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NBA 2026-27 · Regular season · NBA Cup · East Group C · Meeting 2 of the season

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

Wizards

Washington Wizards

4-3

7:00 PM ET

Scheduled

Hawks

Atlanta Hawks

4-4

Fri, Nov 6, 2026 · 7:00 PM ET (Nov 7, 09:00 KST)State Farm Arena, Atlanta

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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.

Wizards win

  • WizardsEast #6→#5Magic 76→74Top-6 magic 76→75
  • HawksEast #7→#8
9 more teams

Hawks win

  • WizardsEast #6→#7top 6→play-in (7–10)Magic 76→-Top-6 magic 76→-
  • HawksEast #7→#6play-in (7–10)→top 6

Both teams going in

TeamMagicTragicTop-6 magic
WizardsEast #6 · 3-376-76
HawksEast #7 · 3-4---

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

Wizards 0Hawks 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 GillOut
  • Alexandre SarrOut
  • Reece BeekmanOut

Hawks

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

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