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

What does Nets vs Magic change in the NBA playoff race?

Nets

Brooklyn Nets

2-8

6:00 PM ET

Scheduled

Magic

Orlando Magic

2-7

Sun, Jan 31, 2027 · 6:00 PM ET (Feb 1, 08:00 KST)Kia Center, Orlando

What's at stake

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

Nets win

  • MagicEast #12→#13Tragic 72→71
  • NetsEast #13→#12

Magic win

Both teams going in

TeamMagicTragicTop-6 magic
NetsEast #13 · 2-8-71-
MagicEast #12 · 2-7-72-

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 3 this season

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Team records

Season records counted by this site from BALLDONTLIE results.

Injury report

Nets

  • Egor DeminOut
  • Mikel Brown Jr.Day-To-Day
  • Grant NelsonDay-To-Day

Magic

  • Jonathan IsaacOut
  • Izaiyah NelsonOut
  • Noah PendaOut
  • Paolo BancheroOut
  • Jalen SuggsOut

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

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