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 |
8** Play-in |
9** Play-in |
10** Play-in |
11 | |||
| Nuggets (12‑10) vs Trail Blazers (8‑16) |
33 | Nuggets Wins | 3% | 6% | 8% | 9% | 10% | 10% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 18% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 6% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 20% | ||
| Trail Blazers Wins | 2% | 6% | 7% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 10% | 9% | 9% | 22% | ||
| Hawks (13‑12) vs Spurs (12‑12) |
11 | Hawks Wins | 2% | 6% | 8% | 10% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 19% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 6% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 20% | ||
| Spurs Wins | 3% | 6% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 20% | ||
| Pacers (10‑15) vs Suns (12‑11) |
9 | Pacers Wins | 3% | 7% | 8% | 10% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 19% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 6% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 20% | ||
| Suns Wins | 2% | 6% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 10% | 9% | 9% | 20% | ||
| Jazz (5‑18) vs Pistons (10‑15) |
8 | Jazz Wins | 2% | 6% | 8% | 10% | 10% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 19% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 6% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 20% | ||
| Pistons Wins | 3% | 6% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 20% | ||
| Lakers (13‑11) vs Kings (12‑13) |
7 | Lakers Wins | 3% | 6% | 8% | 9% | 10% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 19% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 6% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 20% | ||
| Kings Wins | 2% | 6% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 20% | ||
| Pelicans (5‑20) vs Rockets (16‑8) |
7 | Pelicans Wins | 3% | 6% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 10% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 19% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 6% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 20% | ||
| Rockets Wins | 2% | 6% | 8% | 9% | 10% | 10% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 19% | ||
| Mavericks (16‑8) vs Clippers (14‑11) |
7 | Mavericks Wins | 3% | 6% | 8% | 10% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 19% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 6% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 20% | ||
| Clippers Wins | 3% | 6% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 20% | ||
| Knicks (15‑9) vs TimberwolvesT. Wolves (12‑11) |
6 | Knicks Wins | 3% | 6% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 9% | 20% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 6% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 20% | ||
| TimberwolvesT. Wolves Wins | 3% | 6% | 8% | 9% | 10% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 20% | ||
| Magic (17‑9) vs Thunder (18‑5) |
3 | Magic Wins | 3% | 6% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 19% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 6% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 20% | ||
| Thunder Wins | 2% | 6% | 8% | 9% | 10% | 10% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 20% | ||
| Grizzlies (17‑8) vs Warriors (14‑9) |
1 | Grizzlies Wins | 2% | 6% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 10% | 9% | 19% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 6% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 20% | ||
| Warriors Wins | 3% | 6% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 10% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 20% | ||