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 (5‑3) vs Rockets (7‑3) |
29 | Nuggets Wins | 7% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 24% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 8% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 27% | ||
| Rockets Wins | 5% | 8% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 26% | ||
| Clippers (1‑7) vs Pelicans (4‑5) |
3 | Clippers Wins | 6% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 26% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 8% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 27% | ||
| Pelicans Wins | 6% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 26% | ||
| Raptors (5‑4) vs Grizzlies (6‑3) |
2 | Raptors Wins | 6% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 26% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 8% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 27% | ||
| Grizzlies Wins | 6% | 8% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 26% | ||
| TimberwolvesT. Wolves (7‑3) vs Jazz (1‑8) |
2 | TimberwolvesT. Wolves Wins | 6% | 8% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 26% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 8% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 27% | ||
| Jazz Wins | 6% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 26% | ||
| Lakers (8‑2) vs Pistons (6‑2) |
2 | Lakers Wins | 6% | 8% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 26% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 8% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 27% | ||
| Pistons Wins | 7% | 8% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 26% | ||
| Suns (3‑5) vs Spurs (8‑2) |
2 | Suns Wins | 7% | 8% | 8% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 26% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 8% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 27% | ||
| Spurs Wins | 7% | 8% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 26% | ||
| Nets (2‑7) vs Mavericks (5‑4) |
0 | Nets Wins | 6% | 8% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 26% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 8% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 27% | ||
| Mavericks Wins | 6% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 25% | ||
| Heat (3‑6) vs Kings (1‑8) |
0 | Heat Wins | 7% | 8% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 26% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 8% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 27% | ||
| Kings Wins | 6% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 26% | ||