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NBA 2026-27 · Regular season · Meeting 2 of the season

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

Raptors

Toronto Raptors

3-3

8:00 PM ET

Scheduled

Grizzlies

Memphis Grizzlies

6-1

Wed, Dec 23, 2026 · 8:00 PM ET (Dec 24, 10:00 KST)FedExForum, Memphis

What's at stake

Current standings (103 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.

Raptors win

Grizzlies win

  • RaptorsEast #6→#7top 6→play-in (7–10)Top-6 magic 76→-
  • GrizzliesMagic 74→73Top-6 magic 75→74
  • HawksEast #7→#6play-in (7–10)→top 6

Both teams going in

TeamMagicTragicTop-6 magic
RaptorsEast #6 · 3-375-76
GrizzliesWest #2 · 6-174-75

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

Raptors 0Grizzlies 0

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Team records

Season records counted by this site from BALLDONTLIE results.

Injury report

Raptors

  • Nate BittleOut
  • Kawhi LeonardOut
  • Jakob PoeltlOut
  • Malachi SmithOut
  • Scottie BarnesAvailable

Grizzlies

  • Quinten PostOut
  • Scotty Pippen Jr.Out

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

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