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 (5‑2) vs Warriors (5‑4) |
29 | Nuggets Wins | 12% | 10% | 10% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 20% |
| Current Probabilities | 12% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 21% | ||
| Warriors Wins | 9% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 22% | ||
| TimberwolvesT. Wolves (4‑4) vs Jazz (3‑5) |
5 | TimberwolvesT. Wolves Wins | 12% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 21% |
| Current Probabilities | 12% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 21% | ||
| Jazz Wins | 11% | 11% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 22% | ||
| Rockets (5‑2) vs Spurs (5‑2) |
3 | Rockets Wins | 12% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 6% | 22% |
| Current Probabilities | 12% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 21% | ||
| Spurs Wins | 12% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 22% | ||
| Kings (3‑5) vs Thunder (8‑1) |
2 | Kings Wins | 12% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 22% |
| Current Probabilities | 12% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 21% | ||
| Thunder Wins | 12% | 10% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 21% | ||
| Clippers (3‑4) vs Suns (3‑5) |
2 | Clippers Wins | 11% | 11% | 9% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 22% |
| Current Probabilities | 12% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 21% | ||
| Suns Wins | 12% | 10% | 8% | 7% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 21% | ||
| Mavericks (2‑6) vs Grizzlies (3‑6) |
1 | Mavericks Wins | 11% | 11% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 22% |
| Current Probabilities | 12% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 21% | ||
| Grizzlies Wins | 11% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 21% | ||