WATCH Clippers vs. Rockets Online Live Stream: NBA 2016 Conference Rivals, Playoff Rankings

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

The Los Angeles Clippers battle it out on the court against the Houston Rockets in Week 20 of the regular season on Wednesday, March 16 at 9:30 p.m. EST from the Toyota Center in Texas. 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, LA maintains an impressive top spot in Marc Stein's official NBA power rankings for ESPN.com, while Houston lags just a bit behind (out of a total 30 teams):

Clippers (5): "Getting routed at home Sunday afternoon by LeBron James' Cavs, after showing up for work with a rather sparkly 6-1 record in day games, has presumably hushed a lot of that Better Without Blake talk in Clipperland. And if it didn't, then this should: Cleveland's 24-point runaway dropped the Clips to 2-10 this season against the other five teams currently residing in the NBA's .600 Club."

Record: 42-24 (4th in Western Conference).

Rockets (14): "Leave it to the Committee's NBA.com counterpart John Schuhmann to dig up a gem like this one: Houston has somehow managed to take a lead into the second quarter zero times in its past 16 -- SIXTEEN! -- games. Yet the state of the most disappointing Western Conference in memory gives James Harden and his Rockets hope of finishing as high as No. 6 despite ongoing woes on D."

Record: 34-33 (7th in Western Conference).

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

Official NHL team websites: Rockets and Clippers.

Enjoy the exciting b-ball game from Texas 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?