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

What does Hawks vs Heat change in the NBA playoff race?

Hawks

Atlanta Hawks

7-6

8:00 PM ET

Scheduled

Heat

Miami Heat

7-6

Sat, Jan 23, 2027 · 8:00 PM ET (Jan 24, 10:00 KST)Kaseya Center, Miami

What's at stake

Current standings (188 games played league-wide) plus this one result, recomputed for the 15 East teams. Arithmetic, not odds.

Hawks win

  • HawksMagic 68→67Top-6 magic 69→68
  • HeatEast #5→#7top 6→play-in (7–10)Top-6 magic 69→-
  • KnicksEast #6→#5
  • CavaliersEast #7→#6play-in (7–10)→top 6

Heat win

  • HawksEast #4→#7top 6→play-in (7–10)Top-6 magic 69→-
  • HeatEast #5→#4Magic 68→67Top-6 magic 69→68
  • KnicksEast #6→#5
  • CavaliersEast #7→#6play-in (7–10)→top 6

Both teams going in

TeamMagicTragicTop-6 magic
HawksEast #4 · 7-668-69
HeatEast #5 · 7-668-69

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

Hawks 0Heat 1

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Team records

Season records counted by this site from BALLDONTLIE results.

Injury report

Hawks

  • Henri VeesaarOut
  • Mouhamed GueyeOut
  • Asa NewellOut
  • Keshon GilbertOut
  • Kingston FlemingsOut
  • Jock LandaleAvailable
  • Jalen WilsonDoubtful

Heat

  • Pelle LarssonOut
  • Klay ThompsonAvailable
  • Giannis AntetokounmpoAvailable
  • Vladislav GoldinOut

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

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