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 (39‑25) vs Thunder (50‑15) |
35 | Nuggets Wins | <1% | <1% | 25% | 28% | 24% | 17% | 5% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 18% | 24% | 26% | 23% | 8% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Thunder Wins | <1% | <1% | 14% | 23% | 27% | 25% | 9% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Raptors (36‑27) vs Rockets (39‑24) |
6 | Raptors Wins | <1% | <1% | 21% | 24% | 24% | 21% | 8% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 18% | 24% | 26% | 23% | 8% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Rockets Wins | <1% | <1% | 17% | 25% | 26% | 22% | 8% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Hornets (32‑32) vs Suns (36‑27) |
6 | Hornets Wins | <1% | <1% | 18% | 24% | 27% | 24% | 6% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 18% | 24% | 26% | 23% | 8% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Suns Wins | <1% | <1% | 18% | 24% | 26% | 22% | 9% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Lakers (39‑25) vs TimberwolvesT. Wolves (40‑24) |
4 | Lakers Wins | <1% | <1% | 18% | 25% | 25% | 23% | 7% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 18% | 24% | 26% | 23% | 8% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| TimberwolvesT. Wolves Wins | <1% | <1% | 18% | 24% | 25% | 23% | 8% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Jazz (19‑45) vs Warriors (32‑31) |
2 | Jazz Wins | <1% | <1% | 18% | 25% | 26% | 22% | 8% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 18% | 24% | 26% | 23% | 8% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Warriors Wins | <1% | <1% | 18% | 24% | 26% | 22% | 8% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Nets (16‑47) vs Grizzlies (23‑39) |
2 | Nets Wins | <1% | <1% | 18% | 25% | 26% | 23% | 7% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 18% | 24% | 26% | 23% | 8% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Grizzlies Wins | <1% | <1% | 18% | 25% | 26% | 22% | 8% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Spurs (47‑17) vs Celtics (43‑21) |
1 | Spurs Wins | <1% | <1% | 18% | 25% | 26% | 22% | 8% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 18% | 24% | 26% | 23% | 8% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Celtics Wins | <1% | <1% | 18% | 24% | 26% | 22% | 8% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Mavericks (21‑43) vs Hawks (33‑31) |
1 | Mavericks Wins | <1% | <1% | 18% | 24% | 26% | 22% | 8% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 18% | 24% | 26% | 23% | 8% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Hawks Wins | <1% | <1% | 18% | 25% | 26% | 22% | 8% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Clippers (31‑32) vs Knicks (41‑24) |
0 | Clippers Wins | <1% | <1% | 17% | 25% | 26% | 22% | 8% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 18% | 24% | 26% | 23% | 8% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Knicks Wins | <1% | <1% | 17% | 25% | 26% | 22% | 9% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Kings (15‑50) vs Pacers (15‑49) |
0 | Kings Wins | <1% | <1% | 18% | 24% | 26% | 23% | 8% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 18% | 24% | 26% | 23% | 8% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Pacers Wins | <1% | <1% | 18% | 24% | 26% | 23% | 8% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||