2009–10 Orlando Magic season

2009–10 Orlando Magic season
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: 2nd (Eastern)
Playoff finishEastern Conference Finals
(lost to Celtics 2–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionFox Sports Florida, Sun Sports
RadioWDBO
< 2008–09 2010–11 >

The 2009–10 Orlando Magic season was the 21st season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). 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 venuea. The Magic would replicate their previous season's performance and boasted the NBA's fourth highest offensive rating among all teams.[1]

During the 2009 off-season, the Magic relinquished Hedo Türkoğlu and traded away Rafer Alston, Tony Battie, and Courtney Lee to acquire 8-time NBA All-Star and 1999 NBA Rookie of the Year Vince Carter and Ryan Anderson from the New Jersey Nets.[2] The inclusion of Carter, in conjunction with the emergence of rising star Dwight Howard not only provided the Magic with a seasoned NBA superstar to complement Howard's abilities and augment team synergy, but the concomitant indispensability of Carter's experienced skillset also helped grace the team with a veteran presence. By enlisting Carter's services in assisting Howard's performance with a skilled perimeter scorer who was capable of creating his own shot, Carter's assistive reinforcements compensated for a deficiency that had been present within the Magic's overall gameplay and team dynamics when they were defeated in the 2009 NBA Finals at the hands of the Kobe Bryant-led Los Angeles Lakers.[3]

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, it was anticipated for the Magic to prevail as they faced the team they had previously defeated in last season's Conference semifinals after a grueling seven-game series, before losing to the Boston Celtics in six games.[4] The Celtics would go on to lose to the Lakers in the Finals in seven games in a rematch from 2008 in which the Celtics won in six games. As of 2024, 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.[5]
  • December 21 – Nelson returned from his injury.[6]
  • January 21 – Dwight Howard was named the starting center for the Eastern Conference in the 2010 NBA All-Star Game.[7]
  • January 31 – Stan Van Gundy was named the coach of the East's all-stars in the 2010 NBA All-Star Game.[8]
  • 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.[9]
  • 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.[10]
  • 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

Main article: 2009 NBA draft

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

2009–10 Orlando Magic roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
F 33 Anderson, Ryan 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1988–05–06 California
F 22 Barnes, Matt 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 226 lb (103 kg) 1980–03–09 UCLA
F 30 Bass, Brandon 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1985–04–30 LSU
G/F 15 Carter, Vince 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1977–01–26 North Carolina
C 31 Foyle, Adonal 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 270 lb (122 kg) 1975–03–09 Colgate
F/C 13 Gortat, Marcin 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1984–02–17 Poland
C 12 Howard, Dwight 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 265 lb (120 kg) 1985–12–08 SW Atlanta Christian Academy HS (GA)
G 8 Johnson, Anthony 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1974–10–02 College of Charleston
F 9 Lewis, Rashard 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1979–08–08 Alief Elsik HS (TX)
G 14 Nelson, Jameer 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1982–02–09 Saint Joseph's
G/F 20 Piétrus, Mickaël 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1982–02–07 Guadeloupe
G 7 Redick, JJ 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1984–06–24 Duke
G 44 Williams, Jason 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1975–11–18 Florida
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: August 9, 2009

Preseason

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

Record vs. opponents

2009-10 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS CHA CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND LAC LAL MEM MIA MIL MIN NJN NOH NYK OKC ORL PHI PHO POR SAC SAS TOR UTA WAS
Atlanta – 4–0 2–2 3–1 1–3 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 2–0 3–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–3 2–1 2–0 3–0 1–1 1–3 0–2 1–3 2–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 3–1 2–0 4–0
Boston 0–4 – 3–0 2–2 2–2 1–1 1–1 2–1 1–1 1–1 2–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–0 2–2 2–0 3–1 1–1 3–1 1–1 1–3 3–1 0–2 2–0 2–0 1–1 4–0 1–1 3–1
Charlotte 2–2 0–3 – 1–3 3–1 0–2 1–1 2–1 2–0 1–1 1–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 3–1 2–2 2–0 2–2 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–3 3–1 2–0 0–2 2–0 1–1 1–2 0–2 4–0
Chicago 1–3 2–2 3–1 – 2–2 0–2 0–2 4–0 1–1 2–0 3–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–3 1–3 2–0 1–2 2–0 3–1 1–1 1–2 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–2 0–2 2–1
Cleveland 3–1 2–2 1–3 2–2 – 1–1 0–2 4–0 2–0 1–1 3–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 3–0 3–1 2–0 4–0 2–0 3–0 2–0 2–2 3–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 3–1 1–1 2–1
Dallas 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 – 2–1 2–0 3–1 2–2 2–0 3–0 2–2 3–1 2–0 2–0 3–1 2–0 2–2 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 2–1 1–3 4–0 3–1 1–1 1–2 1–1
Denver 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–2 – 1–1 4–0 2–1 2–0 2–1 3–1 3–1 1–1 0–2 3–1 2–0 3–1 1–1 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–3 3–1 1–2 2–2 2–0 3–1 1–1
Detroit 2–2 1–2 1–2 0–4 0–4 0–2 1–1 – 1–1 1–1 0–4 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–2 2–2 2–0 2–1 1–1 1–3 0–2 1–3 3–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–4 0–2 4–0
Golden State 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–3 0–4 1–1 – 0–3 1–1 2–2 0–4 2–2 0–2 0–2 3–0 2–0 1–3 2–0 1–3 0–2 0–2 1–3 2–2 2–2 0–3 2–0 0–3 0–2
Houston 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–2 1–2 1–1 3–0 – 0–2 2–1 1–3 4–0 0–2 2–0 3–0 2–0 1–3 2–0 3–1 0–2 1–1 0–4 2–2 2–2 2–2 1–1 2–2 2–0
Indiana 0–3 1–2 2–1 1–3 1–3 0–2 0–2 4–0 1–1 2–0 – 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–4 0–4 1–1 4–0 0–2 2–2 1–1 1–3 2–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 2–2 1–1 3–1
L.A. Clippers 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 0–3 1–2 2–0 2–2 1–2 1–1 – 2–2 2–2 1–1 1–1 3–1 1–1 0–4 0–2 1–2 0–2 2–0 0–4 1–3 1–3 0–4 0–2 1–3 2–0
L.A. Lakers 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 2–2 1–3 2–0 4–0 3–1 2–0 2–2 – 2–1 1–1 2–0 3–0 2–0 2–1 2–0 3–1 1–1 2–0 3–1 1–2 4–0 2–2 1–1 3–1 2–0
Memphis 0–2 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 1–3 1–3 1–1 2–2 0–4 2–0 2–2 1–2 – 1–1 0–2 3–1 2–0 2–2 2–0 1–2 1–1 1–1 2–2 2–2 2–1 2–2 2–0 1–2 2–0
Miami 3–1 0–3 1–3 3–1 0–3 0–2 1–1 2–1 2–0 2–0 4–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 – 1–3 1–1 4–0 1–1 3–0 0–2 2–2 4–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 2–2 1–1 3–1
Milwaukee 1–2 2–2 2–2 3–1 1–3 0–2 2–0 2–2 2–0 0–2 4–0 2–0 0–2 2–0 3–1 – 2–0 4–0 1–1 3–0 1–1 0–3 2–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 2–1 1–1 2–2
Minnesota 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–3 1–3 0–2 0–3 0–3 1–1 1–3 0–3 1–3 1–1 0–2 – 2–0 0–4 1–1 0–4 0–2 1–1 0–4 0–4 2–2 0–3 0–2 2–2 1–1
New Jersey 0–3 1–3 2–2 2–1 0–4 0–2 0–2 1–2 0–2 0–2 0–4 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–4 0–4 0–2 – 1–1 2–2 0–2 0–3 0–4 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–4 0–2 0–4
New Orleans 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 2–2 1–3 1–1 3–1 3–1 2–0 4–0 1–2 2–2 1–1 1–1 4–0 1–1 – 0–2 1–2 1–1 0–2 1–3 1–2 2–1 0–4 0–2 1–3 1–1
New York 3–1 1–3 2–2 1–3 0–3 1–1 1–1 3–1 0–2 0–2 2–2 2–0 0–2 0–2 0–3 0–3 1–1 2–2 2–0 – 0–2 0–3 3–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–4 0–2 3–1
Oklahoma City 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 2–2 1–3 2–0 3–1 1–3 1–1 2–1 1–3 2–1 2–0 1–1 4–0 2–0 2–1 2–0 – 1–1 2–0 2–1 1–3 3–1 1–3 2–0 3–1 2–0
Orlando 3–1 3–1 3–1 2–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 3–1 2–0 2–0 3–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–2 3–0 2–0 3–0 1–1 3–0 1–1 – 4–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 3–1 1–1 2–2
Philadelphia 1–2 1–3 1–3 1–3 0–3 1–1 1–1 1–3 2–0 1–1 1–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–4 2–2 1–1 4–0 2–0 1–3 0–2 0–4 – 0–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–3 0–2 0–3
Phoenix 1–1 2–0 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–2 3–1 2–0 3–1 4–0 1–1 4–0 1–3 2–2 1–1 1–1 4–0 2–0 3–1 1–1 1–2 1–1 2–0 – 1–2 4–0 2–1 2–0 2–2 2–0
Portland 0–2 0–2 2–0 1–1 0–2 3–1 1–3 2–0 2–2 2–2 2–0 3–1 2–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 4–0 2–0 2–1 1–1 3–1 1–1 1–1 2–1 – 4–0 3–0 2–0 0–4 1–1
Sacramento 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–4 2–1 1–1 2–2 2–2 1–1 3–1 0–4 1–2 0–2 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–2 2–0 1–3 0–2 0–2 0–4 0–4 – 0–4 1–1 2–1 1–1
San Antonio 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–3 2–2 1–1 3–0 2–2 2–0 4–0 2–2 2–2 2–0 2–0 3–0 1–1 4–0 2–0 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–2 0–3 4–0 – 1–1 0–4 2–0
Toronto 1–3 0–4 2–1 2–1 1–3 1–1 0–2 4–0 0–2 1–1 2–2 2–0 1–1 0–2 2–2 1–2 2–0 4–0 2–0 4–0 0–2 1–3 3–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 – 0–2 2–1
Utah 0–2 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–1 1–3 2–0 3–0 2–2 1–1 3–1 1–3 2–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 2–0 3–1 2–0 1–3 1–1 2–0 2–2 4–0 1–2 4–0 2–0 – 2–0
Washington 0–4 1–3 0–4 1–2 1–2 1–1 1–1 0–4 2–0 0–2 1–3 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–3 2–2 1–1 4–0 1–1 1–3 0–2 2–2 3–0 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–2 0–2 —

Game log

2009–10 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 (21) 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, JJ 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) JJ 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 Rashard Lewis (26) Dwight Howard (16) Jason Williams (8) 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) JJ Redick (7) Amway Arena
17,461 		31–16
48 January 31 @ Detroit W 91–86 JJ 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 L 91–92 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) JJ 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 JJ Redick (23) Dwight Howard (11) JJ 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

2010 playoff 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, JJ 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, JJ 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 POS GP GS MP REB AST STL BLK PTS MPG RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
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
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

Player of the Week

  • October 27–November 1 – Dwight Howard[25]
  • December 14–20 – Dwight Howard[26]
  • February 15–21 – Dwight Howard[27]
  • April 5–11 – Dwight Howard[28]

Coach of the Month

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.[31]

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.[32]

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.[33]

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,[5] but a report later in the week stated his teammates expected him to be gone for only 3 weeks.[34] Ultimately, Nelson would return to action on December 21, five weeks to the day of his injury.[6]

Minor League Affiliate

The Magic are affiliated with the Reno Bighorns of the D-League.[35] They replace the Bakersfield Jam for the 2009–10 season.

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  15. ^ Magic Sign Free Agent Jason Williams
  16. ^ a b Magic Sign Almond, Johnson; Prepare For Camp
  17. ^ Magic Retain Marcin Gortat
  18. ^ Magic Re-Sign Adonal Foyle
  19. ^ Lewis Suspended
  20. ^ Howard Repeats as NBA's Best Defensive Player
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