Houston at Brooklyn

The Brooklyn Nets are anticipating being a factor in the NBA playoffs but a 1-3 start has surely been disappointing. They can erase those ill feelings tonight when James Harden and Kyrie Irving, the league's top two scorers, clash. Harden is off of a 59-point performance his last time out so he will be checked heavily tonight. Despite Harden leading the league in scoring, the margin for error for the Rockets has been slim. The Rockets have won three straight but by a grand total of just eight points. The Nets are just 1-3 but two of the losses have been heartbreaking as the Nets have dropped two games by a single point. These teams have produced competitive games in the early going and the points loom large here. Take the points on Brooklyn.