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 (39‑24) vs Knicks (40‑23) |
32 | Nuggets Wins | <1% | <1% | 29% | 29% | 23% | 14% | 4% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 24% | 27% | 25% | 17% | 5% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Knicks Wins | <1% | <1% | 18% | 25% | 27% | 22% | 7% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Magic (33‑28) vs TimberwolvesT. Wolves (40‑23) |
9 | Magic Wins | <1% | <1% | 27% | 28% | 23% | 16% | 5% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 24% | 27% | 25% | 17% | 5% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| TimberwolvesT. Wolves Wins | <1% | <1% | 23% | 27% | 25% | 18% | 5% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Pacers (15‑47) vs Lakers (37‑25) |
7 | Pacers Wins | <1% | <1% | 26% | 29% | 25% | 15% | 4% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 24% | 27% | 25% | 17% | 5% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Lakers Wins | <1% | <1% | 24% | 27% | 25% | 18% | 5% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Trail Blazers (30‑33) vs Rockets (38‑23) |
6 | Trail Blazers Wins | <1% | <1% | 28% | 27% | 23% | 15% | 5% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 24% | 27% | 25% | 17% | 5% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Rockets Wins | <1% | <1% | 23% | 28% | 25% | 17% | 5% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Pelicans (20‑44) vs Suns (35‑27) |
4 | Pelicans Wins | <1% | <1% | 25% | 27% | 25% | 17% | 4% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 24% | 27% | 25% | 17% | 5% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Suns Wins | <1% | <1% | 24% | 27% | 25% | 17% | 5% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Thunder (49‑15) vs Warriors (32‑30) |
2 | Thunder Wins | <1% | <1% | 24% | 27% | 25% | 18% | 5% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 24% | 27% | 25% | 17% | 5% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Warriors Wins | <1% | <1% | 24% | 28% | 24% | 17% | 5% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Celtics (41‑21) vs Mavericks (21‑41) |
1 | Celtics Wins | <1% | <1% | 25% | 27% | 24% | 17% | 5% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 24% | 27% | 25% | 17% | 5% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Mavericks Wins | <1% | <1% | 24% | 27% | 25% | 17% | 5% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Clippers (30‑31) vs Spurs (45‑17) |
0 | Clippers Wins | <1% | 1% | 24% | 28% | 25% | 17% | 5% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 24% | 27% | 25% | 17% | 5% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Spurs Wins | <1% | <1% | 24% | 28% | 25% | 17% | 5% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Bucks (26‑35) vs Jazz (19‑44) |
0 | Bucks Wins | <1% | <1% | 24% | 27% | 25% | 17% | 5% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 24% | 27% | 25% | 17% | 5% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Jazz Wins | <1% | <1% | 24% | 27% | 25% | 17% | 5% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||