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 (40‑26) vs Spurs (48‑17) |
35 | Nuggets Wins | <1% | <1% | 27% | 31% | 24% | 13% | 4% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 19% | 28% | 26% | 18% | 8% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Spurs Wins | <1% | <1% | 16% | 27% | 27% | 21% | 9% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Warriors (32‑33) vs TimberwolvesT. Wolves (40‑26) |
12 | Warriors Wins | <1% | <1% | 20% | 28% | 27% | 17% | 7% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 19% | 28% | 26% | 18% | 8% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| TimberwolvesT. Wolves Wins | <1% | <1% | 18% | 25% | 26% | 20% | 9% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Pelicans (22‑45) vs Rockets (40‑25) |
10 | Pelicans Wins | <1% | <1% | 24% | 27% | 24% | 17% | 7% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 19% | 28% | 26% | 18% | 8% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Rockets Wins | <1% | <1% | 19% | 27% | 26% | 18% | 8% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Bulls (27‑38) vs Lakers (40‑25) |
9 | Bulls Wins | <1% | <1% | 22% | 29% | 24% | 17% | 8% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 19% | 28% | 26% | 18% | 8% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Lakers Wins | <1% | <1% | 18% | 27% | 27% | 19% | 8% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Pacers (15‑50) vs Suns (38‑27) |
7 | Pacers Wins | <1% | <1% | 20% | 28% | 27% | 18% | 6% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 19% | 28% | 26% | 18% | 8% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Suns Wins | <1% | <1% | 20% | 27% | 25% | 18% | 9% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Mavericks (21‑44) vs Grizzlies (23‑41) |
2 | Mavericks Wins | <1% | <1% | 19% | 28% | 26% | 18% | 7% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 19% | 28% | 26% | 18% | 8% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Grizzlies Wins | <1% | <1% | 20% | 28% | 26% | 18% | 8% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Trail Blazers (31‑35) vs Jazz (20‑46) |
1 | Trail Blazers Wins | <1% | <1% | 20% | 27% | 26% | 18% | 8% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 19% | 28% | 26% | 18% | 8% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Jazz Wins | <1% | <1% | 19% | 27% | 26% | 18% | 8% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Thunder (51‑15) vs Celtics (43‑22) |
0 | Thunder Wins | <1% | <1% | 20% | 27% | 26% | 18% | 8% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 19% | 28% | 26% | 18% | 8% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Celtics Wins | <1% | <1% | 19% | 27% | 27% | 18% | 8% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||