NBA 2026-27 · Regular season · Meeting 3 of the season
What does Hornets vs Hawks change in the NBA playoff race?
Sat, Dec 26, 2026 · 3:30 PM ET (Dec 27, 05:30 KST)State Farm Arena, Atlanta
What's at stake
Current standings (104 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 3 of 4 this season
Hornets 0Hawks 1
Before this game
- Oct 23 Hawks 128-81 Hornets
- Nov 20 Hornets @ Hawks (Scheduled)
- Dec 26 Hornets @ Hawks (Scheduled)
- Jan 5 Hawks @ Hornets (Scheduled)
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Team records
Injury report
Hornets
- Kon KnueppelOut
- Grant WilliamsOut
Hawks
- Henri VeesaarOut
- Mouhamed GueyeOut
- Jock LandaleOut
- Jalen JohnsonOut
- Kingston FlemingsSuspension
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.