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

What does 76ers vs Celtics change in the NBA playoff race?

76ers

Philadelphia 76ers

7-1

1:00 PM ET

Scheduled

Celtics

Boston Celtics

5-1

Sun, Mar 7, 2027 · 1:00 PM ET (Mar 8, 03:00 KST)TD Garden, Boston

What's at stake

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

76ers win

  • 76ersMagic 71→70Top-6 magic 72→71

Celtics win

Both teams going in

TeamMagicTragicTop-6 magic
76ersEast #1 · 7-171-72
CelticsEast #3 · 5-273-74

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 4 of 4 this season

76ers 0Celtics 0

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Team records

Season records counted by this site from BALLDONTLIE results.

Injury report

76ers

  • Dominick BarlowOut
  • Ariel HukportiOut

Celtics

  • Devin CarterOut
  • Paul GeorgeOut

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

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