NBA 2026-27 · Regular season · Meeting 1 of the season
What does Lakers vs Suns change in the NBA playoff race?
Sun, Nov 15, 2026 · 4:00 PM ET (Nov 16, 06:00 KST)Mortgage Matchup Center, Phoenix
What's at stake
Current standings (93 games played league-wide) plus this one result, recomputed for the 15 West teams. Arithmetic, not odds.
Lakers win
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
Lakers 0Suns 0
Before this game
- Nov 15 Lakers @ Suns (Scheduled)
- Feb 8 Lakers @ Suns (Scheduled)
- Mar 17 Suns @ Lakers (Scheduled)
- Apr 11 Suns @ Lakers (Scheduled)
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Injury report
Lakers
- Adou ThieroOut
- Walker KesslerAvailable
Suns
- Mark WilliamsOut
- Drew TimmeOut
- Duop ReathOut
- Pat SpencerOut
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.