WATCH Trail Blazers vs. Spurs Online Live Stream: NBA 2016 Conference Rivals, Playoff Rankings

Basketball's back for the official 2015-2016 NBA season, so get ready, MstarsNews readers!

The Portland Trail Blazers battle it out on the court against the San Antonio Spurs in Week 20 of the regular season on Thursday, March 17 at 8:30 p.m. EST from the AT&T Center in Texas. Read on to see where fans can watch and listen to a live stream of the highly-anticipated Thursday evening basketball game online and catch up-to-date feeds and coverage on highlight plays and scores.

Before heading into the official playoff season, San Antonio maintains an extremely impressive top spot in Marc Stein's official NBA power rankings for ESPN.com, while Portland lags just a bit behind (out of a total 30 teams):

Trail Blazers (11): "In November, we thought we knew who the Blazers were. Then January and February came around, and they were something entirely different. Now, the Blazers find themselves 3-4 in March, having lost four of their last six. We don't know again. We're back to square one. We'll try and figure out who the Blazers are by the time the playoffs start."

Record: 35-33 (6th in Western Conference).

Spurs (2): "The Spurs, with wins over the Bulls and Thunder, are 2-0 on the longest homestand in team history in which every opponent (of the five) will sport a winning record when they arrive at the AT&T Center. Next up it's the Clippers, Blazers and Warriors visiting San Antonio, which needed that strong close against OKC more than you think after losing eight of the teams' previous 12 encounters."

Record: 57-10 (2nd in Western Conference).

Tonight's big game will be broadcasted live on your local NBAt sports channel and KGW.

For fans who want to try out a free live stream (which may mean downloading a torrent), click here. Also try this or another option.

Also check out NBA TV for more schedules and game updates.

ESPN, ESPN Scoreboard, and NBA.com are all good sources for up-to-date game coverage and feeds.

More radio listening options for Trail Blazers and Spurs.

Official NHL team websites: Trail Blazers and Spurs.

Enjoy the exciting b-ball game from Texas this evening, and always stick with MstarsNews for additional NBA gameday coverage later this week. Which top conference rival will snag the big win tonight?