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2009–10 Orlando Magic season
NBA professional basketball team season
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]
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| 2009–10 Orlando Magic season | |||
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Division champions | |||
| Head coach | Stan Van Gundy | ||
| General manager | Otis Smith | ||
| President | Bob Vander Weide | ||
| Owner(s) | 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.com | |||
| Local media | |||
| Television | Fox Sports Florida, Sun Sports | ||
| Radio | WDBO | ||
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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 2023, this is the last season the Magic won a playoff series.
- 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.
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.
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| 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 | |||
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| 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 |
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| 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 | — |
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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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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 | 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 |
| JJ 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 |
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Source: ESPN.com[20]
Playoffs
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| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| JJ 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 |
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Source: ESPN.com[21]
Awards and honors
- Dwight Howard – Defensive Player of the Year,[22] All-NBA 1st Team,[23] All-Defensive 1st Team,[24] Rebounding Champion, Blocks Champion, Field goal percentage leader, All-Star[25]
- Stan Van Gundy – All-Star East Head Coach[26]
Player of the Week
- October 27–November 1 – Dwight Howard[27]
- December 14–20 – Dwight Howard[28]
- February 15–21 – Dwight Howard[29]
- April 5–11 – Dwight Howard[30]
Coach of the Month
- October–November – Stan Van Gundy[31]
- April – Stan Van Gundy[32]
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.[33]
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.[34]
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.[35]
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.[36] Ultimately, Nelson would return to action on December 21, five weeks to the day of his injury.[6]
The Magic are affiliated with the Reno Bighorns of the D-League.[37] They replace the Bakersfield Jam for the 2009–10 season.
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- "Magic PF Ryan Anderson out with sprained ankle, Vince Carter "doubtful" for Sunday's game". Archived from the original on November 8, 2009. Retrieved November 23, 2009.
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