The score is locked at 4-2!
Western Conference Finals, here we come!
After being dealt with by Kobe for two consecutive seasons in the playoffs, Kevin Durant finally stood firm this season, achieving his first career playoff win against Kobe.
Tonight he scored 34 points!
In his view, this is a signal:
His era has arrived!
Of course, for Kevin Durant, the person he really wants to defeat isn't Kobe, but...
The guy who beat him to drinking Scarlett's bathwater!
He's so damn dead!
The Oklahoma media was the first to report on Kevin Durant and the Thunder's first-ever entry into the Western Conference Finals in the team's history.
For this remote town that only got its NBA team in 2008, reaching the Western Conference Finals this quickly was unexpected.
Because historically, newly-formed teams usually experience a long period of "cushion" life before they can begin their era. Just look at the Charlotte Bobcats, formed in 2004.
In 8 years, they haven't even made the playoffs!
