WATCH Cavaliers vs Heat Live Stream Online, NBA Christmas Day 2014- LeBron Returns: Listen To Free Basketball Coverage From Miami, Power Rankings

It's finally here: LeBron James returns to Miami for NBA Christmas Day basketball! LeBron, Kevin Love and Kyrie Irving will take on James's former championship teammates in the Miami Heat's Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh in a huge Eastern Conference Christmas Day clash that marks LeBron's first time back playing in Miami since he and the Heat lost the NBA Finals to the San Antonio Spurs in June. James then famously returned to Cleveland in the offseason. It all happens on Thursday, December 25 at 5 p.m. EST from the American Airlines Arena in Miami. Read on to see where fans can watch and listen to a live stream of the Thursday basketball game online and catch up-to-date feeds and coverage on highlight plays and scores

Lebron and the Cavs have had a tough start to the 2014-15 NBA regular season, as they struggle to integrate all the new moving part of Lebron, Kevin Love, Kyrie Irving and new coach David Blatt, but they still sit fifth in the Eastern Conference, and are at the No. 7 spot in Matt Moore's official NBA power rankings for CBS Sports with their 17-10 record. Says Moore, however, that without a consistent defense, it's hard to believe in the Cavs.

"Cleveland is 10-16 vs. the spread. TEN AND SIXTEEN. Brooklyn has a better winning percentage straight up than the Cavs do vs. the numbers. They are getting by, but you just can't believe in them."

As for Miami, it appears as though Chris Bosh will be trying to play according to Sports Illustrated, but they're 13-16 for the season after injuries to Wade and Bosh, and a season ending knee injury to forward Josh McRoberts. Yahoo! Sports, meanwhile, report that "The Heat will play a video honoring LeBron James when he returns to face Miami on Christmas."

According to Moore's Power Rankings - where Miami ranked 17th out of 30 - the Heat are still an enigma. 

"At least Miami gets to find out what it would have been like if Chris Bosh had signed elsewhere. It's like an alternate dimension in which everything that can go wrong for them does. That's fun, right? Then, of course, they turn around and wallop Boston on Sunday. Go figure."

The game will be broadcast and streamed live by ABC, and local channel SUN, plus fans can also listen in on the radio at The Beast 980, AM570, 790 The Ticket, WIOD, WTAM 1100 and 100.7 WMMS.

For an online stream of the game, head to NBA.com/leaguepass.  

For complete NBA standings for the regular 2014-2015 regular 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 other 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: Heat and Cavs.

And official NBA team websites: Heat and Cavs. 

Enjoy the basketball  and have a very merry Christmas!