The Houston Rockets and Toronto Raptors are playing on the NBATV schedule on Monday night and the matchup from the Air Canada Centre starts at 7:30 pm ET as James Harden and company take on Kyle Lowry and the Raps and this comes as the playoffs are getting closer and both teams are working to get into position in their conferences.

The Raptors come into the game after winning over the Lakers and they will next play against the Timberwolves on the schedule. The team comes in at first in the Atlantic division and they have 43 wins on the season and they are ranked third in scoring. The Raptors come into the game after winning over the Wizards and they will next play against the Kings on the schedule.

James Harden scored 24 points and had six assists against the Wizards, while Dwight Howard had 10 rebounds.

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