NBA 2026-27 · Regular season · Meeting 2 of the season
What does 76ers vs Celtics change in the NBA playoff race?
Thu, Jan 21, 2027 · 7:30 PM ET (Jan 22, 09:30 KST)TD Garden, Boston
What's at stake
Current standings (103 games played league-wide) plus this one result, recomputed for the 15 East teams. Arithmetic, not odds.
76ers win
- 76ersMagic 71→70Top-6 magic 72→71
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
76ers 0Celtics 0
Before this game
- Nov 10 Celtics @ 76ers (Scheduled)
- Jan 21 76ers @ Celtics (Scheduled)
- Feb 7 Celtics @ 76ers (Scheduled)
- Mar 7 76ers @ Celtics (Scheduled)
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Team records
Injury report
76ers
- Dominick BarlowOut
- Ariel HukportiOut
Celtics
- Devin CarterOut
- Paul GeorgeOut
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.