NBA 2026-27 · Regular season · Meeting 2 of the season
What does Hornets vs Bulls change in the NBA playoff race?
Sat, Mar 6, 2027 · 5:00 PM ET (Mar 7, 07:00 KST)United Center, Chicago
What's at stake
Current standings (146 games played league-wide) plus this one result, recomputed for the 15 East teams. Arithmetic, not odds.
Hornets win
Bulls win
- HornetsTragic 72→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
Hornets 0Bulls 0
Before this game
- Nov 25 Bulls @ Hornets (Scheduled)
- Mar 6 Hornets @ Bulls (Scheduled)
- Apr 7 Hornets @ Bulls (Scheduled)
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Team records
Injury report
Hornets
- Kon KnueppelOut
- Grant WilliamsOut
- Moussa DiabateOut
- Dennis SchroderOut
- Brandon MillerOut
- Michael AjayiAvailable
- Kylan BoswellOut
- PJ HallAvailable
Bulls
- Zach CollinsDay-To-Day
- Norman PowellDay-To-Day
BALLDONTLIE injury report (status only). It can change before tip-off.
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Game data: BALLDONTLIE. Magic and tragic numbers are computed by this site.