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 (6‑4) vs Pelicans (4‑9) |
24 | Nuggets Wins | 5% | 7% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 23% |
| Current Probabilities | 4% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 25% | ||
| Pelicans Wins | 4% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 8% | 25% | ||
| Grizzlies (8‑4) vs Nets (3‑8) |
12 | Grizzlies Wins | 5% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 24% |
| Current Probabilities | 4% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 25% | ||
| Nets Wins | 5% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 8% | 25% | ||
| Jazz (1‑12) vs Spurs (11‑2) |
11 | Jazz Wins | 5% | 7% | 9% | 8% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 24% |
| Current Probabilities | 4% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 25% | ||
| Spurs Wins | 5% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 8% | 7% | 8% | 25% | ||
| Mavericks (7‑5) vs Cavaliers (6‑7) |
10 | Mavericks Wins | 5% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 24% |
| Current Probabilities | 4% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 25% | ||
| Cavaliers Wins | 4% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 24% | ||
| Kings (1‑11) vs Thunder (8‑5) |
8 | Kings Wins | 5% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 25% |
| Current Probabilities | 4% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 25% | ||
| Thunder Wins | 4% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 25% | ||
| Bulls (2‑9) vs TimberwolvesT. Wolves (9‑3) |
7 | Bulls Wins | 5% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 24% |
| Current Probabilities | 4% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 25% | ||
| TimberwolvesT. Wolves Wins | 4% | 7% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 8% | 24% | ||
| Rockets (10‑3) vs Wizards (4‑9) |
6 | Rockets Wins | 5% | 7% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 24% |
| Current Probabilities | 4% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 25% | ||
| Wizards Wins | 5% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 8% | 24% | ||
| Lakers (11‑2) vs Suns (5‑6) |
2 | Lakers Wins | 4% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 24% |
| Current Probabilities | 4% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 25% | ||
| Suns Wins | 5% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 26% | ||
| Clippers (3‑8) vs Hornets (4‑8) |
0 | Clippers Wins | 4% | 7% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 8% | 25% |
| Current Probabilities | 4% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 25% | ||
| Hornets Wins | 4% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 24% | ||