Nigeria, Sept. 28 -- The LA Lakers led by LeBron James and his former team, the Miami Heat, led by Jimmy Butler, will contest the 2020 NBA finals.

The Lakers beat the Denver Nuggets 4-1 to claim the Western Conference title while the Heat prevailed over the Boston Celtics 4-2 to win the Eastern title.

The NBA overlooked Mr James for the league's MVP award, but his greatness will be further enhanced if he leads the Lakers to the title- making him just the first NBA player to achieve the feat for three different franchises.

It will also be his 10th finals in 11 years, in which he has won three titles-two with the Heat and the third with his hometown team, the Cleveland Cavaliers.

For the Heat, the go-to player has been Mr Butler, who ha...