WATCH Knicks vs. Raptors 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 New York Knicks battle it out on the court against the Toronto Raptors in Week 13 of the regular season on Thursday, January 28 at 8:00 p.m. EST from the Air Canada Centre. 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, Toronto maintains an impressive Top 10 spot in Marc Stein's official NBA power rankings for ESPN.com, while NY still lags a bit behind (out of a total 30 teams):

Raptors (4): "The latest statistical case to support the notion that Toronto is the biggest threat in the East to LeBron's Cavs comes via Twitter from enterprising rankings fan @lgDoucet, who notes that the Raptors' average point margin from their season series with Golden State is a mere minus-4.0... compared to Cleveland's dreadful minus-20.0 and Chicago's minus-21.5. Who's buyin' that rationale?"

Record: 30-15 (2nd in Eastern Conference).

Knicks (18): "Probably not a surprise that the Knicks' longest home win streak since a 10-gamer to close the 2012-13 was brought to a halt by the Clippers. L.A. has prevailed in last seven meetings between the teams. Carmelo Anthony, meanwhile, has just matched George Gervin and Dominique Wilkins for the most All-Star Game selections - nine - without also making an NBA Finals appearance."

Record: 22-25 (10th in Eastern Conference).

Tonight's exciting game will be broadcasted live on you local TNT sports channel.

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 Raptors and Knicks.

Official NHL team websites: Raptors and Knicks.

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