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

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

Nets

Brooklyn Nets

1-6

6:00 PM ET

Scheduled

Hornets

Charlotte Hornets

3-5

Sat, Nov 28, 2026 · 6:00 PM ET (Nov 29, 08:00 KST)Spectrum Center, Charlotte

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What's at stake

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

Nets win

HornetsEast #9→#10

10 more teams

76ersMagic 71→70
PistonsMagic 72→71
CelticsMagic 73→72
CavaliersMagic 74→73
WizardsMagic 74→73
RaptorsMagic 75→74
HawksMagic 74→73
KnicksMagic 75→74
HeatEast #10→#9Magic 76→75
MagicMagic -→75

Hornets win

HornetsEast #9→#8
NetsEast #13→#15Tragic 74→73
KnicksEast #8→#9
BucksEast #14→#13
BullsEast #15→#14

Both teams going in

Team	Magic	Tragic	Top-6 magic
NetsEast #13 · 1-6	-	74	-
HornetsEast #9 · 3-5	-	-	-

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

Nets 0Hornets 1

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Team records

Nets1-6
Hornets3-5

Season records counted by this site from BALLDONTLIE results.

Injury report

Nets

Tyler BilodeauOut
Egor DeminOut

Hornets

Kon KnueppelOut
Grant 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.