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 (45‑28) vs Bucks (40‑31) |
36 | Nuggets Wins | X | 24% | 43% | 23% | 8% | 2% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | 21% | 41% | 24% | 10% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ||
| Bucks Wins | X | 12% | 36% | 29% | 15% | 5% | 2% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ||
| Jazz (16‑57) vs Rockets (47‑26) |
10 | Jazz Wins | X | 28% | 35% | 23% | 10% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | 21% | 41% | 24% | 10% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ||
| Rockets Wins | X | 19% | 42% | 25% | 10% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ||
| Pacers (42‑29) vs Lakers (43‑28) |
10 | Pacers Wins | X | 21% | 44% | 23% | 9% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | 21% | 41% | 24% | 10% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ||
| Lakers Wins | X | 20% | 38% | 25% | 13% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ||
| Thunder (60‑12) vs Grizzlies (44‑28) |
8 | Thunder Wins | X | 22% | 41% | 23% | 10% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | 21% | 41% | 24% | 10% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ||
| Grizzlies Wins | X | 19% | 36% | 29% | 13% | 3% | 1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Knicks (45‑26) vs Clippers (40‑31) |
2 | Knicks Wins | X | 21% | 41% | 24% | 10% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | 21% | 41% | 24% | 10% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ||
| Clippers Wins | X | 21% | 41% | 24% | 10% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ||
| Suns (35‑37) vs Celtics (53‑19) |
1 | Suns Wins | X | 21% | 40% | 25% | 10% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | 21% | 41% | 24% | 10% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ||
| Celtics Wins | X | 20% | 41% | 25% | 10% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ||
| Trail Blazers (32‑41) vs Kings (35‑37) |
0 | Trail Blazers Wins | X | 20% | 41% | 24% | 11% | 2% | 1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | 21% | 41% | 24% | 10% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ||
| Kings Wins | X | 20% | 42% | 24% | 10% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ||
| Cavaliers (58‑14) vs Spurs (31‑40) |
0 | Cavaliers Wins | X | 21% | 41% | 24% | 10% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | 21% | 41% | 24% | 10% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ||
| Spurs Wins | X | 21% | 41% | 24% | 10% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ||
| Magic (35‑38) vs Mavericks (35‑38) |
0 | Magic Wins | X | 21% | 41% | 24% | 10% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | 21% | 41% | 24% | 10% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ||
| Mavericks Wins | X | 21% | 41% | 24% | 10% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ||