Patience is a Virtue

In 2010 when Kobe pursued his 5th ring which he eventually won. The first round was very difficult for him and the Lakers going against the youngest team in the NBA, the Oklahoma City Thunder with Kevin Durant only 22 years of age winning the scoring title for that season of 09-10 averaging 31.0 points per game they gave the Lakers hell. Losing in that series, and only there first trip to the playoffs they did pretty well and the Oklahoma City Thunder realized that was just the start of a dynasty and knew patience was the key. Practice makes Perfect and with Youth, Confidence and Room for improvement, they also knew that it wasn't there last time in the playoffs.