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NBA 2026-27 · Regular season · Meeting 2 of the season

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

Heat

Miami Heat

4-6

9:30 PM ET

Scheduled

Bucks

Milwaukee Bucks

1-9

Thu, Jan 28, 2027 · 9:30 PM ET (Jan 29, 11:30 KST)Fiserv Forum, Milwaukee

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What's at stake

Current standings (146 games played league-wide) plus this one result, recomputed for the 15 East teams. Arithmetic, not odds.

Heat win

Bucks win

Both teams going in

TeamMagicTragicTop-6 magic
HeatEast #9 · 4-672--
BucksEast #15 · 1-9-70-

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

Heat 0Bucks 0

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Team records

Season records counted by this site from BALLDONTLIE results.

Injury report

Heat

  • Giannis AntetokounmpoProbable

Bucks

  • Tyler HerroQuestionable

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

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