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

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

Hawks

Atlanta Hawks

4-4

7:30 PM ET

Scheduled

Nets

Brooklyn Nets

1-6

Wed, Feb 17, 2027 · 7:30 PM ET (Feb 18, 09:30 KST)Barclays Center, 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.

Hawks win

  • HawksEast #7→#6play-in (7–10)→top 6Magic 74→73
  • NetsEast #13→#15Tragic 74→73
  • RaptorsEast #6→#7top 6→play-in (7–10)
  • BucksEast #14→#13
  • BullsEast #15→#14

Nets win

Both teams going in

TeamMagicTragicTop-6 magic
HawksEast #7 · 4-474--
NetsEast #13 · 1-6-74-

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

Hawks 0Nets 0

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Team records

Season records counted by this site from BALLDONTLIE results.

Injury report

Hawks

  • Henri VeesaarOut
  • Mouhamed GueyeOut
  • Jock LandaleOut
  • Jalen JohnsonOut
  • Kingston FlemingsSuspension

Nets

  • Tyler BilodeauOut
  • Egor DeminOut

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

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