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 (10‑2) vs Bulls (6‑6) |
18 | Nuggets Wins | 20% | 16% | 12% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 5% | 5% | 3% | 3% |
| Current Probabilities | 21% | 16% | 12% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 3% | 3% | ||
| Bulls Wins | 18% | 16% | 13% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 4% | ||
| Suns (8‑6) vs Trail Blazers (6‑7) |
8 | Suns Wins | 21% | 16% | 12% | 11% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 5% | 5% | 3% | 3% |
| Current Probabilities | 21% | 16% | 12% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 3% | 3% | ||
| Trail Blazers Wins | 20% | 16% | 12% | 11% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 3% | 4% | ||
| Magic (7‑7) vs Warriors (9‑6) |
5 | Magic Wins | 21% | 16% | 12% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 3% | 3% |
| Current Probabilities | 21% | 16% | 12% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 3% | 3% | ||
| Warriors Wins | 20% | 16% | 12% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 3% | 4% | ||
| Mavericks (4‑10) vs TimberwolvesT. Wolves (8‑5) |
4 | Mavericks Wins | 21% | 16% | 12% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 4% | 3% | 3% |
| Current Probabilities | 21% | 16% | 12% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 3% | 3% | ||
| TimberwolvesT. Wolves Wins | 20% | 16% | 13% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 4% | 3% | 4% | ||
| Pelicans (2‑11) vs Thunder (13‑1) |
3 | Pelicans Wins | 21% | 15% | 12% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 3% | 3% |
| Current Probabilities | 21% | 16% | 12% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 3% | 3% | ||
| Thunder Wins | 19% | 17% | 12% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 3% | 3% | ||
| Spurs (9‑4) vs Grizzlies (4‑10) |
2 | Spurs Wins | 21% | 16% | 12% | 11% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 4% | 3% | 3% |
| Current Probabilities | 21% | 16% | 12% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 3% | 3% | ||
| Grizzlies Wins | 21% | 16% | 12% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 3% | 3% | ||
| Lakers (10‑4) vs Jazz (5‑8) |
2 | Lakers Wins | 20% | 16% | 12% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 3% | 3% |
| Current Probabilities | 21% | 16% | 12% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 3% | 3% | ||
| Jazz Wins | 21% | 16% | 12% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 3% | 4% | ||
| Clippers (4‑9) vs Sixers (7‑5) |
0 | Clippers Wins | 20% | 16% | 12% | 11% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 3% | 3% |
| Current Probabilities | 21% | 16% | 12% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 3% | 3% | ||
| Sixers Wins | 20% | 16% | 12% | 11% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 4% | 3% | 4% | ||