2009–10 Orlando Magic season

2009–10 Orlando Magic season
Head coach	Stan Van Gundy
Arena	Amway Arena

Results
Record	59–23 (.720)
Place	Division: 1st (Southeast) Conference: 2nd (Eastern)
Playoff finish	Lost in Eastern Conference Finals to Boston 4-2
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	Fox Sports Florida, Sun Sports
Radio	WDBO
Orlando Magic seasons
< 2008–09	2010–11 >

The 2009–10 Orlando Magic season was the 21st season of the Orlando Magic in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Key dates

June 25 - The 2009 NBA Draft took place in New York City.
July 8 - The free agency period started.
October 28 - The Magic began the season with a game against the Philadelphia 76ers.
November 16 - Rashard Lewis made his season debut after serving a 10-game suspension for testing positive for DHEA, a banned substance.
November 17 - It was announced that Jameer Nelson needed surgery after injuring his knee in the previous night's game.^[1]
December 21 - Nelson returned from his injury.^[2]
January 21 - Dwight Howard was named the starting center for the Eastern Conference in the 2010 NBA All-Star Game.^[3]
January 31 - Stan Van Gundy was named the coach of the East's all-stars in the 2010 NBA All-Star Game.^[4]
March 3 - The Magic clinched their third consecutive winning season with a win over the Golden State Warriors.
March 16 - By virtue of the Charlotte Bobcats losing that night, the Magic clinched a playoff berth.^[5]
April 6 - By virtue of the Atlanta Hawks losing that night, the Magic clinched their third consecutive Southeast Division title.
April 14 - The regular season ended. The Magic finished with the same win-loss record as the previous season.
April 20 - Dwight Howard was awarded the NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award for the second consecutive season.
April 26 - The Magic won their first round series in the playoffs by sweeping the Charlotte Bobcats. It was the first sweep of a 7-game series for the Magic in franchise history.^[6]
May 10 - The Magic completed a sweep of the Atlanta Hawks in the conference semifinals.
May 28 - After losing the first three games of the series, the Magic won the next two before losing Game 6 on the road against the Boston Celtics.

Summary

NBA Draft 2009

Main article: 2009 NBA Draft

As a result of previous trades made by the Orlando Magic, they did not have any draft choices in this year's draft. Ironically, the NBA still had Adidas make a Draft Cap, which would have been given to a potential draft choice. The hat was still available for public purchase on the NBA's official webstore.

Transactions

The Magic have been involved in the following transactions during the 2009–10 season.

Orlando Magic

Players Added

Via Trade

Vince Carter (From Nets)
Ryan Anderson (From Nets)

Via Free Agency

Players Lost

Via Sign & Trade

Hedo Türkoğlu (To Raptors)

Trade

Trades

Date	Details
June 25, 2009^[7]	To New Jersey Nets Rafer Alston Tony Battie Courtney Lee	To Orlando Magic Vince Carter Ryan Anderson
July 9, 2009^[8]	To Toronto Raptors Hedo Turkoglu Devean George Antoine Wright	To Dallas Mavericks Shawn Marion Kris Humphries Nathan Jawai Greg Buckner Cash Considerations	To Memphis Grizzlies Future Second Round NBA Draft Choice Cash Considerations	To Orlando Magic Cash Considerations

Free agents acquired

Player	Former team	Contract terms
Brandon Bass^[9]	Dallas Mavericks	Four Years, $16,000,000
Matt Barnes^[10]	Phoenix Suns	Two Years
Jason Williams^[11]	Miami Heat	One Year, $1,300,000
Morris Almond^[12]	Utah Jazz	Waived
Linton Johnson III^[12]	Chicago Bulls	Waived pre-season

Players re-signed

Player	Contract terms
Marcin Gortat^[13]	Five Years, $34,000,000
Adonal Foyle^[14]	One Year

Miscellaneous

Player	Date	Transaction
Rashard Lewis^[15]	August 6, 2009	Suspended by NBA for 10 games.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	DOB (Y–M–D)
4.0 !F	33	USA !	Anderson, Ryan	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	California
4.0 !F	22	USA !	Barnes, Matt	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	226 lb (103 kg)	UCLA
4.5 !PF	30	USA !	Bass, Brandon	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	LSU
2.5 !G/F	15	USA !	Carter, Vince	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	North Carolina
6.0 !C	31	VIN !	Foyle, Adonal (IN)	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	270 lb (122 kg)	Colgate
5.5 !F/C	13	POL !	Gortat, Marcin	83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Poland
6.0 !C	12	USA !	Howard, Dwight (C)	83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	SW Atlanta Christian Academy (GA)
1.0 !PG	8	USA !	Johnson, Anthony	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	College of Charleston
4.0 !F	9	USA !	Lewis, Rashard	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Alief Elsik HS (TX)
1.0 !PG	14	USA !	Nelson, Jameer	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Saint Joseph's
2.5 !G/F	20	FRA !	Piétrus, Mickaël	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Guadeloupe
2.0 !SG	7	USA !	Redick, J. J.	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Duke
1.0 !PG	44	USA !	Williams, Jason	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Florida

Head coach

Stan Van Gundy (SUNY-Brockport)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended

Injured

Pre-Season

2009 Pre-season Game Log: 8–0 (Home: 4–0 ; Road: 3–0 ; Neutral: 1–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	High Scorer	Attendance	Record	Recap
1	October 5	Orlando Magic	110–105	Dallas Mavericks		Vince Carter (21)	16,596	1–0	[1]
2	October 7	Miami Heat	90–86	Orlando Magic		Ryan Anderson (16)	16,101	2–0	[2]
3	October 9	Houston Rockets	113–104	Orlando Magic		Rashard Lewis (22)	16,344	3–0	[3]
4	October 12	Orlando Magic	102–83	Memphis Grizzlies		Mickael Pietrus (19)	7,681	4–0	[4]
5	October 13 (in Wichita, Kansas)	Orlando Magic	121–86	New Orleans Hornets		Ryan Anderson (22)		5–0	[5]
6	October 19	Orlando Magic	101–98	Chicago Bulls		Ryan Anderson, Dwight Howard (18)	20,688	6–0	[6]
7	October 21	Indiana Pacers	117–87	Orlando Magic		Vince Carter (21)	16,218	7–0	[7]
8	October 23	Atlanta Hawks	123–86	Orlando Magic		Vince Carter (26)	17,343	8–0	[8]

Regular season

Standings

Southeast Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Orlando Magic	59	23	.720	–	34–7	25–16	10–6
x-Atlanta Hawks	53	29	.646	6	34–7	19–22	8–8
x-Miami Heat	47	35	.573	12	24–17	23–18	9–7
x-Charlotte Bobcats	44	38	.537	15	31–10	13–28	10–6
Washington Wizards	26	56	.317	33	15–26	11–30	3–13

#	Eastern Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Cleveland Cavaliers	61	21	.744	–
2	y-Orlando Magic	59	23	.720	2
3	x-Atlanta Hawks	53	29	.646	8
4	y-Boston Celtics	50	32	.610	11
5	x-Miami Heat	47	35	.573	14
6	x-Milwaukee Bucks	46	36	.561	15
7	x-Charlotte Bobcats	44	38	.537	17
8	x-Chicago Bulls	41	41	.500	20

9	Toronto Raptors	40	42	.488	21
10	Indiana Pacers	32	50	.390	29
11	New York Knicks	29	53	.354	32
12	Detroit Pistons	27	55	.329	34
13	Philadelphia 76ers	27	55	.329	34
14	Washington Wizards	26	56	.317	35
15	New Jersey Nets	12	70	.146	49

z - clinched home court advantage through NBA Finals
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot

Game log

Total: 59–23 (Home: 34–7; Road: 25–16)

October: 2–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 1–0)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	October 28	Philadelphia	W 120–106	Dwight Howard (26)	Dwight Howard (15)	Jameer Nelson (6)	Amway Arena 17,461	1–0
2	October 30	@ New Jersey	W 95–85	Dwight Howard (20)	Dwight Howard (22)	Jason Williams (8)	Izod Center 17,525	2–0

November: 12–4 (Home: 5–2; Road: 7–2)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
3	November 1	@ Toronto	W 125–116	Jameer Nelson (30)	Dwight Howard (11)	Jameer Nelson, J. J. Redick (5)	Air Canada Centre 18,147	3–0
4	November 3	@ Detroit	L 80–85	Vince Carter (15)	Matt Barnes, Marcin Gortat (7)	Jameer Nelson (6)	The Palace of Auburn Hills 15,487	3-1
5	November 4	Phoenix	W 122–100	Dwight Howard (25)	Matt Barnes (11)	Jameer Nelson (10)	Amway Arena 17,461	4–1
6	November 6	Detroit	W 110–103	Dwight Howard (22)	Dwight Howard (12)	Jameer Nelson (8)	Amway Arena 17,461	5–1
7	November 8	@ Oklahoma City	L 74–102	Dwight Howard (20)	Dwight Howard (7)	Jason Williams (5)	Ford Center 18,203	5–2
8	November 10	@ Charlotte	W 93–81	Vince Carter, Dwight Howard (15)	Dwight Howard (10)	Dwight Howard (6)	Time Warner Cable Arena 13,415	6–2
9	November 11	Cleveland	L 93–102	Vince Carter (29)	Marcin Gortat (8)	Jameer Nelson (5)	Amway Arena 17,461	6–3
10	November 13	New Jersey	W 88–72	Dwight Howard (26)	Matt Barnes (13)	Matt Barnes (5)	Amway Arena 17,461	7–3
11	November 16	Charlotte	W 97–91	Jameer Nelson (16)	Dwight Howard (11)	Jameer Nelson (5)	Amway Arena 17,461	8–3
12	November 18	Oklahoma City	W 108–94	Vince Carter (18)	Dwight Howard, Rashard Lewis (10)	Rashard Lewis (9)	Amway Arena 17,461	9–3
13	November 20	@ Boston	W 83–78	Vince Carter (26)	Dwight Howard (15)	Vince Carter, Jason Williams (6)	TD Garden 18,624	10–3
14	November 22	@ Toronto	W 104–96	Vince Carter (24)	Dwight Howard (12)	J. J. Redick (5)	Air Canada Centre 17,233	11–3
15	November 25	Miami	L 98–99	Jason Williams (25)	Dwight Howard (16)	Jason Williams (8)	Amway Arena 17,461	11–4
16	November 26	@ Atlanta	W 93–76	Dwight Howard (22)	Dwight Howard (17)	Matt Barnes, Dwight Howard, Anthony Johnson, Jason Williams (3)	Philips Arena 19,193	12–4
17	November 28	@ Milwaukee	W 100–98	Dwight Howard, Vince Carter (25)	Dwight Howard (20)	Jason Williams (10)	Bradley Center 16,128	13–4
18	November 29	@ New York	W 114–102	Dwight Howard, Rashard Lewis (18)	Dwight Howard (12)	Jason Williams (7)	Madison Square Garden 18,861	14–4

December: 9–4 (Home: 7–1; Road: 2–3)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
19	December 2	New York	W 118–104	Rashard Lewis (20)	Rashard Lewis (11)	Vince Carter, Jason Williams (5)	Amway Arena 17,461	15–4
20	December 5	@ Golden State	W 126–118	Vince Carter (27)	Dwight Howard (8)	Jason Williams (8)	Oracle Arena 19,054	16–4
21	December 8	@ L.A. Clippers	W 97–86	Dwight Howard (25)	Dwight Howard (11)	Dwight Howard (5)	Staples Center 16,750	17–4
22	December 10	@ Utah	L 111–120	Vince Carter (34)	Dwight Howard (10)	Jason Williams (5)	EnergySolutions Arena 18,735	17–5
23	December 11	@ Phoenix	L 103–106	Rashard Lewis (24)	Dwight Howard (18)	Vince Carter, Jason Williams (6)	US Airways Center 18,216	17–6
24	December 14	Indiana	W 106–98	Vince Carter (28)	Dwight Howard (23)	Anthony Johnson (7)	Amway Arena 17,461	18–6
25	December 16	Toronto	W 118–99	Rashard Lewis (21)	Dwight Howard (14)	Vince Carter, Jason Williams (7)	Amway Arena 17,461	19–6
26	December 17	@ Miami	L 86–104	Dwight Howard (17)	Dwight Howard (14)	Anthony Johnson (5)	American Airlines Arena 18,303	19–7
27	December 19	Portland	W 92–83	Rashard Lewis (15)	Dwight Howard (20)	Vince Carter, Anthony Johnson (3)	Amway Arena 17,461	20–7
28	December 21	Utah	W 104–99	Dwight Howard (21)	Vince Carter, Dwight Howard (9)	Jason Williams (4)	Amway Arena 17,461	21–7
29	December 23	Houston	W 102–87	Vince Carter (18)	Dwight Howard (20)	Jason Williams (6)	Amway Arena 17,461	22–7
30	December 25	Boston	L 77–86	Vince Carter (27)	Dwight Howard (20)	Jameer Nelson (3)	Amway Arena 17,461	22–8
31	December 30	Milwaukee	W 117–92	Vince Carter (25)	Dwight Howard (10)	Jason Williams (7)	Amway Arena 17,461	23–8

January: 9–8 (Home: 5–1; Road: 4–7)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
32	January 1	@ Minnesota	W 106–94	Rashard Lewis (21)	Dwight Howard (15)	Vince Carter, Jameer Nelson (6)	Target Center 17,065	24–8
33	January 2	@ Chicago	L 93–101	Matt Barnes (23)	Dwight Howard (12)	Jameer Nelson (10)	United Center 21,162	24–9
34	January 5	@ Indiana	L 90–97	Jameer Nelson, Mickaël Piétrus (16)	Dwight Howard (15)	Jameer Nelson (4)	Conseco Fieldhouse 11,119	24–10
35	January 6	Toronto	L 103–108	Rashard Lewis (24)	Dwight Howard (12)	Jameer Nelson (8)	Amway Arena 17,461	24–11
36	January 8	@ Washington	L 97–104	Dwight Howard (23)	Dwight Howard (11)	Jameer Nelson (5)	Verizon Center 20,173	24–12
37	January 9	Atlanta	W 113–81	Matt Barnes (18)	Marcin Gortat (12)	Jason Williams (6)	Amway Arena 17,461	25–12
38	January 12	@ Sacramento	W 109–88	Dwight Howard (30)	Dwight Howard (16)	Jason Williams (6)	ARCO Arena 14,426	26–12
39	January 13	@ Denver	L 97–115	Matt Barnes (28)	Dwight Howard (13)	Jason Williams (4)	Pepsi Center 18,475	26–13
40	January 15	@ Portland	L 87–102	Rashard Lewis, Jameer Nelson (15)	Dwight Howard (11)	Jason Williams (4)	Rose Garden 20,650	26–14
41	January 18	@ L.A. Lakers	L 92–98	Dwight Howard (24)	Dwight Howard (12)	Jameer Nelson (8)	Staples Center 18,997	26–15
42	January 20	Indiana	W 109–98	Dwight Howard (32)	Matt Barnes (16)	Jason Williams (9)	Amway Arena 17,461	27–15
43	January 22	Sacramento	W 100–84	Dwight Howard (19)	Dwight Howard (15)	Jameer Nelson (7)	Amway Arena 17,461	28–15
44	January 23	@ Charlotte	W 106–95 (OT)	Vince Carter, Jameer Nelson (21)	Dwight Howard (20)	Jameer Nelson (7)	Time Warner Cable Arena 19,277	29–15
45	January 25	@ Memphis	L 94–99	Dwight Howard (27)	Dwight Howard (15)	Jason Williams (4)	FedExForum 12,273	29–16
46	January 28	Boston	W 96–94	Rashard Lewis (23)	Dwight Howard (10)	Vince Carter, Jameer Nelson, Jason Williams (2)	Amway Arena 17,461	30–16
47	January 30	Atlanta	W 104–86	Dwight Howard (31)	Dwight Howard (19)	J. J. Redick (7)	Amway Arena 17,461	31–16
48	January 31	@ Detroit	W 91–86	J. J. Redick (17)	Dwight Howard (15)	Rashard Lewis, Jason Williams (4)	The Palace of Auburn Hills 19,107	32–16

February: 8–4 (Home: 5–2; Road: 3–2)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
49	February 2	Milwaukee	W 99–82	Dwight Howard (22)	Dwight Howard (11)	Vince Carter (7)	Amway Arena 17,461	33–16
50	February 5	Washington	W 92–91	Vince Carter (21)	Dwight Howard (18)	Jameer Nelson (5)	Amway Arena 17,461	33–17
51	February 7	@ Boston	W 96–89	Vince Carter (20)	Dwight Howard (13)	Jameer Nelson (4)	TD Garden 18,264	34–17
52	February 8	New Orleans	W 123–117	Vince Carter (48)	Dwight Howard (12)	Jameer Nelson (10)	Amway Arena 17,461	35–17
53	February 10	@ Chicago	W 107–87	Dwight Howard (18)	Dwight Howard (14)	Jameer Nelson (6)	United Center 21,566	36–17
54	February 11	@ Cleveland	L 106–115	Dwight Howard, Rashard Lewis (19)	Dwight Howard (11)	Jameer Nelson (5)	Quicken Loans Arena 20,562	36–18
All-Star Break
55	February 17	Detroit	W 116–91	Dwight Howard (33)	Dwight Howard (17)	Jameer Nelson (9)	Amway Arena 17,461	37–18
56	February 19	Dallas	L 85–95	Dwight Howard (29)	Dwight Howard (16)	Jameer Nelson (6)	Amway Arena 17,461	37–19
57	February 21	Cleveland	W 101–95	Dwight Howard (22)	Dwight Howard (16)	Jameer Nelson (5)	Amway Arena 17,461	38–19
58	February 24	@ Houston	W 110–92	Dwight Howard (30)	Dwight Howard (16)	Jameer Nelson (9)	Toyota Center 15,749	39–19
59	February 26	@ New Orleans	L 93–100	Dwight Howard (26)	Dwight Howard (10)	Jameer Nelson (11)	New Orleans Arena 16,954	39–20
60	February 28	Miami	W 96–80	Rashard Lewis (22)	Matt Barnes (8)	Jameer Nelson (4)	Amway Arena 17,461	40–20

March: 12–2 (Home: 7–1; Road: 5–1)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
61	March 1	@ Philadelphia	W 126–105	Jameer Nelson (22)	Vince Carter (7)	Jameer Nelson (10)	Wachovia Center 15,817	41–20
62	March 3	Golden State	W 117–90	Dwight Howard (28)	Dwight Howard (12)	Jameer Nelson (4)	Amway Arena 17,461	42–20
63	March 5	@ New Jersey	W 97–87	Matt Barnes (16)	Dwight Howard (16)	Jameer Nelson (8)	Izod Center 15,320	43–20
64	March 7	L.A. Lakers	W 96–94	Vince Carter (25)	Dwight Howard (16)	Jameer Nelson (7)	Amway Arena 17,461	44–20
65	March 9	L.A. Clippers	W 113–87	Dwight Howard (22)	Dwight Howard (15)	Jameer Nelson (8)	Amway Arena 17,461	45–20
66	March 11	Chicago	W 111–82	Vince Carter (23)	Marcin Gortat (11)	J. J. Redick, Jason Williams (4)	Amway Arena 17,461	46–20
67	March 13	@ Washington	W 109–95	Dwight Howard (28)	Dwight Howard (15)	Jameer Nelson (8)	Verizon Center 20,173	47–20
68	March 14	Charlotte	L 89–96	Dwight Howard (27)	Dwight Howard (16)	Vince Carter (6)	Amway Arena 17,461	47–21
69	March 17	San Antonio	W 110–84	Vince Carter (24)	Marcin Gortat (10)	Vince Carter (8)	Amway Arena 17,461	48–21
70	March 18	@ Miami	W 108–102 (OT)	Vince Carter (27)	Dwight Howard, Rashard Lewis (11)	Vince Carter (6)	American Airlines Arena 18,874	49–21
71	March 22	@ Philadelphia	W 109–93	Rashard Lewis (24)	Dwight Howard (15)	Jameer Nelson (6)	Wachovia Center 13,995	50–21
72	March 24	Atlanta	L 84–86	Jameer Nelson (20)	Dwight Howard (24)	Jameer Nelson (8)	Philips Arena 16,887	50–22
73	March 26	Minnesota	W 106–97	Dwight Howard (24)	Dwight Howard (19)	Jameer Nelson (7)	Amway Arena 17,461	51–22
74	March 28	Denver	W 103–97	J. J. Redick (23)	Dwight Howard (11)	J. J. Redick (8)	Amway Arena 17,461	52–22

April: 7–1 (Home: 4–0; Road: 3–1)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
75	April 1	@ Dallas	W 97–82	Mickaël Piétrus (24)	Dwight Howard (20)	Jameer Nelson (7)	American Airlines Center 19,965	53–22
76	April 2	@ San Antonio	L 100–112	Rashard Lewis, Mickaël Piétrus (18)	Marcin Gortat (7)	Jameer Nelson (6)	AT&T Center 18,581	53–23
77	April 4	Memphis	W 107–92	Vince Carter (26)	Dwight Howard (11)	Vince Carter (6)	Amway Arena 17,461	54–23
78	April 7	Washington	W 121–94	Dwight Howard (17)	Dwight Howard (10)	Jameer Nelson (6)	Amway Arena 17,461	55–23
79	April 9	New York	W 118–103	Vince Carter, Dwight Howard (25)	Dwight Howard (13)	Vince Carter, Jameer Nelson, Jason Williams (5)	Amway Arena 17,461	56–23
80	April 11	@ Cleveland	W 98–92	Dwight Howard (22)	Dwight Howard (13)	Jameer Nelson (8)	Quicken Loans Arena 20,562	57–23
81	April 12	@ Indiana	W 118–98	Vince Carter (21)	Matt Barnes, Dwight Howard (11)	Jameer Nelson (8)	Conseco Fieldhouse 18,165	58–23
82	April 14	Philadelphia	W 125–111	Jameer Nelson (21)	Dwight Howard (12)	Vince Carter (6)	Amway Arena 17,461	59–23

2009–10 season schedule

Playoffs

Game log

First Round: 4–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 2–0)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Series
1	April 18	Charlotte	W 98–89	Jameer Nelson (32)	Dwight Howard (7)	Jameer Nelson (6)	Amway Arena 17,461	1–0
2	April 21	Charlotte	W 92–77	Vince Carter (19)	Dwight Howard (9)	Jameer Nelson (5)	Amway Arena 17,461	2–0
3	April 24	@ Charlotte	W 90–86	Jameer Nelson (32)	Marcin Gortat, Dwight Howard (8)	Matt Barnes, Dwight Howard, Rashard Lewis, Jameer Nelson (3)	Time Warner Cable Arena 19,596	3–0
4	April 26	@ Charlotte	W 99–90	Vince Carter (21)	Dwight Howard (13)	Vince Carter, Jameer Nelson (4)	Time Warner Cable Arena 19,086	4–0

Conference Semifinals: 4–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 2–0)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Series
1	May 4	Atlanta	W 114–71	Dwight Howard (21)	Dwight Howard (12)	Jameer Nelson (5)	Amway Arena 17,461	1–0
2	May 6	Atlanta	W 112–98	Dwight Howard (29)	Dwight Howard (17)	Rashard Lewis, Jameer Nelson (6)	Amway Arena 17,461	2–0
3	May 8	@ Atlanta	W 105–75	Rashard Lewis (22)	Dwight Howard (16)	Jameer Nelson (4)	Philips Arena 18,729	3–0
4	May 10	@ Atlanta	W 98–84	Vince Carter (22)	Ryan Anderson, Dwight Howard (8)	Jameer Nelson (9)	Philips Arena 18,729	4–0

Conference Finals: 2–4 (Home: 1–2; Road: 1–2)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Series
1	May 16	Boston	L 88–92	Vince Carter (23)	Dwight Howard (12)	Vince Carter, Dwight Howard, Rashard Lewis, Jameer Nelson (2)	Amway Arena 17,461	0–1
2	May 18	Boston	L 92–95	Dwight Howard (30)	Dwight Howard (8)	Rashard Lewis, Jameer Nelson, J. J. Redick (4)	Amway Arena 17,461	0–2
3	May 22	@ Boston	L 71–94	Vince Carter, Jameer Nelson (15)	Dwight Howard (7)	Matt Barnes, Vince Carter, J. J. Redick (2)	TD Garden 18,624	0–3
4	May 24	@ Boston	W 96–92 (OT)	Dwight Howard (32)	Dwight Howard (16)	Jameer Nelson (9)	TD Garden 18,624	1–3
5	May 26	Boston	W 113–92	Jameer Nelson (24)	Dwight Howard (10)	Jameer Nelson, Jason Williams (5)	Amway Arena 17,461	2–3
6	May 28	@ Boston	L 84–96	Dwight Howard (28)	Dwight Howard (12)	Jameer Nelson (6)	TD Garden 18,624	2–4

2010 playoff schedule

Player statistics

Regular Season

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Anderson, Ryan !Ryan Anderson	63	6	14.5	.436	.370	.866	3.2	0.6	0.40	0.22	7.7
Barnes, Matt !Matt Barnes	81	58	25.9	.487	.319	.740	5.5	1.7	0.70	0.37	8.8
Bass, Brandon !Brandon Bass	50	3	13.0	.511	.000	.825	2.5	0.4	0.24	0.54	5.8
Carter, Vince !Vince Carter	75	74	30.8	.428	.367	.840	3.9	3.1	0.71	0.24	16.6
Gortat, Marcin !Marcin Gortat	81	0	13.4	.533	.000	.680	4.2	0.2	0.21	0.86	3.6
Howard, Dwight !Dwight Howard	82	82	34.7	.612	.000	.592	13.2	1.8	0.91	2.78	18.3
Johnson, Anthony !Anthony Johnson	31	0	13.1	.441	.333	.950	1.5	2.0	0.35	0.03	4.2
Lewis, Rashard !Rashard Lewis	72	72	32.9	.435	.397	.806	4.4	1.5	1.08	0.39	14.1
Nelson, Jameer !Jameer Nelson	65	64	28.6	.449	.381	.845	3.0	5.4	0.74	0.03	12.6
Piétrus, Mickaël !Mickaël Piétrus	75	24	22.5	.432	.379	.633	2.9	0.7	0.71	0.41	8.7
Redick, J. J. !J. J. Redick	82	9	22.0	.439	.405	.860	1.9	1.9	0.34	0.05	9.6
Williams, Jason !Jason Williams	82	18	20.8	.444	.380	.756	1.5	3.6	0.65	0.04	6.0

Source: ESPN.com^[16]

Playoffs

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Anderson, Ryan !Ryan Anderson	9	0	9.9	.310	.286	1.000	3.4	.3	.2	.2	2.6
Barnes, Matt !Matt Barnes	14	14	23.3	.400	.375	.850	4.7	1.4	.7	.2	6.4
Bass, Brandon !Brandon Bass	7	0	6.0	.538	.000	.833	1.1	.1	.0	.0	2.7
Carter, Vince !Vince Carter	14	14	34.4	.402	.235	.826	4.2	2.3	.9	.2	15.5
Gortat, Marcin !Marcin Gortat	14	0	15.1	.654	.000	.727	4.4	.6	.2	.3	3.0
Howard, Dwight !Dwight Howard	14	14	35.5	.614	.000	.519	11.1	1.4	.8	3.5	18.1
Johnson, Anthony !Anthony Johnson	1	0	5.0	.500	.000	.000	.0	2.0	.0	.0	2.0
Lewis, Rashard !Rashard Lewis	14	14	36.6	.462	.373	.800	5.6	2.3	1.1	.7	12.9
Nelson, Jameer !Jameer Nelson	14	14	34.2	.479	.393	.823	3.6	4.8	1.0	.0	19.0
Piétrus, Mickaël !Mickaël Piétrus	14	0	20.1	.438	.459	.667	1.4	.7	.6	.4	8.4
Redick, J. J. !J. J. Redick	14	0	19.2	.423	.429	.857	1.7	1.4	.7	.0	7.5
Williams, Jason !Jason Williams	14	0	13.7	.342	.250	1.000	.8	1.6	.3	.0	2.6

Source: ESPN.com^[17]

Awards, records and milestones

Awards

Player of the Week

October 27–November 1 - Dwight Howard^[18]
December 14–20 - Dwight Howard^[19]
February 15–21 - Dwight Howard^[20]
April 5–11 - Dwight Howard^[21]

Coach of the Month

October–November - Stan Van Gundy^[22]
April - Stan Van Gundy^[23]

All-Star

Dwight Howard - 4th career selection^[24]
Coach Stan Van Gundy was named coach of the Eastern Conference All-Star team for the 2nd time in his career.^[25]

Season

NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award - Dwight Howard^[26]
Dwight Howard was named to the All-NBA First Team ^[27] and the NBA All-Defensive First Team^[28]

Records

Milestones

Injuries and surgeries

Though he was not expected to get much playing time, Adonal Foyle underwent arthroscopic surgery on his right knee on October 21, a little more than a week before the start of the season. His return depends on how well his knee recovers with treatment.^[29]

Vince Carter was injured on October 30 during the second game of the season, suffering a sprained left ankle. The injury was reported as not too serious, but caused Carter to miss four of the Magic's next five games.^[30]

Ryan Anderson injured his ankle in the game against Detroit on November 3. He missed the following 4 games before returning to play against the Bobcats.^[31]

Jameer Nelson suffered a torn meniscus in his left knee during the 4th quarter of a game on November 16. The next day it was revealed that arthroscopic surgery would be required to repair the injury. He was expected to be out 4–6 weeks,^[1] but a report later in the week stated his teammates expected him to be gone for only 3 weeks.^[32] Ultimately, Nelson would return to action on December 21, five weeks to the day of his injury.^[2]

Minor League Affiliate

The Magic are affiliated with the Reno Bighorns of the D-League.^[33] They replace the Bakersfield Jam for the 2009-10 season.

References

Orlando Magic

Founded in 1989 • Based in Orlando, Florida

The Franchise

Franchise • Expansion Draft • All-time Roster • Draft history • Records • Seasons • Current season

Arenas

Amway Arena • Amway Center

Coaches

Guokas • Hill • Adubato • Daly • Rivers • Davis • Jent • Hill • Van Gundy

General Managers

Williams • Gabriel • Weisbrod • Smith

D-League Affiliate

Sioux Falls Skyforce

Administration

RDV Sports, Inc. (Rich DeVos, Owner & Chairman) • Otis Smith (General Manager) • Stan Van Gundy (Head Coach)

Retired Numbers

6 (The Sixth Man)

Conference Championships (2)

1995 • 2009

Division Championships (5)

1995 • 1996 • 2008 • 2009 • 2010

NBA Finals

1995 • 2009

Media

TV	Sun Sports • Fox Sports Florida

Radio	WDBO

Announcers	David Steele • Matt Guokas • Dennis Neumann • Richie Adubato

Orlando Magic seasons

1989–90 • 1990–91 • 1991–92 • 1992–93 • 1993–94 • 1994–95 • 1995–96 • 1996–97 • 1997–98 • 1998–99 • 1999–00 • 2000–01 • 2001–02 • 2002–03 • 2003–04 • 2004–05 • 2005–06 • 2006–07 • 2007–08 • 2008–09 • 2009–10 • 2010–11

2009–10 NBA season by team

2009 NBA Draft • All-Star Game • Playoffs • Finals • Transactions

Eastern

Atlantic	Boston • New Jersey • New York • Philadelphia • Toronto

Central	Chicago • Cleveland • Detroit • Indiana • Milwaukee

Southeast	Atlanta • Charlotte • Miami • Orlando • Washington

Western

Northwest	Denver • Minnesota • Oklahoma City • Portland • Utah

Pacific	Golden State • L.A. Clippers • L.A. Lakers • Phoenix • Sacramento

Southwest	Dallas • Houston • Memphis • New Orleans • San Antonio

2009–10 Orlando Magic season

Contents

Key dates

Summary

NBA Draft 2009

Transactions

Trades

Free agents acquired

Players re-signed

Miscellaneous

Roster

Pre-Season

Regular season

Standings

Game log

Playoffs

Game log

Player statistics

Regular Season

Playoffs

Awards, records and milestones

Awards

Player of the Week

Coach of the Month

All-Star

Season

Records

Milestones

Injuries and surgeries

Minor League Affiliate

References