It was quiet at the Seattle Center late Saturday afternoon.
Too quiet.
Imagine what might have been; what should have been on this Saturday afternoon in May.
Spontaneous chants of "Let's Go Sonics" are breaking out like warning shots.
Lower Queen Anne feels as alive as Times Square. Restaurants are jammed and bars are rocking.
Despite the chilly temperatures and intermittent showers, the Center is crowded with people wearing green and gold.
Parents and their children, sporting Sonics uniforms — Kevin Durant's No. 35 and Russell Westbrook's No. 0 fill the open spaces of one of Seattle's most enduring landmarks.
A Sonics banner waves insistently from the mast atop the Space Needle.
The air is thick with anticipation for Game 3 of the Western Conference finals, the first conference finals in this city in 15 years.
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