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NBA 2026-27 · Regular season · Meeting 4 of the season

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

Raptors

Toronto Raptors

3-3

7:30 PM ET

Scheduled

Knicks

New York Knicks

3-4

Thu, Feb 4, 2027 · 7:30 PM ET (Feb 5, 09:30 KST)Madison Square Garden, New York

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What's at stake

Current standings (103 games played league-wide) plus this one result, recomputed for the 15 East teams. Arithmetic, not odds.

Raptors win

Knicks win

  • RaptorsEast #6→#8top 6→play-in (7–10)Top-6 magic 76→-
  • KnicksEast #8→#7Magic 75→74
  • HawksEast #7→#6play-in (7–10)→top 6

Both teams going in

TeamMagicTragicTop-6 magic
RaptorsEast #6 · 3-375-76
KnicksEast #8 · 3-475--

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 4 of 4 this season

Raptors 0Knicks 0

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Team records

Season records counted by this site from BALLDONTLIE results.

Injury report

Raptors

  • Nate BittleOut
  • Kawhi LeonardOut
  • Jakob PoeltlOut
  • Malachi SmithOut
  • Scottie BarnesAvailable

Knicks

No injuries listed

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

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