NBA 2026-27 · Regular season · Meeting 2 of the season
What does Nets vs Knicks change in the NBA playoff race?
Sun, Dec 27, 2026 · 6:00 PM ET (Dec 28, 08:00 KST)Madison Square Garden, New York
What's at stake
Current standings (103 games played league-wide) plus this one result, recomputed for the 15 East teams. Arithmetic, not odds.
Nets win
- KnicksMagic 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 4 this season
Nets 0Knicks 1
Before this game
- Nov 2 Nets 90-103 Knicks
- Dec 27 Nets @ Knicks (Scheduled)
- Feb 1 Knicks @ Nets (Scheduled)
- Apr 2 Knicks @ Nets (Scheduled)
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Team records
Injury report
Nets
- Tyler BilodeauOut
- Egor DeminOut
Knicks
No injuries listed
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.