WATCH Trail Blazers vs. Warriors Online Live Stream: NBA 2016 Top 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 Golden State Warriors in Week 19 of the regular season on Friday, March 11 at 10:30 p.m. EST from the Oracle Arena in California. Read on to see where fans can watch and listen to a live stream of the highly-anticipated late Friday evening basketball game online and catch up-to-date feeds and coverage on highlight plays and scores.

Before heading into the playoff season, Golden State maintains the 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):

Warriors (1): "Steph Curry and Klay Thompson shot a combined 1-for-18 from 3-point range in Sunday's (still) hard-to-believe pratfall at Staples Center. Don't forgot they shot a combined 2-for-14 from deep in a Feb. 6 home triumph over Golden State's rivals from Oklahoma City... and got away with it. Sometimes you can't figure this stuff out no matter how smart you think your committee is."   

Record: 57-6 (1st in Western Conference).

Trail Blazers (10): "Teams fortunate enough to field a 50-point scorer are 8-2 in those games. But the Blazers became one of those unfortunate two to fall short, along with Sacramento in DeMarcus Cousins' 56-point game in January against Charlotte, when Damian Lillard's 50 points in Toronto on Friday wasn't enough to prevent Portland's first losing streak since early January when it slipped to a season-high nine games under .500."

Record: 34-31 (6th in Western Conference).

Tonight's game will be broadcasted live on local sports channels CSNW and CSBA.

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 Trail Blazers.

Official NHL team websites: Warriors and Trail Blazers.

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