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

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

Raptors

Toronto Raptors

3-3

7:30 PM ET

Scheduled

Knicks

New York Knicks

2-4

Wed, Jan 20, 2027 · 7:30 PM ET (Jan 21, 09:30 KST)Madison Square Garden, New York

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What's at stake

Current standings (92 games played league-wide) plus this one result, recomputed for the 15 East teams. Arithmetic, not odds.

Raptors win

  • RaptorsMagic 76→74Top-6 magic 76→75
  • KnicksEast #9→#11play-in (7–10)→outside the top 10Tragic 76→75
9 more teams

Knicks win

Both teams going in

TeamMagicTragicTop-6 magic
RaptorsEast #5 · 3-376-76
KnicksEast #9 · 2-4-76-

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 3 of 4 this season

Raptors 0Knicks 0

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Team records

Season records counted by this site from BALLDONTLIE results.

Injury report

Raptors

  • Nate BittleOut
  • Kawhi LeonardOut
  • Jakob PoeltlQuestionable
  • Malachi SmithOut
  • Scottie BarnesQuestionable

Knicks

  • Jose AlvaradoQuestionable

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

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