NBA 2026-27 · Regular season · Meeting 2 of the season
What does Rockets vs Raptors change in the NBA playoff race?
What's at stake
Current standings (174 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.
Rockets win
- RaptorsMagic 70→-
- RocketsWest #4→#3Magic 68→67Top-6 magic 70→69
- TimberwolvesWest #3→#4
Raptors win
- RaptorsEast #8→#7Magic 70→69
- RocketsWest #4→#5Top-6 magic 70→-
- HeatEast #7→#8
- Trail BlazersWest #5→#4
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
- Dec 1 Raptors @ Rockets (Scheduled)
- Dec 20 Rockets @ Raptors (Scheduled)
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Sun, Dec 20 game · Toronto
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Team records
Injury report
Rockets
- Steven AdamsOut
- Clint CapelaOut
- Quadir CopelandOut
- Julian PhillipsOut
- Marcus SmartOut
Raptors
- Nate BittleOut
- Kawhi LeonardOut
- Scottie BarnesOut
- Trayce Jackson-DavisDay-To-Day
- Kevin McCullar Jr.Day-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.