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

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

Heat

Miami Heat

7-6

7:00 PM ET

Scheduled

Hawks

Atlanta Hawks

7-6

Mon, Feb 8, 2027 · 7:00 PM ET (Feb 9, 09:00 KST)State Farm Arena, Atlanta

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What's at stake

Current standings (188 games played league-wide) plus this one result, recomputed for the 15 East teams. Arithmetic, not odds.

Heat win

  • HawksEast #4→#7top 6→play-in (7–10)Top-6 magic 69→-
  • HeatEast #5→#4Magic 68→67Top-6 magic 69→68
  • KnicksEast #6→#5
  • CavaliersEast #7→#6play-in (7–10)→top 6

Hawks win

  • HawksMagic 68→67Top-6 magic 69→68
  • HeatEast #5→#7top 6→play-in (7–10)Top-6 magic 69→-
  • KnicksEast #6→#5
  • CavaliersEast #7→#6play-in (7–10)→top 6

Both teams going in

TeamMagicTragicTop-6 magic
HeatEast #5 · 7-668-69
HawksEast #4 · 7-668-69

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

Heat 1Hawks 0

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Team records

Season records counted by this site from BALLDONTLIE results.

Injury report

Heat

  • Pelle LarssonOut

Hawks

  • Henri VeesaarOut
  • Mouhamed GueyeOut
  • Asa NewellOut
  • Keshon GilbertOut
  • Kingston FlemingsOut
  • Jock LandaleAvailable
  • Jalen WilsonDoubtful

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

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