# 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 of the playoffs, highlighted by forward Hedo Türkoğlu's game winner in game four of that series. They followed it up by defeating the defending NBA champion Boston Celtics in a tough, hard-fought seven-game series in the semi-finals. Finally, they defeated the top-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers in six games in the conference finals, thanks to 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.
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.
* 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).
* 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.
* February 19: As part of a three-way trade, the Magic acquired Rafer Alston from the Houston Rockets.
* 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.
* 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.
* 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.
* 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. 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

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
| 1 | 22 | Courtney Lee | Shooting guard | American | Western Kentucky |

## 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 Divisionvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
| y-Orlando Magic | 59 | 23 | .720 | — | 32–9 | 27–14 | 14–2 | 82 |
| x-Atlanta Hawks | 47 | 35 | .573 | 12 | 31–10 | 16–25 | 11–5 | 82 |
| x-Miami Heat | 43 | 39 | .524 | 16 | 28–13 | 15–26 | 9–7 | 82 |
| Charlotte Bobcats | 35 | 47 | .427 | 24 | 23–18 | 12–29 | 5–11 | 82 |
| Washington Wizards | 19 | 63 | .232 | 40 | 13–28 | 6–35 | 1–15 | 82 |
| # | Eastern Conferencevte | Eastern Conferencevte | Eastern Conferencevte | Eastern Conferencevte | Eastern Conferencevte |
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB |
| 1 | z-Cleveland Cavaliers | 66 | 16 | .805 | — |
| 2 | y-Boston Celtics | 62 | 20 | .756 | 4 |
| 3 | y-Orlando Magic | 59 | 23 | .720 | 7 |
| 4 | x-Atlanta Hawks | 47 | 35 | .573 | 19 |
| 5 | x-Miami Heat | 43 | 39 | .524 | 23 |
| 6 | x-Philadelphia 76ers | 41 | 41 | .500 | 25 |
| 7 | x-Chicago Bulls | 41 | 41 | .500 | 25 |
| 8 | x-Detroit Pistons | 39 | 43 | .476 | 27 |
| 9 | Indiana Pacers | 36 | 46 | .439 | 30 |
| 10 | Charlotte Bobcats | 35 | 47 | .427 | 31 |
| 11 | New Jersey Nets | 34 | 48 | .415 | 32 |
| 12 | Milwaukee Bucks | 34 | 48 | .415 | 32 |
| 13 | Toronto Raptors | 33 | 49 | .402 | 33 |
| 14 | New York Knicks | 32 | 50 | .390 | 34 |
| 15 | Washington Wizards | 19 | 63 | .232 | 47 |

### Record vs. opponents

2008–09 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 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Boston | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Charlotte | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Chicago | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Cleveland | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Dallas | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Denver | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Detroit | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0—0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Golden State | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Houston | 10–0 | 10–0 | 10–0 | 10–0 | 10–0 | 10–0 | 10–0 | 10–0 | 10–0 | – | 10–0 | 10–0 | 10–0 | 10–0 | 10–0 | 10–0 | 10–0 | 10–0 | 10–0 | 10–0 | 10–0 | 10–0 | 10–0 | 10–0 | 10–0 | 10–0 | 10–0 | 10–0 | 10–0 | 10–0 |
| Indiana | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| L.A. Clippers | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| L.A. Lakers | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Memphis | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Miami | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Milwaukee | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Minnesota | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0—0 | 0—0 | 0—0 | 0—0 | 0—0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| New Jersey | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0—0 | 0—0 | 0—0 |
| New Orleans | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| New York | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Oklahoma City | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0—0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Orlando | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0—0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Philadelphia | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0—0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0—0 |
| Phoenix | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0—0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0—0 |
| Portland | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0—0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Sacramento | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0—0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| San Antonio | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0—0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Toronto | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Utah | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 |
| Washington | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | — |

### Game log

2008–09 game log :
October: 0–2 (home: 0–1; road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 29
Atlanta
L 85–99
Dwight Howard (22)
Dwight Howard (15)
Anthony Johnson (3)
Amway Arena 17,461
0–1
2
October 31
@ Memphis
L 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 AttendanceRecord
3
November 1
Sacramento
W 121–103
Dwight Howard (29)
Dwight Howard (14)
Rashard Lewis (6)
Amway Arena 16,704
1–2
4
November 3
Chicago
W 96–93
Dwight Howard (22)
Dwight Howard (15)
Hedo Türkoğlu (7)
Amway Arena 15,606
2–2
5
November 6
Philadelphia
W 98–88
Rashard Lewis, Hedo Türkoğlu (20)
Rashard Lewis, Hedo Türkoğlu, Dwight Howard (8)
Jameer Nelson (9)
Amway Arena 16,407
3–2
6
November 8
Washington
W 106–81
Dwight Howard (31)
Dwight Howard (16)
Jameer Nelson (6)
Amway Arena 16,911
4–2
7
November 10
Portland
L 99–106
Hedo Türkoğlu (35)
Dwight Howard (19)
Jameer Nelson (7)
Amway Arena 14,210
4–3
8
November 12
@ Oklahoma City
W 109–92
Dwight Howard (30)
Dwight Howard (19)
Hedo Türkoğlu (7)
Ford Center 18,185
5–3
9
November 14
@ Dallas
W 102–100
Rashard Lewis (23)
Dwight Howard (13)
Anthony Johnson (6)
American Airlines Center 20,085
6–3
10
November 16
@ Charlotte
W 90–85
Hedo Türkoğlu (20)
Tony Battie, Dwight Howard (7)
Hedo Türkoğlu (4)
Time Warner Cable Arena 12,639
7–3
11
November 18
Toronto
W 103–90
Rashard Lewis, Hedo Türkoğlu, Jameer Nelson (22)
Dwight Howard (9)
Hedo Türkoğlu (7)
Amway Arena 16,353
8–3
12
November 21
@ Indiana
W 100–98 (OT)
Dwight Howard (24)
Dwight Howard (17)
Jameer Nelson (9)
Conseco Fieldhouse 14,699
9–3
13
November 22
Houston
L 95–100
Jameer Nelson (21)
Dwight Howard (9)
Jameer Nelson (6)
Amway Arena 17,461
9–4
14
November 24
Milwaukee
W 108–101
Dwight Howard (24)
Dwight Howard (13)
Jameer Nelson (6)
Amway Arena 16,245
10–4
15
November 26
@ Philadelphia
W 96–94
Dwight Howard (21)
Dwight Howard (14)
Hedo Türkoğlu (7)
Wachovia Center 14,985
11–4
16
November 27
@ Washington
W 105–90
Dwight Howard (26)
Dwight Howard (14)
Anthony Johnson (12)
Verizon Center 13,295
12–4
17
November 29
Indiana
W 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 AttendanceRecord
18
December 1
@ Boston
L 88–107
Rashard Lewis (30)
Dwight Howard (15)
Hedo Türkoğlu, Anthony Johnson (4)
TD Banknorth Garden 18,624
13–5
19
December 3
Minnesota
W 100–89
Rashard Lewis, Dwight Howard (23)
Dwight Howard (14)
Rashard Lewis (5)
Amway Arena 15,705
14–5
20
December 5
Oklahoma City
W 98–89
Dwight Howard (21)
Dwight Howard (23)
Jameer Nelson, Hedo Türkoğlu (7)
Amway Arena 16,812
15–5
21
December 8
@ L.A. Clippers
W 95–88
Dwight Howard (23)
Dwight Howard (22)
Hedo Türkoğlu (6)
Staples Center 15,222
16–5
22
December 9
@ Portland
W 109–108
Rashard Lewis (27)
Rashard Lewis (9)
Jameer Nelson (6)
Rose Garden 20,642
17–5
23
December 12
@ Phoenix
L 112–113
Dwight Howard (19)
Rashard Lewis (8)
Jameer Nelson, Anthony Johnson (6)
US Airways Center 18,422
17–6
24
December 13
@ Utah
W 103–94
Rashard Lewis (27)
Rashard Lewis (9)
Jameer Nelson (6)
EnergySolutions Arena 19,911
18–6
25
December 15
@ Golden State
W 109–98
Jameer Nelson (32)
Marcin Gortat (13)
Hedo Türkoğlu (8)
Oracle Arena 18,844
19–6
26
December 18
San Antonio
W 90–78
Jameer Nelson (24)
Dwight Howard (13)
Jameer Nelson (7)
Amway Arena 17,461
20–6
27
December 20
L.A. Lakers
W 106–103
Jameer Nelson (27)
Dwight Howard (12)
Hedo Türkoğlu (7)
Amway Arena 17,461
21–6
28
December 22
Golden State
W 113–81
Jameer Nelson (22)
Dwight Howard (11)
Jameer Nelson, Hedo Türkoğlu (7)
Amway Arena 17,461
22–6
29
December 25
New Orleans
W 88–68
Hedo Türkoğlu (20)
Dwight Howard (15)
Hedo Türkoğlu (5)
Amway Arena 17,461
23–6
30
December 27
@ Minnesota
W 118–94
Hedo Türkoğlu (26)
Hedo Türkoğlu, Rashard Lewis (7)
Jameer Nelson (8)
Target Center 17,003
24–6
31
December 29
@ Detroit
L 82–88
Rashard Lewis (23)
Dwight Howard (18)
Hedo Türkoğlu (8)
The Palace of Auburn Hills 22,076
24–7
32
December 31
@ Chicago
W 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 AttendanceRecord
33
January 2
Miami
W 86–76
Rashard Lewis (17)
Dwight Howard (15)
Jameer Nelson, Hedo Türkoğlu (5)
Amway Arena 17,461
26–7
34
January 4
@ Toronto
L 102–108
Dwight Howard (39)
Dwight Howard (8)
Rashard Lewis (9)
Air Canada Centre 19,322
26–8
35
January 6
Washington
W 89–80
Hedo Türkoğlu (22)
Dwight Howard (16)
Hedo Türkoğlu (7)
Amway Arena 16,011
27–8
36
January 7
@ Atlanta
W 106–102
Dwight Howard (23)
Dwight Howard (19)
Hedo Türkoğlu (8)
Philips Arena 13,748
28–8
37
January 9
Atlanta
W 121–87
Hedo Türkoğlu (21)
Marcin Gortat (11)
Jameer Nelson (9)
Amway Arena 17,461
29–8
38
January 11
@ San Antonio
W 105–98
Dwight Howard (24)
Dwight Howard (14)
Jameer Nelson, Hedo Türkoğlu (5)
AT&T Center 18,216
30–8
39
January 13
@ Sacramento
W 139–107
Dwight Howard (25)
Dwight Howard (15)
Jameer Nelson (11)
ARCO Arena 11,168
31–8
40
January 16
@ L.A. Lakers
W 109–103
Jameer Nelson (28)
Dwight Howard (20)
Jameer Nelson (8)
Staples Center 18,997
32–8
41
January 17
@ Denver
W 106–88
Hedo Türkoğlu (31)
Dwight Howard (20)
Hedo Türkoğlu, Jameer Nelson (5)
Pepsi Center 19,749
33–8
42
January 22
Boston
L 80–90
Hedo Türkoğlu (22)
Dwight Howard (11)
Jameer Nelson (3)
Amway Arena 17,461
33–9
43
January 24
@ Miami
L 97–103
Dwight Howard (22)
Dwight Howard (10)
Jameer Nelson (7)
American Airlines Arena 19,600
33–10
44
January 27
Indiana
W 135–111
Mickaël Piétrus (27)
Mickaël Piétrus, Dwight Howard (10)
Jameer Nelson, Hedo Türkoğlu (8)
Amway Arena 17,461
34–10
45
January 29
Cleveland
W 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 AttendanceRecord
46
February 1
@ Toronto
W 113–90
Dwight Howard (29)
Dwight Howard (14)
Jameer Nelson (10)
Air Canada Centre 19,800
36–10
47
February 2
Dallas
L 95–105
Dwight Howard (35)
Dwight Howard (11)
Hedo Türkoğlu (4)
Amway Arena 16,551
36–11
48
February 4
L.A. Clippers
W 125–96
Anthony Johnson (25)
Dwight Howard (15)
Hedo Türkoğlu (6)
Amway Arena 16,101
37–11
49
February 6
@ Indiana
L 102–107
Dwight Howard (21)
Dwight Howard (20)
Hedo Türkoğlu (11)
Conseco Fieldhouse 13,559
37–12
50
February 8
New Jersey
W 101–84
Dwight Howard (30)
Dwight Howard (16)
Hedo Türkoğlu (8)
Amway Arena 16,533
38–12
51
February 11
Denver
L 73–82
Dwight Howard (16)
Dwight Howard (15)
Hedo Türkoğlu (5)
Amway Arena 17,461
38–13
52
February 17
Charlotte
W 107–102 (OT)
Dwight Howard (45)
Dwight Howard (19)
Hedo Türkoğlu (7)
Amway Arena 17,461
39–13
53
February 18
@ New Orleans
L 85–117
Rashard Lewis (17)
Marcin Gortat, Dwight Howard (8)
Rashard Lewis (8)
New Orleans Arena 16,651
39–14
54
February 20
@ Charlotte
W 92–80
Hedo Türkoğlu (24)
Dwight Howard (16)
Rafer Alston (8)
Time Warner Cable Arena 19,244
40–14
55
February 22
Miami
W 122–99
Dwight Howard (32)
Dwight Howard (17)
Rafer Alston (9)
Amway Arena 17,461
41–14
56
February 24
@ Chicago
L 102–120
Dwight Howard (26)
Dwight Howard (12)
Rashard Lewis, Rafer Alston (5)
United Center 21,902
41–15
57
February 25
@ New York
W 114–109
Hedo Türkoğlu (33)
Dwight Howard (21)
Rashard Lewis (4)
Madison Square Garden 19,763
42–15
58
February 27
Detroit
L 85–93
Dwight Howard (21)
Dwight Howard (13)
Rafer Alston (6)
Amway Arena 17,461
42–16
59
February 28
@ Philadelphia
W 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 AttendanceRecord
60
March 3
Phoenix
W 111–99
Rashard Lewis (29)
Rashard Lewis (12)
Hedo Türkoğlu, Rafer Alston (6)
Amway Arena 17,461
44–16
61
March 6
New Jersey
W 105–102
Dwight Howard (26)
Dwight Howard (15)
Rafer Alston (6)
Amway Arena 17,461
45–16
62
March 8
@ Boston
W 86–79
Dwight Howard (18)
Dwight Howard (15)
Rafer Alston (8)
TD Banknorth Garden 18,624
46–16
63
March 9
@ Detroit
L 94–98
Dwight Howard (27)
Dwight Howard (14)
Rafer Alston (5)
The Palace of Auburn Hills 20,039
46–17
64
March 11
Chicago
W 107–79
Tony Battie (18)
Marcin Gortat (15)
Rafer Alston, Anthony Johnson (6)
Amway Arena 17,461
47–17
65
March 13
@ Washington
W 112–103
Mickaël Piétrus (21)
Dwight Howard (13)
Dwight Howard (7)
Verizon Center 18,152
48–17
66
March 15
Utah
W 105–87
Dwight Howard (28)
Dwight Howard (20)
Hedo Türkoğlu (8)
Amway Arena 17,461
49–17
67
March 17
@ Cleveland
L 93–97
Rafer Alston (23)
Dwight Howard (15)
Hedo Türkoğlu (7)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
49–18
68
March 18
@ Milwaukee
W 106–80
Dwight Howard (28)
Dwight Howard (12)
Dwight Howard, Hedo Türkoğlu (7)
Bradley Center 13,819
50–18
69
March 21
New York
W 110–103
Rashard Lewis (27)
Marcin Gortat (8)
Hedo Türkoğlu (9)
Amway Arena 17,461
51–18
70
March 23
@ New York
W 106–102
Dwight Howard (29)
Dwight Howard (14)
Hedo Türkoğlu (3)
Madison Square Garden 19,763
52–18
71
March 25
Boston
W 84–82
Dwight Howard (24)
Dwight Howard (21)
Rafer Alston (6)
Amway Arena 17,461
53–18
72
March 27
Milwaukee
W 110–94
Rashard Lewis (19)
Marcin Gortat (11)
Dwight Howard, Rafer Alston (5)
Amway Arena 17,461
54–18
73
March 30
@ Miami
W 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 AttendanceRecord
74
April 1
Toronto
L 95–99
Dwight Howard (30)
Dwight Howard (9)
Hedo Türkoğlu (6)
Amway Arena 17,461
55–19
75
April 3
Cleveland
W 116–87
Rashard Lewis (22)
Dwight Howard (11)
Rafer Alston (10)
Amway Arena 17,461
56–19
76
April 4
@ Atlanta
W 88–82
Dwight Howard (21)
Dwight Howard (23)
Dwight Howard (5)
Philips Arena 19,608
57–19
77
April 7
@ Houston
L 83–93
Rashard Lewis (22)
Rashard Lewis (12)
Rashard Lewis, Hedo Türkoğlu (4)
Toyota Center 18,389
57–20
78
April 8
Memphis
W 81–78
Hedo Türkoğlu (20)
Dwight Howard (13)
Hedo Türkoğlu (7)
Amway Arena 17,461
58–20
79
April 10
New York
L 95–105
Hedo Türkoğlu (24)
Dwight Howard (14)
Hedo Türkoğlu, Rafer Alston (5)
Amway Arena 17,461
58–21
80
April 11
@ New Jersey
L 93–103
Hedo Türkoğlu (16)
Dwight Howard (8)
Rafer Alston (8)
Izod Center 17,123
58–22
81
April 13
@ Milwaukee
L 80–98
Courtney Lee (17)
Marcin Gortat (18)
Rafer Alston (4)
Bradley Center 14,683
58–23
82
April 15
Charlotte
W 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. 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. 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.
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. 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 AttendanceSeries
1April 19PhiladelphiaL 98–100 Dwight Howard (31)Dwight Howard (16)Rafer Alston (5)Amway Arena 17,4610–1
2April 22PhiladelphiaW 96–87 Courtney Lee (24)Dwight Howard (10)Rashard Lewis (6)Amway Arena 17,4611–1
3April 24@ PhiladelphiaL 94–96 Dwight Howard (36)Dwight Howard (11)Courtney Lee (5)Wachovia Center 16,4921–2
4April 26@ PhiladelphiaW 84–81 Dwight Howard (18)Dwight Howard (18)Rafer Alston (5)Wachovia Center 16,4642–2
5April 28PhiladelphiaW 91–78 Howard, Lewis (24)Dwight Howard (24)Alston, Türkoğlu (4)Amway Arena 17,4613–2
6April 30@ PhiladelphiaW 114–89 Rashard Lewis (29)Marcin Gortat (15)Rafer Alston (10)Wachovia Center 16,6914–2 :
Conference Semifinals: 4–3 (home: 2–1; road: 2–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1May 4@ BostonW 95–90 Rashard Lewis (18)Dwight Howard (22)Rafer Alston (7)TD Banknorth Garden 18,6241–0
2May 6@ BostonL 94–112 Lewis, Piétrus (17)Dwight Howard (12)Anthony Johnson (7)TD Banknorth Garden 18,6241–1
3May 8BostonW 117–96 Rashard Lewis (28)Dwight Howard (14)Hedo Türkoğlu (4)Amway Arena 17,4612–1
4May 10BostonL 94–95 Dwight Howard (23)Dwight Howard (17)JJ Redick (7)Amway Arena 17,4612–2
5May 12@ BostonL 88–92 Rashard Lewis (19)Dwight Howard (17)Hedo Türkoğlu (7)TD Banknorth Garden 18,6242–3
6May 14BostonW 83–75 Dwight Howard (23)Dwight Howard (22)Alston, Lewis, Türkoğlu (3)Amway Arena 17,4613–3
7May 17@ BostonW 101–82 Hedo Türkoğlu (25)Dwight Howard (16)Hedo Türkoğlu (12)TD Banknorth Garden 18,6244–3 :
Conference Finals: 4–2 (home: 3–0; road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1May 20@ ClevelandW 107–106 Dwight Howard (30)Dwight Howard (13)Hedo Türkoğlu (14)Quicken Loans Arena 20,5621–0
2May 22@ ClevelandL 95–96 Rashard Lewis (23)Dwight Howard (18)Howard, Johnson, Türkoğlu (4)Quicken Loans Arena 20,5621–1
3May 24ClevelandW 99–89 Dwight Howard (24)Hedo Türkoğlu (10)Hedo Türkoğlu (7)Amway Arena 17,4612–1
4May 26ClevelandW 116–114 (OT)Dwight Howard (27)Dwight Howard (14)Hedo Türkoğlu (8)Amway Arena 17,4613–1
5May 28@ ClevelandL 102–112 Hedo Türkoğlu (29)Dwight Howard (10)Rafer Alston (4)Quicken Loans Arena 20,5623–2
6May 30ClevelandW 103–90 Dwight Howard (40)Dwight Howard (14)Hedo Türkoğlu (5)Amway Arena 17,4614–2 :
NBA Finals: 1–4 (home: 1–2; road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1June 4@ L.A. LakersL 75–100 Mickaël Piétrus (14)Dwight Howard (15)Jameer Nelson (4)Staples Center 18,9970–1
2June 7@ L.A. LakersL 96–101 (OT)Rashard Lewis (34)Dwight Howard (16)Rashard Lewis (7)Staples Center 18,9970–2
3June 9L.A. LakersW 108–104 Howard, Lewis (21)Dwight Howard (14)Hedo Türkoğlu (7)Amway Arena 17,4611–2
4June 11L.A. LakersL 91–99 (OT)Hedo Türkoğlu (25)Dwight Howard (21)Rashard Lewis (4)Amway Arena 17,4611–3
5June 14L.A. LakersL 86–99 Rashard Lewis (18)Howard, Lewis (10)Lewis, Nelson (4)Amway Arena 17,4611–4 :
2009 playoff schedule :

## Player statistics
### Regular season

| Player | POS | GP | GS | MP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | MPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Anthony Johnson | PG | 80 | 12 | 1,481 | 147 | 200 | 46 | 5 | 421 | 18.5 | 1.8 | 2.5 | .6 | .1 | 5.3 |
| Rashard Lewis | PF | 79 | 79 | 2,859 | 453 | 205 | 81 | 51 | 1,401 | 36.2 | 5.7 | 2.6 | 1.0 | .6 | 17.7 |
| Dwight Howard | C | 79 | 79 | 2,821 | 1,093 | 112 | 77 | 231 | 1,624 | 35.7 | 13.8 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 2.9 | 20.6 |
| Hedo Türkoğlu | SF | 77 | 77 | 2,815 | 410 | 375 | 64 | 19 | 1,294 | 36.6 | 5.3 | 4.9 | .8 | .2 | 16.8 |
| Courtney Lee | SG | 77 | 42 | 1,939 | 178 | 91 | 76 | 14 | 646 | 25.2 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 1.0 | .2 | 8.4 |
| Tony Battie | PF | 77 | 3 | 1,202 | 278 | 31 | 26 | 25 | 372 | 15.6 | 3.6 | .4 | .3 | .3 | 4.8 |
| JJ Redick | SG | 64 | 5 | 1,111 | 109 | 73 | 21 | 1 | 382 | 17.4 | 1.7 | 1.1 | .3 | .0 | 6.0 |
| Marcin Gortat | PF | 63 | 3 | 794 | 286 | 14 | 18 | 53 | 239 | 12.6 | 4.5 | .2 | .3 | .8 | 3.8 |
| Mickaël Piétrus | SG | 54 | 25 | 1,329 | 176 | 65 | 31 | 24 | 510 | 24.6 | 3.3 | 1.2 | .6 | .4 | 9.4 |
| Jameer Nelson | PG | 42 | 42 | 1,309 | 145 | 226 | 51 | 3 | 702 | 31.2 | 3.5 | 5.4 | 1.2 | .1 | 16.7 |
| Keith Bogans$^†$ | SG | 36 | 15 | 787 | 111 | 31 | 23 | 2 | 189 | 21.9 | 3.1 | .9 | .6 | .1 | 5.3 |
| Rafer Alston$^†$ | PG | 29 | 28 | 856 | 83 | 148 | 51 | 3 | 348 | 29.5 | 2.9 | 5.1 | 1.8 | .1 | 12.0 |
| Brian Cook$^†$ | PF | 21 | 0 | 146 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 62 | 7.0 | 1.3 | .2 | .1 | .0 | 3.0 |
| Tyronn Lue$^†$ | PG | 14 | 0 | 129 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 42 | 9.2 | .8 | 1.0 | .1 | .0 | 3.0 |
| Jeremy Richardson | SF | 12 | 0 | 93 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 7.8 | 1.2 | .3 | .0 | .0 | 3.1 |
| Adonal Foyle$^†$ | C | 9 | 0 | 59 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 17 | 6.6 | 2.9 | .1 | .0 | .9 | 1.9 |

### Playoffs

| Player | POS | GP | GS | MP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | MPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Rashard Lewis | PF | 24 | 24 | 986 | 153 | 70 | 25 | 13 | 455 | 41.1 | 6.4 | 2.9 | 1.0 | .5 | 19.0 |
| Hedo Türkoğlu | SF | 24 | 24 | 934 | 109 | 116 | 18 | 4 | 378 | 38.9 | 4.5 | 4.8 | .8 | .2 | 15.8 |
| Marcin Gortat | PF | 24 | 1 | 271 | 76 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 78 | 11.3 | 3.2 | .1 | .4 | .6 | 3.3 |
| Mickaël Piétrus | SG | 24 | 0 | 618 | 62 | 14 | 18 | 13 | 252 | 25.8 | 2.6 | .6 | .8 | .5 | 10.5 |
| Dwight Howard | C | 23 | 23 | 903 | 353 | 43 | 20 | 60 | 467 | 39.3 | 15.3 | 1.9 | .9 | 2.6 | 20.3 |
| Rafer Alston | PG | 23 | 23 | 740 | 56 | 94 | 33 | 4 | 281 | 32.2 | 2.4 | 4.1 | 1.4 | .2 | 12.2 |
| Courtney Lee | SG | 21 | 16 | 550 | 39 | 27 | 19 | 3 | 169 | 26.2 | 1.9 | 1.3 | .9 | .1 | 8.0 |
| Tony Battie | PF | 21 | 0 | 128 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 45 | 6.1 | 1.0 | .1 | .0 | .1 | 2.1 |
| Anthony Johnson | PG | 19 | 1 | 280 | 26 | 39 | 11 | 0 | 82 | 14.7 | 1.4 | 2.1 | .6 | .0 | 4.3 |
| JJ Redick | SG | 16 | 8 | 327 | 19 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 96 | 20.4 | 1.2 | 1.9 | .5 | .1 | 6.0 |
| Jameer Nelson | PG | 5 | 0 | 90 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 18.0 | 1.4 | 2.8 | .2 | .0 | 3.8 |
| Adonal Foyle | C | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | .5 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
| Tyronn Lue | PG | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4.0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 5.0 |
| Jeremy Richardson | SF | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
* $^†$ Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Magic only.

## Awards and records

* Dwight Howard – Defensive Player of the Year, All-NBA 1st Team, All-Defensive 1st Team, Rebounding Champion, Blocks Champion, All-Star
* Rashard Lewis – All-Star
* Jameer Nelson – All-Star

### 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 | To Orlando Magic----Cash considerations | To Orlando Magic----Cash considerations |
| February 5, 2009 | To Milwaukee Bucks----Keith Bogans | To Orlando Magic----Tyronn Lue | To 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 |