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 |
8** Play-in |
9** Play-in |
10** Play-in |
11 | |||
| Nuggets (22‑15) vs Mavericks (22‑16) |
58 | Nuggets Wins | <1% | 14% | 16% | 16% | 13% | 11% | 10% | 8% | 5% | 4% | 3% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 11% | 15% | 15% | 14% | 11% | 10% | 8% | 7% | 5% | 4% | ||
| Mavericks Wins | <1% | 9% | 14% | 14% | 13% | 13% | 11% | 9% | 8% | 5% | 5% | ||
| Raptors (8‑31) vs Warriors (19‑19) |
7 | Raptors Wins | <1% | 11% | 15% | 15% | 14% | 12% | 10% | 8% | 7% | 4% | 4% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 11% | 15% | 15% | 14% | 11% | 10% | 8% | 7% | 5% | 4% | ||
| Warriors Wins | <1% | 10% | 15% | 15% | 14% | 12% | 10% | 9% | 6% | 5% | 4% | ||
| Nets (13‑25) vs Jazz (9‑28) |
6 | Nets Wins | <1% | 10% | 15% | 16% | 13% | 12% | 10% | 8% | 6% | 5% | 4% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 11% | 15% | 15% | 14% | 11% | 10% | 8% | 7% | 5% | 4% | ||
| Jazz Wins | <1% | 11% | 16% | 15% | 13% | 12% | 10% | 8% | 7% | 5% | 5% | ||
| Rockets (25‑12) vs Grizzlies (25‑14) |
5 | Rockets Wins | <1% | 11% | 15% | 15% | 14% | 12% | 10% | 8% | 7% | 5% | 4% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 11% | 15% | 15% | 14% | 11% | 10% | 8% | 7% | 5% | 4% | ||
| Grizzlies Wins | <1% | 11% | 14% | 15% | 13% | 12% | 10% | 8% | 6% | 5% | 5% | ||
| Bulls (18‑20) vs Kings (19‑19) |
5 | Bulls Wins | <1% | 11% | 14% | 15% | 14% | 13% | 10% | 9% | 6% | 5% | 4% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 11% | 15% | 15% | 14% | 11% | 10% | 8% | 7% | 5% | 4% | ||
| Kings Wins | <1% | 11% | 15% | 15% | 14% | 11% | 11% | 8% | 6% | 5% | 5% | ||
| Wizards (6‑30) vs Thunder (31‑6) |
4 | Wizards Wins | <1% | 10% | 15% | 15% | 14% | 11% | 10% | 8% | 6% | 5% | 4% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 11% | 15% | 15% | 14% | 11% | 10% | 8% | 7% | 5% | 4% | ||
| Thunder Wins | <1% | 11% | 15% | 15% | 14% | 12% | 10% | 9% | 6% | 5% | 4% | ||
| Celtics (27‑11) vs Pelicans (8‑31) |
2 | Celtics Wins | <1% | 11% | 15% | 15% | 13% | 12% | 10% | 8% | 6% | 5% | 4% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 11% | 15% | 15% | 14% | 11% | 10% | 8% | 7% | 5% | 4% | ||
| Pelicans Wins | <1% | 11% | 14% | 15% | 14% | 12% | 10% | 9% | 7% | 4% | 4% | ||
| Trail Blazers (13‑24) vs Heat (19‑17) |
1 | Trail Blazers Wins | <1% | 11% | 15% | 15% | 13% | 12% | 10% | 9% | 6% | 5% | 5% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 11% | 15% | 15% | 14% | 11% | 10% | 8% | 7% | 5% | 4% | ||
| Heat Wins | <1% | 11% | 14% | 15% | 13% | 12% | 10% | 9% | 7% | 5% | 4% | ||
| Spurs (18‑19) vs Lakers (20‑16) |
1 | Spurs Wins | <1% | 11% | 16% | 15% | 14% | 12% | 10% | 8% | 6% | 5% | 4% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 11% | 15% | 15% | 14% | 11% | 10% | 8% | 7% | 5% | 4% | ||
| Lakers Wins | <1% | 11% | 14% | 15% | 14% | 12% | 10% | 8% | 7% | 4% | 4% | ||
| Hornets (8‑27) vs Suns (18‑19) |
1 | Hornets Wins | <1% | 11% | 15% | 15% | 13% | 12% | 10% | 9% | 7% | 4% | 4% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 11% | 15% | 15% | 14% | 11% | 10% | 8% | 7% | 5% | 4% | ||
| Suns Wins | <1% | 11% | 15% | 15% | 13% | 12% | 10% | 9% | 6% | 5% | 4% | ||