WATCH Thunder vs. Mavericks Live Stream Online: NBA 2016 Conference Rankings, Playoff Updates

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

The Oklahoma City Thunder battle it out on the court against the Minnesota Timberwolves in Week 11 of the regular season on Tuesday, January 12 at 8:00 p.m. EST from the Target Center in Minneapolis. Read on to see where fans can watch and listen to a live stream of the highly-anticipated Tuesday evening basketball game online and catch up-to-date feeds and coverage on highlight plays and scores.

Now heading into mid-season, Oklahoma City maintains a rather impressive top spot in Marc Stein's official NBA power rankings for ESPN.com, while Minnesota still lags way behind (out of a total 30 teams):

Thunder (4): "The home defeat to Sacramento that began the week came with an alibi: Kevin Durant sat out with a sprained big right toe. The late fade Sunday night in Portland was harder to take, with Durant and Russell Westbrook side-by-side, but OKC is a rather solid 23-8 when KD is in uniform while trailing only the Warriors and Spurs in nightly point differential (plus-7.7). "

Record: 26-12 (3rd in Western Conference).

Timberwolves (28): "How young are the Wolves? Minnesota gets nearly half its points from players 20 or younger (Andrew Wiggins and Karl-Anthony Towns) when 13 teams in the league haven't received a single point from 20-or-younger players. Towns, though, is off to a slightly quieter 2016 after becoming the first rook since Blake Griffin in 2010-11 to rack up six 25-and-10 games before Jan. 1."

Record: 12-26 (13th in Western Conference).

Tonight's game will be broadcasted live on local sports channels FSN and FSOK.

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 Thunder and Timberwolves.

Official NHL team websites: Thunder and Timberwolves.

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