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NBA 2026-27 · Regular season · Meeting 3 of the season

What does Jazz vs Lakers change in the NBA playoff race?

Jazz

Utah Jazz

1-9

10:00 PM ET

Scheduled

Lakers

Los Angeles Lakers

9-2

Mon, Nov 23, 2026 · 10:00 PM ET (Nov 24, 12:00 KST)Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles

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What's at stake

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

Jazz win

Lakers win

  • LakersMagic 69→68Top-6 magic 71→70
  • JazzWest #14→#15Tragic 68→67
  • KingsWest #15→#14

Both teams going in

TeamMagicTragicTop-6 magic
JazzWest #14 · 1-9-68-
LakersWest #1 · 9-269-71

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 3 of 3 this season

Jazz 0Lakers 1

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Team records

Season records counted by this site from BALLDONTLIE results.

Injury report

Jazz

  • Jusuf NurkicOut
  • Jaren Jackson Jr.Out
  • Lauri MarkkanenOut
  • Keyonte GeorgeDay-To-Day

Lakers

  • Luka DoncicOut
  • Quentin GrimesDay-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.