WATCH Cavaliers vs. Raptors Live Stream Online: NBA 2016 Top Conference Rivals & Rankings

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

The Cleveland Cavaliers battle it out on the court against the Toronto Raptors in Week 17 of the regular season on Friday, February 26 at 7:30 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 Friday evening basketball game online and catch up-to-date feeds and coverage on highlight plays and scores.

Now in mid-season, both Cleveland and Toronto maintain extremely impressive top spots in Marc Stein's official NBA power rankings for ESPN.com (out of a total of 30 teams):

Cavaliers (3): "Performance of the season for the Cavaliers? Hard to dispute that a 23-point win on OKC's floor trumps even Cleveland's Jan. 30 home trouncing of San Antonio. The Cavs are one of just six teams in the league with a winning percentage of .600 or higher, and they hadn't beaten any of them on the road (Warriors, Spurs, Thunder, Clippers, Raptors) until Sunday afternoon."

Record: 41-15 (1st in Eastern Conference).

Raptors (5): "Confession time from the Committee of One: We're going through major Toronto withdrawals as All-Star Weekend fades farther and farther in our rear-view mirror. Friday night would be a good time to go back with the Raps hosting the Cavs in a potential Eastern Conference Finals preview; Toronto's 9-1 home mark since Jan. 1 is the third-best in the league behind only Golden State and San Antonio (both 9-0)."

Record: 38-18 (2nd in Eastern Conference).

Tonight's monumental game will be broadcasted live on local sports channel FSOH.

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 Cavaliers and Raptors.

Official NHL team websites: Cavaliers and Raptors.

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 to end the week?