Downtown Orlando was buzzing after the Orlando Magic\u2019s win Saturday, with fans celebrating in the streets and nearby events drawing crowds. <\/p>\n
\u201cNews Six \u2014 listen, Magic in five,\u201d another fan shouted.<\/p>\n
Emotions ran high as fans packed the area after the Magic beat the Detroit Pistons in a game that came down to the wire. <\/p>\n
\u201cMan, that was a great win \u2014 a little scary there, a little scary there in the fourth quarter,\u201d Magic fan Vinny Fazio said. <\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ll get \u2019em Monday \u2014 Cade figured it out in the fourth quarter,” Detroit Piston Fan Derek Chambers.<\/p>\n
Even beyond the outcome, fans said playoff basketball changes the feel of the city. <\/p>\n
\u201cWhat makes a difference in Orlando when you have playoff basketball here? The enthusiasm, the fans \u2014 the entire city,\u201d Jerome, who lives in Tampa, said.<\/p>\n
Others said they were also enjoying Orlando outside the arena. \u201cThe weather \u2014 I\u2019m from Detroit, so we don\u2019t get much sun,\u201d Chambers said.<\/p>\n
Some fans headed to local restaurants and bars downtown, including the Vegan International Food Festival at Wall Street Plaza. <\/p>\n
\u201cWhen we do it on a weekend like this and we have so much other stuff going on, we can reach people who didn\u2019t necessarily know about the festival \u2014 or who are open to eating healthier or trying veganism,\u201d Jeremy Santos of Vegan Events Orlando said.<\/p>\n
The festival came the same weekend as the Florida Puerto Rican Parade. \u201cIt brings everybody out to the city of Orlando to hopefully spend some money at local bars \u2014 and we have some local Puerto Rican vendors nearby that can also benefit,\u201d Rafael Olivera-Cintron, who lives in Orlando, said.<\/p>\n
The Magic host another game in Orlando on Monday. <\/p>\n
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