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Starting Lineups: Mar. 1

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The NBA opens its March schedule with an eight-game slate that features an ABC Sunday doubleheader, with the Los Angeles Clippers, Chicago Bulls, Cleveland Cavaliers and Houston Rockets taking center stage.

Here are today's projected starting lineups.

Los Angeles Clippers at Chicago Bulls, 1 p.m. ET

Clippers

  • PG: Chris Paul
  • SG: J.J. Redick
  • SF: Matt Barnes
  • PF: Spencer Hawes
  • C: DeAndre Jordan
PF Blake Griffin (elbow) remains out

Bulls

  • PG: Aaron Brooks
  • SG: Jimmy Butler
  • SF: Mike Dunleavy
  • PF: Pau Gasol
  • C: Joakim Noah

PF Taj Gibson (ankle) will not play
PG Derrick Rose (knee) remains out

Cleveland Cavaliers at Houston Rockets, 3:30 p.m. ET

Cavaliers

  • PG Matthew Dellavedova
  • SG J.R. Smith
  • SF LeBron James
  • PF Kevin Love
  • C Timofey Mozgov
PG Kyrie Irving (shoulder) will not play
 
Rockets
  • PG Patrick Beverley
  • SG James Harden
  • SF Trevor Ariza
  • PF Terrence Jones
  • Donatas Motiejunas
C Dwight Howard (knee) remains out
F Kostas Papanikolaou (ankle) will not play
 

Philadelphia 76ers at Indiana Pacers, 6 p.m. ET

76ers

  • PG Isaiah Canaan
  • SG Jason Richardson
  • SF Robert Covington
  • PF Luc Richard Mbah a Moute
  • C Nerlens Noel

C Nerlens Noel (calf) will play

Pacers

  • PG George Hill
  • SG Solomon Hill
  • SF Damjan Rudez
  • PF David West
  • C Roy Hibbert

Portland Trail Blazers at Sacramento Kings, 6:00 p.m. ET

Trail Blazers

  • PG Damian Lillard
  • SG Wesley Matthews
  • SF Nicolas Batum
  • PF LaMarcus Aldridge
  • C Robin Lopez

Kings

  • PG Ray McCallum
  • SG Ben McLemore
  • SF Rudy Gay
  • PF Carl Landry
  • C Jason Thompson

C DeMarcus Cousins (ankle) will not play
PG Darren Collison (hip) remains out

Golden State Warriors at Boston Celtics, 6 p.m. ET

Warriors

  • PG Stephen Curry
  • SG Klay Thompson
  • SF Harrison Barnes
  • PF Draymond Green
  • C Andrew Bogut
C Festus Ezeli (suspension) will not play

Celtics

  • PG Marcus Smart
  • SG Avery Bradley
  • SF Evan Turner
  • PF Brandon Bass
  • C Tyler Zeller

C Kelly Olynyk (ankle) remains out

Charlotte Hornets at Orlando Magic, 6 p.m. ET

Hornets

  • PG Mo Williams
  • SG Gerald Henderson
  • SF Michael Kidd-Gilchrist
  • PF Cody Zeller
  • Al Jefferson

PG Kemba Walker (knee) remains out
C Bismack Biyombo (knee) will play

Magic

  • PG Elfrid Payton
  • SG Victor Oladipo
  • SF Tobias Harris
  • PF Channing Frye
  • C Nikola Vucevic

F Aaron Gordon (ankle) will not play
SG Evan Fournier (hip) will not play

Oklahoma City Thunder at Los Angeles Lakers, 6:30 p.m. ET

Thunder

  • PG D.J. Augustin
  • SG Andre Roberson
  • SF Kyle Singler
  • PF Serge Ibaka
  • C Enes Kanter

PG Russell Westbrook (cheek) will not play
SF Kevin Durant (foot), C Steven Adams (hand), F Steve Novak (appendix) remain out
C/PF Enes Kanter (thigh) will play

Lakers

  • PG Jordan Clarkson
  • SG Wayne Ellington
  • SF Ryan Kelly
  • PF Carlos Boozer
  • C Robert Sacre

G/F Nick Young (knee) will not play

New Orleans Pelicans at Denver Nuggets, 8 p.m. ET

Pelicans

  • PG Tyreke Evans
  • SG Eric Gordon
  • SF Quincy Pondexter
  • PF Dante Cunningham
  • C Omer Asik

PF Anthony Davis (shoulder), PG Jrue Holiday (leg), PF Ryan Anderson (knee) remain out

Nuggets

  • PG Ty Lawson
  • SG Randy Foye
  • SF Danilo Gallinari
  • PF Wilson Chandler 
  • C Kenneth Faried

F Darrell Arthur (knee) will not play
C Jusuf Nurkic (ankle) will not play

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