WATCH Pacers 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 Indiana Pacers battle it out on the court against the Golden State Warriors in Week 12 of the regular season on Friday, January 22 at 10:30 p.m. EST from the Oracle Arena in Oakland. 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 very impressive top spot in Marc Stein's official NBA power rankings for ESPN.com, while Indiana lags just a bit behind (out of a total 30 teams):

Pacers (13): "Painful ending to a rough week for the Pacers: Will Barton shook loose to score 15 of Denver's 45 points in the final period Sunday night to move into a tie with James Harden, Russell Westbrook, Jimmy Butler and (you guessed it) Indy's Paul George for the league lead in fourth quarters with at least 15 points. Those five guys have all done that trick three times this season."

Record: 23-19 (5th in Eastern Conference).

Golden State (1): "Life must be pretty good when you slip to a 74-8 pace and spawn a rash of 'What's wrong?' questions. Yet we repeat: Golden State's loss in Detroit, for all the legit questions about slippage in the defensive and energy departments lately, marked the first time all season that our stubborn No. 1s lost a game when armed with both a full roster as well as a night off before the loss."

Record: 39-4 (1st in Western Conference).

Tonight's monumental game will be broadcasted live on your local ESPN sports channel and FSIN or 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 Pacers.

Official NHL team websites: Warriors and Pacers.

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