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 (11‑8) vs Cavaliers (19‑3) |
36 | Nuggets Wins | 6% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 17% |
| Current Probabilities | 5% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 20% | ||
| Cavaliers Wins | 4% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 9% | 8% | 20% | ||
| Bulls (9‑13) vs Spurs (11‑10) |
8 | Bulls Wins | 5% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 19% |
| Current Probabilities | 5% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 20% | ||
| Spurs Wins | 5% | 8% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 20% | ||
| Wizards (2‑17) vs Mavericks (14‑8) |
7 | Wizards Wins | 5% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 9% | 8% | 9% | 8% | 19% |
| Current Probabilities | 5% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 20% | ||
| Mavericks Wins | 4% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 9% | 20% | ||
| Hawks (12‑11) vs Lakers (12‑10) |
6 | Hawks Wins | 4% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 20% |
| Current Probabilities | 5% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 20% | ||
| Lakers Wins | 5% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 9% | 8% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 20% | ||
| Kings (10‑12) vs Grizzlies (14‑8) |
3 | Kings Wins | 5% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 20% |
| Current Probabilities | 5% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 20% | ||
| Grizzlies Wins | 5% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 20% | ||
| Warriors (12‑8) vs Rockets (15‑7) |
3 | Warriors Wins | 5% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 19% |
| Current Probabilities | 5% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 20% | ||
| Rockets Wins | 5% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 19% | ||
| Pelicans (4‑18) vs Suns (12‑8) |
2 | Pelicans Wins | 5% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 20% |
| Current Probabilities | 5% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 20% | ||
| Suns Wins | 5% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 19% | ||
| Raptors (7‑15) vs Thunder (16‑5) |
1 | Raptors Wins | 5% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 20% |
| Current Probabilities | 5% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 20% | ||
| Thunder Wins | 5% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 19% | ||
| Jazz (4‑17) vs Trail Blazers (8‑14) |
1 | Jazz Wins | 5% | 7% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 20% |
| Current Probabilities | 5% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 20% | ||
| Trail Blazers Wins | 4% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 20% | ||