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

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

Wizards

Washington Wizards

3-3

7:00 PM ET

Scheduled

Pistons

Detroit Pistons

5-1

Mon, Nov 9, 2026 · 7:00 PM ET (Nov 10, 09:00 KST)Little Caesars Arena, Detroit

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What's at stake

Current standings (92 games played league-wide) plus this one result, recomputed for the 15 East teams. Arithmetic, not odds.

Wizards win

  • WizardsEast #6→#5Magic 76→75Top-6 magic 76→75
  • RaptorsEast #5→#6

Pistons win

  • PistonsEast #3→#1Magic 74→73Top-6 magic 74→73
  • WizardsEast #6→#7top 6→play-in (7–10)Magic 76→-Top-6 magic 76→-
  • 76ersEast #1→#2
  • CelticsEast #2→#3
  • HawksEast #7→#6play-in (7–10)→top 6

Both teams going in

TeamMagicTragicTop-6 magic
WizardsEast #6 · 3-376-76
PistonsEast #3 · 5-174-74

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 1 of 3 this season

Wizards 0Pistons 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

Pistons

  • Jalen DurenOut
  • Isaiah JoeOut
  • Elijah HarklessOut
  • Isaac JonesAvailable
  • Ugonna OnyensoOut

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

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