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

What does 76ers vs Cavaliers change in the NBA playoff race?

76ers

Philadelphia 76ers

6-1

7:30 PM ET

Scheduled

Cavaliers

Cleveland Cavaliers

4-2

Fri, Nov 6, 2026 · 7:30 PM ET (Nov 7, 09:30 KST)Rocket Arena, Cleveland

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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.

76ers win

  • 76ersMagic 73→72Top-6 magic 73→72
  • CavaliersEast #4→#5Magic 75→-Top-6 magic 75→-
  • RaptorsEast #5→#4

Cavaliers win

Both teams going in

TeamMagicTragicTop-6 magic
76ersEast #1 · 6-173-73
CavaliersEast #4 · 4-375-75

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 3 this season

76ers 1Cavaliers 0

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Team records

Season records counted by this site from BALLDONTLIE results.

Injury report

76ers

  • Dominick BarlowOut
  • Ariel HukportiOut
  • Joel EmbiidAvailable

Cavaliers

  • Jaylon TysonOut
  • Peyton WatsonOut

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

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