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 (8‑5) vs Mavericks (8‑7) |
30 | Nuggets Wins | 6% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 24% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 8% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 25% | ||
| Mavericks Wins | 5% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 27% | ||
| Raptors (3‑12) vs TimberwolvesT. Wolves (8‑6) |
13 | Raptors Wins | 6% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 24% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 8% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 25% | ||
| TimberwolvesT. Wolves Wins | 6% | 8% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 25% | ||
| Trail Blazers (6‑9) vs Rockets (11‑5) |
4 | Trail Blazers Wins | 6% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 25% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 8% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 25% | ||
| Rockets Wins | 5% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 26% | ||
| Pelicans (4‑12) vs Warriors (11‑3) |
3 | Pelicans Wins | 6% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 24% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 8% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 25% | ||
| Warriors Wins | 6% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 25% | ||
| Lakers (10‑4) vs Magic (9‑7) |
2 | Lakers Wins | 6% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 24% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 8% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 25% | ||
| Magic Wins | 6% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 25% | ||
| Kings (8‑7) vs Clippers (9‑7) |
2 | Kings Wins | 6% | 8% | 8% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 25% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 8% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 25% | ||
| Clippers Wins | 6% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 24% | ||
| Jazz (3‑11) vs Spurs (7‑8) |
1 | Jazz Wins | 6% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 25% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 8% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 25% | ||
| Spurs Wins | 6% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 25% | ||