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

What does Hornets vs Celtics change in the NBA playoff race?

Hornets

Charlotte Hornets

3-5

7:00 PM ET

Scheduled

Celtics

Boston Celtics

5-1

Sat, Jan 23, 2027 · 7:00 PM ET (Jan 24, 09:00 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.

Hornets win

HornetsEast #9→#8
KnicksEast #8→#9

Celtics win

CelticsMagic 73→71Top-6 magic 74→73
HornetsEast #9→#10

9 more teams

76ersMagic 71→70
PistonsMagic 72→71
CavaliersMagic 74→73
WizardsMagic 74→73
RaptorsMagic 75→74
HawksMagic 74→73
KnicksMagic 75→74
HeatEast #10→#9Magic 76→75
MagicMagic -→75

Both teams going in

Team	Magic	Tragic	Top-6 magic
HornetsEast #9 · 3-5	-	-	-
CelticsEast #3 · 5-2	73	-	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

Hornets 0Celtics 0

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Sat, Jan 23 game · Boston

Local date

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Team records

Hornets3-5
Celtics5-1

Season records counted by this site from BALLDONTLIE results.

Injury report

Hornets

Kon KnueppelOut
Grant WilliamsOut

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.