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

What does Bulls vs Cavaliers change in the NBA playoff race?

Bulls

Chicago Bulls

1-6

7:30 PM ET

Scheduled

Cavaliers

Cleveland Cavaliers

4-3

Sat, Mar 20, 2027 · 7:30 PM ET (Mar 21, 08:30 KST)Rocket Arena, Cleveland

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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.

Bulls win

4 more teams

Cavaliers win

Both teams going in

TeamMagicTragicTop-6 magic
BullsEast #15 · 1-6-74-
CavaliersEast #4 · 4-374-75

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

Bulls 0Cavaliers 0

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Team records

Season records counted by this site from BALLDONTLIE results.

Injury report

Bulls

  • Nicolas ClaxtonOut

Cavaliers

  • Jaylon TysonOut
  • Peyton WatsonOut

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

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