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

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

Clippers

LA Clippers

1-5

7:30 PM ET

Scheduled

Raptors

Toronto Raptors

3-3

Fri, Jan 1, 2027 · 7:30 PM ET (Jan 2, 09:30 KST)Scotiabank Arena, Toronto

What's at stake

Current standings (98 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.

Clippers win

  • RaptorsEast #6→#7top 6→play-in (7–10)Top-6 magic 76→-
  • ClippersWest #13→#12
  • HawksEast #7→#6play-in (7–10)→top 6
  • SunsWest #12→#13

Raptors win

Both teams going in

TeamMagicTragicTop-6 magic
ClippersWest #13 · 1-5-74-
RaptorsEast #6 · 3-375-76

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

Clippers 0Raptors 0

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Fri, Jan 1 game · Toronto

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Team records

Season records counted by this site from BALLDONTLIE results.

Injury report

Clippers

  • Bradley BealOut
  • Yanic Konan NiederhauserOut
  • Brandon IngramOut
  • Jordan MillerOut
  • Derrick Jones Jr.Out
  • Rui HachimuraOut

Raptors

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

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.