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 | |||
| Raptors (36‑27) vs Rockets (39‑24) |
10 | Raptors Wins | <1% | <1% | 17% | 23% | 25% | 23% | 10% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 14% | 23% | 26% | 25% | 10% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Rockets Wins | <1% | <1% | 12% | 23% | 27% | 25% | 11% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Bucks (27‑36) vs Suns (37‑27) |
8 | Bucks Wins | <1% | <1% | 15% | 23% | 27% | 25% | 9% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 14% | 23% | 26% | 25% | 10% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Suns Wins | <1% | <1% | 14% | 23% | 26% | 23% | 12% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Bulls (26‑38) vs Warriors (32‑32) |
4 | Bulls Wins | <1% | <1% | 15% | 23% | 26% | 24% | 10% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 14% | 23% | 26% | 25% | 10% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Warriors Wins | <1% | <1% | 14% | 22% | 27% | 24% | 11% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Mavericks (21‑43) vs Hawks (33‑31) |
3 | Mavericks Wins | <1% | <1% | 14% | 23% | 27% | 24% | 10% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 14% | 23% | 26% | 25% | 10% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Hawks Wins | <1% | <1% | 14% | 23% | 27% | 24% | 10% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Celtics (43‑21) vs Spurs (47‑17) |
1 | Celtics Wins | <1% | <1% | 14% | 23% | 27% | 24% | 10% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 14% | 23% | 26% | 25% | 10% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Spurs Wins | <1% | <1% | 14% | 22% | 28% | 24% | 10% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| TimberwolvesT. Wolves (40‑24) vs Lakers (39‑25) |
1 | TimberwolvesT. Wolves Wins | <1% | <1% | 15% | 23% | 26% | 24% | 11% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 14% | 23% | 26% | 25% | 10% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Lakers Wins | <1% | <1% | 14% | 23% | 26% | 25% | 10% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Hornets (32‑33) vs Trail Blazers (31‑34) |
1 | Hornets Wins | <1% | <1% | 14% | 22% | 26% | 25% | 11% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 14% | 23% | 26% | 25% | 10% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Trail Blazers Wins | <1% | <1% | 14% | 22% | 27% | 24% | 11% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Sixers (34‑30) vs Grizzlies (23‑40) |
0 | Sixers Wins | <1% | <1% | 14% | 23% | 27% | 25% | 10% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 14% | 23% | 26% | 25% | 10% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Grizzlies Wins | <1% | <1% | 15% | 22% | 27% | 24% | 10% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Kings (15‑50) vs Pacers (15‑49) |
0 | Kings Wins | <1% | <1% | 14% | 23% | 26% | 25% | 10% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 14% | 23% | 26% | 25% | 10% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Pacers Wins | <1% | <1% | 14% | 23% | 26% | 25% | 10% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Jazz (20‑45) vs Knicks (41‑25) |
0 | Jazz Wins | <1% | <1% | 14% | 23% | 26% | 25% | 10% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 14% | 23% | 26% | 25% | 10% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Knicks Wins | <1% | <1% | 14% | 23% | 26% | 25% | 10% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||