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

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

Raptors

Toronto Raptors

5-4

7:00 PM ET

Scheduled

Wizards

Washington Wizards

4-6

Tue, Dec 22, 2026 · 7:00 PM ET (Dec 23, 09:00 KST)Capital One Arena, Washington DC

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What's at stake

Current standings (146 games played league-wide) plus this one result, recomputed for the 15 East teams. Arithmetic, not odds.

Raptors win

Wizards win

Both teams going in

TeamMagicTragicTop-6 magic
RaptorsEast #6 · 5-471-73
WizardsEast #8 · 4-672--

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

Raptors 1Wizards 0

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Team records

Season records counted by this site from BALLDONTLIE results.

Injury report

Raptors

  • Nate BittleOut
  • Kawhi LeonardOut
  • Scottie BarnesOut
  • Immanuel QuickleyOut
  • Kevin McCullar Jr.Available
  • Malachi SmithAvailable
  • Collin Murray-BoylesOut

Wizards

  • Tristan VukcevicOut
  • Jamir WatkinsOut
  • Justin ChampagnieOut
  • Reece BeekmanOut
  • Anthony DavisAvailable
  • Bilal CoulibalyOut

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

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