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

What does Bulls vs Hornets change in the NBA playoff race?

Bulls

Chicago Bulls

1-8

7:00 PM ET

Scheduled

Hornets

Charlotte Hornets

3-7

Wed, Nov 25, 2026 · 7:00 PM ET (Nov 26, 09:00 KST)Spectrum Center, Charlotte

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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.

Bulls win

Hornets win

  • HornetsEast #11→#10outside the top 10→play-in (7–10)Tragic 72→-
  • BullsEast #14→#15Tragic 71→69
4 more teams
  • PacersEast #10→#11play-in (7–10)→outside the top 10Tragic 72→71
  • MagicTragic 72→71
  • NetsTragic 71→70
  • BucksEast #15→#14Tragic 70→69

Both teams going in

TeamMagicTragicTop-6 magic
BullsEast #14 · 1-8-71-
HornetsEast #11 · 3-7-72-

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 3 this season

Bulls 0Hornets 0

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Team records

Season records counted by this site from BALLDONTLIE results.

Injury report

Bulls

  • Zach CollinsOut
  • Norman PowellOut

Hornets

  • Kon KnueppelOut
  • Grant WilliamsOut
  • Moussa DiabateQuestionable
  • Dennis SchroderOut
  • Brandon MillerOut
  • Michael AjayiOut
  • Kylan BoswellOut
  • PJ HallOut

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

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