WATCH Warriors vs. Trail Blazers Live Stream Online: NBA 2016 Top Western Rivals & Rankings

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

The Golden State Warriors battle it out on the court against the Portland Trail Blazers in Week 16 of the regular season on Friday, February 19 at 10:00 p.m. EST from the Moda Center in Oregon. 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.

After this month's monumental All-Star weekend, Golden State maintains the very impressive top spot in Marc Stein's official NBA power rankings for ESPN.com, while Portland lags just a bit behind (out of a total 30 teams):

Warriors (1): "The Dubs have the league's seventh-hardest remaining schedule in terms of winning percentage ... with remaining opponents at a composite. 523. They also have three games left against the Spurs and two each against the Thunder and Clippers. Yet Golden State needs only a 25-5 finish -- which would be a dip from its current success rate -- to finish with 73 wins. Bet against 'em if you wish."

Record: 48-4 (1st in Western Conference).

Trail Blazers (13): "The Blazers entered the All-Star break tied for seventh in the West with Utah and will have an immediate chance to clinch the head-to-head tiebreaker when they play host to the Jazz on Sunday night. First, though, it's an opportunity Friday night for Oakland native and All-Star snubee Damian Lillard to improve his 2-9 head-to-head record against visiting Steph Curry and Golden State."

Record: 27-27 (7th in Western Conference).

Tonight's big game will be broadcasted live on local sports channels CSNW and 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 Trail Blazers.

Official NHL team websites: Warriors and Trail Blazers.

Enjoy the exciting b-ball game from the West Coast this evening, and always stick with MstarsNews for additional NBA gameday coverage this week. Which conference rival will snag the big win tonight - will Golden State maintain their awesome standing?