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

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

Lakers

Los Angeles Lakers

5-2

7:00 PM ET

Scheduled

Hawks

Atlanta Hawks

3-4

Mon, Nov 9, 2026 · 7:00 PM ET (Nov 10, 09:00 KST)State Farm Arena, Atlanta

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What's at stake

Current standings (92 games played league-wide) plus this one result, recomputed for all 30 teams in both conferences. Arithmetic, not odds. Interconference game: each result moves one team in each conference.

Lakers win

HawksEast #7→#8
LakersMagic 75→74

10 more teams

76ersMagic 73→72
CelticsMagic 74→73
PistonsMagic 74→73
CavaliersMagic 75→74
RaptorsMagic 76→75
WizardsMagic 76→75
HornetsEast #8→#7Magic -→75
KnicksMagic -→76
HeatMagic -→76
MagicMagic -→76

Hawks win

HawksEast #7→#6play-in (7–10)→top 6
LakersWest #4→#7top 6→play-in (7–10)Magic 75→-

4 more teams

WizardsEast #6→#7top 6→play-in (7–10)
SpursWest #5→#4
MavericksWest #6→#5
ThunderWest #7→#6play-in (7–10)→top 6

Both teams going in

Team	Magic	Tragic	Top-6 magic
LakersWest #4 · 5-2	75	-	-
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 →