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NBA 2026-27 · Regular season · NBA Cup · East Group A · Meeting 1 of the season

What does Bucks vs Magic change in the NBA playoff race?

Bucks

Milwaukee Bucks

1-5

7:00 PM ET

Scheduled

Magic

Orlando Magic

2-4

Fri, Nov 13, 2026 · 7:00 PM ET (Nov 14, 09:00 KST)Kia Center, Orlando

What's at stake

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

Bucks win

  • MagicEast #11→#12Tragic 76→75
  • BucksEast #14→#13
12 more teams

Magic win

  • MagicEast #11→#8outside the top 10→play-in (7–10)Tragic 76→-
  • BucksEast #14→#15Tragic 75→74
4 more teams
  • HornetsEast #8→#9
  • KnicksEast #9→#10
  • HeatEast #10→#11play-in (7–10)→outside the top 10
  • BullsEast #15→#14

Both teams going in

TeamMagicTragicTop-6 magic
BucksEast #14 · 1-5-75-
MagicEast #11 · 2-4-76-

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

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Team records

Season records counted by this site from BALLDONTLIE results.

Injury report

Bucks

No injuries listed

Magic

  • Jonathan IsaacOut
  • Izaiyah NelsonOut
  • Noah PendaOut
  • Paolo BancheroOut
  • Jalen SuggsOut

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

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