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 (38‑24) vs Lakers (37‑24) |
47 | Nuggets Wins | <1% | <1% | 19% | 28% | 26% | 18% | 7% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 16% | 24% | 25% | 22% | 10% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Lakers Wins | <1% | <1% | 10% | 19% | 26% | 28% | 15% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Raptors (35‑26) vs TimberwolvesT. Wolves (39‑23) |
12 | Raptors Wins | <1% | <1% | 17% | 26% | 26% | 20% | 9% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 16% | 24% | 25% | 22% | 10% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| TimberwolvesT. Wolves Wins | <1% | <1% | 15% | 24% | 25% | 23% | 11% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Bulls (25‑37) vs Suns (35‑26) |
7 | Bulls Wins | <1% | <1% | 16% | 25% | 26% | 23% | 8% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 16% | 24% | 25% | 22% | 10% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Suns Wins | <1% | <1% | 16% | 24% | 25% | 21% | 11% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Warriors (31‑30) vs Rockets (38‑22) |
4 | Warriors Wins | <1% | <1% | 19% | 24% | 24% | 21% | 10% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 16% | 24% | 25% | 22% | 10% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Rockets Wins | <1% | <1% | 15% | 25% | 26% | 22% | 10% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Clippers (29‑31) vs Pacers (15‑46) |
2 | Clippers Wins | <1% | <1% | 16% | 25% | 25% | 22% | 10% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 16% | 24% | 25% | 22% | 10% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Pacers Wins | <1% | <1% | 16% | 23% | 25% | 23% | 11% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Mavericks (21‑40) vs Magic (32‑28) |
2 | Mavericks Wins | <1% | <1% | 17% | 25% | 25% | 21% | 10% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 16% | 24% | 25% | 22% | 10% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Magic Wins | <1% | <1% | 16% | 24% | 25% | 23% | 10% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Pistons (45‑15) vs Spurs (44‑17) |
1 | Pistons Wins | <1% | <1% | 16% | 25% | 25% | 21% | 10% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 16% | 24% | 25% | 22% | 10% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Spurs Wins | <1% | <1% | 16% | 25% | 25% | 22% | 10% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Sixers (33‑28) vs Jazz (18‑43) |
1 | Sixers Wins | <1% | <1% | 16% | 24% | 25% | 22% | 10% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 16% | 24% | 25% | 22% | 10% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Jazz Wins | <1% | <1% | 16% | 24% | 26% | 22% | 11% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Grizzlies (23‑37) vs Trail Blazers (29‑33) |
0 | Grizzlies Wins | <1% | <1% | 16% | 24% | 25% | 22% | 11% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 16% | 24% | 25% | 22% | 10% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Trail Blazers Wins | <1% | <1% | 16% | 25% | 24% | 22% | 11% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Pelicans (19‑44) vs Kings (14‑49) |
0 | Pelicans Wins | <1% | <1% | 16% | 24% | 26% | 22% | 10% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 16% | 24% | 25% | 22% | 10% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Kings Wins | <1% | <1% | 16% | 24% | 25% | 22% | 10% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Knicks (40‑22) vs Thunder (48‑15) |
0 | Knicks Wins | <1% | <1% | 16% | 24% | 26% | 22% | 11% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 16% | 24% | 25% | 22% | 10% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Thunder Wins | <1% | <1% | 16% | 24% | 26% | 22% | 10% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||