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NBA 2026-27 · Regular season · NBA Cup · West Group A · Meeting 2 of the season

What does Suns vs Rockets change in the NBA playoff race?

Suns

Phoenix Suns

1-3

8:30 PM ET

Scheduled

Rockets

Houston Rockets

6-1

Wed, Nov 25, 2026 · 8:30 PM ET (Nov 26, 10:30 KST)Toyota Center, Houston

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What's at stake

Current standings (101 games played league-wide) plus this one result, recomputed for the 15 West teams. Arithmetic, not odds.

Suns win

Rockets win

  • RocketsWest #2→#1Magic 74→72Top-6 magic 75→74
  • SunsTragic 76→75
9 more teams

Both teams going in

TeamMagicTragicTop-6 magic
SunsWest #12 · 1-3-76-
RocketsWest #2 · 6-174-75

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

Suns 0Rockets 0

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Team records

Season records counted by this site from BALLDONTLIE results.

Injury report

Suns

  • Mark WilliamsOut
  • Drew TimmeOut
  • Duop ReathOut
  • Pat SpencerOut

Rockets

  • Steven AdamsOut
  • Reed SheppardAvailable
  • Clint CapelaOut
  • Quadir CopelandOut
  • Julian PhillipsOut

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

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