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Starting Lineups: April 1

Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports

The way I understand it, all April Fools' Day pranks are supposed to be done by noon, so may your evening be free of juvenile tomfoolery and filled with NBA games - 12 to be precise.

A little more than two weeks ago, the Mavericks and Thunder played a classic game which Dallas won. The two I-35 rivals renew hostilities tonight in OKC. 

Elsewhere, the Trail Blazers can clinch their first division title since 1999 - and first in a non-lockout season since 1992 - with a win over the Clippers.

Here are the projected starting lineups.

Philadelphia 76ers at Washington Wizards, 7 p.m. ET

Lineups 76ers Wizards
PG Ish Smith John Wall
SG Jakarr Sampson Bradley Beal
SF Jerami Grant Paul Pierce
PF Nerlens Noel Nene Hilario
C Furkan Aldemir Marcin Gortat

76ers SG Jason Richardson (knee) will play
76ers F Luc Richard Mbah a Moute (shoulder) is questionable
Wizards F Kris Humphries (groin) will play
Wizards SG Garrett Temple (hamstring) will not play
Wizards SF Paul Pierce (rest) will not play

San Antonio Spurs at Orlando Magic, 7 p.m. ET

Lineups Spurs Magic
PG Tony Parker Elfrid Payton
SG Danny Green Victor Oladipo
SF Kawhi Leonard Tobias Harris
PF Tim Duncan Nikola Vucevic
C Tiago Splitter Dewayne Dedmon

Magic C Dewayne Dedmon (ankle) will play
Magic SG Evan Fournier (hip) remains out
Magic F Devyn Marble (eye) remains out

Detroit Pistons at Charlotte Hornets, 7 p.m. ET

Lineups Pistons Hornets
PG Reggie Jackson Kemba Walker
SG Kentavious Caldwell-Pope Gerald Henderson
SF Caron Butler Jeff Taylor
PF Anthony Tolliver Marvin Williams
C Andre Drummond Al Jefferson

Pistons PF Greg Monroe (knee) remains out
Pistons G Spencer Dinwiddie (ankle) will not play 
Hornets F Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (ankle) will not play
Hornets PF Cody Zeller (shoulder) will not play

Indiana Pacers at Boston Celtics, 7:30 p.m. ET

Lineups Pacers Celtics
PG George Hill Marcus Smart
SG C.J. Watson Avery Bradley
SF Solomon Hill Evan Turner
PF David West Brandon Bass
C Roy Hibbert Tyler Zeller

Pacers SG Rodney Stuckey (wrist) is available
Pacers SG C.J. Miles (ankle) is available
Pacers SF Paul George (leg) remains out
Celtics C Kelly Olynyk (eye) will play

Brooklyn Nets at New York Knicks, 7:30 p.m. ET

Lineups Nets Knicks
PG Deron Williams Shane Larkin
SG Markel Brown Langston Galloway
SF Joe Johnson Lance Thomas
PF Thaddeus Young Andrea Bargnani
C Brook Lopez Louis Amundson

Knicks SG Tim Hardaway (wrist) will not play

Dallas Mavericks at Oklahoma City Thunder, 8 p.m. ET

Lineups Mavericks Thunder
PG Rajon Rondo Russell Westbrook
SG Monta Ellis Dion Waiters
SF Chandler Parsons Kyle Singler
PF Dirk Nowitzki Enes Kanter
C Tyson Chandler Steven Adams

Mavericks SG Monta Ellis (calf) will play
Mavericks PG J.J. Barea (ankle) is questionable
Thunder SG Dion Waiters (foot) will play

Sacramento Kings at Houston Rockets, 8 p.m. ET

Lineups Kings Rockets
PG Ray McCallum Jason Terry
SG Ben McLemore James Harden
SF Omri Casspi Trevor Ariza
PF Jason Thompson Terrence Jones
C DeMarcus Cousins Joey Dorsey

Kings SF Rudy Gay (concussion) will not play
Kings C DeMarcus Cousins (rest) will play
Rockets PF Donatas Motiejunas (back) will not play
Rockets C Dwight Howard (rest) will not play
Rockets F Terrence Jones (ribs) will play

Chicago Bulls at Milwaukee Bucks, 8 p.m. ET

Lineups Bulls Bucks
PG Aaron Brooks Michael Carter-Williams
SG Jimmy Butler Khris Middleton
SF Mike Dunleavy Giannis Antetokounmpo
PF Pau Gasol Ersan Ilyasova
C Joakim Noah Zaza Pachulia

Toronto Raptors at Minnesota Timberwolves, 8 p.m. ET

Lineups Raptors Timberwolves
PG Greivis Vasquez Zach LaVine
SG DeMar DeRozan Lorenze Brown
SF Terrence Ross Andrew Wiggins
PF Amir Johnson Adreian Payne
C Jonas Valanciunas Justin Hamilton

Raptors PG Kyle Lowry (back) will not play
Timberwolves PG Ricky Rubio (ankle) will not play
Timberwolves PF Kevin Garnett (knee) will not play
Timberwolves SG Kevin Martin (hamstring) will not play
Timberwolves C Gorgui Dieng (concussion) will not play

Denver Nuggets at Utah Jazz, 9 p.m. ET

Lineups Nuggets Jazz
PG Ty Lawson Dante Exum
SG Randy Foye Joe Ingles
SF Wilson Chandler Gordon Hayward
PF Danilo Gallinari Derrick Favors
C Kenneth Faried Rudy Gobert

Los Angeles Clippers at Portland Trail Blazers, 10 p.m. ET

Lineups Clippers Trail Blazers
PG Chris Paul Damian Lillard
SG J.J. Redick Arron Afflalo
SF Matt Barnes Nicolas Batum
PF Blake Griffin LaMarcus Aldridge
C DeAndre Jordan Robin Lopez

Clippers G Jamal Crawford (calf) will not play

New Orleans Pelicans at Los Angeles Lakers, 10:30 p.m. ET

Lineups Pelicans Lakers
PG Tyreke Evans Jordan Clarkson
SG Eric Gordon Jeremy Lin
SF Quincy Pondexter Wesley Johnson
PF Anthony Davis Ryan Kelly
C Omer Asik Tarik Black

Pelicans F Ryan Anderson (knee) will play

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