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

What does Magic vs Wizards change in the NBA playoff race?

Magic

Orlando Magic

2-4

5:00 PM ET

Scheduled

Wizards

Washington Wizards

3-3

Sat, Nov 28, 2026 · 5:00 PM ET (Nov 29, 07:00 KST)Capital One Arena, Washington DC

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What's at stake

Current standings (92 games played league-wide) plus this one result, recomputed for the 15 East teams. Arithmetic, not odds.

Magic win

  • WizardsEast #6→#7top 6→play-in (7–10)Magic 76→-Top-6 magic 76→-
  • MagicEast #11→#8outside the top 10→play-in (7–10)Tragic 76→-
4 more teams
  • HawksEast #7→#6play-in (7–10)→top 6
  • HornetsEast #8→#9
  • KnicksEast #9→#10
  • HeatEast #10→#11play-in (7–10)→outside the top 10

Wizards win

  • WizardsEast #6→#5Magic 76→74Top-6 magic 76→75
  • MagicEast #11→#12Tragic 76→75
10 more teams

Both teams going in

TeamMagicTragicTop-6 magic
MagicEast #11 · 2-4-76-
WizardsEast #6 · 3-376-76

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 4 this season

Magic 0Wizards 0

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Team records

Season records counted by this site from BALLDONTLIE results.

Injury report

Magic

  • Jonathan IsaacOut
  • Izaiyah NelsonOut
  • Noah PendaOut
  • Paolo BancheroOut
  • Jalen SuggsOut

Wizards

  • Tristan VukcevicOut
  • Jamir WatkinsOut
  • Justin ChampagnieOut
  • Anthony GillQuestionable
  • Alexandre SarrQuestionable

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

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