2009–10 Orlando Magic season
NBA professional basketball team season
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The 2009–10 Orlando Magic season was the Magic's 21st season in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
| 2009–10 Orlando Magic season | |
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Division champions | |
| Head coach | Stan Van Gundy |
| President | Bob Vander Weide |
| General manager | Otis Smith |
| Owner | Richard DeVos |
| Arena | Amway Arena |
| Results | |
| Record | 59–23 (.720) |
| Place | Division: 1st (Southeast) Conference: 2nd (Eastern) |
| Playoff finish | Eastern Conference Finals (lost to Celtics 2–4) |
Stats at Basketball Reference | |
| Local media | |
| Television | Fox Sports Florida, Sun Sports |
| Radio | WDBO |
The Magic were coming off of an NBA Finals defeat to the Los Angeles Lakers in five games.
The season was significant as it signaled the conclusion of the Magic's tenure at the Amway Arena as their designated home venue.
The team traded for Vince Carter before the 2009-10 season. The inclusion of Carter aimed to provide the Magic with a seasoned NBA perimeter superstar to complement Dwight Howard's abilities. This was in response to the 2009 NBA Finals defeat at the hands of the Kobe Bryant-led Los Angeles Lakers.[1]
The Magic would replicate their previous regular season performance and boasted the NBA's fourth highest offensive rating among all teams.[2]
During the playoffs, the Magic swept the Charlotte Bobcats in four games in the First Round and swept the Atlanta Hawks in four games in the semi-finals. In the conference finals the Magic were favoured but ultimately lost to the Boston Celtics in six games.[3] The Celtics would go on to lose to the Lakers in the Finals.
As of 2026, this was the last season the Magic won a playoff series.
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.[4]
- December 21 – Nelson returned from his injury.[5]
- January 21 – Dwight Howard was named the starting center for the Eastern Conference in the 2010 NBA All-Star Game.[6]
- January 31 – Stan Van Gundy was named the coach of the East's all-stars in the 2010 NBA All-Star Game.[7]
- 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.[8]
- 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.[9]
- May 10 – The Magic completed a sweep of the Atlanta Hawks in the conference semi-finals.
- 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
As a result of previous trades made by the Orlando Magic, they did not have any draft choices. However, the NBA still had Adidas make a Draft Cap, which would have been given to a potential draft choice. The hat was 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.
Roster
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Legend
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Preseason
| 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 | |||
| 2 | October 7 | Miami Heat | 86–90 | Orlando Magic | Ryan Anderson (16) | 16,101 | 2–0 | |||
| 3 | October 9 | Houston Rockets | 104–113 | Orlando Magic | Rashard Lewis (22) | 16,344 | 3–0 | |||
| 4 | October 12 | Orlando Magic | 102–83 | Memphis Grizzlies | Mickaël Piétrus (19) | 7,681 | 4–0 | |||
| 5 | October 13 (in Wichita, Kansas) | Orlando Magic | 121–86 | New Orleans Hornets | Ryan Anderson (22) | 5–0 | ||||
| 6 | October 19 | Orlando Magic | 101–98 | Chicago Bulls | Ryan Anderson, Dwight Howard (18) | 20,688 | 6–0 | |||
| 7 | October 21 | Indiana Pacers | 87–117 | Orlando Magic | Vince Carter (21) | 16,218 | 7–0 | |||
| 8 | October 23 | Atlanta Hawks | 86-123 | Orlando Magic | Vince Carter (26) | 17,343 | 8–0 | |||
Regular season
Standings
| 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 | Philadelphia 76ers | 27 | 55 | .329 | 34 |
| 13 | Detroit Pistons | 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
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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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Playoffs
Game log
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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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Player statistics
Regular season
| Player | POS | GP | GS | MP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | MPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| Dwight Howard | C | 82 | 82 | 2,843 | 1,082 | 144 | 75 | 228 | 1,503 | 34.7 | 13.2 | 1.8 | .9 | 2.8 | 18.3 |
| Jason Williams | PG | 82 | 18 | 1,703 | 126 | 298 | 53 | 3 | 493 | 20.8 | 1.5 | 3.6 | .6 | .0 | 6.0 |
| JJ Redick | SG | 82 | 9 | 1,808 | 155 | 158 | 28 | 4 | 788 | 22.0 | 1.9 | 1.9 | .3 | .0 | 9.6 |
| Matt Barnes | SF | 81 | 58 | 2,097 | 445 | 134 | 59 | 30 | 716 | 25.9 | 5.5 | 1.7 | .7 | .4 | 8.8 |
| Marcin Gortat | C | 81 | 0 | 1,088 | 341 | 17 | 17 | 70 | 293 | 13.4 | 4.2 | .2 | .2 | .9 | 3.6 |
| Vince Carter | SG | 75 | 74 | 2,310 | 293 | 236 | 53 | 18 | 1,244 | 30.8 | 3.9 | 3.1 | .7 | .2 | 16.6 |
| Mickaël Piétrus | SF | 75 | 24 | 1,687 | 215 | 49 | 53 | 31 | 651 | 22.5 | 2.9 | .7 | .7 | .4 | 8.7 |
| Rashard Lewis | PF | 72 | 72 | 2,369 | 318 | 107 | 78 | 28 | 1,013 | 32.9 | 4.4 | 1.5 | 1.1 | .4 | 14.1 |
| Jameer Nelson | PG | 65 | 64 | 1,860 | 194 | 353 | 48 | 2 | 818 | 28.6 | 3.0 | 5.4 | .7 | .0 | 12.6 |
| Ryan Anderson | PF | 63 | 6 | 911 | 202 | 37 | 25 | 14 | 487 | 14.5 | 3.2 | .6 | .4 | .2 | 7.7 |
| Brandon Bass | PF | 50 | 3 | 648 | 127 | 19 | 12 | 27 | 290 | 13.0 | 2.5 | .4 | .2 | .5 | 5.8 |
| Anthony Johnson | PG | 31 | 0 | 406 | 48 | 63 | 11 | 1 | 130 | 13.1 | 1.5 | 2.0 | .4 | .0 | 4.2 |
Playoffs
| Player | POS | GP | GS | MP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | MPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| Rashard Lewis | PF | 14 | 14 | 512 | 79 | 32 | 15 | 10 | 180 | 36.6 | 5.6 | 2.3 | 1.1 | .7 | 12.9 |
| Dwight Howard | C | 14 | 14 | 497 | 155 | 19 | 11 | 49 | 254 | 35.5 | 11.1 | 1.4 | .8 | 3.5 | 18.1 |
| Vince Carter | SG | 14 | 14 | 480 | 59 | 32 | 12 | 3 | 217 | 34.3 | 4.2 | 2.3 | .9 | .2 | 15.5 |
| Jameer Nelson | PG | 14 | 14 | 479 | 50 | 67 | 14 | 0 | 266 | 34.2 | 3.6 | 4.8 | 1.0 | .0 | 19.0 |
| Matt Barnes | SF | 14 | 14 | 326 | 66 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 89 | 23.3 | 4.7 | 1.4 | .7 | .2 | 6.4 |
| Mickaël Piétrus | SF | 14 | 0 | 282 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 118 | 20.1 | 1.4 | .7 | .6 | .4 | 8.4 |
| JJ Redick | SG | 14 | 0 | 269 | 24 | 19 | 10 | 0 | 105 | 19.2 | 1.7 | 1.4 | .7 | .0 | 7.5 |
| Marcin Gortat | C | 14 | 0 | 212 | 62 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 42 | 15.1 | 4.4 | .6 | .2 | .3 | 3.0 |
| Jason Williams | PG | 14 | 0 | 192 | 11 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 37 | 13.7 | .8 | 1.6 | .3 | .0 | 2.6 |
| Ryan Anderson | PF | 9 | 0 | 89 | 31 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 9.9 | 3.4 | .3 | .2 | .2 | 2.6 |
| Brandon Bass | PF | 7 | 0 | 42 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 6.0 | 1.1 | .1 | .0 | .0 | 2.7 |
| Anthony Johnson | PG | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5.0 | .0 | 2.0 | .0 | .0 | 2.0 |
Awards, records and milestones
Awards and honors
- Dwight Howard – Defensive Player of the Year,[19] All-NBA 1st Team,[20] All-Defensive 1st Team,[21] Rebounding Champion, Blocks Champion, Field goal percentage leader, All-Star[22]
- Stan Van Gundy – All-Star East Head Coach[23]
Player of the Week
- October 27–November 1 – Dwight Howard[24]
- December 14–20 – Dwight Howard[25]
- February 15–21 – Dwight Howard[26]
- April 5–11 – Dwight Howard[27]
Coach of the Month
- October–November – Stan Van Gundy[28]
- April – Stan Van Gundy[29]
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.[30]
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.[31]
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.[32]
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,[4] but a report later in the week stated his teammates expected him to be gone for only 3 weeks.[33] Ultimately, Nelson would return to action on December 21, five weeks to the day of his injury.[5]
Minor League Affiliate
The Magic are affiliated with the Reno Bighorns of the D-League.[34] They replace the Bakersfield Jam for the 2009–10 season.