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

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

Hawks

Atlanta Hawks

4-4

7:00 PM ET

Scheduled

Wizards

Washington Wizards

4-3

Wed, Nov 4, 2026 · 7:00 PM ET (Nov 5, 09:00 KST)Capital One Arena, Washington DC

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What's at stake

Current standings (98 games played league-wide) plus this one result, recomputed for the 15 East teams. Arithmetic, not odds.

Hawks win

  • WizardsEast #5→#7top 6→play-in (7–10)Top-6 magic 75→-
  • HawksEast #7→#5play-in (7–10)→top 6Magic 74→73

Wizards win

Both teams going in

TeamMagicTragicTop-6 magic
HawksEast #7 · 4-474--
WizardsEast #5 · 4-374-75

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

Hawks 0Wizards 0

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Team records

Season records counted by this site from BALLDONTLIE results.

Injury report

Hawks

  • Henri VeesaarOut
  • Mouhamed GueyeOut
  • Jock LandaleOut
  • Jalen JohnsonOut
  • Kingston FlemingsSuspension

Wizards

  • Tristan VukcevicOut
  • Jamir WatkinsOut
  • Justin ChampagnieOut
  • Anthony GillOut
  • Alexandre SarrOut
  • Reece BeekmanOut

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

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