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 (34‑20) vs Grizzlies (20‑32) |
36 | Nuggets Wins | 1% | 7% | 19% | 23% | 21% | 15% | 8% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 7% | 18% | 23% | 21% | 15% | 9% | 4% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Grizzlies Wins | 1% | 4% | 15% | 22% | 22% | 17% | 11% | 6% | 2% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Clippers (25‑27) vs Rockets (32‑19) |
7 | Clippers Wins | 1% | 7% | 20% | 23% | 20% | 15% | 9% | 4% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 7% | 18% | 23% | 21% | 15% | 9% | 4% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Rockets Wins | 1% | 6% | 18% | 22% | 22% | 15% | 10% | 5% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Mavericks (19‑33) vs Suns (31‑22) |
5 | Mavericks Wins | 1% | 7% | 20% | 22% | 21% | 15% | 8% | 4% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 7% | 18% | 23% | 21% | 15% | 9% | 4% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Suns Wins | 1% | 7% | 18% | 22% | 21% | 16% | 9% | 4% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Trail Blazers (26‑28) vs TimberwolvesT. Wolves (33‑22) |
2 | Trail Blazers Wins | 1% | 6% | 19% | 24% | 21% | 14% | 9% | 4% | 2% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 7% | 18% | 23% | 21% | 15% | 9% | 4% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| TimberwolvesT. Wolves Wins | 1% | 7% | 18% | 23% | 21% | 15% | 9% | 4% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Spurs (36‑16) vs Lakers (32‑20) |
2 | Spurs Wins | 1% | 6% | 20% | 23% | 21% | 15% | 9% | 4% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 7% | 18% | 23% | 21% | 15% | 9% | 4% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Lakers Wins | 1% | 7% | 17% | 23% | 21% | 16% | 9% | 4% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Jazz (17‑37) vs Kings (12‑43) |
1 | Jazz Wins | 1% | 6% | 18% | 23% | 21% | 16% | 9% | 4% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 7% | 18% | 23% | 21% | 15% | 9% | 4% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Kings Wins | 1% | 6% | 18% | 23% | 22% | 15% | 9% | 4% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Pelicans (15‑40) vs Heat (28‑27) |
1 | Pelicans Wins | 1% | 7% | 19% | 22% | 22% | 15% | 9% | 4% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 7% | 18% | 23% | 21% | 15% | 9% | 4% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Heat Wins | 1% | 7% | 18% | 23% | 21% | 16% | 9% | 4% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||