NBA 2026-27 · Regular season · Meeting 4 of the season
What does Hawks vs Hornets change in the NBA playoff race?
Tue, Jan 5, 2027 · 7:00 PM ET (Jan 6, 09:00 KST)Spectrum Center, Charlotte
What's at stake
Current standings (104 games played league-wide) plus this one result, recomputed for the 15 East teams. Arithmetic, not odds.
Hawks 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 4 of 4 this season
Hawks 1Hornets 0
Before this game
- Oct 23 Hawks 128-81 Hornets
- Nov 20 Hornets @ Hawks (Scheduled)
- Dec 26 Hornets @ Hawks (Scheduled)
- Jan 5 Hawks @ Hornets (Scheduled)
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Team records
Injury report
Hawks
- Henri VeesaarOut
- Mouhamed GueyeOut
- Jock LandaleOut
- Jalen JohnsonOut
- Kingston FlemingsSuspension
Hornets
- Kon KnueppelOut
- Grant WilliamsOut
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.