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

What does Bucks vs Hawks change in the NBA playoff race?

Bucks

Milwaukee Bucks

1-6

3:00 PM ET

Scheduled

Hawks

Atlanta Hawks

4-4

Thu, Dec 31, 2026 · 3:00 PM ET (Jan 1, 05:00 KST)State Farm Arena, Atlanta

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What's at stake

Current standings (104 games played league-wide) plus this one result, recomputed for the 15 East teams. Arithmetic, not odds.

Bucks win

Hawks win

  • HawksEast #7→#6play-in (7–10)→top 6Magic 74→73
  • BucksEast #14→#15Tragic 74→73
  • RaptorsEast #6→#7top 6→play-in (7–10)
  • BullsEast #15→#14

Both teams going in

TeamMagicTragicTop-6 magic
BucksEast #14 · 1-6-74-
HawksEast #7 · 4-474--

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

Bucks 0Hawks 0

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Team records

Season records counted by this site from BALLDONTLIE results.

Injury report

Bucks

No injuries listed

Hawks

  • Henri VeesaarOut
  • Mouhamed GueyeOut
  • Jock LandaleOut
  • Jalen JohnsonOut
  • Kingston FlemingsSuspension

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

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