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

What does Bulls vs Nets change in the NBA playoff race?

Bulls

Chicago Bulls

1-5

7:30 PM ET

Scheduled

Nets

Brooklyn Nets

1-5

Wed, Nov 18, 2026 · 7:30 PM ET (Nov 19, 09:30 KST)Barclays Center, New York

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What's at stake

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

Bulls win

  • NetsEast #13→#15Tragic 75→74
  • BullsEast #15→#13

Nets win

Both teams going in

TeamMagicTragicTop-6 magic
BullsEast #15 · 1-5-75-
NetsEast #13 · 1-5-75-

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

Bulls 0Nets 0

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Team records

Season records counted by this site from BALLDONTLIE results.

Injury report

Bulls

  • Nicolas ClaxtonOut
  • Tobe AwakaAvailable
  • Jalen SmithAvailable

Nets

  • Tyler BilodeauOut
  • Egor DeminOut
  • Joshua JeffersonOut
  • Grant NelsonOut
  • Ben SarafOut

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

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