2010–11 Orlando Magic season

2010–11 Orlando Magic season
Head coach Stan Van Gundy
Arena Amway Center
Results
Record 52–30 (.634)
Place Division: 2nd (Southeast)
Conference: 4th (Eastern)
Playoff finish Lost in first round to Atlanta (2–4)

Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television Fox Sports Florida, Sun Sports
Radio WDBO
Orlando Magic seasons
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The 2010–11 Orlando Magic season was the 22nd season of the Orlando Magic in the National Basketball Association (NBA). This was their first season at the Amway Center.

Contents

Key dates

Summary

NBA Draft 2010

Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 29 Daniel Orton Center  United States Kentucky
2 59 Stanley Robinson Small Forward  United States Connecticut

Transactions

Free agents acquired

Player Date Former team Contract terms
Chris Duhon[1] July 6, 2010 New York Knicks Four years, $15,000,000
Quentin Richardson[2] July 12, 2010 Miami Heat Multi-year deal, $7.5 to 8 million

Free agents lost

Player Date New team Contract terms
Matt Barnes[3] July 23, 2010 Los Angeles Lakers Two years, $3,600,000

Players re-signed

Player Date Contract terms
J. J. Redick[4] July 16, 2010 Three years, $19,000,000
Jason Williams[5] August 3, 2010 Undisclosed

Roster

Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight DOB (Y–M–D) From
F 35 Allen, Malik 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Villanova
F 33 Anderson, Ryan 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) California
G 1 Arenas, Gilbert 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Arizona
F 30 Bass, Brandon 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 250 lb (113 kg) LSU
F 3 Clark, Earl 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Louisville
G 25 Duhon, Chris 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Duke
C 12 Howard, Dwight (C) 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 265 lb (120 kg) SACA (GA)*
G 14 Nelson, Jameer (C) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Saint Joseph's
C 21 Orton, Daniel (IN) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Kentucky
G 7 Redick, J. J. 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Duke
G 23 Richardson, Jason 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Michigan State
G/F 5 Richardson, Quentin 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 228 lb (103 kg) DePaul
F 15 Türkoğlu, Hedo 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Turkey
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Depth chart

Pos. Starter Bench Reserve Inactive
C Dwight Howard Daniel Orton
PF Brandon Bass Ryan Anderson Malik Allen
SF Hedo Türkoğlu Quentin Richardson Earl Clark
SG Jason Richardson J. J. Redick
PG Jameer Nelson Gilbert Arenas Chris Duhon

Pre-season

Game log

2010–11 season schedule

Regular season

Standings

Southeast Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Miami Heat 58 24 .707 30–11 28–13 13–3
x-Orlando Magic 52 30 .634 6 29–12 23–18 11–5
x-Atlanta Hawks 44 38 .537 14 24–17 20–21 9–7
Charlotte Bobcats 34 48 .415 24 21–20 13–28 4–12
Washington Wizards 23 59 .280 35 20–21 3–38 3–13
# Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Chicago Bulls 62 20 .756
2 y-Miami Heat 58 24 .707 4
3 y-Boston Celtics 56 26 .683 6
4 x-Orlando Magic 52 30 .634 10
5 x-Atlanta Hawks 44 38 .537 18
6 x-New York Knicks 42 40 .512 20
7 x-Philadelphia 76ers 41 41 .500 21
8 x-Indiana Pacers 37 45 .451 25
9 Milwaukee Bucks 35 47 .427 27
10 Charlotte Bobcats 34 48 .415 28
11 Detroit Pistons 30 52 .366 32
12 New Jersey Nets 24 58 .293 38
13 Washington Wizards 23 59 .280 39
14 Toronto Raptors 22 60 .268 40
15 Cleveland Cavaliers 19 63 .232 43

Game log

Total: 52–30 (Home: 29–12; Road: 23–18)
2010–11 season schedule

Playoffs

Game log

2011 playoff schedule

Player statistics

Season

Playoffs

Awards, records and milestones

Awards

Week/Month

Week Player Ref.
Nov. 1 – Nov. 7 Dwight Howard [6]
Nov. 22 – Nov. 28 Dwight Howard [7]
Jan. 17 – Jan. 23 Dwight Howard [8]
Feb. 7 – Feb. 13 Dwight Howard [9]
Feb. 21 – Feb. 27 Dwight Howard [10]
Mar. 21 – Mar. 27 Dwight Howard [11]
Month Player Ref.
November Dwight Howard [12]
February Dwight Howard [13]

All-Star

Dwight Howard was named a starter for the East in the 2011 All-Star game with 2,099,204 votes.[14]

Season

Records

Milestones

Suspensions

Dwight Howard was suspended by the NBA from the game on March 7 after accumulating 16 technical fouls.[15][16]

Dwight Howard was suspended by the NBA from the game on April 10 after accumulating 18 technical fouls.[15]

Quentin Richardson was suspended by the NBA for 2 games (April 10 and 11) for shoving Gerald Henderson during the game against the Bobcats on April 6.[15]

Injuries and surgeries

Point guard Jameer Nelson went down with a sprained left ankle on November 5. The injury caused him to miss two games, as he returned to the starting lineup less than a week later on November 10.[17]

Shooting guard Vince Carter went down with a knee injury on November 22. He missed three games but returned a week later on November 30.[18]

A stomach virus affected several Orlando players from December 1–9. J. J. Redick, Mickaël Piétrus, Dwight Howard, Jameer Nelson, and were all affected. Redick, Pietrus, and Howard were out until December 6, while Nelson did not return until December 9. Ryan Anderson contracted the illness as well, however he had suffered a sprained foot on November 6 which also kept him out of action.[19]

Transactions

Trades

December 18, 2010[20]
To Washington Wizards
To Orlando Magic
December 18, 2010[20]
To Phoenix Suns
To Orlando Magic

References

  1. ^ "Free agent Duhon to join Magic". ESPN.com. July 6, 2010. http://sports.espn.go.com/new-york/nba/news/story?id=5357340. Retrieved November 10, 2010. 
  2. ^ Robbins, Josh; Schmitz, Brian (July 12, 2010). "Orlando Magic agree to deal with Quentin Richardson". Orlando Sentinel. http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2010-07-12/sports/os-magic-quentin-richardson-0712-20100712_1_stan-van-gundy-matt-barnes-3-point-land. Retrieved November 10, 2010. 
  3. ^ "Veteran Barnes signs with Lakers". ESPN.com. July 23, 2010. http://sports.espn.go.com/los-angeles/nba/news/story?id=5403111. Retrieved November 10, 2010. 
  4. ^ John Denton (July 16, 2010). "Denton: Magic Match; Redick Stays". Orlandomagic.com. http://www.nba.com/magic/news/denton_feature_071610.html?rss=true. Retrieved November 10, 2010. 
  5. ^ John Denton (August 3, 2010). "Magic re-sign Jason Williams". Associated Press. ESPN.com. http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=5433974. Retrieved November 10, 2010. 
  6. ^ Zach McCann (November 8, 2010). "Dwight Howard named Eastern Conference Player of the Week". Orlando Sentinel. http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/sports_magic/2010/11/dwight-howard-named-eastern-conference-player-of-the-week-2.html. Retrieved November 10, 2010. 
  7. ^ "Howard, Nowitzki collect Player of the Week honors". NBA.com. December 9, 2010. http://www.nba.com/2010/news/11/29/players-of-week-howard-nowitzki/index.html. 
  8. ^ "Howard Named Eastern Conference Player of the Week". NBA.com. January 24, 2011. http://www.nba.com/magic/news/news_howard_012411.html. 
  9. ^ "Big men Howard, Aldridge named Players of the Week". NBA.com. February 14, 2011. http://www.nba.com/2011/news/02/14/players-of-week-lamarcus-aldridge-dwight-howard/index.html. 
  10. ^ "Magic's Howard, Rockets' Martin named Players of the Week". NBA.com. February 28, 2011. http://www.nba.com/2011/news/02/28/players-of-the-week/index.html. 
  11. ^ "Howard Named Eastern Conference Player of the Week". NBA.com. March 28, 2011. http://www.nba.com/magic/news/howard_player_of_the_week_032811.html. 
  12. ^ "Magic's Howard, Jazz's Williams name Players of the Month". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. December 9, 2010. http://www.nba.com/2010/news/12/03/players-of-month/index.html?ls=iref:nbahpt2. Retrieved December 3, 2010. 
  13. ^ "Howard Named Kia Eastern Conference Player of the Month". NBA.com. March 2, 2011. http://www.nba.com/magic/news/howard_pom_030211.html. 
  14. ^ "Kobe is top vote-getter in 2011 All-Star balloting". January 27, 2011. http://www.nba.com/2011/allstar/2011/01/27/starters-release/index.html. 
  15. ^ a b c "Dwight Howard suspended one game". ESPN. April 8, 2011. http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=6305667. 
  16. ^ "Howard suspended one game after receiving 16th tech". NBA.com. March 5, 2011. http://www.nba.com/2011/news/03/05/howard-suspended/index.html. Retrieved March 8, 2011. 
  17. ^ Josh Robbins (November 10, 2010). "Jameer Nelson to start for Magic against the Jazz". Orlando Sentinel. http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/os-magic-jameer-nelson-start-1111-20101110,0,6428191.story. Retrieved November 10, 2010. 
  18. ^ Josh Robbins (November 23, 2010). "Vince Carter injury: "I just felt some sharp pain go through my knee"". Orlando Sentinel. http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/sports_magic/2010/11/vince-carter-i-just-felt-some-sharp-pain-go-through-my-knee.html. Retrieved December 9, 2010. 
  19. ^ Brian Schmitz (December 7, 2010). "Jameer Nelson back at practice". Orlando Sentinel. http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/orlando-magic/os-orlando-magic-news-1208-20101207,0,6909845.story. Retrieved December 9, 2010. 
  20. ^ a b Josh Robbins (December 18, 2010). "Magic acquire Arenas and Turkoglu and trade Carter, Lewis and Gortat". Orlando Sentinel. http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/orlando-magic/os-orlando-magic-trade-20101218,0,7827630.story. Retrieved December 18, 2010.