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 (37‑22) vs Thunder (45‑15) |
30 | Nuggets Wins | <1% | 2% | 31% | 32% | 19% | 10% | 4% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 2% | 25% | 31% | 22% | 13% | 6% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Thunder Wins | <1% | 1% | 23% | 31% | 22% | 15% | 6% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Warriors (31‑28) vs Lakers (34‑24) |
5 | Warriors Wins | <1% | 1% | 26% | 31% | 21% | 13% | 6% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 2% | 25% | 31% | 22% | 13% | 6% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Lakers Wins | <1% | 1% | 23% | 30% | 22% | 15% | 6% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Heat (31‑29) vs Rockets (37‑21) |
3 | Heat Wins | <1% | 1% | 28% | 29% | 20% | 13% | 6% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 2% | 25% | 31% | 22% | 13% | 6% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Rockets Wins | <1% | 1% | 23% | 33% | 21% | 14% | 6% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Mavericks (21‑37) vs Grizzlies (21‑36) |
1 | Mavericks Wins | <1% | 2% | 25% | 31% | 21% | 13% | 6% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 2% | 25% | 31% | 22% | 13% | 6% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Grizzlies Wins | <1% | 2% | 25% | 31% | 21% | 13% | 6% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Hornets (29‑31) vs Trail Blazers (29‑31) |
1 | Hornets Wins | <1% | 1% | 25% | 32% | 21% | 14% | 6% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 2% | 25% | 31% | 22% | 13% | 6% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Trail Blazers Wins | <1% | 1% | 26% | 31% | 21% | 13% | 6% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Pelicans (18‑42) vs Jazz (18‑41) |
0 | Pelicans Wins | <1% | 1% | 25% | 31% | 21% | 13% | 6% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 2% | 25% | 31% | 22% | 13% | 6% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Jazz Wins | <1% | 1% | 25% | 31% | 22% | 13% | 6% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||