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NBA 2026-27 · Regular season · Meeting 3 of the season

What does Bucks vs Pistons change in the NBA playoff race?

Bucks

Milwaukee Bucks

1-12

7:00 PM ET

Scheduled

Pistons

Detroit Pistons

8-3

Thu, Mar 11, 2027 · 7:00 PM ET (Mar 12, 09:00 KST)Little Caesars Arena, Detroit

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What's at stake

Current standings (179 games played league-wide) plus this one result, recomputed for the 15 East teams. Arithmetic, not odds.

Bucks win

No number changes

Pistons win

Both teams going in

TeamMagicTragicTop-6 magic
BucksEast #15 · 1-12-65-
PistonsEast #3 · 8-367-68

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 3 of 4 this season

Bucks 0Pistons 0

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Team records

Season records counted by this site from BALLDONTLIE results.

Injury report

Bucks

No injuries listed

Pistons

  • Jalen DurenOut
  • Isaiah JoeOut
  • Ugonna OnyensoOut
  • Elijah HarklessQuestionable
  • Isaac JonesQuestionable
  • Chaz LanierOut
  • Ebuka OkorieOut

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

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