The Most Important Games for the Nuggets are those games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Nuggets final playoff standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Nuggets fans can use this table to identify the most interesting games in the upcoming week of play.
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Game Winner |
Nuggets 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 | |||
| Nuggets (41‑26) vs Lakers (41‑25) |
48 | Nuggets Wins | <1% | <1% | 43% | 32% | 16% | 7% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 28% | 31% | 23% | 13% | 5% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Lakers Wins | <1% | <1% | 20% | 30% | 28% | 16% | 6% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Warriors (32‑33) vs TimberwolvesT. Wolves (40‑26) |
9 | Warriors Wins | <1% | <1% | 29% | 32% | 24% | 11% | 4% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 28% | 31% | 23% | 13% | 5% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| TimberwolvesT. Wolves Wins | <1% | <1% | 27% | 30% | 23% | 14% | 5% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Pelicans (22‑45) vs Rockets (40‑25) |
8 | Pelicans Wins | <1% | <1% | 34% | 29% | 21% | 11% | 4% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 28% | 31% | 23% | 13% | 5% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Rockets Wins | <1% | <1% | 28% | 31% | 24% | 12% | 5% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Raptors (36‑29) vs Suns (39‑27) |
8 | Raptors Wins | <1% | <1% | 29% | 32% | 23% | 12% | 4% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 28% | 31% | 23% | 13% | 5% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Suns Wins | <1% | <1% | 28% | 30% | 23% | 13% | 6% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Bulls (27‑39) vs Clippers (33‑32) |
2 | Bulls Wins | <1% | <1% | 28% | 30% | 23% | 13% | 5% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 28% | 31% | 23% | 13% | 5% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Clippers Wins | <1% | <1% | 28% | 30% | 24% | 13% | 4% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Trail Blazers (31‑35) vs Jazz (20‑46) |
1 | Trail Blazers Wins | <1% | <1% | 29% | 31% | 23% | 13% | 4% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 28% | 31% | 23% | 13% | 5% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Jazz Wins | <1% | <1% | 28% | 31% | 24% | 13% | 4% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Spurs (48‑18) vs Hornets (34‑33) |
1 | Spurs Wins | <1% | <1% | 28% | 31% | 24% | 12% | 4% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 28% | 31% | 23% | 13% | 5% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Hornets Wins | <1% | <1% | 29% | 30% | 23% | 13% | 5% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Mavericks (22‑44) vs Cavaliers (40‑26) |
0 | Mavericks Wins | <1% | <1% | 28% | 31% | 23% | 13% | 5% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 28% | 31% | 23% | 13% | 5% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Cavaliers Wins | <1% | <1% | 28% | 31% | 23% | 13% | 5% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Pistons (47‑18) vs Grizzlies (23‑42) |
0 | Pistons Wins | <1% | <1% | 28% | 31% | 23% | 13% | 5% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 28% | 31% | 23% | 13% | 5% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Grizzlies Wins | <1% | <1% | 28% | 31% | 23% | 13% | 5% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||