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

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

76ers

Philadelphia 76ers

6-1

3:30 PM ET

Scheduled

Bulls

Chicago Bulls

1-5

Sun, Nov 8, 2026 · 3:30 PM ET (Nov 9, 05:30 KST)United Center, Chicago

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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
  • BullsTragic 75→74

Bulls win

4 more teams

Both teams going in

TeamMagicTragicTop-6 magic
76ersEast #1 · 6-173-73
BullsEast #15 · 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

76ers 0Bulls 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

Bulls

  • Nicolas ClaxtonOut
  • Tobe AwakaAvailable
  • Jalen SmithAvailable

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

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