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NBA 2026-27 · Regular season · NBA Cup · East Group C · Meeting 2 of the season

What does Hornets vs Hawks change in the NBA playoff race?

Hornets

Charlotte Hornets

3-4

7:00 PM ET

Scheduled

Hawks

Atlanta Hawks

3-4

Fri, Nov 20, 2026 · 7:00 PM ET (Nov 21, 09:00 KST)State Farm Arena, Atlanta

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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.

Hornets win

9 more teams

Hawks win

  • HawksEast #7→#6play-in (7–10)→top 6Magic -→74
9 more teams

Both teams going in

TeamMagicTragicTop-6 magic
HornetsEast #8 · 3-4---
HawksEast #7 · 3-4---

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

Hornets 0Hawks 1

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Team records

Season records counted by this site from BALLDONTLIE results.

Injury report

Hornets

  • Kon KnueppelOut
  • Grant WilliamsOut

Hawks

  • Henri VeesaarOut
  • Mouhamed GueyeOut
  • Jock LandaleOut
  • Jalen JohnsonOut
  • Keshon GilbertOut
  • Jalen WilsonOut
  • Kingston FlemingsOut

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

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