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NBA 2026-27 · Regular season · Meeting 2 of the season

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

Magic

Orlando Magic

2-7

6:00 PM ET

Scheduled

Pistons

Detroit Pistons

6-3

Sun, Nov 29, 2026 · 6:00 PM ET (Nov 30, 08:00 KST)Little Caesars Arena, Detroit

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What's at stake

Current standings (146 games played league-wide) plus this one result, recomputed for the 15 East teams. Arithmetic, not odds.

Magic win

Pistons win

Both teams going in

TeamMagicTragicTop-6 magic
MagicEast #12 · 2-7-72-
PistonsEast #3 · 6-370-72

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 2 of 3 this season

Magic 0Pistons 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

Pistons

  • Jalen DurenOut
  • Isaiah JoeOut
  • Elijah HarklessOut
  • Isaac JonesAvailable
  • Ugonna OnyensoOut

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

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