The lead up to the finals was a hard one for the two teams. In the first round of the playoffs the LA Lakers beat the Portland Trailblazers four games to one. In the second round the Lakers beat the formidable opponent of the Houston Rockets who managed a win over the Oklahoma City Thunder. Then in the Conference Finals the Lakers brushed away the Denver Nuggets and made it to the finals. Meanwhile on the other side of the bracket the Miami Heat are a mirror image of what the Lakers are doing. In round one the Heat swept the Indiana Pacers four to nothing. Next they surprisingly beat the fan favorites, the Milwaukee Bucks with the M.V.P Giannis Antetokounmpo. Then in the Conference Finals the Heat beat the Boston Celtics in a mystifying series to reach the games that all teams dream of winning.
The Lakers ended up winning game six which ultimately means they are the champions. This win will be long lived and until next season they are winners. Also next season there will have to be some changes to the teams that made it to the finals. Some changes will be from trades and even new players coming from college teams.
Lastly, do we expect to have these teams back in the finals next season? Well if you look at the ages of the players maybe not, because some players may retire. Some of these players include Lebron James. Even though he is extremely fit and looks like he can play another 10 seasons he is actually 35 and most players retire around 40. Also Jimmy butler on the Heat is 31 and his career might be over soon. Though these players are not going to retire this coming season we can expect them to retire soon which will ultimately hurt the chances of these teams making the finals again. Now on the other side of things, some of the players on these teams are very young and will not be leaving soon. These players are like Anthony Davis who is only 27 and is already a great player. Also Tyler Hero is even younger at 20 and even though he might not be great now he has a lot of potential in upcoming seasons. Now that we know how good these teams are we hope next season is as mind blowing as this one was.