Thunder! (On Tap 66)

The Thunder are heading to the NBA Finals!!!

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma is still buzzing with excitement as their young franchise did what critics and experts believed was impossible for a team full of young and inexperienced talent on a stage this big.  With the San Antonio Spurs leading 2-0 in the series, the Thunder had to dig deep in order to change the tide.

And did they ever.

Winning 4 straight games in the Western Conference Finals to clinch the West; that is mind-blowing.  Especially when they won Game 5 on the road at the AT&T Center to take the series lead 3-2 and headed back to Loud City to end it all in high fashion.  Now OKC can celebrate and relax for a little while as they await their opponent  from the East as the Celtics and Heat battle it out for the Eastern Conference Championship.

Looking at this young team mature throughout the Playoffs has been an absolute joy to watch.  It also shows that you can succeed as the underdog in life if you just work hard, don't lose focus on your objective, and believe that you can do it.  

Now I gotta save some pennies to get one of those NBA Finals Thunder caps...

Today's quote for On Tap comes from Thunder head coach Scott Brooks. Who says that he has one of the best jobs on Earth; and I agree with him fully.

Congrats to OKC!

Thunder Up!!!

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When you get punched, you have to get up. You have no other choice. If you don't, you're not going to grow, you're not going to get better as a player.

-Scott Brooks