NBA 2026-27 · Regular season · Meeting 2 of the season
What does Pistons vs Hawks change in the NBA playoff race?
Wed, Dec 23, 2026 · 7:00 PM ET (Dec 24, 09:00 KST)State Farm Arena, Atlanta
What's at stake
Current standings (146 games played league-wide) plus this one result, recomputed for the 15 East teams. Arithmetic, not odds.
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 3 this season
Pistons 0Hawks 0
Before this game
- Nov 22 Pistons @ Hawks (Scheduled)
- Dec 23 Pistons @ Hawks (Scheduled)
- Jan 26 Hawks @ Pistons (Scheduled)
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Team records
Injury report
Pistons
- Jalen DurenOut
- Isaiah JoeOut
- Elijah HarklessOut
- Isaac JonesAvailable
- Ugonna OnyensoOut
Hawks
- Henri VeesaarOut
- Mouhamed GueyeOut
- Jock LandaleAvailable
- Asa NewellOut
- Keshon GilbertOut
- RayJ DennisOut
- Jalen WilsonOut
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.