WATCH Spurs vs. Jazz Live Stream Online: NBA 2016 Top Conference Rivals & Playoff Rankings

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

The San Antonio Spurs battle it out on the court against the Utah Jazz in Week 17 of the regular season on Thursday, February 25 at 10:30 p.m. EST from the Vivint Smart Home Arena in Salt Lake City. Read on to see where fans can watch and listen to a live stream of the highly-anticipated late Thursday evening basketball game online and catch up-to-date feeds and coverage on highlight plays and scores.

Now heading into mid-season, San Antonio maintains an extremely impressive top spot in Marc Stein's official NBA power rankings for ESPN.com, while Utah doesn't lag too far behind (out of a total 30 teams):

Spurs (2): "With stops looming in Sacramento, Utah and Houston, San Antonio is 4-1 on its annual Rodeo Road Trip despite a fresh calf issue for Kawhi Leonard. The Spurs, like Golden State, are still alive in the hunt to become the first team to go an entire season without losing at least two games in a row. The previous best is Boston's 74 games in 1984-85 without a losing streak of any kind."

Record: 48-9 (2nd in Western Conference).

Jazz (10): "Rudy Gobert is one of just three players in the whole league, along with DeAndre Jordan and Hassan Whiteside, who can claim to average at least 10 PPG, 10 RPG and 2 BPG. The French Rejection -- or Stifle Tower, if you insist,@DJJazzyJody -- is also becoming one of the more entertaining Twitter follows on the NBA map, as he proved again Sunday night with this post-game blast."

Record: 28-28 (8th in Western Conference).

Tonight's big game will be broadcasted live on  local sports channel FSSW.

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 Spurs and Jazz.

Official NHL team websites: Spurs and Jazz.

Enjoy the exciting b-ball game from the Utah this evening, and always stick with MstarsNews for additional NBA gameday coverage this week. Which top conference rival will snag the win - will San Antonio maintain its stellar standing?