WATCH Heat vs. Bulls Live Stream Online: NBA 2016 Top Rival Rankings, Playoff Updates

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

The Miami Heat battle it out on the court against the Chicago Bulls in Week 13 of the regular season on Monday, January 25 at 8:00 p.m. EST from the United Center in Illinois. Read on to see where fans can watch and listen to a live stream of the highly-anticipated Monday evening basketball game online and catch up-to-date feeds and coverage on highlight plays and scores.

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

Bulls (6): "Every time you're ready to give up on the Bulls, they wallop another division leader. They're now 7-3 against the six first-place teams (7-1 if you throw out two hammerings by Golden State) in a league where no one else has more than four wins over current division leaders. How happy must Chicago be that it retained Jim Boylen to oversee the D and keep it at an elite level."

Record: 25-18 (3rd in Eastern Conference).

Heat (16): "Hassan Whiteside has enjoyed a productive January; Miami's defense is allowing a healthy 10 fewer points per 100 possessions this month with Whiteside on the floor after the November/December numbers in that category weren't nearly so complimentary. The road-weary and fading Heat, though, have been racking up so many injuries lately that they're 2-8 since a 3-0 start to 2016."

Record: 23-21 (8th in Eastern Conference).

Tonight's monumental game will be broadcasted live on local sports channels and CSNC and SUN.

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 Heat and Bulls.

Official NHL team websites: Heat and Bulls.

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