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

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

Celtics

Boston Celtics

5-1

8:00 PM ET

Scheduled

76ers

Philadelphia 76ers

6-1

Tue, Nov 10, 2026 · 8:00 PM ET (Nov 11, 10:00 KST)

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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.

Celtics win

76ers win

Both teams going in

TeamMagicTragicTop-6 magic
CelticsEast #2 · 5-174-74
76ersEast #1 · 6-173-73

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 4 this season

Celtics 076ers 0

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Team records

Season records counted by this site from BALLDONTLIE results.

Injury report

Celtics

  • Devin CarterOut
  • Paul GeorgeOut

76ers

  • Dominick BarlowOut
  • Ariel HukportiOut
  • Joel EmbiidAvailable

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

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