If Miami Heat and Lakers meet in the finals 2012 season.

For this to happen the Lakers are going to need a bit of a heart transplant. I don't think Kobe's desire is an issue but I can't say that about his supporting cast. Honestly I think the team from the west next year in the finals will be the Thunder again. They've been built the way a franchise should be built and falling in the final this year didn't expose any great weakness in them as a team. I think they're going to be back.

thunder is a promising team, with their young talents like james harden,kevin durant, westbrook and ibaka. Lakers are also adequate for the finals but still not fully prepared with the new roster, they need a lot of work to do before facing the heat.

I somehow think that this was all set up for that the next season, so that Heat and Lakers will be meeting up for finals this coming season. Well, that would really be something and I think it's probably about time this two, Kobe and Lebron meet face to face and fight for the cup and to end all these talks and doubts between them by fans. Well, I am a Kobe fan so I really believe Kobe is still better.

I don't believe in Lakers to reach the final in the next season (and I'm a Lakers fan). They will need to change a lot, for me, Oklahoma showed a much better basketball than Lakers this year and they seem ready to do a great season again. But, definitely a James vs Bryant final would be awesome! Heat have a better team, but Bryant always decides in the finals.

Yeah. It would be Game 6 or 7. Considering the Lakers as a veteran team and championship team. They have more experience than the thunder that's why OKC lost 4 straight games. You saw their games and it is evident that the thunder were nervous and a little pressured. They made poor decisions in the end game and that's what caused them. Durant and Westbrook were so young and that hurt them.

Many factors to consider when you think about who will come out of both conferences next season to meet in the NBA Finals. First, for simplicity's sake, I'll just focus on the Western Conference and assume that the Heat will make it to the Eastern Conference Finals at the very least (probably against Boston, if I had to guess, but the Bulls could make that interesting with a Derrick Rose comeback). It seems that with the acquisition of Steve Nash, the Lakers have one of the best point guards ever in the Kobe Bryant era. How this will work with both Nash and Bryant seemingly needing the ball to be successful (and then still getting Gasol and Bynum some touches) is anyone's guess. However, another point guard should be talked about a bit more, as well: Eric Maynor. Although he's only the backup PG for the Thunder, losing him was a big blow to the Thunder's bench production last year. While Fisher stepped in and did well, he's just not the player he used to be. With this, and the other contending teams in the West not making huge moves, I think the Lakers and Thunder could meet in the Western Conference Finals next year and make a compelling series. Without both the aforementioned players in the series in the 2nd round last year, OKC won 4-1 but it was really a lot closer than that, if you consider all the close games and whatnot. While it's hard to predict what will happen next season with so much still to happen, it is intriguing to think about a Lakers-Heat 2013 NBA Finals.