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NBA 2026-27 · Regular season · Meeting 2 of the season

What does Hornets vs Nets change in the NBA playoff race?

Hornets

Charlotte Hornets

3-4

7:30 PM ET

Scheduled

Nets

Brooklyn Nets

1-5

Wed, Nov 4, 2026 · 7:30 PM ET (Nov 5, 09:30 KST)Barclays Center, New York

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What's at stake

Current standings (93 games played league-wide) plus this one result, recomputed for the 15 East teams. Arithmetic, not odds.

Hornets win

Nets win

    10 more teams

    Both teams going in

    TeamMagicTragicTop-6 magic
    HornetsEast #8 · 3-4---
    NetsEast #13 · 1-5-75-

    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 2 of 4 this season

    Hornets 1Nets 0

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    Team records

    Season records counted by this site from BALLDONTLIE results.

    Injury report

    Hornets

    • Kon KnueppelOut
    • Grant WilliamsOut

    Nets

    • Tyler BilodeauOut
    • Egor DeminOut
    • Joshua JeffersonOut
    • Grant NelsonOut
    • Ben SarafOut

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

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