WATCH Rockets vs. Celtics 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 Houston Rockets battle it out on the court against the Boston Celtics in Week 19 of the regular season on Friday, March 11 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 Friday evening basketball game online and catch up-to-date feeds and coverage on highlight plays and scores.

Before heading into the playoff season, Boston maintains a rather impressive top spot in Marc Stein's official NBA power rankings for ESPN.com, while Houston still lags a bit behind (out of a total 30 teams):

Rockets (15): "Part of what makes Golden State's Sunday afternoon demise in Lakerland so hard to comprehend is the fact that Houston just beat New Orleans in a game in which the Rockets started 0-for-15 from deep, made two of their next three 3-pointers and then missed 15 more in a row before Patrick Beverley got one to go down in a 3-for-34 showing that ranks as the worst of all time."

Record: 32-32 (8th in Western Conference).

Celtics (7): "Toronto's Sunday night slip-up against Houston has left the surprising Celts, after starting 9-10 at TD Garden, with the longest active home win streak (13) in the East. A win Wednesday night over Memphis in an ESPN-televised game would clinch Boston's first run of 14 games at home without a loss for the first time 1990-91, which happened to be Larry Bird's second-to-last season."

Record: 39-26 (3rd in Eastern Conference).

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

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 Rockets and Celtics.

Official NHL team websites: Rockets and Celtics.

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