Where are the Rockets going in the playoff? The Rockets playoff picture table presents the probabilities that the Rockets will win each playoff spot. All future unplayed games are assumed won/lost with a probability based upon relative team strengths.
| Record Rcrd | Conference Playoff Spots | No Playoffs No POs |
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| Team | Wi Schedule Content Number of Wins ----- Hover/Touch Content Recent Games |
L | GPi Games Played 82 game season |
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 |
| Thunder | 52i Thunder Recent Games Won Wed, Mar 04 @ Knicks 103-100 Won Sat, Mar 07 vs Warriors 104-97 Won Mon, Mar 09 vs Nuggets 129-126 Won Thu, Mar 12 vs Celtics 104-102 Sun, Mar 15 vs T. Wolves Tue, Mar 17 @ Magic Wed, Mar 18 @ Nets Sat, Mar 21 @ Wizards |
15 | 67 | 82% | 18% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Spurs | 48 Spurs Recent Games Won Fri, Mar 06 vs Clippers 116-112 Won Sun, Mar 08 vs Rockets 145-120 Won Tue, Mar 10 vs Celtics 125-116 Lost Thu, Mar 12 vs Nuggets 131-136 Sat, Mar 14 vs Hornets Mon, Mar 16 @ Clippers Tue, Mar 17 @ Kings Thu, Mar 19 vs Suns |
18 | 66 | 18% | 81% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ |
| Rockets | 41 Rockets Recent Games Lost Sun, Mar 08 @ Spurs 120-145 Won Tue, Mar 10 vs Raptors 113-99 Lost Wed, Mar 11 @ Nuggets 93-129 Won Fri, Mar 13 vs Pelicans 107-105 Mon, Mar 16 vs Lakers Wed, Mar 18 vs Lakers Fri, Mar 20 vs Hawks Sat, Mar 21 vs Heat |
25 | 66 | <1% | <1% | 42% | 25% | 19% | 11% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Lakers | 41 Lakers Recent Games Won Fri, Mar 06 vs Pacers 128-117 Won Sun, Mar 08 vs Knicks 110-97 Won Tue, Mar 10 vs T. Wolves 120-106 Won Thu, Mar 12 vs Bulls 142-130 Sat, Mar 14 vs Nuggets Mon, Mar 16 @ Rockets Wed, Mar 18 @ Rockets Thu, Mar 19 @ Heat |
25 | 66 | <1% | <1% | 23% | 26% | 25% | 17% | 8% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Nuggets | 41 Nuggets Recent Games Lost Fri, Mar 06 vs Knicks 103-142 Lost Mon, Mar 09 @ Thunder 126-129 Won Wed, Mar 11 vs Rockets 129-93 Won Thu, Mar 12 @ Spurs 136-131 Sat, Mar 14 @ Lakers Tue, Mar 17 vs Sixers Wed, Mar 18 @ Grizzlies Fri, Mar 20 vs Raptors |
26 | 67 | <1% | <1% | 28% | 31% | 25% | 13% | 4% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| TimberwolvesT. Wolves | 40 Timberwolves Recent Games Won Thu, Mar 05 vs Raptors 115-107 Lost Sat, Mar 07 vs Magic 92-119 Lost Tue, Mar 10 @ Lakers 106-120 Lost Wed, Mar 11 @ Clippers 128-153 Fri, Mar 13 @ Warriors Sun, Mar 15 @ Thunder Tue, Mar 17 vs Suns Wed, Mar 18 vs Jazz |
26 | 66 | <1% | <1% | 6% | 12% | 21% | 33% | 24% | 3% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Suns | 39 Suns Recent Games Won Sun, Mar 08 vs Hornets 111-99 Won Tue, Mar 10 @ Bucks 129-114 Won Thu, Mar 12 @ Pacers 123-108 Lost Fri, Mar 13 @ Raptors 115-122 Mon, Mar 16 @ Celtics Tue, Mar 17 @ T. Wolves Thu, Mar 19 @ Spurs Sat, Mar 21 vs Bucks |
28 | 67 | <1% | <1% | 2% | 5% | 10% | 24% | 47% | 11% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Clippers | 33 Clippers Recent Games Lost Fri, Mar 06 @ Spurs 112-116 Won Sat, Mar 07 @ Grizzlies 123-120 Won Mon, Mar 09 vs Knicks 126-118 Won Wed, Mar 11 vs T. Wolves 153-128 Fri, Mar 13 vs Bulls Sat, Mar 14 vs Kings Mon, Mar 16 vs Spurs Wed, Mar 18 @ Pelicans |
32 | 65 | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 13% | 58% | 19% | 8% | <1% |
| Warriors | 32 Warriors Recent Games Won Thu, Mar 05 @ Rockets 115-113 Lost Sat, Mar 07 @ Thunder 97-104 Lost Mon, Mar 09 @ Jazz 116-119 Lost Tue, Mar 10 vs Bulls 124-130 Fri, Mar 13 vs T. Wolves Sun, Mar 15 @ Knicks Mon, Mar 16 @ Wizards Wed, Mar 18 @ Celtics |
33 | 65 | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 14% | 39% | 44% | <1% |
| Trail Blazers | 31 Trail Blazers Recent Games Won Wed, Mar 04 @ Grizzlies 122-114 Lost Fri, Mar 06 @ Rockets 99-106 Won Sun, Mar 08 vs Pacers 131-111 Lost Tue, Mar 10 vs Hornets 101-103 Fri, Mar 13 vs Jazz Sun, Mar 15 @ Sixers Mon, Mar 16 @ Nets Wed, Mar 18 @ Pacers |
35 | 66 | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 13% | 40% | 47% | <1% |
| Grizzlies | 23 Grizzlies Recent Games Lost Mon, Mar 09 @ Nets 115-126 Lost Tue, Mar 10 @ Sixers 129-139 Lost Thu, Mar 12 vs Mavericks 112-120 Lost Fri, Mar 13 @ Pistons 110-126 Mon, Mar 16 @ Bulls Wed, Mar 18 vs Knicks Wed, Mar 18 vs Nuggets Fri, Mar 20 vs Celtics |
43 | 66 | X | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| Mavericks | 22 Mavericks Recent Games Lost Sun, Mar 08 @ Raptors 92-122 Lost Tue, Mar 10 @ Hawks 112-124 Won Thu, Mar 12 @ Grizzlies 120-112 Lost Fri, Mar 13 vs Cavs 105-138 Sun, Mar 15 @ Cavs Mon, Mar 16 @ Pelicans Wed, Mar 18 vs Hawks Sat, Mar 21 vs Clippers |
45 | 67 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| Pelicans | 22 Pelicans Recent Games Lost Fri, Mar 06 @ Suns 116-118 Won Sun, Mar 08 vs Wizards 138-118 Won Wed, Mar 11 vs Raptors 122-111 Lost Fri, Mar 13 @ Rockets 105-107 Mon, Mar 16 vs Mavericks Wed, Mar 18 vs Clippers Thu, Mar 19 vs Clippers Sat, Mar 21 vs Cavs |
46 | 68 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| Jazz | 20 Jazz Recent Games Won Thu, Mar 05 @ Wizards 122-112 Lost Sat, Mar 07 @ Bucks 99-113 Won Mon, Mar 09 vs Warriors 119-116 Lost Wed, Mar 11 vs Knicks 117-134 Fri, Mar 13 @ Trail Blazers Sun, Mar 15 @ Kings Wed, Mar 18 @ T. Wolves Thu, Mar 19 vs Bucks |
46 | 66 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| Kings | 16 Kings Recent Games Lost Thu, Mar 05 vs Pelicans 123-133 Won Sun, Mar 08 vs Bulls 126-110 Won Tue, Mar 10 vs Pacers 114-109 Lost Wed, Mar 11 vs Hornets 109-117 Sat, Mar 14 @ Clippers Sun, Mar 15 vs Jazz Tue, Mar 17 vs Spurs Thu, Mar 19 vs Sixers |
51 | 67 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% |
| Record | Total | Home (67%) |
Away (32%) |
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| Opponent | W | L | |||
| (4)Lakers | 41 | 25 | 28% | 18% | 10% |
| (6)TimberwolvesT. Wolves | 40 | 26 | 27% | 21% | 6% |
| (5)Nuggets | 41 | 26 | 25% | 12% | 13% |
| (7)Suns | 39 | 28 | 16% | 15% | 1% |
| (8)Clippers | 33 | 32 | 1% | 1% | <1% |
| (2)Spurs | 48 | 18 | 1% | <1% | 1% |
| (1)Thunder | 52 | 15 | 1% | <1% | 1% |
| (9)Warriors | 32 | 33 | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| (10)Trail Blazers | 31 | 35 | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| (11)Grizzlies | 23 | 43 | <1% | <1% | X |
| (12)Mavericks | 22 | 45 | <1% | <1% | X |
| (13)Pelicans | 22 | 46 | <1% | <1% | X |
| (14)Jazz | 20 | 46 | <1% | <1% | X |
| Elimination | X | ||||
| Week Wk | Opponent | Score | Home / Away | Date / Time (ET) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thunder (52‑15) |
124‑125 (OT) | Away | Tue Oct 21 |
| 1 | Pistons (48‑18) |
111‑115 | Home | Fri Oct 24 |
| 2 | Nets (17‑49) |
137‑109 | Home | Mon Oct 27 |
| 2 | Raptors (37‑29) |
139‑121 | Away | Wed Oct 29 |
| 2 | Celtics (43‑23) |
128‑101 | Away | Sat Nov 1 |
| 3 | Mavericks (22‑45) |
110‑102 | Home | Mon Nov 3 |
| 3 | Grizzlies (23‑43) |
124‑109 | Away | Wed Nov 5 |
| 3 | Spurs (48‑18) |
110‑121 | Away | Fri Nov 7 |
| 3 | Bucks (27‑38) |
122‑115 | Away | Sun Nov 9 |
| 4 | Wizards (16‑49) |
135‑112 | Home | Wed Nov 12 |
| 4 | Trail Blazers (31‑35) |
140‑116 | Home | Fri Nov 14 |
| 4 | Magic (37‑28) |
117‑113 (OT) | Home | Sun Nov 16 |
| 5 | Cavaliers (41‑26) |
114‑104 | Away | Wed Nov 19 |
| 5 | Nuggets (41‑26) |
109‑112 | Home | Fri Nov 21 |
| 6 | Suns (39‑28) |
114‑92 | Away | Mon Nov 24 |
| 6 | Warriors (32‑33) |
104‑100 | Away | Wed Nov 26 |
| 6 | Jazz (20‑46) |
129‑101 | Away | Sun Nov 30 |
| 7 | Jazz (20‑46) |
125‑133 | Away | Mon Dec 1 |
| 7 | Kings (16‑51) |
121‑95 | Home | Wed Dec 3 |
| 7 | Suns (39‑28) |
117‑98 | Home | Fri Dec 5 |
| 7 | Mavericks (22‑45) |
109‑122 | Away | Sat Dec 6 |
| 8 | Clippers (33‑32) |
115‑113 | Home | Thu Dec 11 |
| 9 | Nuggets (41‑26) |
125‑128 (OT) | Away | Mon Dec 15, 9:30 pm |
| 9 | Pelicans (22‑46) |
128‑133 (OT) | Away | Thu Dec 18, 8:00 pm |
| 9 | Nuggets (41‑26) |
115‑101 | Away | Sat Dec 20, 5:00 pm |
| 9 | Kings (16‑51) |
124‑125 (OT) | Away | Sun Dec 21, 10:00 pm |
| 10 | Clippers (33‑32) |
108‑128 | Away | Tue Dec 23, 10:30 pm |
| 10 | Lakers (41‑25) |
119‑96 | Away | Thu Dec 25, 8:00 pm |
| 10 | Cavaliers (41‑26) |
117‑100 | Home | Sat Dec 27, 8:00 pm |
| 11 | Pacers (15‑52) |
126‑119 | Home | Mon Dec 29, 8:00 pm |
| 11 | Nets (17‑49) |
120‑96 | Away | Thu Jan 1, 6:00 pm |
| 11 | Mavericks (22‑45) |
104‑110 | Away | Sat Jan 3, 8:30 pm |
| 12 | Suns (39‑28) |
100‑97 | Home | Mon Jan 5, 8:00 pm |
| 12 | Trail Blazers (31‑35) |
102‑103 | Away | Wed Jan 7, 10:00 pm |
| 12 | Trail Blazers (31‑35) |
105‑111 | Away | Fri Jan 9, 10:00 pm |
| 12 | Kings (16‑51) |
98‑111 | Away | Sun Jan 11, 9:00 pm |
| 13 | Bulls (27‑39) |
119‑113 | Home | Tue Jan 13, 8:00 pm |
| 13 | Thunder (52‑15) |
91‑111 | Home | Thu Jan 15, 7:30 pm |
| 13 | TimberwolvesT. Wolves (40‑26) |
110‑105 | Home | Fri Jan 16, 9:30 pm |
| 13 | Pelicans (22‑46) |
119‑110 | Home | Sun Jan 18, 7:00 pm |
| 14 | Spurs (48‑18) |
111‑106 | Home | Tue Jan 20, 8:00 pm |
| 14 | Sixers (35‑31) |
122‑128 (OT) | Away | Thu Jan 22, 7:00 pm |
| 14 | Pistons (48‑18) |
111‑104 | Away | Fri Jan 23, 7:00 pm |
| 15 | Grizzlies (23‑43) |
108‑99 | Home | Mon Jan 26, 8:00 pm |
| 15 | Spurs (48‑18) |
99‑111 | Home | Wed Jan 28, 9:30 pm |
| 15 | Hawks (35‑31) |
104‑86 | Away | Thu Jan 29, 8:00 pm |
| 15 | Mavericks (22‑45) |
111‑107 | Home | Sat Jan 31, 8:30 pm |
| 16 | Pacers (15‑52) |
118‑114 | Away | Mon Feb 2, 7:00 pm |
| 16 | Celtics (43‑23) |
93‑114 | Home | Wed Feb 4, 8:00 pm |
| 16 | Hornets (34‑33) |
99‑109 | Home | Thu Feb 5, 8:00 pm |
| 16 | Thunder (52‑15) |
112‑106 | Away | Sat Feb 7, 3:30 pm |
| 17 | Clippers (33‑32) |
102‑95 | Home | Tue Feb 10, 8:00 pm |
| 17 | Clippers (33‑32) |
102‑105 | Home | Wed Feb 11, 8:00 pm |
| 18 | Hornets (34‑33) |
105‑101 | Away | Thu Feb 19, 7:00 pm |
| 18 | Knicks (43‑25) |
106‑108 | Away | Sat Feb 21, 8:30 pm |
| 19 | Jazz (20‑46) |
125‑105 | Home | Mon Feb 23, 9:30 pm |
| 19 | Kings (16‑51) |
128‑97 | Home | Wed Feb 25, 8:00 pm |
| 19 | Magic (37‑28) |
113‑108 | Away | Thu Feb 26, 7:30 pm |
| 19 | Heat (38‑29) |
105‑115 | Away | Sat Feb 28, 3:30 pm |
| 20 | Wizards (16‑49) |
123‑118 | Away | Mon Mar 2, 7:00 pm |
| 20 | Warriors (32‑33) |
113‑115 (OT) | Home | Thu Mar 5, 7:30 pm |
| 20 | Trail Blazers (31‑35) |
106‑99 | Home | Fri Mar 6, 8:00 pm |
| 20 | Spurs (48‑18) |
120‑145 | Away | Sun Mar 8, 8:00 pm |
| 21 | Raptors (37‑29) |
113‑99 | Home | Tue Mar 10, 8:00 pm |
| 21 | Nuggets (41‑26) |
93‑129 | Away | Wed Mar 11, 10:00 pm |
| 21 | Pelicans (22‑46) |
107‑105 | Home | Fri Mar 13, 8:00 pm |
| 22 | Lakers (41‑25) |
Home | Mon Mar 16, 9:30 pm | |
| 22 | Lakers (41‑25) |
Home | Wed Mar 18, 9:30 pm | |
| 22 | Hawks (35‑31) |
Home | Fri Mar 20, 8:00 pm | |
| 22 | Heat (38‑29) |
Home | Sat Mar 21, 8:00 pm | |
| 23 | Bulls (27‑39) |
Away | Mon Mar 23, 8:00 pm | |
| 23 | TimberwolvesT. Wolves (40‑26) |
Away | Wed Mar 25, 9:30 pm | |
| 23 | Grizzlies (23‑43) |
Away | Fri Mar 27, 8:00 pm | |
| 23 | Pelicans (22‑46) |
Away | Sun Mar 29, 7:00 pm | |
| 24 | Knicks (43‑25) |
Home | Tue Mar 31, 8:00 pm | |
| 24 | Bucks (27‑38) |
Home | Wed Apr 1, 8:00 pm | |
| 24 | Jazz (20‑46) |
Home | Fri Apr 3, 8:00 pm | |
| 24 | Warriors (32‑33) |
Away | Sun Apr 5, 10:00 pm | |
| 25 | Suns (39‑28) |
Away | Tue Apr 7, 11:00 pm | |
| 25 | Sixers (35‑31) |
Home | Thu Apr 9, 8:00 pm | |
| 25 | TimberwolvesT. Wolves (40‑26) |
Home | Fri Apr 10, 8:00 pm | |
| 25 | Grizzlies (23‑43) |
Home | Sun Apr 12, 8:30 pm |