NBA 2026-27 · Regular season · NBA Cup · East Group C · Meeting 1 of the season
What does Hawks vs Celtics change in the NBA playoff race?
Fri, Nov 27, 2026 · 8:00 PM ET (Nov 28, 10:00 KST)TD Garden, Boston
What's at stake
Current standings (146 games played league-wide) plus this one result, recomputed for the 15 East teams. Arithmetic, not odds.
Hawks win
- HawksMagic 69→68Top-6 magic 71→70
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
Hawks 0Celtics 0
Before this game
- Nov 27 Hawks @ Celtics (Scheduled)
- Feb 5 Celtics @ Hawks (Scheduled)
- Apr 9 Celtics @ Hawks (Scheduled)
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Team records
Injury report
Hawks
- Henri VeesaarOut
- Mouhamed GueyeOut
- Jock LandaleAvailable
- Asa NewellOut
- Keshon GilbertOut
- RayJ DennisOut
- Jalen WilsonOut
Celtics
- Devin CarterOut
- Chris Cenac Jr.Questionable
- Dillon MitchellQuestionable
- Amari WilliamsOut
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.