Finals Preview? Miami Heat, L.A. Lakers Need Change For It to Happen

HEAT OR 3PEAT?  Could this major NBA preconceived marketing bonanza really happen?

At the beginning of the season the defending champion L.A. Lakers were ranked number one and the unproven Miami Heat were ranked number two.

And a lot has changed since then. 

In the East, the Boston Celtics are stepping on opponents like the Jolly Green Giant and the Orlando Magic have blown up their team in favor for a more offensively favored lineup to help defensive monster Dwight Howard fend off the Heat.  The Chicago Bulls are also a force when all their stars are in the starting rotation.

In the West, the Dallas Mavericks and San Antonio Spurs are looking better than the Lakers as they steamroll over their competition with cold precision.

Indeed, th...

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