NBA 2026-27 · Regular season · Meeting 2 of the season
What does Bulls vs Nets change in the NBA playoff race?
Wed, Jan 20, 2027 · 7:00 PM ET (Jan 21, 09:00 KST)Barclays Center, New York
What's at stake
Current standings (103 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 3 this season
Bulls 0Nets 0
Before this game
- Nov 18 Bulls @ Nets (Scheduled)
- Jan 20 Bulls @ Nets (Scheduled)
- Feb 27 Nets @ Bulls (Scheduled)
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Team records
Injury report
Bulls
- Nicolas ClaxtonOut
Nets
- Tyler BilodeauOut
- Egor DeminOut
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.