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 (41‑27) vs Sixers (37‑31) |
37 | Nuggets Wins | <1% | <1% | 19% | 33% | 30% | 15% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 16% | 30% | 31% | 18% | 4% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Sixers Wins | <1% | <1% | 8% | 26% | 34% | 25% | 7% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Suns (39‑29) vs TimberwolvesT. Wolves (41‑27) |
5 | Suns Wins | <1% | <1% | 17% | 32% | 31% | 14% | 5% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 16% | 30% | 31% | 18% | 4% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| TimberwolvesT. Wolves Wins | <1% | <1% | 15% | 30% | 31% | 20% | 4% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Lakers (43‑25) vs Rockets (41‑26) |
5 | Lakers Wins | <1% | <1% | 14% | 35% | 30% | 16% | 4% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 16% | 30% | 31% | 18% | 4% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Rockets Wins | <1% | <1% | 18% | 27% | 32% | 18% | 5% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Celtics (45‑23) vs Warriors (33‑35) |
2 | Celtics Wins | <1% | <1% | 16% | 31% | 31% | 18% | 4% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 16% | 30% | 31% | 18% | 4% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Warriors Wins | <1% | <1% | 16% | 30% | 31% | 18% | 4% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Kings (18‑51) vs Spurs (50‑18) |
1 | Kings Wins | <1% | <1% | 16% | 30% | 32% | 18% | 4% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 16% | 30% | 31% | 18% | 4% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Spurs Wins | <1% | <1% | 16% | 30% | 31% | 19% | 4% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Clippers (34‑34) vs Pelicans (23‑46) |
1 | Clippers Wins | <1% | <1% | 16% | 31% | 32% | 17% | 4% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 16% | 30% | 31% | 18% | 4% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Pelicans Wins | <1% | <1% | 16% | 30% | 32% | 18% | 4% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Thunder (53‑15) vs Magic (38‑29) |
0 | Thunder Wins | <1% | <1% | 16% | 31% | 31% | 18% | 4% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 16% | 30% | 31% | 18% | 4% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Magic Wins | <1% | <1% | 16% | 31% | 31% | 18% | 4% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Mavericks (23‑46) vs Hawks (37‑31) |
0 | Mavericks Wins | <1% | <1% | 16% | 30% | 31% | 18% | 4% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 16% | 30% | 31% | 18% | 4% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Hawks Wins | <1% | <1% | 16% | 30% | 31% | 18% | 4% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||