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

What does Knicks vs Raptors change in the NBA playoff race?

Knicks

New York Knicks

2-4

6:00 PM ET

Scheduled

Raptors

Toronto Raptors

3-3

Sun, Nov 15, 2026 · 6:00 PM ET (Nov 16, 08:00 KST)Scotiabank Arena, Toronto

What's at stake

Current standings (93 games played league-wide) plus this one result, recomputed for the 15 East teams. Arithmetic, not odds.

Knicks win

Raptors win

  • RaptorsEast #5→#4Magic 76→74Top-6 magic 76→75
  • KnicksEast #9→#11play-in (7–10)→outside the top 10Tragic 76→75
9 more teams

Both teams going in

TeamMagicTragicTop-6 magic
KnicksEast #9 · 2-4-76-
RaptorsEast #5 · 3-376-76

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

Knicks 0Raptors 0

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Team records

Season records counted by this site from BALLDONTLIE results.

Injury report

Knicks

  • Jose AlvaradoAvailable

Raptors

  • Nate BittleOut
  • Kawhi LeonardOut
  • Jakob PoeltlOut
  • Malachi SmithOut
  • Scottie BarnesAvailable

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

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