WATCH Wizards vs. Cavaliers Live Stream Online: NBA 2016 Top Rival Rankings & Playoff Updates

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

The Washington Wizards battle it out on the court against the Cleveland Cavaliers in Week 18 of the regular season on Friday, March 4 at 8:00 p.m. EST from the Q Arena in Ohio. 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, Cleveland maintains an impressive top spot in Marc Stein's official NBA power rankings for ESPN.com, while Washinton still lags a bit behind (out of a total 30 teams):

Wizards (18): "The Wiz are 5-2 since the All-Star break and the acquisition of Markieff Morris after running up a lead of 30 against the LeBron-less Cavs. John Wall, meanwhile, is up to 19 20-and-10 games this season, second only to Russell Westbrook. ESPN's Basketball Power Index, though, gives Washington only an 8 percent chance of finding its way into the playoffs and a potential Round 1 matchup with Cleveland."

Record: 30-30 (9th in Eastern Conference).

Cavaliers (5): "Kyrie Irving's bout with bed bugs. An unexpected loss to Miami in the Joe Johnson sweepstakes. And an L in Friday night's showdown with Toronto clinched defeat in the season series with the hard-charging Raps. The Cavs -- 11-6 (.647) under Ty Lue after so unhappily starting 30-11 (.731) under David Blatt -- couldn't have endured a much worse week while Steph Curry was breaking Twitter."

Record: 42-17 (1st in Eastern Conference).

Tonight's exciting game will be broadcasted live on local sports channels FSOH and CSNM.

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 Wizards.

Official NHL team websites: Cavaliers and Wizards.

Enjoy this monumental b-ball game from Ohio this evening, and always stick with MstarsNews for additional NBA gameday coverage this week. Which Eastern rival will snag the big win tonight?