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

What does Nuggets vs Raptors change in the NBA playoff race?

Nuggets

Denver Nuggets

3-2

6:00 PM ET

Scheduled

Raptors

Toronto Raptors

3-3

Sun, Nov 29, 2026 · 6:00 PM ET (Nov 30, 08:00 KST)Scotiabank Arena, Toronto

What's at stake

Current standings (101 games played league-wide) plus this one result, recomputed for all 30 teams in both conferences. Arithmetic, not odds. Interconference game: each result moves one team in each conference.

Nuggets win

  • RaptorsEast #6→#7top 6→play-in (7–10)Top-6 magic 76→-
  • NuggetsWest #8→#7Magic 77→76Tragic 77→-
7 more teams

Raptors win

  • RaptorsEast #6→#4Magic 75→74Top-6 magic 76→75
  • NuggetsWest #8→#10Magic 77→-Tragic 77→76
10 more teams

Both teams going in

TeamMagicTragicTop-6 magic
NuggetsWest #8 · 3-27777-
RaptorsEast #6 · 3-375-76

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 2 of 2 this season

Nuggets 0Raptors 0

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Sun, Nov 29 game · Toronto

Local date

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Team records

Season records counted by this site from BALLDONTLIE results.

Injury report

Nuggets

  • Spencer JonesOut
  • Julian StrawtherOut
  • Alpha DialloAvailable

Raptors

  • Nate BittleOut
  • Kawhi LeonardOut
  • Jakob PoeltlOut
  • Malachi SmithOut
  • Scottie BarnesAvailable

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.