NBA 2026-27 · Regular season · Meeting 3 of the season
What does Wizards vs Celtics change in the NBA playoff race?
Wed, Dec 16, 2026 · 7:00 PM ET (Dec 17, 09:00 KST)TD Garden, Boston
What's at stake
Current standings (146 games played league-wide) plus this one result, recomputed for the 15 East teams. Arithmetic, not odds.
Wizards win
- WizardsMagic 72→71
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 0Celtics 0
Before this game
- Nov 24 Celtics @ Wizards (Scheduled)
- Dec 14 Wizards @ Celtics (Scheduled)
- Dec 16 Wizards @ Celtics (Scheduled)
- Jan 18 Celtics @ Wizards (Scheduled)
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Team records
Injury report
Wizards
- Tristan VukcevicOut
- Jamir WatkinsOut
- Justin ChampagnieOut
- Reece BeekmanOut
- Anthony DavisAvailable
- Bilal CoulibalyOut
Celtics
- Devin CarterOut
- Chris Cenac Jr.Questionable
- Dillon MitchellQuestionable
- Amari 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.