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

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

Wizards

Washington Wizards

4-9

7:00 PM ET

Scheduled

Hornets

Charlotte Hornets

4-8

Mon, Nov 30, 2026 · 7:00 PM ET (Dec 1, 09:00 KST)Spectrum Center, Charlotte

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What's at stake

Current standings (174 games played league-wide) plus this one result, recomputed for the 15 East teams. Arithmetic, not odds.

Wizards win

  • HornetsEast #11→#12Tragic 70→69
  • WizardsEast #12→#10outside the top 10→play-in (7–10)Tragic 69→-
  • PacersEast #10→#11play-in (7–10)→outside the top 10

Hornets win

  • HornetsEast #11→#9outside the top 10→play-in (7–10)Tragic 70→-
  • WizardsTragic 69→68
  • MagicEast #9→#10
  • PacersEast #10→#11play-in (7–10)→outside the top 10

Both teams going in

TeamMagicTragicTop-6 magic
WizardsEast #12 · 4-9-69-
HornetsEast #11 · 4-8-70-

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

Wizards 1Hornets 1

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Team records

Season records counted by this site from BALLDONTLIE results.

Injury report

Wizards

  • Tristan VukcevicOut
  • Jamir WatkinsOut
  • Justin ChampagnieOut
  • Reece BeekmanOut
  • Carlton CarringtonDay-To-Day

Hornets

  • Kon KnueppelOut
  • Dennis SchroderOut
  • Brandon MillerDay-To-Day

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

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