WATCH Warriors vs. Mavericks Live Stream Online: NBA 2016 Conference Rivals, Playoff Rankings

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

The Golden State Warriors battle it out on the court against the Dallas Mavericks in Week 20 of the regular season on Friday, March 18 at 10:30 p.m. EST from the American Airlines Center in Texas. 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 official playoff season, Golden State maintains the very impressive top spot in Marc Stein's official NBA power rankings for ESPN.com, while Dallas now lags a bit behind (out of a total 30 teams):

Warriors (1): "Prepare to hear about a zillion times over the next few days about how Golden State hasn't won a regular-season game in San Antonio in 32 tries dating to Valentine's Day 1997, four months before the Spurs drafted Tim Duncan. ESPN's Basketball Power Index says the Warriors - who won't have Andre Iguodala - only have a 34 percent chance of winning Saturday night's showdown"

Record: 61-6 (1st in Western Conference).

Mavericks (19): "The Mavs' two meetings with Golden State in the next 11 days would be easier sold as a first-round playoff preview if the West's current No. 8 seed had more than three wins against .500-or-better foes over the past two months. Or if Dallas didn't share the league's longest active losing streak - wasting a vintage spell from Dirk Nowitzki in the process - in the face of a brutal upcoming schedule."

Record: 34-34 (8th in Western Conference).

Tonight's monumental game will be broadcasted live on local sports channels FSSW and CSBA.

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 Warriors and Mavericks.

Official NHL team websites: Warriors and Mavericks.

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