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 (39‑26) vs Rockets (40‑24) |
46 | Nuggets Wins | <1% | <1% | 17% | 25% | 26% | 22% | 10% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 13% | 22% | 26% | 24% | 13% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Rockets Wins | <1% | <1% | 6% | 18% | 27% | 30% | 17% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Clippers (32‑32) vs TimberwolvesT. Wolves (40‑25) |
10 | Clippers Wins | <1% | <1% | 13% | 24% | 27% | 23% | 12% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 13% | 22% | 26% | 24% | 13% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| TimberwolvesT. Wolves Wins | <1% | <1% | 12% | 20% | 26% | 27% | 14% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Bulls (27‑38) vs Lakers (40‑25) |
9 | Bulls Wins | <1% | <1% | 14% | 25% | 25% | 23% | 12% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 13% | 22% | 26% | 24% | 13% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Lakers Wins | <1% | <1% | 12% | 22% | 26% | 25% | 13% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Pacers (15‑50) vs Suns (38‑27) |
8 | Pacers Wins | <1% | <1% | 13% | 23% | 28% | 25% | 10% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 13% | 22% | 26% | 24% | 13% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Suns Wins | <1% | <1% | 13% | 22% | 26% | 25% | 13% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Celtics (43‑22) vs Thunder (51‑15) |
2 | Celtics Wins | <1% | <1% | 13% | 22% | 27% | 23% | 13% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 13% | 22% | 26% | 24% | 13% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Thunder Wins | <1% | <1% | 13% | 22% | 26% | 24% | 13% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Mavericks (21‑44) vs Grizzlies (23‑41) |
0 | Mavericks Wins | <1% | <1% | 13% | 22% | 27% | 24% | 13% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 13% | 22% | 26% | 24% | 13% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Grizzlies Wins | <1% | <1% | 13% | 22% | 26% | 25% | 13% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Pelicans (21‑45) vs Raptors (36‑28) |
0 | Pelicans Wins | <1% | <1% | 13% | 22% | 26% | 24% | 13% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 13% | 22% | 26% | 24% | 13% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Raptors Wins | <1% | <1% | 13% | 22% | 26% | 24% | 13% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Jazz (20‑45) vs Knicks (41‑25) |
0 | Jazz Wins | <1% | <1% | 13% | 22% | 26% | 24% | 13% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 13% | 22% | 26% | 24% | 13% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Knicks Wins | <1% | <1% | 13% | 22% | 26% | 24% | 13% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Kings (16‑50) vs Hornets (33‑33) |
0 | Kings Wins | <1% | <1% | 13% | 22% | 26% | 24% | 13% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 13% | 22% | 26% | 24% | 13% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Hornets Wins | <1% | <1% | 13% | 22% | 26% | 24% | 13% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||