This is already starting to move up so we'll jump now. I'd feel better knowing if James Harden and Nic Claxton were playing (maybe oddsmakers know about Harden; hence the move) for the Nets, but without Kyrie Irving, Kevin Durant and LaMarcus Aldridge against a fully healthy and surging Celtics side, it probably shouldn't matter.

The Nets are a mess right now. They have lost eight straight games with each of their last four losses coming by at least 10 points. Kyrie Irving will be out with this game being played in Brooklyn, and James Harden (hamstring) is questionable after missing two straight games. Even if he plays, he might not be completely healthy. The Celtics have no injury issues heading into this matchup, so I think they continue the Nets' recent slump.