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 (24‑12) vs Celtics (23‑12) |
28 | Nuggets Wins | 8% | 14% | 17% | 17% | 16% | 14% | 9% | 4% | 2% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 7% | 13% | 15% | 17% | 17% | 13% | 10% | 5% | 2% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Celtics Wins | 5% | 12% | 15% | 17% | 17% | 15% | 10% | 6% | 2% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Lakers (23‑11) vs Spurs (25‑11) |
10 | Lakers Wins | 7% | 13% | 16% | 17% | 16% | 14% | 9% | 5% | 2% | 1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 7% | 13% | 15% | 17% | 17% | 13% | 10% | 5% | 2% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Spurs Wins | 6% | 12% | 16% | 17% | 16% | 14% | 10% | 6% | 2% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Bucks (16‑20) vs Warriors (19‑18) |
5 | Bucks Wins | 7% | 12% | 16% | 17% | 16% | 14% | 10% | 5% | 2% | 1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 7% | 13% | 15% | 17% | 17% | 13% | 10% | 5% | 2% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Warriors Wins | 6% | 12% | 15% | 18% | 17% | 13% | 10% | 5% | 2% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Pelicans (8‑30) vs Hawks (17‑21) |
4 | Pelicans Wins | 7% | 12% | 17% | 17% | 16% | 14% | 10% | 5% | 2% | 1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 7% | 13% | 15% | 17% | 17% | 13% | 10% | 5% | 2% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Hawks Wins | 7% | 12% | 16% | 17% | 16% | 14% | 10% | 5% | 2% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Clippers (13‑22) vs Knicks (23‑13) |
2 | Clippers Wins | 7% | 13% | 16% | 18% | 16% | 13% | 10% | 5% | 2% | 1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 7% | 13% | 15% | 17% | 17% | 13% | 10% | 5% | 2% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Knicks Wins | 7% | 12% | 16% | 17% | 16% | 14% | 9% | 5% | 2% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Trail Blazers (17‑20) vs Rockets (22‑11) |
1 | Trail Blazers Wins | 6% | 13% | 16% | 18% | 16% | 13% | 10% | 5% | 2% | 1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 7% | 13% | 15% | 17% | 17% | 13% | 10% | 5% | 2% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Rockets Wins | 7% | 12% | 16% | 17% | 17% | 14% | 10% | 5% | 2% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Jazz (12‑23) vs Thunder (30‑7) |
0 | Jazz Wins | 7% | 13% | 15% | 17% | 17% | 14% | 9% | 5% | 2% | 1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 7% | 13% | 15% | 17% | 17% | 13% | 10% | 5% | 2% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Thunder Wins | 6% | 13% | 16% | 17% | 17% | 14% | 10% | 5% | 2% | 1% | <1% | ||
| TimberwolvesT. Wolves (24‑13) vs Cavaliers (21‑17) |
0 | TimberwolvesT. Wolves Wins | 7% | 13% | 17% | 17% | 16% | 14% | 9% | 5% | 2% | 1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 7% | 13% | 15% | 17% | 17% | 13% | 10% | 5% | 2% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Cavaliers Wins | 7% | 13% | 16% | 17% | 16% | 14% | 9% | 5% | 2% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Grizzlies (16‑20) vs Suns (21‑15) |
0 | Grizzlies Wins | 6% | 12% | 16% | 18% | 17% | 13% | 9% | 5% | 2% | 1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 7% | 13% | 15% | 17% | 17% | 13% | 10% | 5% | 2% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Suns Wins | 6% | 13% | 15% | 17% | 17% | 14% | 10% | 5% | 2% | <1% | <1% | ||