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 | |||
| Grizzlies (23‑36) vs TimberwolvesT. Wolves (38‑23) |
11 | Grizzlies Wins | <1% | 1% | 19% | 28% | 25% | 19% | 8% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 17% | 26% | 25% | 21% | 9% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| TimberwolvesT. Wolves Wins | <1% | 1% | 16% | 26% | 25% | 22% | 9% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Kings (14‑48) vs Suns (34‑26) |
7 | Kings Wins | <1% | 1% | 17% | 26% | 26% | 21% | 7% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 17% | 26% | 25% | 21% | 9% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Suns Wins | <1% | 1% | 16% | 26% | 26% | 21% | 10% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Pelicans (19‑43) vs Lakers (36‑24) |
5 | Pelicans Wins | <1% | 1% | 18% | 28% | 26% | 18% | 8% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 17% | 26% | 25% | 21% | 9% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Lakers Wins | <1% | 1% | 17% | 26% | 25% | 21% | 9% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Pacers (15‑46) vs Clippers (29‑31) |
3 | Pacers Wins | <1% | 1% | 17% | 26% | 25% | 21% | 9% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 17% | 26% | 25% | 21% | 9% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Clippers Wins | <1% | 1% | 17% | 25% | 25% | 21% | 9% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Sixers (33‑27) vs Spurs (43‑17) |
1 | Sixers Wins | <1% | 1% | 17% | 26% | 26% | 21% | 8% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 17% | 26% | 25% | 21% | 9% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Spurs Wins | <1% | 1% | 17% | 26% | 26% | 21% | 9% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Mavericks (21‑39) vs Hornets (30‑31) |
0 | Mavericks Wins | <1% | 1% | 16% | 27% | 26% | 21% | 9% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 17% | 26% | 25% | 21% | 9% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Hornets Wins | <1% | 1% | 17% | 26% | 25% | 21% | 9% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Bulls (25‑36) vs Thunder (47‑15) |
0 | Bulls Wins | <1% | 1% | 17% | 26% | 26% | 21% | 9% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 17% | 26% | 25% | 21% | 9% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Thunder Wins | <1% | 1% | 18% | 25% | 25% | 20% | 9% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||