What NBA games are on today, Friday 1 April?

Unlike today, there wasn't much on the line when the Oklahoma City Thunder met the Detroit Pistons in December. Find the full schedule for tonight’s games.

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Update: Apr 1st, 2022 05:13 EDT

With just eight days remaining in the regular NBA season, teams in the East are still battling for the first seed as teams in the West go after securing their playoff positioning.

Friday NBA action: Pistons at Thunder

There wasn't much on the line when the Oklahoma City Thunder met the Detroit Pistons in early December. Both teams were mired in eight-game losing streaks and were already well back in the standings.

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— NBA (@NBA) April 1, 2022

However, because of the teams' struggles -- both before and after that 6 December meeting in Detroit -- Friday's second and final matchup between the teams, this time in Oklahoma City, has plenty of importance.

With less than two weeks remaining in the regular season, the Thunder (22-54) and the Pistons (21-56) are separated by just 1 1/2 games for the third-worst record in the NBA.

The bottom three teams in the final standings share the best odds for winning the No. 1 overall pick in this summer's draft. Those standings tightened up Thursday night with Detroit's 102-94 home win over Philadelphia. The Pistons outscored the 76ers 29-15 in the fourth quarter, with 10 of those points from Saddiq Bey.

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Let’s take a look at Friday’s full schedule:

Friday 1 April full NBA schedule

Orlando Magic	Fr 19:00	Toronto Raptors
Washington Wizards	Fr 19:00	Dallas Mavericks
Boston Celtics	Fr 19:30	Indiana Pacers
Milwaukee Bucks	Fr 20:00	Los Angeles Clippers
Houston Rockets	Fr 20:00	Sacramento Kings
Oklahoma City Thunder	Fr 20:00	Detroit Pistons
Memphis Grizzlies	Fr 20:00	Phoenix Suns
San Antonio Spurs	Fr 20:30	Portland Trail Blazers
Denver Nuggets	Fr 21:00	Minnesota Timberwolves
Los Angeles Lakers	Fr 22:30	New Orleans Pelicans