WATCH Pacers vs. Rockets LIVE STREAM online, NBA 2014: TV schedule, time, listen to live feed and coverage from Houston

The Indiana Pacers vs. the Houston Rockets battle it out on the court at the Toyota Center in Texas on Friday, March 7 at 9:30 p.m. EST. Read on to see where fans can watch and listen to a live stream of the Friday night basketball game online and catch up-to-date feeds and coverage on highlight plays and scores.

The Pacers currently snag the no. 6 spot in Josh Martin's NBA power rankings for Bleacher Report with an impressive 46-15 winning record:

I'd be more concerned about the Indiana Pacers' blowout loss to the Bobcats-and Paul George's two-point stinker therein-if not for this enlightening bit by NBA.com's John Schuhmann from mid-February. As Schuhmann pointed out, the Pacers were (and still are) among the league's best teams in the first half at home and/or with significant rest.

Conversely, Indy is terrible when any or all of those factors are flipped. As it happens, that loss to the 'Cats came on the road on the second night of a back-to-back, with the Pacers surrendering 28 points and scoring just eight for themselves in the first quarter.

Still, there's a greater, more disconcerting context to consider here. The Pacers, punchless at home the night prior, had eked out wins over the Bucks (by five points), the Celtics (by five points) and the Jazz (by three points) before that.

That's not exactly a murderers' row of NBA contenders. Then again, with the lull the Pacers have been in of late, they may not belong in that category either.

For now anyway.

Meanwhile, the Rockets hold the no. 3 spot out of 30 total teams with an equally impressive 42-19 winning record:

The Houston Rockets did well to hold off the Heat at home and take down Detroit and Orlando to start the month of March. But the Rockets are headed into a frickin' minefield on their schedule and might not emerge on the other side with their slice of home-court advantage intact.

They'll welcome the Blazers and the Pacers to Space City before hitting the road to Oklahoma City, Chicago and Miami.

Keep in mind, the Rockets are currently in a virtual tie with Portland for third place in the Western Conference. But, since the Los Angeles Clippers would own no worse than the No. 4 seed for winning the Pacific Division, one of the two, between Houston and Portland, will be relegated to fifth place.

Fortunately for the Rockets, the Blazers' upcoming schedule won't be much of a cakewalk either, as we discussed earlier.

The game will be broadcasted live on ESPN and local stations CSNH and FSIN, but fans can also listen in on the radio at Sports Talk 790, Sports Radio 610, 1600 KOGT, WIBC, and WMRI ESPN.

For complete NBA standings for the regular 2013-2014 season, check out NBA.com.

For fans who want to try out a free live stream (which may mean downloading a torrent), click here. Or try this option...

For a one-time fee, fans can access a NBA All-Access Member pass.

ESPN, ESPN Scoreboard, SBNation, and NBA TV are both good sources for up-to-date game coverage and feeds.

For more team radio station affiliates: Pacers and Rockets. 

And official NBA team websites: Pacers and Rockets.