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NBA 2026-27 · Regular season · Meeting 1 of the season

What does Wizards vs Magic change in the NBA playoff race?

Wizards

Washington Wizards

3-3

7:30 PM ET

Scheduled

Magic

Orlando Magic

2-4

Mon, Nov 2, 2026 · 7:30 PM ET (Nov 3, 09:30 KST)Kia Center, Orlando

What's at stake

Current standings (92 games played league-wide) plus this one result, recomputed for the 15 East teams. Arithmetic, not odds.

Wizards win

  • WizardsEast #6→#5Magic 76→74Top-6 magic 76→75
  • MagicEast #11→#12Tragic 76→75
10 more teams

Magic win

  • WizardsEast #6→#7top 6→play-in (7–10)Magic 76→-Top-6 magic 76→-
  • MagicEast #11→#8outside the top 10→play-in (7–10)Tragic 76→-
4 more teams
  • HawksEast #7→#6play-in (7–10)→top 6
  • HornetsEast #8→#9
  • KnicksEast #9→#10
  • HeatEast #10→#11play-in (7–10)→outside the top 10

Both teams going in

TeamMagicTragicTop-6 magic
WizardsEast #6 · 3-376-76
MagicEast #11 · 2-4-76-

Magic number = wins left to lock a top-10 (play-in) finish (top-6 magic: a direct berth); tragic number = losses left until elimination. Ties count against the team. How we calculate →

Season series

Meeting 1 of 4 this season

Wizards 0Magic 0

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Team records

Season records counted by this site from BALLDONTLIE results.

Injury report

Wizards

  • Tristan VukcevicOut
  • Jamir WatkinsOut
  • Justin ChampagnieOut
  • Anthony GillQuestionable
  • Alexandre SarrQuestionable

Magic

  • Jonathan IsaacOut
  • Izaiyah NelsonOut
  • Noah PendaOut
  • Paolo BancheroOut
  • Jalen SuggsOut

BALLDONTLIE injury report (status only). It can change before tip-off.

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Game data: BALLDONTLIE. Magic and tragic numbers are computed by this site.