The Rockets are playing their best ball of the season, having won 14 of their last 16 games, including a 23-point rout at New Orleans on Sunday in which none of the team's stars played extended minutes. That'll be important playing at Milwaukee, which has the best record in the league. The Bucks, however, will be playing without two key pieces: guard Malcolm Brogdon and forward Nikola Mirotic. In a battle between the league's top two MVP candidates -- James Harden and Giannis Antetokounmpo -- expect Harden to make an emphatic case to win the award. Take the points.