WATCH Thunder vs. Celtics Online Live Stream: NBA 2016 Top Conference Rivals, Playoff Rankings

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

The Oklahoma City Thunder battle it out on the court against the Boston Celtics in Week 20 of the regular season on Wednesday, March 16 at 7:00 p.m. EST from the TD Garden in Massachusetts. 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.

Before heading into the official playoff season, both OKC and Boston maintain rather impressive top spots in Marc Stein's official NBA power rankings for ESPN.com (out of a total 30 teams):

Thunder (8): "The Thunder have led entering the fourth quarter in eight consecutive games, yet we're guessing you're fairly aware by now that they've only won three of them. Defense continues to be the biggest culprit, but there's no dodging the fact that Russell Westbrook's late-game struggles are an issue, too. Russ, for example, is 0-for-11 on 3s in the fourth quarter and OT in those eight games."

Record: 45-32 (3rd in Western Conference).

Celtics (9): "Larry Bird, Reggie Lewis, Robert Parish, Kevin Gamble and Brian Shaw. That was the Celtics' last starting lineup back in January 1991, until last Wednesday night, to know how it feels to win a 14th straight home game. But that streak was gone two nights later and Jae Crowder is suddenly poised to miss at least two weeks, which only figures to make the race for the East's No. 3 seed tighter."

Record: 39-28 (3rd in Eastern Conference).

Tonight's big game will be broadcasted live on your local ESPN sports channel and CSNE or FSOK.

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 Celtics and Thunder.

Official NHL team websites: Celtics and Thunder.

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