Last season, NBA tickets treated basketball fans to the changing of the guard. Now, that change is complete. We have a new champion in the Miami Heat and a new king in LeBron James. Now, it's time to for you to buy NBA tickets to see to the Heat and LeBron defend their crowns against a large crop of contenders and rising superstars.

Led by the unstoppable Dwayne Wade and the immovable Shaquille O'Neal, the Heat stormed through last year's NBA Playoffs, knocking off the always-tough Detroit Pistons along the way. In the NBA Finals, the Heat brought the franchise's first NBA Championship back home to Miami by derailing the Dallas Mavericks in an exciting six-game series.

Much like Wade, James also had his coming-out party in last year's playoffs. He led the Cavaliers to a thrilling first-round victory over the Washington Wizards, posting a triple-double in his first ever playoff game. James kept things rolling in the second round and pushed the Pistons to a seventh game, solidifying his spot as the most dominating player in the league. But neither James nor the Cavaliers nor the Heat can afford to take a step back. The league is loaded with young talent and rising franchises, each poised to knock the champ and the King off their thrones.

The Phoenix Suns, featuring two-time reigning MVP Steve Nash, are one of those teams. Nash has been amazing since arriving in Phoenix from Dallas . His presence alone makes the Suns championship contenders. But the healthy return of Amare Stoudemire is the Suns' ticket to an NBA title.

Don't count out the Mavericks in the Western Conference race either. With scoring machine Dirk Nowitzki on the floor, Dallas can complete with anyone.

In the Eastern Conference, Miami will be looking to fend off the New Jersey Nets, the new-look Chicago Bulls and the improved Washington Wizards. The Nets' trio of superstars in Jason Kidd, Richard Jefferson and Vince Carter upended the Heat in Game 1 of their playoff series last season, but couldn't finish off Miami . The Bulls added the defensive-minded Ben Wallace from the Pistons to provide some veteran leadership to their young but talented roster.

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