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 (20‑6) vs Rockets (16‑8) |
27 | Nuggets Wins | 15% | 21% | 19% | 17% | 13% | 8% | 5% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 13% | 19% | 19% | 17% | 14% | 9% | 5% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Rockets Wins | 12% | 18% | 18% | 17% | 15% | 10% | 6% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Warriors (13‑15) vs Suns (15‑12) |
5 | Warriors Wins | 14% | 20% | 19% | 17% | 13% | 9% | 5% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 13% | 19% | 19% | 17% | 14% | 9% | 5% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Suns Wins | 13% | 20% | 19% | 17% | 14% | 9% | 5% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Trail Blazers (11‑16) vs Kings (6‑21) |
3 | Trail Blazers Wins | 15% | 19% | 19% | 17% | 13% | 9% | 5% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 13% | 19% | 19% | 17% | 14% | 9% | 5% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Kings Wins | 13% | 19% | 19% | 17% | 14% | 9% | 5% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Clippers (6‑21) vs Lakers (19‑7) |
3 | Clippers Wins | 14% | 20% | 19% | 16% | 13% | 9% | 5% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 13% | 19% | 19% | 17% | 14% | 9% | 5% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Lakers Wins | 14% | 19% | 18% | 17% | 13% | 9% | 5% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Sixers (15‑11) vs Mavericks (11‑17) |
3 | Sixers Wins | 14% | 20% | 18% | 17% | 13% | 9% | 5% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 13% | 19% | 19% | 17% | 14% | 9% | 5% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Mavericks Wins | 14% | 20% | 19% | 16% | 13% | 9% | 5% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Pelicans (6‑22) vs Pacers (6‑21) |
1 | Pelicans Wins | 14% | 20% | 19% | 16% | 13% | 9% | 5% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 13% | 19% | 19% | 17% | 14% | 9% | 5% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Pacers Wins | 14% | 20% | 19% | 17% | 14% | 8% | 5% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Magic (15‑12) vs Jazz (10‑16) |
1 | Magic Wins | 14% | 20% | 18% | 17% | 13% | 9% | 5% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 13% | 19% | 19% | 17% | 14% | 9% | 5% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Jazz Wins | 13% | 20% | 18% | 17% | 13% | 9% | 5% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Grizzlies (13‑14) vs Wizards (4‑21) |
0 | Grizzlies Wins | 14% | 19% | 19% | 17% | 13% | 9% | 5% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 13% | 19% | 19% | 17% | 14% | 9% | 5% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Wizards Wins | 13% | 20% | 19% | 17% | 14% | 9% | 5% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| TimberwolvesT. Wolves (18‑10) vs Bucks (11‑17) |
0 | TimberwolvesT. Wolves Wins | 14% | 20% | 19% | 17% | 13% | 8% | 5% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 13% | 19% | 19% | 17% | 14% | 9% | 5% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Bucks Wins | 14% | 19% | 18% | 17% | 13% | 10% | 5% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||