NBA 2026-27 · Regular season · Meeting 2 of the season
What does Heat vs 76ers change in the NBA playoff race?
Fri, Jan 8, 2027 · 7:00 PM ET (Jan 9, 09:00 KST)
What's at stake
Current standings (146 games played league-wide) plus this one result, recomputed for the 15 East teams. Arithmetic, not odds.
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 4 this season
Heat 076ers 0
Before this game
- Nov 25 Heat @ 76ers (Scheduled)
- Jan 8 Heat @ 76ers (Scheduled)
- Jan 30 76ers @ Heat (Scheduled)
- Apr 8 76ers @ Heat (Scheduled)
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Team records
Injury report
Heat
- Giannis AntetokounmpoProbable
76ers
- Dominick BarlowOut
- Ariel HukportiOut
- Adem BonaOut
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.