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

What does 76ers vs Magic change in the NBA playoff race?

76ers

Philadelphia 76ers

7-1

7:00 PM ET

Scheduled

Magic

Orlando Magic

2-5

Wed, Nov 18, 2026 · 7:00 PM ET (Nov 19, 09:00 KST)Kia Center, Orlando

What's at stake

Current standings (103 games played league-wide) plus this one result, recomputed for the 15 East teams. Arithmetic, not odds.

76ers win

  • 76ersMagic 71→69Top-6 magic 72→71
  • MagicEast #11→#12Tragic 75→74
10 more teams

Magic win

  • 76ersEast #1→#2
  • MagicEast #11→#9outside the top 10→play-in (7–10)Tragic 75→-
7 more teams

Both teams going in

TeamMagicTragicTop-6 magic
76ersEast #1 · 7-171-72
MagicEast #11 · 2-5-75-

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 3 this season

76ers 0Magic 0

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Team records

Season records counted by this site from BALLDONTLIE results.

Injury report

76ers

  • Dominick BarlowOut
  • Ariel HukportiOut

Magic

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

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