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2008–09 Orlando Magic season

The 2008–09 Orlando Magic season was the 20th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Led by 23-year-old center Dwight Howard, the team finished the regular season with a 59–23 record, the most wins since the 1995–96 season. The Magic would go on to defeat the Philadelphia 76ers in six games in the first round, highlighted by forward Hedo Türkoğlu's game winner in game four of the first round of the playoffs, then defeated the defending NBA champion Boston Celtics in a tough, hard-fought seven-game series in the semi-finals, and finally, defeated the top-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers in six games in the conference finals, thanks to all-star defensive player of the year center Dwight Howard's 40 points and 10 rebounds in Game 6, to advance to the NBA Finals for the first time since 1995, but would lose to the Kobe Bryant-led Los Angeles Lakers in five games.

2008–09 Orlando Magic season
Conference champions
Division champions
Head coachStan Van Gundy
General managerOtis Smith
PresidentBob Vander Weide
Owner(s)Richard DeVos
ArenaAmway Arena
Results
Record59–23 (.720)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Southeast)
Conference: 3rd (Eastern)
Playoff finishNBA Finals
(lost to Lakers 1–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television
RadioWDBO
< 2007–08 2009–10 >

Following the season, Türkoğlu was traded to the Toronto Raptors in a three-team deal and Rafer Alston, Tony Battie and Courtney Lee were all dealt to the New Jersey Nets. It was also Tyronn Lue’s last season as an NBA player, as 6 years later, he would return to the NBA, as head coach of the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Key dates

  • June 26: The 2008 NBA draft took place in New York City.
  • July 1: The free agency period started.
  • October 29: The Magic opened the season with a game against the Atlanta Hawks.
  • December 12: Because of a sore left knee, Dwight Howard missed the first game of his professional career, ending a streak of 351 consecutive games played in.[1]
  • January 13: The Magic scored an NBA record 23 three-pointers against the Sacramento Kings. Nine of the twelve Magic players who played that night scored at least one three pointer: Jameer Nelson (5), JJ Redick (4), Keith Bogans (4), Hedo Türkoğlu (3), Rashard Lewis (3), Courtney Lee (1), Anthony Johnson (1), Brian Cook (1), and Jeremy Richardson (1).[2]
  • February 2: Jameer Nelson left a game after dislocating his right shoulder. One day later, it was announced that he suffered a torn labrum, and would require surgery to repair it, meaning he would likely miss the rest of the season. A few days prior to the injury, Nelson had been named as a reserve in the All-Star Game.[3]
  • February 19: As part of a three-way trade, the Magic acquired Rafer Alston from the Houston Rockets.[4]
  • February 25: The Magic were assured a winning season after defeating the New York Knicks.
  • March 11: The Magic clinched a playoff spot with a win over the Chicago Bulls.
  • March 25: After beating the Boston Celtics, the Magic clinched their second consecutive division championship. With the win, they were also guaranteed of finishing the regular season with more wins than the previous season.
  • April 15: The regular season ended, with the Magic finishing one win shy of matching a franchise record.
  • April 21: Dwight Howard won the NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award, becoming the youngest player to win the award as well as the first player of the Magic to do so.[5]
  • April 28: Rookie Courtney Lee was accidentally hit in the face by Dwight Howard during game 5 of the Magic's first round playoff series. The following day it was announced he would miss Game 6, suffering a fractured sinus.[6]
  • April 29: Dwight Howard was suspended for one game by the NBA for an incident in which Howard elbowed a Philadelphia 76ers player in the face the previous night in Game 5 of the Magic's first round playoff series.[7]
  • April 30: The Magic advanced to the second round of the NBA playoffs after defeating the Philadelphia 76ers in 6 games.
  • May 17: In a Game 7 on the road, the Magic advanced to their first Eastern Conference finals appearance since 1996 after defeating the defending champion Boston Celtics.
  • May 30: The Magic defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers 4–2 to advance to the 2009 NBA Finals and made their first appearance since 1995.
  • June 9: The Magic earned their first NBA Finals game victory in franchise history. They beat the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 3 at Amway Arena by a score of 108–104. The Magic shot an NBA Finals single-game record 75% in the first half, and a record 62.5% for the entire game.[8] The Magic had lost their first six NBA Finals games (four in 1995 and two in 2009).
  • June 14: The Magic's season ended, having lost the NBA Finals in five games to the Lakers.

Offseason

Draft picks

RoundPickPlayerPositionNationalityCollege
122Courtney LeeShooting guardAmericanWestern Kentucky

Roster

2008–09 Orlando Magic roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
PG1Alston, Rafer6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)175 lb (79 kg)1976-07-24Fresno State
PF4Battie, Tony6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)240 lb (109 kg)1976-02-11Texas Tech
C31Foyle, Adonal6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)270 lb (122 kg)1975-03-09Colgate
PF13Gortat, Marcin6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)240 lb (109 kg)1984-02-17Poland
C12Howard, Dwight (C)6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)265 lb (120 kg)1985-12-08SW Atlanta Christian Academy HS (GA)
PG8Johnson, Anthony6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)195 lb (88 kg)1974-10-02College of Charleston
SG11Lee, Courtney6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg)1985-10-03Western Kentucky
PF9Lewis, Rashard6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)230 lb (104 kg)1979-08-08Alief Elsik HS (TX)
PG10Lue, Tyronn6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)175 lb (79 kg)1977-05-03Nebraska
PG14Nelson, Jameer   (C)6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)190 lb (86 kg)1982-02-09Saint Joseph's
SG20Piétrus, Mickaël6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)215 lb (98 kg)1982-02-07France
SG7Redick, JJ6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg)1984-06-24Duke
SF32Richardson, Jeremy6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)195 lb (88 kg)1984-02-11Delta State
SF15Türkoğlu, Hedo6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)220 lb (100 kg)1979-03-19Turkey
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster
Last transaction: March 23, 2009

Regular season

The first half of the 2008–09 season went very well for the Magic. After 41 games, the Magic were 33–8, leading the Southeast Division, as well as having one of the top four records in the league. On January 13, 2009, they scored an NBA record 23 three-pointers against the Sacramento Kings. Nine of the twelve Magic players who played that night scored at least one three pointer. At the start of February, Jameer Nelson, their all-star starting point guard, went down with a shoulder injury which caused him to miss the remainder of the season. The Magic then began a stretch where they did not win or lose consecutive games for almost the entire month. The Magic did make a deal at the trade deadline with the Houston Rockets for Rafer Alston. Still having to deal with the absence of Nelson though, Orlando managed to maintain one of the top records in the league, secured a second straight winning season, and clinched a playoff berth in mid-March. The Magic defeated the defending champion Boston Celtics to capture their second consecutive division championship, and on the same night assured themselves of winning more games than the previous season. Finishing the regular season with a 59–23 record, it was the most games the team had won in a season since the 1995–96 season in which they had 60 wins.

Standings

Southeast Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
y-Orlando Magic5923.720—32–927–1414–282
x-Atlanta Hawks4735.5731231–1016–2511–582
x-Miami Heat4339.5241628–1315–269–782
Charlotte Bobcats3547.4272423–1812–295–1182
Washington Wizards1963.2324013–286–351–1582
#
Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1z-Cleveland Cavaliers6616.805—
2y-Boston Celtics6220.7564
3y-Orlando Magic5923.7207
4x-Atlanta Hawks4735.57319
5x-Miami Heat4339.52423
6x-Philadelphia 76ers4141.50025
7x-Chicago Bulls4141.50025
8x-Detroit Pistons3943.47627
9Indiana Pacers3646.43930
10Charlotte Bobcats3547.42731
11New Jersey Nets3448.41532
12Milwaukee Bucks3448.41532
13Toronto Raptors3349.40233
14New York Knicks3250.39034
15Washington Wizards1963.23247

Record vs. opponents

2008–09 NBA Records
TeamATLBOSCHACHICLEDALDENDETGSWHOUINDLACLALMEMMIAMILMINNJNNOHNYKOKCORLPHIPHOPORSACSASTORUTAWAS
Atlanta–0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Boston0–0–0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Charlotte0–00–0–0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Chicago0–00–00–0–0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Cleveland0–00–00–00–0–0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Dallas0–00–00–00–00–0–0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Denver0–00–00–00–00–00–0–0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Detroit0–00–00–00–00–00–00–0–0–00–00–00–00—00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Golden State0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0–0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Houston10–010–010–010–010–010–010–010–010–0–10–010–010–010–010–010–010–010–010–010–010–010–010–010–010–010–010–010–010–010–0
Indiana0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0–0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
L.A. Clippers0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0–0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
L.A. Lakers0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0–0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Memphis0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0–0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Miami0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0–0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Milwaukee0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0–0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Minnesota0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00—00—00—00—00—0–0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
New Jersey0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0–0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00—00—00—0
New Orleans0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0–0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
New York0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0–0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Oklahoma City0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0–0–00–00–00–00–00—00–00–00–0
Orlando0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00—0–0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Philadelphia0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00—0–0–00–00–00–00–00–00—0
Phoenix0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00—0–0–00–00–00–00–00—0
Portland0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00—0–0–00–00–00–00–0
Sacramento0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00—0–0–00–00–00–0
San Antonio0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00—0–0–00–00–0
Toronto0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0–0–00–0
Utah0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0–0–0
Washington0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0—

Game log

2008–09 game log
October: 0–2 (home: 0–1; road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1October 29AtlantaL 85–99 Dwight Howard (22)Dwight Howard (15)Anthony Johnson (3)Amway Arena
17,461		0–1
2October 31@ MemphisL 84–86 Rashard Lewis (23)Dwight Howard (14)Hedo Türkoğlu (7)FedExForum
16,139		0–2
November: 13–2 (home: 7–2; road: 6–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
3November 1SacramentoW 121–103 Dwight Howard (29)Dwight Howard (14)Rashard Lewis (6)Amway Arena
16,704		1–2
4November 3ChicagoW 96–93 Dwight Howard (22)Dwight Howard (15)Hedo Türkoğlu (7)Amway Arena
15,606		2–2
5November 6PhiladelphiaW 98–88 Rashard Lewis, Hedo Türkoğlu (20)Rashard Lewis, Hedo Türkoğlu, Dwight Howard (8)Jameer Nelson (9)Amway Arena
16,407		3–2
6November 8WashingtonW 106–81 Dwight Howard (31)Dwight Howard (16)Jameer Nelson (6)Amway Arena
16,911		4–2
7November 10PortlandL 99–106 Hedo Türkoğlu (35)Dwight Howard (19)Jameer Nelson (7)Amway Arena
14,210		4–3
8November 12@ Oklahoma CityW 109–92 Dwight Howard (30)Dwight Howard (19)Hedo Türkoğlu (7)Ford Center
18,185		5–3
9November 14@ DallasW 102–100 Rashard Lewis (23)Dwight Howard (13)Anthony Johnson (6)American Airlines Center
20,085		6–3
10November 16@ CharlotteW 90–85 Hedo Türkoğlu (20)Tony Battie, Dwight Howard (7)Hedo Türkoğlu (4)Time Warner Cable Arena
12,639		7–3
11November 18TorontoW 103–90 Rashard Lewis, Hedo Türkoğlu, Jameer Nelson (22)Dwight Howard (9)Hedo Türkoğlu (7)Amway Arena
16,353		8–3
12November 21@ IndianaW 100–98 (OT)Dwight Howard (24)Dwight Howard (17)Jameer Nelson (9)Conseco Fieldhouse
14,699		9–3
13November 22HoustonL 95–100 Jameer Nelson (21)Dwight Howard (9)Jameer Nelson (6)Amway Arena
17,461		9–4
14November 24MilwaukeeW 108–101 Dwight Howard (24)Dwight Howard (13)Jameer Nelson (6)Amway Arena
16,245		10–4
15November 26@ PhiladelphiaW 96–94 Dwight Howard (21)Dwight Howard (14)Hedo Türkoğlu (7)Wachovia Center
14,985		11–4
16November 27@ WashingtonW 105–90 Dwight Howard (26)Dwight Howard (14)Anthony Johnson (12)Verizon Center
13,295		12–4
17November 29IndianaW 110–96 Dwight Howard (32)Dwight Howard (21)Anthony Johnson, JJ Redick (4)Amway Arena
17,172		13–4
December: 12–3 (home: 6–0; road: 6–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
18December 1@ BostonL 88–107 Rashard Lewis (30)Dwight Howard (15)Hedo Türkoğlu, Anthony Johnson (4)TD Banknorth Garden
18,624		13–5
19December 3MinnesotaW 100–89 Rashard Lewis, Dwight Howard (23)Dwight Howard (14)Rashard Lewis (5)Amway Arena
15,705		14–5
20December 5Oklahoma CityW 98–89 Dwight Howard (21)Dwight Howard (23)Jameer Nelson, Hedo Türkoğlu (7)Amway Arena
16,812		15–5
21December 8@ L.A. ClippersW 95–88 Dwight Howard (23)Dwight Howard (22)Hedo Türkoğlu (6)Staples Center
15,222		16–5
22December 9@ PortlandW 109–108 Rashard Lewis (27)Rashard Lewis (9)Jameer Nelson (6)Rose Garden
20,642		17–5
23December 12@ PhoenixL 112–113 Dwight Howard (19)Rashard Lewis (8)Jameer Nelson, Anthony Johnson (6)US Airways Center
18,422		17–6
24December 13@ UtahW 103–94 Rashard Lewis (27)Rashard Lewis (9)Jameer Nelson (6)EnergySolutions Arena
19,911		18–6
25December 15@ Golden StateW 109–98 Jameer Nelson (32)Marcin Gortat (13)Hedo Türkoğlu (8)Oracle Arena
18,844		19–6
26December 18San AntonioW 90–78 Jameer Nelson (24)Dwight Howard (13)Jameer Nelson (7)Amway Arena
17,461		20–6
27December 20L.A. LakersW 106–103 Jameer Nelson (27)Dwight Howard (12)Hedo Türkoğlu (7)Amway Arena
17,461		21–6
28December 22Golden StateW 113–81 Jameer Nelson (22)Dwight Howard (11)Jameer Nelson, Hedo Türkoğlu (7)Amway Arena
17,461		22–6
29December 25New OrleansW 88–68 Hedo Türkoğlu (20)Dwight Howard (15)Hedo Türkoğlu (5)Amway Arena
17,461		23–6
30December 27@ MinnesotaW 118–94 Hedo Türkoğlu (26)Hedo Türkoğlu, Rashard Lewis (7)Jameer Nelson (8)Target Center
17,003		24–6
31December 29@ DetroitL 82–88 Rashard Lewis (23)Dwight Howard (18)Hedo Türkoğlu (8)The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076		24–7
32December 31@ ChicagoW 113–94 Rashard Lewis (21)Dwight Howard (14)Jameer Nelson (5)United Center
21,861		25–7
January: 10–3 (home: 5–1; road: 5–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
33January 2MiamiW 86–76 Rashard Lewis (17)Dwight Howard (15)Jameer Nelson, Hedo Türkoğlu (5)Amway Arena
17,461		26–7
34January 4@ TorontoL 102–108 Dwight Howard (39)Dwight Howard (8)Rashard Lewis (9)Air Canada Centre
19,322		26–8
35January 6WashingtonW 89–80 Hedo Türkoğlu (22)Dwight Howard (16)Hedo Türkoğlu (7)Amway Arena
16,011		27–8
36January 7@ AtlantaW 106–102 Dwight Howard (23)Dwight Howard (19)Hedo Türkoğlu (8)Philips Arena
13,748		28–8
37January 9AtlantaW 121–87 Hedo Türkoğlu (21)Marcin Gortat (11)Jameer Nelson (9)Amway Arena
17,461		29–8
38January 11@ San AntonioW 105–98 Dwight Howard (24)Dwight Howard (14)Jameer Nelson, Hedo Türkoğlu (5)AT&T Center
18,216		30–8
39January 13@ SacramentoW 139–107 Dwight Howard (25)Dwight Howard (15)Jameer Nelson (11)ARCO Arena
11,168		31–8
40January 16@ L.A. LakersW 109–103 Jameer Nelson (28)Dwight Howard (20)Jameer Nelson (8)Staples Center
18,997		32–8
41January 17@ DenverW 106–88 Hedo Türkoğlu (31)Dwight Howard (20)Hedo Türkoğlu, Jameer Nelson (5)Pepsi Center
19,749		33–8
42January 22BostonL 80–90 Hedo Türkoğlu (22)Dwight Howard (11)Jameer Nelson (3)Amway Arena
17,461		33–9
43January 24@ MiamiL 97–103 Dwight Howard (22)Dwight Howard (10)Jameer Nelson (7)American Airlines Arena
19,600		33–10
44January 27IndianaW 135–111 Mickaël Piétrus (27)Mickaël Piétrus, Dwight Howard (10)Jameer Nelson, Hedo Türkoğlu (8)Amway Arena
17,461		34–10
45January 29ClevelandW 99–88 Dwight Howard (22)Dwight Howard (18)Rashard Lewis (5)Amway Arena
17,461		35–10
February: 8–6 (home: 4–3; road: 4–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
46February 1@ TorontoW 113–90 Dwight Howard (29)Dwight Howard (14)Jameer Nelson (10)Air Canada Centre
19,800		36–10
47February 2DallasL 95–105 Dwight Howard (35)Dwight Howard (11)Hedo Türkoğlu (4)Amway Arena
16,551		36–11
48February 4L.A. ClippersW 125–96 Anthony Johnson (25)Dwight Howard (15)Hedo Türkoğlu (6)Amway Arena
16,101		37–11
49February 6@ IndianaL 102–107 Dwight Howard (21)Dwight Howard (20)Hedo Türkoğlu (11)Conseco Fieldhouse
13,559		37–12
50February 8New JerseyW 101–84 Dwight Howard (30)Dwight Howard (16)Hedo Türkoğlu (8)Amway Arena
16,533		38–12
51February 11DenverL 73–82 Dwight Howard (16)Dwight Howard (15)Hedo Türkoğlu (5)Amway Arena
17,461		38–13
52February 17CharlotteW 107–102 (OT)Dwight Howard (45)Dwight Howard (19)Hedo Türkoğlu (7)Amway Arena
17,461		39–13
53February 18@ New OrleansL 85–117 Rashard Lewis (17)Marcin Gortat, Dwight Howard (8)Rashard Lewis (8)New Orleans Arena
16,651		39–14
54February 20@ CharlotteW 92–80 Hedo Türkoğlu (24)Dwight Howard (16)Rafer Alston (8)Time Warner Cable Arena
19,244		40–14
55February 22MiamiW 122–99 Dwight Howard (32)Dwight Howard (17)Rafer Alston (9)Amway Arena
17,461		41–14
56February 24@ ChicagoL 102–120 Dwight Howard (26)Dwight Howard (12)Rashard Lewis, Rafer Alston (5)United Center
21,902		41–15
57February 25@ New YorkW 114–109 Hedo Türkoğlu (33)Dwight Howard (21)Rashard Lewis (4)Madison Square Garden
19,763		42–15
58February 27DetroitL 85–93 Dwight Howard (21)Dwight Howard (13)Rafer Alston (6)Amway Arena
17,461		42–16
59February 28@ PhiladelphiaW 106–100 Rashard Lewis, Hedo Türkoğlu (23)Dwight Howard (8)Hedo Türkoğlu (7)Wachovia Center
19,703		43–16
March: 12–2 (home: 7–0; road: 5–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
60March 3PhoenixW 111–99 Rashard Lewis (29)Rashard Lewis (12)Hedo Türkoğlu, Rafer Alston (6)Amway Arena
17,461		44–16
61March 6New JerseyW 105–102 Dwight Howard (26)Dwight Howard (15)Rafer Alston (6)Amway Arena
17,461		45–16
62March 8@ BostonW 86–79 Dwight Howard (18)Dwight Howard (15)Rafer Alston (8)TD Banknorth Garden
18,624		46–16
63March 9@ DetroitL 94–98 Dwight Howard (27)Dwight Howard (14)Rafer Alston (5)The Palace of Auburn Hills
20,039		46–17
64March 11ChicagoW 107–79 Tony Battie (18)Marcin Gortat (15)Rafer Alston, Anthony Johnson (6)Amway Arena
17,461		47–17
65March 13@ WashingtonW 112–103 Mickaël Piétrus (21)Dwight Howard (13)Dwight Howard (7)Verizon Center
18,152		48–17
66March 15UtahW 105–87 Dwight Howard (28)Dwight Howard (20)Hedo Türkoğlu (8)Amway Arena
17,461		49–17
67March 17@ ClevelandL 93–97 Rafer Alston (23)Dwight Howard (15)Hedo Türkoğlu (7)Quicken Loans Arena
20,562		49–18
68March 18@ MilwaukeeW 106–80 Dwight Howard (28)Dwight Howard (12)Dwight Howard, Hedo Türkoğlu (7)Bradley Center
13,819		50–18
69March 21New YorkW 110–103 Rashard Lewis (27)Marcin Gortat (8)Hedo Türkoğlu (9)Amway Arena
17,461		51–18
70March 23@ New YorkW 106–102 Dwight Howard (29)Dwight Howard (14)Hedo Türkoğlu (3)Madison Square Garden
19,763		52–18
71March 25BostonW 84–82 Dwight Howard (24)Dwight Howard (21)Rafer Alston (6)Amway Arena
17,461		53–18
72March 27MilwaukeeW 110–94 Rashard Lewis (19)Marcin Gortat (11)Dwight Howard, Rafer Alston (5)Amway Arena
17,461		54–18
73March 30@ MiamiW 101–95 Dwight Howard (22)Dwight Howard (18)Hedo Türkoğlu, Rafer Alston (5)American Airlines Arena
19,600		55–18
April: 4–5 (home: 3–2; road: 1–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
74April 1TorontoL 95–99 Dwight Howard (30)Dwight Howard (9)Hedo Türkoğlu (6)Amway Arena
17,461		55–19
75April 3ClevelandW 116–87 Rashard Lewis (22)Dwight Howard (11)Rafer Alston (10)Amway Arena
17,461		56–19
76April 4@ AtlantaW 88–82 Dwight Howard (21)Dwight Howard (23)Dwight Howard (5)Philips Arena
19,608		57–19
77April 7@ HoustonL 83–93 Rashard Lewis (22)Rashard Lewis (12)Rashard Lewis, Hedo Türkoğlu (4)Toyota Center
18,389		57–20
78April 8MemphisW 81–78 Hedo Türkoğlu (20)Dwight Howard (13)Hedo Türkoğlu (7)Amway Arena
17,461		58–20
79April 10New YorkL 95–105 Hedo Türkoğlu (24)Dwight Howard (14)Hedo Türkoğlu, Rafer Alston (5)Amway Arena
17,461		58–21
80April 11@ New JerseyL 93–103 Hedo Türkoğlu (16)Dwight Howard (8)Rafer Alston (8)Izod Center
17,123		58–22
81April 13@ MilwaukeeL 80–98 Courtney Lee (17)Marcin Gortat (18)Rafer Alston (4)Bradley Center
14,683		58–23
82April 15CharlotteW 98–73 Tony Battie (21)Dwight Howard (12)Mickaël Piétrus (5)Amway Arena
17,461		59–23
2015–16 season schedule

Playoffs

The Magic drew the Philadelphia 76ers in the first round of the playoffs. With the series tied at two wins for each team, Game 5 saw Vivani an incident in the 1st quarter involving Dwight Howard throwing an elbow at 76ers center Samuel Dalembert. Howard was assessed a technical foul but was not ejected from the game. The NBA reviewed the play and suspended Howard for Game 6.[7] A second incident involving an elbow from Dwight Howard happened in Game 5 not long after the elbow to Dalembert. This time however, Magic rookie Courtney Lee was the recipient of the hit from his teammate. Lee left the game and did not return. Suffering a fractured sinus, it was announced that Lee was expected to have surgery and could miss the remainder of the postseason.[9] Neither player's absence would prove costly to Orlando in Game 6, who won the series with a blowout on the road, and Lee returned to action in the next series wearing a protective face mask, such as one worn by Richard Hamilton.

In the Eastern Conference semi-finals, the Magic faced the defending champion Boston Celtics. Facing a 3–2 series deficit, the Magic tied the series with a home game victory in Game 6 and advanced to the Eastern Conference finals by winning Game 7 on the road, ending Boston's 32–0 undefeated record when leading the series 3–2. Assistant Coach Patrick Ewing had guaranteed a win in Game 7.[10]

Returning to the conference finals for the first time since 1996, the Magic's opponent was the Cleveland Cavaliers, who compiled the league's best regular season record led by the season's MVP, LeBron James. That didn't stop the Magic as they closed the series out at home in Game 6, winning 103–90 as Dwight Howard scored 40 points, a career high for him in a playoff game. The Magic won the series 4–2, the Eastern Conference championship, and the right to face the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2009 NBA Finals.

After dropping the first two games in the series, the Magic finally won their first ever game in the finals in Game 3. With the franchise losing their first six finals games 1995 and 2009 combined, it was the second most games a team had lost in the finals before earning their first win.[11] However, in Game 4 the Magic lost to the Lakers 99–91 in overtime; the Lakers took a 3–1 series lead and won again in Game 5, thus ending the Magic's longest playoff run in team history and ending up 1–8 in the finals.

Game log

2009 playoff game log
First Round: 4–2 (home: 2–1; road: 2–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1April 19PhiladelphiaL 98–100 Dwight Howard (31)Dwight Howard (16)Rafer Alston (5)Amway Arena
17,461		0–1
2April 22PhiladelphiaW 96–87 Courtney Lee (24)Dwight Howard (10)Rashard Lewis (6)Amway Arena
17,461		1–1
3April 24@ PhiladelphiaL 94–96 Dwight Howard (36)Dwight Howard (11)Courtney Lee (5)Wachovia Center
16,492		1–2
4April 26@ PhiladelphiaW 84–81 Dwight Howard (18)Dwight Howard (18)Rafer Alston (5)Wachovia Center
16,464		2–2
5April 28PhiladelphiaW 91–78 Howard, Lewis (24)Dwight Howard (24)Alston, Türkoğlu (4)Amway Arena
17,461		3–2
6April 30@ PhiladelphiaW 114–89 Rashard Lewis (29)Marcin Gortat (15)Rafer Alston (10)Wachovia Center
16,691		4–2
Conference Semifinals: 4–3 (home: 2–1; road: 2–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1May 4@ BostonW 95–90 Rashard Lewis (18)Dwight Howard (22)Rafer Alston (7)TD Banknorth Garden
18,624		1–0
2May 6@ BostonL 94–112 Lewis, Piétrus (17)Dwight Howard (12)Anthony Johnson (7)TD Banknorth Garden
18,624		1–1
3May 8BostonW 117–96 Rashard Lewis (28)Dwight Howard (14)Hedo Türkoğlu (4)Amway Arena
17,461		2–1
4May 10BostonL 94–95 Dwight Howard (23)Dwight Howard (17)JJ Redick (7)Amway Arena
17,461		2–2
5May 12@ BostonL 88–92 Rashard Lewis (19)Dwight Howard (17)Hedo Türkoğlu (7)TD Banknorth Garden
18,624		2–3
6May 14BostonW 83–75 Dwight Howard (23)Dwight Howard (22)Alston, Lewis, Türkoğlu (3)Amway Arena
17,461		3–3
7May 17@ BostonW 101–82 Hedo Türkoğlu (25)Dwight Howard (16)Hedo Türkoğlu (12)TD Banknorth Garden
18,624		4–3
Conference Finals: 4–2 (home: 3–0; road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1May 20@ ClevelandW 107–106 Dwight Howard (30)Dwight Howard (13)Hedo Türkoğlu (14)Quicken Loans Arena
20,562		1–0
2May 22@ ClevelandL 95–96 Rashard Lewis (23)Dwight Howard (18)Howard, Johnson, Türkoğlu (4)Quicken Loans Arena
20,562		1–1
3May 24ClevelandW 99–89 Dwight Howard (24)Hedo Türkoğlu (10)Hedo Türkoğlu (7)Amway Arena
17,461		2–1
4May 26ClevelandW 116–114 (OT)Dwight Howard (27)Dwight Howard (14)Hedo Türkoğlu (8)Amway Arena
17,461		3–1
5May 28@ ClevelandL 102–112 Hedo Türkoğlu (29)Dwight Howard (10)Rafer Alston (4)Quicken Loans Arena
20,562		3–2
6May 30ClevelandW 103–90 Dwight Howard (40)Dwight Howard (14)Hedo Türkoğlu (5)Amway Arena
17,461		4–2
NBA Finals: 1–4 (home: 1–2; road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1June 4@ L.A. LakersL 75–100 Mickaël Piétrus (14)Dwight Howard (15)Jameer Nelson (4)Staples Center
18,997		0–1
2June 7@ L.A. LakersL 96–101 (OT)Rashard Lewis (34)Dwight Howard (16)Rashard Lewis (7)Staples Center
18,997		0–2
3June 9L.A. LakersW 108–104 Howard, Lewis (21)Dwight Howard (14)Hedo Türkoğlu (7)Amway Arena
17,461		1–2
4June 11L.A. LakersL 91–99 (OT)Hedo Türkoğlu (25)Dwight Howard (21)Rashard Lewis (4)Amway Arena
17,461		1–3
5June 14L.A. LakersL 86–99 Rashard Lewis (18)Howard, Lewis (10)Lewis, Nelson (4)Amway Arena
17,461		1–4
2009 playoff schedule

Player statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game
 FG% Field-goal percentage 3P% 3-point field-goal percentage FT% Free-throw percentage
 RPG Rebounds per game APG Assists per game SPG Steals per game
 BPG Blocks per game PPG Points per gameSource:[12]

Season

PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3FG%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
Dwight Howard797935.70.57200.59413.81.412.920.6
Rashard Lewis797936.20.4390.3970.8365.72.610.617.7
Hedo Türkoğlu777736.60.4130.3560.8075.34.90.80.216.8
Jameer Nelson424231.20.5030.4530.8873.55.41.20.116.7
Rafer Alston292829.50.4130.3170.7072.95.11.80.112
Mickaël Piétrus542524.60.4130.3590.7093.31.20.60.49.4
Courtney Lee774225.20.450.4040.832.31.210.28.4
J.J. Redick64517.40.3910.3740.8711.71.10.306
Keith Bogans361521.90.360.3330.8753.10.90.60.15.3
Anthony Johnson801218.50.4040.3910.7531.82.50.60.15.3
Tony Battie77315.60.4890.2220.6593.60.40.30.34.8
Marcin Gortat63312.60.56710.5784.50.20.30.83.8
Jeremy Richardson1207.80.2860.3530.51.20.3003.1
Tyronn Lue1409.20.3950.3530.6670.810.103
Brian Cook21070.3830.440.8331.30.20.103
Adonal Foyle906.60.63600.52.90.100.91.9

Playoffs

PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3FG%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
Dwight Howard232339.3.601.000.63615.301.90.872.6120.3
Rashard Lewis242441.1.448.394.7846.42.91.04.5419.0
Hedo Türkoğlu242438.9.427.386.8174.504.8.75.1715.8
Rafer Alston232332.2.380.319.7502.404.11.43.1712.2
Mickaël Piétrus24025.8.483.385.7232.60.6.75.5410.5
Courtney Lee211626.2.435.273.8851.901.3.90.148.0
JJ Redick16820.4.373.404.9291.201.9.50.066.0
Tyronn Lue104.01.0001.000.000.00.0.00.005.0
Anthony Johnson19114.7.376.300.5001.402.1.58.004.3
Jameer Nelson5018.0.348.167.5001.402.8.20.003.8
Marcin Gortat24111.3.654.000.6253.20.1.38.633.3
Tony Battie2106.1.467.000.6001.00.1.00.142.1
Adonal Foyle202.0.000.000.000.50.0.00..00.0
Jeremy Richardson102.0.000.000.000.00.0.00.00.0

Awards and records

Records

  • Orlando broke the 3-point record with 23 made 3-pointers on January 13, 2008 in Sacramento.
  • Rashard Lewis led the league in 3-point field goals.

Transactions

Trades

July 11, 2008
To New Jersey Nets----Keyon Dooling[13]To Orlando Magic----Cash considerations
February 5, 2009
To Milwaukee Bucks----Keith BogansTo Orlando Magic----Tyronn Lue
February 19, 2009
To Memphis Grizzlies----Orlando 1st round pick (2009)
Adonal Foyle (re-signed with Orlando)
Mike Wilks		To Houston Rockets----Kyle Lowry
Brian Cook		To Orlando Magic----Rafer Alston

Free agents

Subtractions

PlayerLeftNew team
Carlos Arroyo[15]August 4Maccabi Tel Aviv

References

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