WATCH Raptors vs. Bulls Live Stream Online: NBA 2015 Conference Rankings, Playoff Updates

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The Toronto Raptors battle it out on the court against the Chicago Bulls in Week 9 of the regular season on Monday, December 28 at 8:00 p.m. EST from the United Center in Illinois. Read on to see where fans can watch and listen to a live stream of the highly-anticipated Monday evening basketball game online and catch up-to-date feeds and coverage on highlight plays and scores.

Now heading into mid-season, both Toronto maintains a Top 10 spot in Marc Stein's official NBA power rankings for ESPN.com, while Chicago only lags a few behind (out of a total 30 teams):

Raptors (5): "DeMarre Carroll (knee) is back. Jonas Valanciunas (hand) is poised to return Monday night. And Kyle Lowry bounced back with two (let's call 'em) steady games last week after his 18-for-60 shooting slump over a three-game stretch heading into our previous batch of rankings. The Raptors, in other words, are getting pretty close to whole again."

Record: 19-12 (4th in Eastern Conference).

Bulls (13): "Too much Bulls stuff to fit in this little box. With all of us on alert for cracks in the wake of Jimmy Butler's comments and amid Joakim Noah/Taj Gibson trade rumblings, Chicago went full Jekyll-and-Hyde on us, completing a season sweep of OKC on Christmas, then unraveling down the stretch in Big D."

Record: 16-12 (7th in Eastern Conference).

Tonight's game will be broadcasted live on local sports channels CSNC and NBAt.

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 Raptors and Bulls.

Official NHL team websites: Raptors and Bulls.

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