NBA 2026-27 · Regular season · Meeting 2 of the season
What does Pacers vs Nuggets change in the NBA playoff race?
What's at stake
Current standings (107 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.
Pacers win
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
Before this game
- Nov 7 Nuggets @ Pacers (Scheduled)
- Dec 27 Pacers @ Nuggets (Scheduled)
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Sun, Dec 27 game · Denver
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Team records
Injury report
Pacers
- T.J. McConnellOut
- Johnny FurphyOut
- Ben SheppardOut
- Ivica ZubacQuestionable
- Tyrese HaliburtonOut
- Obi ToppinQuestionable
- Kelly Oubre Jr.Questionable
- Kobe BrownQuestionable
- Jalen SlawsonQuestionable
- Braden SmithQuestionable
Nuggets
- Spencer JonesOut
- Julian StrawtherOut
- Alpha DialloProbable
- Cameron JohnsonProbable
BALLDONTLIE injury report (status only). It can change before tip-off.
Game data: BALLDONTLIE. Magic and tragic numbers are computed by this site.