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

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

Pistons

Detroit Pistons

6-1

7:00 PM ET

Scheduled

Wizards

Washington Wizards

4-3

Thu, Nov 12, 2026 · 7:00 PM ET (Nov 13, 09:00 KST)Capital One Arena, Washington DC

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What's at stake

Current standings (103 games played league-wide) plus this one result, recomputed for the 15 East teams. Arithmetic, not odds.

Pistons win

Wizards win

Both teams going in

TeamMagicTragicTop-6 magic
PistonsEast #2 · 6-172-73
WizardsEast #5 · 4-374-75

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

Pistons 0Wizards 0

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Local date

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Team records

Season records counted by this site from BALLDONTLIE results.

Injury report

Pistons

  • Jalen DurenOut
  • Isaiah JoeOut

Wizards

  • Tristan VukcevicOut
  • Jamir WatkinsOut
  • Justin ChampagnieOut
  • Anthony GillOut
  • Alexandre SarrOut
  • Reece BeekmanOut

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

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