WATCH Hawks vs. Pacers Online Live Stream: NBA 2016 Top Rival Rankings, Playoff Updates

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

The Atlanta Hawks battle it out on the court against the Indiana Pacers in Week 13 of the regular season on Thursday, January 28 at 7:00 p.m. EST from the Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. 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, Atlanta maintains an impressive Top 10 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):

Hawks (9): "The alibi is there if they want it because the Hawks' most likely All-Star, Paul Millsap, missed the game for personal reasons, but losing in Phoenix to a Suns team that had dropped 14 of its previous 15 games (and with a slew of its own injuries) is going to leave a mark. It'll take a win Monday night in the Rocky Mountain altitude of Denver for Atlanta to salvage a .500 trip."

Record: 27-20 (3rd in Eastern Conference).

Pacers (15): "In a tightly bunched Eastern Conference in which No. 12 Orlando trailed No. 5 Boston by a mere 2.5 games as of Monday morning, every L tends to be magnified. And no one knows it better, at the moment, than the Pacers, who are 5-9 in games decided by four points or fewer and, according to the Elias Sports Bureau, have played more such games than any team in the league."

Record: 23-22 (8th in Eastern Conference)

Tonight's exciting game will be broadcasted live on local sports channels FSIN and FSSE.

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 Hawks and Pacers.

Official NHL team websites: Hawks and Pacers.

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