WATCH Warriors vs. Magic Online Live Stream: NBA 2016 Top Conference Rivals & Playoff Ranking

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

The Golden State Warriors battle it out on the court against the Orlando Magic in Week 17 of the regular season on Thursday, February 25 at 7:00 p.m. EST from the Amway Center in Florida. 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, Golden State maintains the very impressive top spot in Marc Stein's official NBA power rankings for ESPN.com, while Orlando still lags way behind (out of a total 30 teams):

Warriors (1): "If you buy into the notion that the Warriors must go 4-2 on their current six-game road trip to preserve their chances at a 73-win season, you can look at splitting a back-to-back with a very tight turnaround in Portland and Clipperland two ways. It wasn't the worst outcome, certainly, but Golden State still has its work cut out for it to win three of the next four in Atlanta, Miami, Orlando and Oklahoma City."

Record: 51-5 (1st in Western Conference).

Golden State just defeated the Miami Heat on Wednesday evening.

Magic (21): "The Magic have played an East-leading eight overtime games. Dallas has played a West-leading nine. So it didn't seem all that surprising, on the surface, when Orlando hauled the visiting Mavericks to OT on Friday night. The reality, though, is that the details were plenty weird; it was the Mavs' third straight OT game and featured a 51-22 Dallas run over the second and third quarters."

Record: 25-30 (11th in Eastern Conference).

Tonight's big game will be broadcasted live on local sports channels FSFL and CSBy.

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 Warriors and Magic.

Official NHL team websites: Warriors and Magic.

Enjoy the exciting b-ball game from the South this evening, and always stick with MstarsNews for additional NBA gameday coverage this week. Which conference rival will snag the monumental win tonight - will Golden State maintain its awesome standing?