NBA 2026-27 · Regular season · Meeting 3 of the season
What does Trail Blazers vs Nuggets change in the NBA playoff race?
What's at stake
Current standings (107 games played league-wide) plus this one result, recomputed for the 15 West teams. Arithmetic, not odds.
Trail Blazers win
- Trail BlazersMagic 74→73Top-6 magic 75→74
- NuggetsWest #10→#11play-in (7–10)→outside the top 10Magic 76→-Tragic 76→75
- PelicansWest #11→#10outside the top 10→play-in (7–10)
Both teams going in
| Team | Magic | Tragic | Top-6 magic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trail BlazersWest #3 · 5-1 | 74 | - | 75 |
| NuggetsWest #10 · 3-3 | 76 | 76 | - |
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
Before this game
- Nov 2 Trail Blazers 118-110 Nuggets
- Dec 15 Nuggets @ Trail Blazers (Scheduled)
- Jan 31 Trail Blazers @ Nuggets (Scheduled)
- Mar 10 Nuggets @ Trail Blazers (Scheduled)
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Team records
- Trail Blazers5-1
- Nuggets3-3
Season records counted by this site from BALLDONTLIE results.
Injury report
Trail Blazers
- Shaedon SharpeOut
- Ja MorantOut
- Jayson KentOut
- John TonjeOut
Nuggets
- Spencer JonesOut
- Julian StrawtherOut
- Alpha DialloProbable
- Cameron JohnsonProbable
BALLDONTLIE injury report (status only). It can change before tip-off.
Game data: BALLDONTLIE. Magic and tragic numbers are computed by this site.