Starting Lineups, April 26: Jefferson and Felton to play with season on the line
Farewell to four?
Sunday is quite possibly the last time this season there will be four NBA games on the same day, so getcha popcorn ready.
Fan of sweeps?
The Boston Celtics, Toronto Raptors and Dallas Mavericks are all in 3-0 holes, facing elimination at the hands of the Cavaliers, Wizards and Rockets, respectively.
What has been the best first-round series so far may provide some salvation Sunday afternoon, as the Clippers face the Spurs in Game 4. Here are the projected starting lineups.
Cleveland Cavaliers at Boston Celtics, 1 p.m. ET
| Position | Cavaliers | Celtics |
|---|---|---|
| PG | Kyrie Irving | Evan Turner |
| SG | J.R. Smith | Avery Bradley |
| SF | LeBron James | Jae Crowder |
| PF | Kevin Love | Brandon Bass |
| C | Timofey Mozgov | Tyler Zeller |
Celtics PF Jared Sullinger (back) will play
Cavaliers lead series 3-0
Los Angeles Clippers at San Antonio Spurs, 3:30 p.m. ET
| Position | Clippers | Spurs |
|---|---|---|
| PG | Chris Paul | Tony Parker |
| SG | J.J. Redick | Danny Green |
| SF | Matt Barnes | Kawhi Leonard |
| PF | Blake Griffin | Tim Duncan |
| C | DeAndre Jordan | Tiago Splitter |
Clippers G Jordan Hamilton (concussion) will not play
Spurs lead series 2-1
Toronto Raptors at Washington Wizards, 6:30 p.m. ET
| Position | Raptors | Wizards |
|---|---|---|
| PG | Kyle Lowry | John Wall |
| SG | DeMar DeRozan | Bradley Beal |
| SF | Terrence Ross | Paul Pierce |
| PF | Amir Johnson | Nene Hilario |
| C | Jonas Valanciunas | Marcin Gortat |
Wizards G Garrett Temple (hamstring) will not play
Wizards lead series 3-0
Houston Rockets at Dallas Mavericks, 9 p.m. ET
| Position | Rockets | Mavericks |
|---|---|---|
| PG | Jason Terry | J.J. Barea |
| SG | James Harden | Monta Ellis |
| SF | Trevor Ariza | Al-Farouq Aminu |
| PF | Terrence Jones | Dirk Nowitzki |
| C | Dwight Howard | Tyson Chandler |
Mavericks PG Raymond Felton (hamstring) will play
Mavericks SF Richard Jefferson (calf) will play
Mavericks PG Rajon Rondo (back), SF Chandler Parsons (knee) will not play
Rockets lead series 3-0