WATCH Pacers vs. Heat Live Stream Online: NBA 2016 Conference Rankings, Playoff Updates

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

The Indiana Pacers battle it out on the court against the Miami Heat in Week 10 of the regular season on Monday, January 4 at 7:30 p.m. EST from the American Airlines Arena in Florida. 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, Indiana and Miami both maintain impressive Top 10 spots in Marc Stein's official NBA power rankings for ESPN.com (out of a total 30 teams):

Heat (7): "What is it about the Heat and the holidays? Dwyane Wade sports a Christmas Day record of 10-1. And the franchise as a whole just moved to 6-0 all time on New Year's Day by routing their old friends from Dallas. But home wins over the Pacers and Knicks this week would sure be handy now, with only one home game on the schedule between Jan. 8 and Jan. 29."

Record: 20-13 (3rd in Eastern Conference).

Pacers (8): "Were we guilty of being seduced too much by Paul George's Eastern Conference Player of the Month effort in November when doling out our recent First Trimester Awards? Fair question. PG-13 endured a pretty pedestrian December (down to 21.4 PPG on .371 shooting) before welcoming himself to 2016 with that R-rated late detonation that doomed Detroit."     

Record: 19-14 (6th in Eastern Conference).

Tonight's big game will be broadcasted live on local sports channels NBAt, FSIN and SUN.

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 Pacers and Heat.

Official NHL team websites: Pacers and Heat.

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