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The team was established in 1989. The Magic have not won an NBA title, but they have won 7 division titles and appeared in the NBA Finals twice, in 1995 and 2009. The best record posted by the Magic was 60–22, in the 1995–96 season, and their worst record was 18–64, in the team's inaugural season. In their 35 seasons of existence, the ...
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 .
Shaquille O'Neal continued to dominate the NBA with 29.3 points, 11.4 rebounds and 2.4 blocks per game, and was named to the All-NBA Second Team, while second-year star Penny Hardaway averaged 20.9 points, 7.2 assists and 1.7 steals per game, while being named to the All-NBA First Team, and Grant gave the Magic one of the most dominant starting ...
The game was the first time in league history that two opposing players each had at least 20 years of experience. [12] Having played his entire career with the Lakers, Bryant was also the first NBA player to spend 20 seasons with one team. [13] In 2018–19, Dirk Nowitzki surpassed Bryant with 21 seasons with the Dallas Mavericks. [14]
Road team sweeps the season series for the first time. 1994–95: Magic: 3–1: Tie, 1–1: Magic, 2–0: Heat 13–11: On November 21, 1994, the Magic beat the Heat 124–89, their largest victory against the Heat with a 35-point differential. Magic win the Atlantic Division for the first time. Magic lose 1995 NBA Finals. 1995–96: Magic: 3 ...
Best-case scenario. Even a middling offense — if the defense remains the same — would push the Magic's net rating to 4.7, which would have ranked third in the East last season.
O'Neal had an exceptional rookie season, as he helped the Magic win 20 more games than the previous season, with the team ultimately missing the playoffs by virtue of a tie-breaker with the Indiana Pacers. O'Neal averaged 23.4 points and 13.9 rebounds per game for the season and was named the 1993 NBA Rookie of the Year. O'Neal played in the ...