2009–10 Orlando Magic season | |
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Southeast Division Champions | |
Head coach | Stan Van Gundy |
Arena | Amway Arena |
Results | |
Record | 59–23 (.720) |
Place | Division: 1st (Southeast) Conference: 2nd (Eastern) |
Playoff finish | East Conference Finals (eliminated 2-4) |
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com |
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Local media | |
Television | Fox Sports Florida, Sun Sports |
Radio | WDBO |
The 2009–10 Orlando Magic season was the 21st season of the Orlando Magic in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
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Key dates[edit]
- 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[edit]
NBA Draft 2009[edit]
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[edit]
The Magic have been involved in the following transactions during the 2009–10 season.
Roster[edit]
Orlando Magic roster
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Pre-Season[edit]
2009 Pre-season Game Log: 8–0 (Home: 4–0 ; Road: 3–0 ; Neutral: 1–0) | ||||||||||
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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[edit]
Standings[edit]
Southeast Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div |
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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 |
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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[edit]
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October: 2–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 1–0)
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November: 12–4 (Home: 5–2; Road: 7–2)
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December: 9–4 (Home: 7–1; Road: 2–3)
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January: 9–8 (Home: 5–1; Road: 4–7)
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February: 8–4 (Home: 5–2; Road: 3–2)
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March: 12–2 (Home: 7–1; Road: 5–1)
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April: 7–1 (Home: 4–0; Road: 3–1)
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2009–10 season schedule |
Playoffs[edit]
Game log[edit]
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First Round: 4–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 2–0)
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Conference Semifinals: 4–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 2–0)
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Conference Finals: 2–4 (Home: 1–2; Road: 1–2)
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2010 playoff schedule |
Player statistics[edit]
Regular Season[edit]
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Ryan Anderson | 63 | 6 | 14.5 | .436 | .370 | .866 | 3.2 | 0.6 | 0.40 | 0.22 | 7.7 |
Matt Barnes | 81 | 58 | 25.9 | .487 | .319 | .740 | 5.5 | 1.7 | 0.70 | 0.37 | 8.8 |
Brandon Bass | 50 | 3 | 13.0 | .511 | .000 | .825 | 2.5 | 0.4 | 0.24 | 0.54 | 5.8 |
Vince Carter | 75 | 74 | 30.8 | .428 | .367 | .840 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 0.71 | 0.24 | 16.6 |
Marcin Gortat | 81 | 0 | 13.4 | .533 | .000 | .680 | 4.2 | 0.2 | 0.21 | 0.86 | 3.6 |
Dwight Howard | 82 | 82 | 34.7 | .612 | .000 | .592 | 13.2 | 1.8 | 0.91 | 2.78 | 18.3 |
Anthony Johnson | 31 | 0 | 13.1 | .441 | .333 | .950 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 0.35 | 0.03 | 4.2 |
Rashard Lewis | 72 | 72 | 32.9 | .435 | .397 | .806 | 4.4 | 1.5 | 1.08 | 0.39 | 14.1 |
Jameer Nelson | 65 | 64 | 28.6 | .449 | .381 | .845 | 3.0 | 5.4 | 0.74 | 0.03 | 12.6 |
Mickaël Piétrus | 75 | 24 | 22.5 | .432 | .379 | .633 | 2.9 | 0.7 | 0.71 | 0.41 | 8.7 |
J. J. Redick | 82 | 9 | 22.0 | .439 | .405 | .860 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 0.34 | 0.05 | 9.6 |
Jason Williams | 82 | 18 | 20.8 | .444 | .380 | .756 | 1.5 | 3.6 | 0.65 | 0.04 | 6.0 |
Source: ESPN.com[16]
Playoffs[edit]
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Ryan Anderson | 9 | 0 | 9.9 | .310 | .286 | 1.000 | 3.4 | .3 | .2 | .2 | 2.6 |
Matt Barnes | 14 | 14 | 23.3 | .400 | .375 | .850 | 4.7 | 1.4 | .7 | .2 | 6.4 |
Brandon Bass | 7 | 0 | 6.0 | .538 | .000 | .833 | 1.1 | .1 | .0 | .0 | 2.7 |
Vince Carter | 14 | 14 | 34.4 | .402 | .235 | .826 | 4.2 | 2.3 | .9 | .2 | 15.5 |
Marcin Gortat | 14 | 0 | 15.1 | .654 | .000 | .727 | 4.4 | .6 | .2 | .3 | 3.0 |
Dwight Howard | 14 | 14 | 35.5 | .614 | .000 | .519 | 11.1 | 1.4 | .8 | 3.5 | 18.1 |
Anthony Johnson | 1 | 0 | 5.0 | .500 | .000 | .000 | .0 | 2.0 | .0 | .0 | 2.0 |
Rashard Lewis | 14 | 14 | 36.6 | .462 | .373 | .800 | 5.6 | 2.3 | 1.1 | .7 | 12.9 |
Jameer Nelson | 14 | 14 | 34.2 | .479 | .393 | .823 | 3.6 | 4.8 | 1.0 | .0 | 19.0 |
Mickaël Piétrus | 14 | 0 | 20.1 | .438 | .459 | .667 | 1.4 | .7 | .6 | .4 | 8.4 |
J. J. Redick | 14 | 0 | 19.2 | .423 | .429 | .857 | 1.7 | 1.4 | .7 | .0 | 7.5 |
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[edit]
Awards[edit]
Player of the Week[edit]
- 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[edit]
- October–November - Stan Van Gundy[22]
- April - Stan Van Gundy[23]
All-Star[edit]
- 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[edit]
- 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[edit]
Milestones[edit]
Injuries and surgeries[edit]
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[edit]
The Magic are affiliated with the Reno Bighorns of the D-League.[33] They replace the Bakersfield Jam for the 2009-10 season.
References[edit]
- ^ a b Magic's Jameer Nelson to have knee surgery
- ^ a b Team effort powers Orlando Magic past the Utah Jazz 104-99
- ^ Orlando Magic's Dwight Howard elected an All-Star Game starter for the third season in a row
- ^ Van Gundy to Serve as East All-Star Coach
- ^ Orlando Magic clinch NBA playoff berth: How to buy Magic playoff tickets
- ^ Magic take 99-90 win to close out first round with sweep of Bobcats
- ^ Orlando Acquires Vince Carter and Ryan Anderson from New Jersey
- ^ Orlando Acquires Future Considerations in Four-Team Trade
- ^ Magic Sign Free Agent Brandon Bass
- ^ Magic Sign Matt Barnes
- ^ Magic Sign Free Agent Jason Williams
- ^ a b Magic Sign Almond, Johnson; Prepare For Camp
- ^ Magic Retain Marcin Gortat
- ^ Magic Re-Sign Adonal Foyle
- ^ Lewis Suspended
- ^ Orlando Magic Season Statistics - 2009-10
- ^ Orlando Magic Playoffs Statistics - 2009-10
- ^ Howard Named NBA’s Eastern Conference Player of the Week
- ^ Magic's Howard, Lakers' Bryant named Players of the Week
- ^ Howard Named Eastern Conference Player of the Week
- ^ Howard Named Eastern Conference Player of the Week
- ^ Van Gundy Named Eastern Conference Coach of the Month
- ^ Stan Van Gundy named Eastern Conference coach of the month
- ^ Howard voted starting center for 2010 All-Star Game
- ^ Magic win earns Van Gundy coaching gig with East All-Stars
- ^ Howard Repeats as NBA's Best Defensive Player
- ^ Best on offense (Durant), defense (Howard) pace All-NBA team
- ^ Orlando's Howard, Boston's Rondo lead All-Defensive Team
- ^ Orlando Magic notes: Adonal Foyle has knee surgery
- ^ Victory hurts a bit as Magic's Vince Carter is day-to-day with ankle sprain
- ^ Magic PF Ryan Anderson out with sprained ankle, Vince Carter "doubtful" for Sunday's game
- ^ Orlando Magic notes: Jameer Nelson may return sooner than expected
- ^ Bighorns to be Affiliated with Kings, Magic in 2009-10
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