NBA 2026-27 · Regular season · Meeting 1 of the season
What does Trail Blazers vs Knicks change in the NBA playoff race?
What's at stake
Current standings (146 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.
Trail Blazers win
- KnicksEast #5→#6Top-6 magic 73→-
- Trail BlazersWest #8→#6play-in (7–10)→top 6Magic 72→71
- RaptorsEast #6→#5
- WarriorsWest #6→#7top 6→play-in (7–10)
- GrizzliesWest #7→#8
Knicks win
- KnicksMagic 71→70Top-6 magic 73→72
- Trail BlazersWest #8→#9
- NuggetsWest #9→#8
Both teams going in
| Team | Magic | Tragic | Top-6 magic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trail BlazersWest #8 · 6-3 | 72 | - | - |
| KnicksEast #5 · 5-4 | 71 | - | 73 |
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
Before this game
- Nov 21 Trail Blazers @ Knicks (Scheduled)
- Jan 4 Knicks @ Trail Blazers (Scheduled)
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Team records
- Trail Blazers6-3
- Knicks5-4
Season records counted by this site from BALLDONTLIE results.
Injury report
Trail Blazers
- Shaedon SharpeOut
- Ja MorantOut
- Vit KrejciOut
- Robert Williams IIIDay-To-Day
Knicks
- Josh HartDay-To-Day
BALLDONTLIE injury report (status only). It can change before tip-off.
Game data: BALLDONTLIE. Magic and tragic numbers are computed by this site.