NBA 2026-27 · Regular season · Meeting 1 of the season
What does Pacers vs Bulls change in the NBA playoff race?
Sat, Nov 28, 2026 · 8:00 PM ET (Nov 29, 10:00 KST)United Center, Chicago
What's at stake
Current standings (176 games played league-wide) plus this one result, recomputed for the 15 East teams. Arithmetic, not odds.
Bulls win
No number changes
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 4 this season
Pacers 0Bulls 0
Before this game
- Nov 28 Pacers @ Bulls (Scheduled)
- Jan 4 Bulls @ Pacers (Scheduled)
- Jan 26 Bulls @ Pacers (Scheduled)
- Mar 29 Pacers @ Bulls (Scheduled)
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Team records
Injury report
Pacers
- Johnny FurphyOut
- Ben SheppardOut
- Tyrese HaliburtonOut
- Aaron NesmithDay-To-Day
Bulls
- Norman PowellAvailable
- Tobe AwakaOut
- Caleb WilsonOut
- Dailyn SwainOut
- Jaylin SellersOut
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.