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 | |||
| Knicks (25‑16) vs Suns (24‑17) |
4 | Knicks Wins | 5% | 24% | 24% | 18% | 13% | 9% | 4% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 23% | 23% | 18% | 13% | 9% | 5% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Suns Wins | 6% | 23% | 23% | 17% | 14% | 8% | 5% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Trail Blazers (20‑22) vs Lakers (24‑15) |
4 | Trail Blazers Wins | 5% | 23% | 24% | 17% | 13% | 8% | 5% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 23% | 23% | 18% | 13% | 9% | 5% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Lakers Wins | 5% | 23% | 23% | 17% | 13% | 9% | 5% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Wizards (10‑29) vs Kings (11‑30) |
3 | Wizards Wins | 6% | 23% | 24% | 18% | 13% | 9% | 5% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 23% | 23% | 18% | 13% | 9% | 5% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Kings Wins | 5% | 23% | 24% | 18% | 13% | 9% | 5% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Thunder (35‑7) vs Heat (21‑20) |
2 | Thunder Wins | 5% | 24% | 24% | 18% | 13% | 9% | 5% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 23% | 23% | 18% | 13% | 9% | 5% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Heat Wins | 6% | 23% | 23% | 17% | 14% | 9% | 5% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| TimberwolvesT. Wolves (27‑14) vs Rockets (23‑15) |
2 | TimberwolvesT. Wolves Wins | 6% | 23% | 23% | 18% | 14% | 9% | 5% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 23% | 23% | 18% | 13% | 9% | 5% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Rockets Wins | 5% | 23% | 23% | 18% | 13% | 8% | 5% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Hornets (15‑26) vs Warriors (23‑19) |
1 | Hornets Wins | 5% | 24% | 24% | 18% | 14% | 8% | 5% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 23% | 23% | 18% | 13% | 9% | 5% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Warriors Wins | 5% | 24% | 23% | 18% | 13% | 9% | 5% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Jazz (14‑27) vs Mavericks (16‑26) |
1 | Jazz Wins | 5% | 23% | 24% | 18% | 13% | 9% | 5% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 23% | 23% | 18% | 13% | 9% | 5% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Mavericks Wins | 5% | 23% | 24% | 18% | 13% | 9% | 5% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Pacers (9‑32) vs Pelicans (10‑33) |
0 | Pacers Wins | 5% | 24% | 23% | 19% | 13% | 9% | 5% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 23% | 23% | 18% | 13% | 9% | 5% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Pelicans Wins | 5% | 23% | 24% | 18% | 13% | 8% | 4% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Clippers (17‑23) vs Raptors (25‑17) |
0 | Clippers Wins | 6% | 22% | 24% | 18% | 13% | 8% | 5% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 23% | 23% | 18% | 13% | 9% | 5% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Raptors Wins | 6% | 23% | 23% | 18% | 14% | 9% | 5% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||