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NBA 2026-27 · Regular season · NBA Cup · East Group A · Meeting 1 of the season

What does Raptors vs Pistons change in the NBA playoff race?

Raptors

Toronto Raptors

5-4

7:30 PM ET

Scheduled

Pistons

Detroit Pistons

6-3

Fri, Nov 20, 2026 · 7:30 PM ET (Nov 21, 09:30 KST)Little Caesars Arena, Detroit

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What's at stake

Current standings (146 games played league-wide) plus this one result, recomputed for the 15 East teams. Arithmetic, not odds.

Raptors win

Pistons win

Both teams going in

TeamMagicTragicTop-6 magic
RaptorsEast #6 · 5-471-73
PistonsEast #3 · 6-370-72

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 4 this season

Raptors 0Pistons 0

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Local date

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Team records

Season records counted by this site from BALLDONTLIE results.

Injury report

Raptors

  • Nate BittleOut
  • Kawhi LeonardOut
  • Scottie BarnesQuestionable
  • Immanuel QuickleyQuestionable
  • Kevin McCullar Jr.Out
  • Malachi SmithOut

Pistons

  • Jalen DurenOut
  • Isaiah JoeOut

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.