The clock was ticking down and Kawhi Leonard was staring down the Orlando Magic’s defense. The crowd in the Scotiabank Arena was on pins and needles waiting for the result in this tie game.
At Wall Street in Downtown Orlando, the hundreds of fans gathered in the plaza might as well have been there, adding their energy and noise. They chanted “DE-FENSE” as if they were in the arena. When Marc Gasol‘s 3-pointer from the corner fell no good, there was the usual sigh of relief that comes after the opponent misses a big shot.