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

What does Bulls vs Pacers change in the NBA playoff race?

Bulls

Chicago Bulls

2-9

7:00 PM ET

Scheduled

Pacers

Indiana Pacers

5-8

Tue, Jan 26, 2027 · 7:00 PM ET (Jan 27, 09:00 KST)Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Indianapolis

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What's at stake

Current standings (179 games played league-wide) plus this one result, recomputed for the 15 East teams. Arithmetic, not odds.

Bulls win

No number changes

Pacers win

Both teams going in

TeamMagicTragicTop-6 magic
BullsEast #14 · 2-9-68-
PacersEast #10 · 5-8---

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

Bulls 0Pacers 0

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Team records

Season records counted by this site from BALLDONTLIE results.

Injury report

Bulls

  • Tobe AwakaOut
  • Caleb WilsonOut
  • Dailyn SwainOut
  • Jalen SmithDay-To-Day

Pacers

  • Johnny FurphyOut
  • Ben SheppardOut
  • Tyrese HaliburtonOut
  • Aaron NesmithDay-To-Day

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

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