WATCH Warriors vs. Trail Blazers Live Stream Online: NBA 2016 Rankings, Playoff Updates

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 Portland Trail Blazers in Week 10 of the regular season on Friday, January 8 at 10:00 p.m. EST from the Moda Center in Oregon. Read on to see where fans can watch and listen to a live stream of the highly-anticipated Friday 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 impressive top spot in Marc Stein's official NBA power rankings for ESPN.com, while Portland still lags a bit behind (out of a total 30 teams):

Warriors (1): "No NBA team has ever managed to get through an entire season without a single two-game losing streak. But when the Warriors, though Steph-less, can rack up 35 assists in Houston on the second night of a back-to-back while missing four of their top nine players, you really start to think this team might be the first that ever pulls it off."

Record: 33-2 (1st in Western Conference).

Trail Blazers (22): "It's fair to start asking whether the Damian Lillard injury has unexpectedly enabled the Blazers to unearth another useful contributor for the future. Cavs slayer Allen Crabbe is averaging nearly 17 points per game in the seven outings Lillard has been forced to sit with foot issues... after Crabbe averaged 2.8 points per game in his first two seasons."

Record: 15-23 (10th in Western Conference).

Tonight's game will be broadcasted live on local sports channels CSNW 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 Trail Blazers.

Official NHL team websites: Warriors and Trail Blazers.

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