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 (43‑28) vs Trail Blazers (35‑36) |
33 | Nuggets Wins | X | <1% | 8% | 45% | 36% | 11% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | 7% | 40% | 37% | 15% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Trail Blazers Wins | X | <1% | 3% | 31% | 41% | 23% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Heat (38‑32) vs Rockets (42‑27) |
15 | Heat Wins | X | <1% | 7% | 47% | 32% | 13% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | 7% | 40% | 37% | 15% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Rockets Wins | X | <1% | 6% | 36% | 41% | 16% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Celtics (47‑23) vs TimberwolvesT. Wolves (43‑28) |
10 | Celtics Wins | X | <1% | 6% | 42% | 38% | 12% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | 7% | 40% | 37% | 15% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| TimberwolvesT. Wolves Wins | X | <1% | 6% | 36% | 36% | 19% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Magic (38‑31) vs Lakers (45‑25) |
3 | Magic Wins | X | <1% | 9% | 38% | 37% | 15% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | 7% | 40% | 37% | 15% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Lakers Wins | X | <1% | 4% | 42% | 38% | 15% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Spurs (52‑18) vs Pacers (15‑55) |
2 | Spurs Wins | X | <1% | 6% | 40% | 37% | 15% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | 7% | 40% | 37% | 15% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Pacers Wins | X | <1% | 6% | 39% | 37% | 16% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Bucks (28‑41) vs Suns (39‑31) |
1 | Bucks Wins | X | <1% | 6% | 39% | 38% | 15% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | 7% | 40% | 37% | 15% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Suns Wins | X | <1% | 6% | 40% | 37% | 14% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Mavericks (23‑47) vs Clippers (34‑36) |
1 | Mavericks Wins | X | <1% | 7% | 40% | 38% | 14% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | 7% | 40% | 37% | 15% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Clippers Wins | X | <1% | 6% | 40% | 37% | 15% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Warriors (33‑37) vs Hawks (38‑32) |
0 | Warriors Wins | X | <1% | 6% | 40% | 38% | 14% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | 7% | 40% | 37% | 15% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Hawks Wins | X | <1% | 6% | 40% | 37% | 15% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Hornets (36‑34) vs Grizzlies (24‑45) |
0 | Hornets Wins | X | <1% | 7% | 40% | 37% | 15% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | 7% | 40% | 37% | 15% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Grizzlies Wins | X | <1% | 7% | 40% | 37% | 15% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Pelicans (25‑46) vs Cavaliers (43‑27) |
0 | Pelicans Wins | X | <1% | 7% | 40% | 37% | 15% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | 7% | 40% | 37% | 15% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Cavaliers Wins | X | <1% | 7% | 40% | 37% | 15% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Jazz (21‑49) vs Sixers (38‑32) |
0 | Jazz Wins | X | <1% | 7% | 40% | 37% | 15% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | 7% | 40% | 37% | 15% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Sixers Wins | X | <1% | 7% | 40% | 37% | 15% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Kings (18‑53) vs Nets (17‑53) |
0 | Kings Wins | X | <1% | 7% | 40% | 37% | 15% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | 7% | 40% | 37% | 15% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Nets Wins | X | <1% | 7% | 40% | 37% | 15% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||