WATCH Cavaliers vs. Bulls Live Stream Online, Eastern Conference Semifinals & NBA Playoffs: Listen To Free Game 3 Coverage, Championship Rankings

It's finally that time of year - the NBA playoffs are here!

The Cleveland Cavaliers battle it out on the court against the Chicago Bulls in Game 3 of the continued playoff series on Friday, May 8 at 8:00 p.m. EST at the United Center in Illinois. Read on to see where fans can watch and listen to a live stream of the Eastern Conference Semifinals online and catch up-to-date feeds and coverage on highlight plays and scores.

Review a thorough preview of the highly-anticipated playoff game at FoxSports.

Earlier this week, CBSSports.com reporter Matt Moore offers this updated power ranking breakdown for each eight remaining teams:

Bulls (8): "I took the Bulls to beat the Cavaliers. So this makes no sense. But hear me out... I love the Bulls' chances to beat Cleveland, more than almost any team. Their ability to match up with the other teams is the question. The Wizards have just as good of a defense, with the size inside to counter them, and wing defenders to attack the Bulls' perimeter weapons. The Bulls' offense has a nasty habit of just going kaput at inopportune times (like twice vs. Milwaukee, including once at home). They have to get great offensive performances 12 more times. That seems like too steep of a hill to climb... Chicago is a really dangerous team, but the Bulls' first round only reasserted something we've known: They don't have a high enough playoff gear to raise their performance enough, especially offensively."

Cavaliers (7): "I know, I know, I know. LeBron. Kyrie. I get it. You have to consider the other factors here, though. Kevin Love's out, which kills a surprising amount of their offensive versatility and puts James in the position of having to play power forward, which he does not wish to do. It puts either Mike Miller or Shawn Marion into more minutes, which at this point in their careers is a double-edged sword... They have to get through a Chicago team built to beat them and that hates them with the fire of 100 suns, and which plays a physical, grinding style of basketball. Then they would have to figure out how to beat an Atlanta team that schematically victimizes their good-not-great defense or a Wizards team that at that point would have so much confidence it would be shooting out of them like electricity... And even if they survive all that, they have to beat the Western Conference. They lost their third best player for the rest of the playoffs, their defense is nothing to jump up and down about. I don't want to put a LeBron-James-led team here... But I am."

Heading into Game 3, the series is currently tied 1-1.

The game will be broadcasted live on local sports channel ESPN, but fans can also listen in on the radio at 1070 The Fan, WMRI ESPN, WTAM 1100, and 100.7 WMMS. 

Also check out championship bracket predictions over at Bleacher Report. 

For complete NBA standings for the regular 2014-2015 regular season, check out NBA.com.

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

For a one-time fee, fans can access a NBA All-Access Member pass.

ESPN, ESPN Scoreboard, SBNation, and NBA TV are both good sources for up-to-date game coverage and feeds.

For more team radio station affiliates: Bulls and Cavaliers.

And official NBA team websites: Bulls and Cavaliers.

Enjoy the semifinals basketball game!