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

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

Lakers

Los Angeles Lakers

11-2

9:30 PM ET

Scheduled

Spurs

San Antonio Spurs

10-2

Fri, Nov 27, 2026 · 9:30 PM ET (Nov 28, 11:30 KST)Frost Bank Center, San Antonio

What's at stake

Current standings (174 games played league-wide) plus this one result, recomputed for the 15 West teams. Arithmetic, not odds.

Lakers win

  • LakersMagic 66→65Top-6 magic 68→67

Spurs win

  • LakersWest #1→#2
  • SpursWest #2→#1Magic 67→66Top-6 magic 69→68

Both teams going in

TeamMagicTragicTop-6 magic
LakersWest #1 · 11-266-68
SpursWest #2 · 10-267-69

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

Lakers 0Spurs 0

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Team records

Season records counted by this site from BALLDONTLIE results.

Injury report

Lakers

  • Quentin GrimesDay-To-Day
  • Austin ReavesDay-To-Day
  • Collin SextonDay-To-Day
  • Luka DoncicDay-To-Day

Spurs

  • Jayden QuaintanceOut
  • Tobias HarrisOut
  • Devin VassellQuestionable
  • De'Aaron FoxQuestionable

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

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