Starting Lineups: April 1
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 |
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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