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NBA 2026-27 · Regular season · Meeting 2 of the season

What does Pacers vs Knicks change in the NBA playoff race?

Pacers

Indiana Pacers

2-5

8:00 PM ET

Scheduled

Knicks

New York Knicks

2-4

Sun, Nov 22, 2026 · 8:00 PM ET (Nov 23, 10:00 KST)Madison Square Garden, New York

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What's at stake

Current standings (92 games played league-wide) plus this one result, recomputed for the 15 East teams. Arithmetic, not odds.

Pacers win

  • KnicksEast #9→#12play-in (7–10)→outside the top 10Tragic 76→75
  • PacersEast #12→#9outside the top 10→play-in (7–10)Tragic 75→-
10 more teams

Knicks win

Both teams going in

TeamMagicTragicTop-6 magic
PacersEast #12 · 2-5-75-
KnicksEast #9 · 2-4-76-

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 3 this season

Pacers 0Knicks 0

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Team records

Season records counted by this site from BALLDONTLIE results.

Injury report

Pacers

  • T.J. McConnellOut
  • Johnny FurphyOut
  • Ben SheppardOut
  • Ivica ZubacOut
  • Tyrese HaliburtonOut
  • Obi ToppinDay-To-Day

Knicks

  • Jose AlvaradoQuestionable

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

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