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

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The Washington Wizards battle it out on the court against the Toronto Raptors in Week 9 of the regular season on Wednesday, December 30 at 7:30 p.m. EST from the Air Canada Centre. 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.

Now heading into mid-season, Toronto maintains a Top 10 spot in Marc Stein's official NBA power rankings for ESPN.com, while Washington still lags a bit 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: 19-13 (4th in Eastern Conference).

Wizards (18): "John Wall has at least 12 assists in eight of his last 10 games. Garrett Temple recently rumbled for 20-plus points in three straight games after cracking the 20-point plateau zero times in his first 251 career games. And the Wiz, just like that, have lifted themselves from 4-7 at home to .500 at home, impressing Wiz spokesman Jared Dudley."  

Record: 14-15 (11th in Eastern Conference).

Tonight's game will be broadcasted live on local sports channels CSNM.

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 Wizards.

Official NHL team websites: Raptors and Wizards.

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