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

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

Knicks

New York Knicks

2-4

7:30 PM ET

Scheduled

Nets

Brooklyn Nets

1-5

Mon, Feb 1, 2027 · 7:30 PM ET (Feb 2, 09:30 KST)Barclays Center, New York

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What's at stake

Current standings (92 games played league-wide) plus this one result, recomputed for the 15 East teams. Arithmetic, not odds.

Knicks win

Nets win

  • KnicksEast #9→#11play-in (7–10)→outside the top 10Tragic 76→75
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Both teams going in

TeamMagicTragicTop-6 magic
KnicksEast #9 · 2-4-76-
NetsEast #13 · 1-5-75-

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

Knicks 0Nets 0

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Team records

Season records counted by this site from BALLDONTLIE results.

Injury report

Knicks

  • Jose AlvaradoQuestionable

Nets

  • Tyler BilodeauOut
  • Egor DeminOut
  • Mikel Brown Jr.Day-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.