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

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

Magic

Orlando Magic

2-5

7:00 PM ET

Scheduled

Celtics

Boston Celtics

5-1

Mon, Nov 16, 2026 · 7:00 PM ET (Nov 17, 09:00 KST)TD Garden, Boston

What's at stake

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

Magic win

  • CelticsEast #2→#3
  • MagicEast #11→#8outside the top 10→play-in (7–10)Tragic 76→-
4 more teams

Celtics win

  • CelticsEast #2→#1Magic 74→72Top-6 magic 74→73
  • MagicEast #11→#12Tragic 76→75
10 more teams

Both teams going in

TeamMagicTragicTop-6 magic
MagicEast #11 · 2-4-76-
CelticsEast #2 · 5-174-74

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 4 this season

Magic 0Celtics 1

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Mon, Nov 16 game · Boston

Local date

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Team records

Season records counted by this site from BALLDONTLIE results.

Injury report

Magic

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

Celtics

  • Devin CarterOut
  • Paul GeorgeOut

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.