WATCH Lakers vs. Warriors 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 Los Angeles Lakers battle it out on the court against the Golden State Warriors in Week 11 of the regular season on Thursday, January 14 at 10:30 p.m. EST from Oracle Arena in Oakland. 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 impressive top spot in Marc Stein's official NBA power rankings for ESPN.com, while LA still lags way behind (out of a total 30 teams):

Warriors (1): "You have to go back to 1976 for the last time Golden State had three All-Stars: Rick Barry, Jamaal Wilkes and Phil Smith. The Committee contends that the Dubs have to have three again considering that they're approaching the season's midpoint on a 78-4 pace: Steph Curry, Draymond Green and Klay Thompson, who just averaged 29.3 PPG on 51 percent shooting in another 4-0 week."

Record: 36-3 (1st in Western Conference).

Lakers (29): "We saw some good evidence last week that D'Angelo Russell is finding ways to develop even though this season, as Mitch Kupchak explained with refreshing candor, is all about Kobe, Kobe, Kobe. We also saw Lou Williams' first 40-point game, offering some distraction from the fact L.A. is the only team in the bottom five of both offensive and defensive efficiency."

Record: 9-31 (15th in Western Conference).

Tonight's game will be broadcasted live on local sports channels TWSN and TNT.

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 Lakers.

Official NHL team websites: Warriors and Lakers.

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