 16% | 11% | 7% | 3% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Wizards (10‑30) vs Nuggets (28‑13) |
4 | Wizards Wins | 1% | 13% | 16% | 17% | 16% | 15% | 11% | 6% | 3% | 1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 11% | 16% | 17% | 18% | 15% | 11% | 7% | 3% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Nuggets Wins | 1% | 11% | 15% | 18% | 18% | 15% | 12% | 6% | 3% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Hornets (15‑26) vs Warriors (23‑19) |
4 | Hornets Wins | 1% | 11% | 16% | 18% | 18% | 15% | 12% | 7% | 3% | 1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 11% | 16% | 17% | 18% | 15% | 11% | 7% | 3% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Warriors Wins | 1% | 10% | 16% | 18% | 18% | 15% | 11% | 7% | 3% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Grizzlies (17‑23) vs Magic (23‑18) |
1 | Grizzlies Wins | 1% | 12% | 16% | 18% | 17% | 15% | 11% | 7% | 3% | 1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 11% | 16% | 17% | 18% | 15% | 11% | 7% | 3% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Magic Wins | 1% | 11% | 16% | 18% | 18% | 15% | 11% | 7% | 3% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Mavericks (16‑26) vs Jazz (14‑27) |
1 | Mavericks Wins | 1% | 11% | 16% | 17% | 18% | 15% | 11% | 7% | 3% | 1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 11% | 16% | 17% | 18% | 15% | 11% | 7% | 3% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Jazz Wins | 1% | 11% | 15% | 17% | 18% | 15% | 11% | 7% | 3% | 1% | <1% | ||