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

What does Celtics vs Hawks change in the NBA playoff race?

Celtics

Boston Celtics

8-2

7:00 PM ET

Scheduled

Hawks

Atlanta Hawks

7-4

Fri, Feb 5, 2027 · 7:00 PM ET (Feb 6, 09:00 KST)State Farm Arena, Atlanta

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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.

Celtics win

  • CelticsEast #2→#1Magic 68→67Top-6 magic 70→69
  • HawksTop-6 magic 71→-
  • 76ersEast #1→#2

Hawks win

  • HawksMagic 69→68Top-6 magic 71→70

Both teams going in

TeamMagicTragicTop-6 magic
CelticsEast #2 · 8-268-70
HawksEast #4 · 7-469-71

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 3 this season

Celtics 0Hawks 0

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Team records

Season records counted by this site from BALLDONTLIE results.

Injury report

Celtics

  • Devin CarterOut
  • Chris Cenac Jr.Questionable
  • Dillon MitchellQuestionable
  • Amari WilliamsOut

Hawks

  • Henri VeesaarOut
  • Mouhamed GueyeOut
  • Jock LandaleAvailable
  • Asa NewellOut
  • Keshon GilbertOut
  • RayJ DennisOut
  • Jalen WilsonOut

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