NBA 2026-27 · Regular season · Meeting 2 of the season
What does Clippers vs Hornets change in the NBA playoff race?
What's at stake
Current standings (104 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.
Clippers win
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
Before this game
- Nov 15 Hornets @ Clippers (Scheduled)
- Dec 16 Clippers @ Hornets (Scheduled)
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Wed, Dec 16 game · Charlotte
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Team records
Injury report
Clippers
- Bradley BealOut
- Yanic Konan NiederhauserOut
- Brandon IngramOut
- Jordan MillerOut
- Derrick Jones Jr.Out
- Rui HachimuraOut
Hornets
- Kon KnueppelOut
- Grant WilliamsOut
BALLDONTLIE injury report (status only). It can change before tip-off.
Game data: BALLDONTLIE. Magic and tragic numbers are computed by this site.