NBA 2026-27 · Regular season · Meeting 1 of the season
What does Celtics vs Kings 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.
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 Celtics @ Kings (Scheduled)
- Mar 16 Kings @ Celtics (Scheduled)
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Sat, Nov 21 game · Sacramento
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Team records
Injury report
Celtics
No injuries listed
Kings
- Maxime RaynaudOut
- Ben SimmonsOut
- Domantas SabonisOut
BALLDONTLIE injury report (status only). It can change before tip-off.
Game data: BALLDONTLIE. Magic and tragic numbers are computed by this site.