WATCH Trail Blazers vs. Celtics Live Stream Online: NBA 2016 Top Rivals, Playoff Rankings

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

The Portland Trail Blazers battle it out on the court against the Boston Celtics in Week 18 of the regular season on Wednesday, March 2 at 7:30 p.m. EST from the TD Garden in MA. Read on to see where fans can watch and listen to a live stream of the highly-anticipated Wednesday evening basketball game online and catch up-to-date feeds and coverage on highlight plays and scores.

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

Trail Blazers (8): "Portland is a heady 13-2 since Jan. 23, which accounts for the league's second-best record in the span behind only the Warriors - whose only loss in that span, of course, was inflicted by these same Blazers. Better yet: Amid cries that the recent success has been schedule-aided, Damian Lillard & Co. just began 11 of 13 games on the road with an impressive back-to-back sweep in Chicago and Indy."

Record: 33-28 (7th in Western Conference).

Celtics (6): "Given that we've been so focused here on records since Jan. 23 because of what the Warriors (13-1) and Blazers (13-2) have achieved in that span, we would be remiss if we didn't point out that the Celtics - despite standing pat at the trade deadline - are fourth in the same stretch at 12-4. Boston, incidentally, plays host to Portland on Wednesday night in the Who Did The Nets Help Most Bowl."

Record: 36-25 (3rd in Eastern Conference).

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

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 Trail Blazers and Celtics.

Official NHL team websites: Trail Blazers and Celtics.

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