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

What does 76ers vs Bulls change in the NBA playoff race?

76ers

Philadelphia 76ers

7-1

5:00 PM ET

Scheduled

Bulls

Chicago Bulls

1-6

Sat, Jan 23, 2027 · 5:00 PM ET (Jan 24, 07:00 KST)United Center, Chicago

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What's at stake

Current standings (107 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
  • BullsTragic 74→73

Bulls win

Both teams going in

TeamMagicTragicTop-6 magic
76ersEast #1 · 7-171-72
BullsEast #15 · 1-6-74-

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

76ers 1Bulls 0

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Team records

Season records counted by this site from BALLDONTLIE results.

Injury report

76ers

  • Dominick BarlowOut
  • Ariel HukportiOut

Bulls

  • Nicolas ClaxtonQuestionable
  • Jalen SmithProbable

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

Game data: BALLDONTLIE. Magic and tragic numbers are computed by this site.