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NBA 2026-27 · Regular season · Meeting 3 of the season

What does 76ers vs Bucks change in the NBA playoff race?

76ers

Philadelphia 76ers

9-2

8:00 PM ET

Scheduled

Bucks

Milwaukee Bucks

1-9

Fri, Jan 1, 2027 · 8:00 PM ET (Jan 2, 10:00 KST)Fiserv Forum, Milwaukee

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What's at stake

Current standings (146 games played league-wide) plus this one result, recomputed for the 15 East teams. Arithmetic, not odds.

76ers win

  • 76ersMagic 67→66Top-6 magic 69→68
  • BucksTragic 70→69

Bucks win

Both teams going in

TeamMagicTragicTop-6 magic
76ersEast #1 · 9-267-69
BucksEast #15 · 1-9-70-

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 3 this season

76ers 1Bucks 0

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Team records

Season records counted by this site from BALLDONTLIE results.

Injury report

76ers

  • Dominick BarlowOut
  • Ariel HukportiOut
  • Adem BonaOut

Bucks

  • Tyler HerroQuestionable

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

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