WATCH Clippers vs. Cavaliers Live Stream Online [Listen]: NBA 2016 Rankings, Playoff Updates

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

The Los Angeles Clippers battle it out on the court against the Cleveland Cavaliers in Week 12 of the regular season on Thursday, January 21 at 8:00 p.m. EST from the Q Arena in Ohio. 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.

Now heading into mid-season, both LA and Cleveland maintain impressive top spots in Marc Stein's official NBA power rankings for ESPN.com (out of a total 30 teams):

Cavaliers (3): "Think it's safe to say the Kyrie Irving comeback is going fairly well. The Cavs are 10-2 in games Irving plays so far this season, with the only two losses coming by a combined 10 points to teams that A) occupy the top two spots in these rankings and B) sport a combined home record of 43-0 this season. Re-read the intro for more on why it's so good to be the unopposed lords of the East."

Record: 29-11 (1st in Eastern Conference).

Clippers (6): "There's no question that the team Blake Griffin rejoins this week is humming offensively far better than it was when he went down with a torn quad. But it's not just us who made an issue of the Clips' favorable schedule during that long winning streak; Dan Woike from our old paper in sunny Orange County had this informative tweet listing all the big names L.A. avoided during its first nine W's."

Record: 27-14 (4th in Wesrern Conference).

Tonight's monumental game will be broadcasted live on your local TNT sports channel.

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 Cavaliers and Clippers.

Official NHL team websites: Cavaliers and Clippers.

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