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

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

Grizzlies

Memphis Grizzlies

6-0

7:00 PM ET

Scheduled

Wizards

Washington Wizards

3-3

Mon, Nov 16, 2026 · 7:00 PM ET (Nov 17, 09:00 KST)Capital One Arena, Washington DC

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What's at stake

Current standings (92 games played league-wide) plus this one result, recomputed for all 30 teams in both conferences. Arithmetic, not odds. Interconference game: each result moves one team in each conference.

Grizzlies win

  • WizardsEast #6→#7top 6→play-in (7–10)Magic 76→-Top-6 magic 76→-
  • GrizzliesMagic 74→73Top-6 magic 75→74
  • HawksEast #7→#6play-in (7–10)→top 6

Wizards win

  • WizardsEast #6→#5Magic 76→75Top-6 magic 76→75
  • RaptorsEast #5→#6

Both teams going in

TeamMagicTragicTop-6 magic
GrizzliesWest #1 · 6-074-75
WizardsEast #6 · 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 2 this season

Grizzlies 0Wizards 0

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Team records

Season records counted by this site from BALLDONTLIE results.

Injury report

Grizzlies

  • Quinten PostQuestionable
  • Scotty Pippen Jr.Doubtful

Wizards

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

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

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