Is Phil Jackson Really Done Coaching in the NBA? : May 10, 2013

Is Phil Jackson really done coaching in the NBA? It did not appear so earlier this year when it looked as if he was clearly interested in coming back to coach the Los Angeles Laker ...

Can the Magic Stop Miami Heat’s Unstoppable Streak? : March 25, 2013

The Miami Heat have won 26 games in a row. Two of those games were over the Orlando Magic. One of those was a two-point overtime win. The other was a one point win when Lebron Jame ...

Dwight Howard vs Orlando: Here is What Dwight Should Say : March 13, 2013

Dwight Howard made his return to the Orlando Magic home crowd and was met with boos, curse words, derogatory signs and and ton of ill wishes. Thus is life in pro sports. One day th ...

Dwight Howard Makes First Visit to Orlando on Tuesday : March 11, 2013

Dwight Howard, perhaps the greatest player in the history of the Orlando Magic, makes his first appearance at the Amway Center as a member of the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday nigh ...

2013 NBA Mock Draft : The Cellar Dwellers : March 09, 2013

It is a bit early to project the draft order for the upcoming NBA draft. First, we don't know which players will come out early and which won't. Unlike football, every player in co ...

Remembering Jordan on his 50th : February 14, 2013

There have been so many articles and news stories about Michael Jordan lately since he is turning 50 this weekend. So I thought I might as well join in. I was a season ticket ho ...

Clippers Get Big Road Win at New York : February 11, 2013

The Los Angeles Clippers have a rough time lately, but today at Madison Square Garden in front of a slew of celebrities they showed the basketball fans what they can be when health ...

Lakers Give One Away With Fourth Quarter Collapse : January 31, 2013

When the tale of the Los Angeles Lakers 2012-13 season is finally told, it may be the game on Jan 30 at the Phoenix Suns that is the one that tells the story. The Lakers trying to ...

Clippers Lose Third Straight 93-88 to Suns : January 26, 2013

The Los Angeles Clippers are on a three game skid since star point guard Chris Paul re-aggravated his bruised right knee he sustained two weeks ago in a loss to the Orlando Magic. ...

Big Day of NBA Hoops on MLK Holiday : January 21, 2013

The NBA is trying to take over Christmas Day much as the NFL has Thanksgiving Day and motorsports owns Memorial Day. Whether or not families will ever reserve Christmas Day to watc ...

Nuggets Top Thunder in Overtime 121-118 : January 21, 2013

The Denver Nuggets got a big win on Sunday over the Oklahoma City Thunder in overtime 121-118. Although this was not the big win many of their fans were hoping would come this Sund ...

Durant Drops Career High 52 on Mavericks in OT Win : January 20, 2013

The Oklahoma City Thunder improved their NBA best record to 32-8 with the career high scoring night from their superstar Kevin Durant who scored 52 in the game. He had nine of the ...

Glen Davis: Meet the NBA’s 2013 MVP (No we are serious) : January 17, 2013

The Most Valuable Player...what exactly does that mean? Typically the award goes to the best player on the most elite team. I don’t really have a problem with Lebron James winnin ...

Thunder Rolls Over Denver by 20 : January 17, 2013

The Oklahoma City Thunder whipped a very tough Denver Nuggets team right from the start, turning what should have been a good game into a laugher with a 117-97 win. The Thunder rac ...

Clippers Do Fine Without Paul : January 15, 2013

Basketball is funny. You think it's a game where better teams beat up on the little guys all the time. For the most part it's true, but sometimes in an 82 game grind, teams can hav ...

Magic Shocks Clippers 104-101 to Stop Skid : January 14, 2013

The Orlando Magic were making a push towards the playoff race after their first 25 games. They were 12-13 in the post Dwight Howard era, which was right up there near the eighth sp ...

Clippers Rout Warriors in L.A. 115-89 : January 06, 2013

The Los Angeles Clippers got even for a loss earlier this week to the Golden State Warriors by running the Warriors out of the Staples Center from the opening tip on Saturday night ...

Warriors Drop Clippers; Bulls Win Thriller : January 03, 2013

The Los Angeles Clippers were undefeated in December going 17-0. Then the calendar flipped to January and the Clippers are now 0-2 for the new year. After dropping a 14 point decis ...

NBA Regular Season Too Long? : December 31, 2012

Last year at this time the NBA season was just getting started. Because of a labor dispute between the owners and players, the regular season began on Christmas. There were many, a ...

Clippers win 16th Straight in Utah 116-114 : December 29, 2012

The Los Angeles Clippers have showed they can come from behind and can win a close game now. In their 15 game win streak, most of the wins have been rather easy ones for the Clippe ...

Nuggets Snap Lakers Streak : December 28, 2012

The Denver Nuggets snapped the Los Angeles Lakers five game win streak on Wednesday night. The Lakers Dwight Howard just snapped. Howard was ejected after a flagrant foul on the Nu ...

Clippers Win Again 103-77 over Suns for 13th Straight : December 24, 2012

The Los Angeles Clippers remained the NBA's hottest team with their 13th win a row, a 103-77 shellacking of the Phoenix Suns on Sunday. Blake Griffin led the Clippers with 23 point ...

Raptors Win Fifth Straight 93-90 Over Magic : December 22, 2012

The Toronto Raptors won their fifth straight game, beating the Orlando Magic, who were without Glen Davis, 93-90. The Magic had a chance to tie the score at the end of the game but ...

Thunder Tops Hawks for 12th Straight Win : December 20, 2012

[caption id="attachment_1190" align="aligncenter" width="570"] photo taken by Jim Folsom 12-19-12[/caption] The Oklahoma City Thunder don't have very many losses to avenge this ...

Linsanity Returns to New York; Hands Knicks First Home Loss : December 18, 2012

Jeremy Lin returned to Madison Square Garden on Monday night. This was the arena where he made name for himself last season, and parlayed that into a lot of money this season, alth ...

NBA Weekend Recap: Clippers Cruise; Lakers Win Again : December 17, 2012

The Los Angeles Clippers are cruising right along. So is the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Thunder has won 10 in a row after beating the Sacramento Kings on Friday 113-103. Kevin Dura ...

Hawks Top Magic 86-80 in Orlando : December 13, 2012

The Orlando Magic came back home from a nice west coast road trip to face a red hot Atlanta Hawks at the Amway Center. The Hawks started both halves hot and spent the rest of them ...

NBA Sunday Results: Lakers Drop Another One : December 11, 2012

It was a busy Sunday for the folks who work at Staples Center in Los Angeles. The Los Angeles Clippers hosted an afternoon game against the Toronto Raptors. The Clippers beat them ...

NBA Friday Night Action: Sixers Nip Celtics in OT : December 08, 2012

The Boston Celtics and Philadelphia 76ers came into tonight's game with identical 10-8 records. Four quarters tonight was still not enough to separate the two teams. So after five ...

Orlando Magic Takes Down Dwight Howard and the Lakers : December 03, 2012

Dwight Howard's old stomping grounds for eight seasons  For one night at least, the Orlando Magic and their fans can feel about the season after Dwight Howard was trade ...

BasketBrawl in Boston; Nets Rip Celtics : November 29, 2012

The Brooklyn Nets came into Beantown and bullied the Boston Celtics with a 95-83 win in a game that was marred by a fight and three ejections on Wednesday night. Rajon Rondo went a ...

Thunder Snaps Clippers Streak; Love Returns to T-Wolves : November 22, 2012

[caption id="attachment_1024" align="aligncenter" width="650"] Amway Center, site of Magic win over the Pistons[/caption] In Wednesday night NBA action, The Oklahoma City Thunde ...

NBA Monday: Clippers Take Show on the Road; Beat Spurs 92-87 : November 20, 2012

The Los Angeles Clippers took their five game win streak on a four game road trip this week after playing seven of he first nine games at home, and also one of their two road games ...

Magic Roars Back in Second Half to Top Phoenix 115-94 : November 05, 2012

[caption id="attachment_937" align="aligncenter" width="650"] Orlando is now 2-0 at home[/caption] If you are an NBA fan, why should you watch the NCAA Tournament? Here is one r ...

Orlando Magic Wins Opening Game of Post Howard Era : November 04, 2012

Will the Orlando Magic miss Dwight Howard? They will. Will the Los Angeles Lakers win more games than the Magic this year? Oh yes. But for one night at least, the Magic can laugh ...

NBA Preseason Results 10-24 : October 25, 2012

There were seven games on the Wednesday night schedule in the NBA. NBA TV televised a couple of them, first they had the Houston Rockets at the New Orleans  Hornets, followed the ...

Dwight Makes Lakers Debut on Sunday : October 22, 2012

The Dwight Howard era for the Los Angeles Lakers officially began on Sunday at the Staples Center. The center was greeted with deafening applause it brought tears to his eyes. ''I ...

NBA Preseason Friday Night Recap : October 20, 2012

In Friday's NBA preseason action, the Orlando Magic won for the first time in the preseason with a 112-96 win over the Indiana Pacers. Glen "Big Baby" Davis led the Magic with 22 p ...

Nets Win Home Opener : October 16, 2012

The Brooklyn Nets opened up the new Barclay's Center in fine fashion with a win over the Washington Wizards 98-88. This was no ordinary preseason game. Wanting to win the first gam ...

Heat Top Clippers; Sixer Ruin Magic’s Home Opener : October 12, 2012

In NBA preseason action on Thursday, the Miami Heat took on the Los Angeles Clippers in China. The stars played some significant minutes for the NBA crazed Chinese fans. Lebron Jam ...

Nuggets Top Clippers in Preseason NBA Action : October 08, 2012

Ty Lawson beat the buzzer with a driving layup to give the Denver Nuggets a two point win on Saturday night in the NBA preseason opener for both teams 106-104. Kenneth Faried led t ...

NBA Training Camps are OPEN! : October 02, 2012

Yes, people, the NBA players are back at practice. Soon they will be playing preseason games. The NBA season is a long one, but when the Finals are finally over, it seems like it's ...

Not Being a Contender has its Advantages : September 26, 2012

For the fans of team who lose their superstars to other big city teams, it is not all doom and gloom. If you are one of the people hurt by this wretched economy and have not been a ...

NBA Basketball Going the Way of Baseball? : September 24, 2012

The NBA instituted a salary cap to try to be less like baseball and more like the NFL. The NFL is the most popular sports league in the nation, maybe even in the world. One of the ...

Magic Fan Sues Over Use of Likeness : September 18, 2012

The Orlando Magic are being sued by a fan over the use of her pictures the team is using in an ad campaign. Kristi Slavin was pictured at a Magic game wearing a black #12 Magic ...

Training Camps Open in 12 Days for Teams Going into Foreign Countries : September 17, 2012

The NBA season is just around the corner. It seems like only a short time ago we were crowning the Miami Heat the NBA Champions. That's because it was a short time ago. Here are ...

Dwight Howard Takes Out a Full Page Ad to Thank Magic Fans : September 04, 2012

[caption id="attachment_410" align="aligncenter" width="650"]photo taken by Jim Folsom[/caption] So this is how it works? Dwight Howard complains and demands a trade, throws coa ...

Los Angeles Lakers to Retire Shaquille O’Neal and Jamal Wilkes Numbers : August 31, 2012

The Los Angeles Lakers are honoring some of their greats this year. They are unveiling a statue of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar outside the Staples Center and are retiring jersey number 52 ...

Where Does the Orlando Magic Go From Here? : August 28, 2012

[caption id="attachment_347" align="alignnone" width="300"] Photo taken by Jim Folsom[/caption] The Orlando Magic has been here before. In 1996, their young superstar center l ...

Eastern Conference Playoff Picks: Bulls to Face Heat : April 27, 2012

Now we know for sure what the playoff match-ups are. No more “if the season ended now”, the matches are set. Here are my picks for the Eastern Conference. 1 vs. 8- Philadelp ...

NBA Eastern Conference Playoff Picture: The Match-ups : April 18, 2012

With a bit over ten days left in the regular season, six teams in the East are already in. Let’s look at the match-ups if the season ended now: EASTERN CONFERENCE 1 vs. 8- ...

Magic Follows Beauty on Monday with a Tuesday Stinker Against Washington : April 11, 2012

Talk about Jekyll and Hyde, Orlando would certainly qualify. They played a great game against Detroit on Monday, winning by 30, 119-89. They were in total command even with Dwight ...

Eastern Conference Playoff Picture: Bulls, Heat and then Everyone Else : April 05, 2012

Yesterday we looked at the Western Conference Playoff Picture and how the teams matched up as of yesterday’s standings. Now let’s do the same for the East. 1 vs. 8-New York ...

Bulls Trounce Hawks Without Rose; Knicks Beat Magic Without Amare or Lin : March 29, 2012

“We played great,” Deng said. “Guys got easy looks because of the ball movement. The thing we did well is, even when they made their run, we responded right away,” Deng sai ...

Magic Bounces Back with win over Phoenix 103-93 : March 23, 2012

The Orlando Magic, after two clunkers following the announcement of Dwight Howard that he will remain with the team, bounced back against the Suns on Wednesday night behind some ho ...

Dwight Howard Saga Finally Ends; Until After 2013 Season Anyway : March 16, 2012

Finally the fans of the Orlando Magic can tune on a game and it will be about the game. The post game pressers will be about the game. The pre-game shows will be about the game. No ...

Miami Shows Philly How Far They Still Have to Go : February 24, 2012

The Philadelphia 76ers have been one of the surprise teams this season. On Friday they had a chance to show that they were for real with a home game against Eastern Conference favo ...

Clippers Top Magic in OT : February 07, 2012

Was this the last time a Clippers Magic Game would be played with Dwight Howard and Chris Paul on opposite teams? If so it was one worth remembering. Both superstars played lights ...

Grizzlies Thump Bulls: Magic Top Knicks in MLK Matinees : January 16, 2012

The Orlando Magic overcame 33 points by Carmelo Anthony to beat the home standing New York Knicks 102-93 on MLK Day at the Garden. Dwight Howard had a tough day dealing with Tyson ...

Orlando Magic Fans: Avoid the Rush, Boo Dwight Howard Now : January 09, 2012

He still puts on an Orlando Magic uniform every game, but Dwight Howard has left the Orlando Magic. It’s a shame really. Because with Dwight there in body only, the Magic have re ...

NBA Southeast Division Update; Heat Leads the Way : January 04, 2012

The Southeast Division of the NBA is the Eastern Conference’s most competitive thus far, at least at the top. As of Jan 3, the Heat is on top at 5-1 with Atlanta and Orlando foll ...

Magic Wins Home Opener Over Houston : December 27, 2011

Hedo Turkoglu scored 23 points for Orlando on Monday night as Dwight Howard added 21 and J.J. Redick chipped in 20 to put the Magic in the win column for the first time this season ...

Paul to L.A. Clippers; Howard Staying Put : December 15, 2011

Chris Paul is off to L.A. after all. But he will not be wearing gold and purple. He will be wearing red instead. He will be teaming up with Blake Griffin, Chauncey Billups and Caro ...

Is Dwight Howard to Blame for Demanding a Trade Out of Orlando? : December 13, 2011

According to All-Star Center Dwight Howard, the reason he is wanting to leave Orlando is because he has not been asked to participate in the personnel decisions in building the tea ...

Dwight Howard and Chris Paul: Where Will They End Up? : December 06, 2011

The two biggest names in the NBA as far as soon-to-be free agents are Dwight Howard and Chris Paul. Rumors are rampant about where the two will be playing in the 2012-13 season. He ...

If There is No NBA Season, What Will That Mean for the Magic? : September 09, 2011

No NBA this year would be a very bad thing. For some though, it could be worse than that. The Orlando Magic fit into this category. Because Orlando has one more shot to show its st ...

orlando magic History

The NBA Orlando Magic basketball team plays in the Eastern Conference's Southeast Division in the National Basketball Association. The Magic are based out of Orlando, Florida and play at Amway Center.

In 1989 the Magic joined the NBA as an expansion team. Notable NBA stars including Shaquille O'Neal, Grant Hill, Penny Hardaway, Tracy McGrady, Dwight Howard, Steve Francis, Gilbert Arenas and Vince Carter have played for the Magic. In 21 years Orlando has been in the playoffs 12 times.

In 1992 the Magic got the first pick of the NBA's Draft Lottery and selected Shaquille O'Neal. The Magic went 41-41, improving their previous season's record by 20 games. However, they missed the playoffs. In 1993 the Magic once against received the first draft pick and selected Chris Webber. However the Magic made a deal with the Golden State Warriors and traded Webber in exchange for Anfernee "Penny Hardaway in addition to three first round future draft picks. The Magic, with their combination of Hardaway and O'Neal, become one of the NBA's most dominant teams. They went 50-32 during the 93-94 season and made it into the playoffs for the first time but where swept by the Pacers.

The Magic acquired Horace Grant before the start of the 1994-95 season. The Magic went 57-25 and advanced all the way into the NBA Finals where they were defeated by the Houston Rockets. In 1995-96 the Magic went 60-22 and won their division once again but were defeated at the Eastern Conference Finals by the Chicago Bulls, who went 72-10 that year. After the 95-96 season Shaquille O'Neal left the Magic for the Los Angeles Lakers.

The Magic won their third division title and returned to the playoffs in 2008 for the first time since 1996. The defeated the Toronto Raptors in the first round but lost the next round to the Detroit Pistons. In 2008-09 the Magic made it all the way into the NBA Finals but were defeated by the Los Angeles Lakers. In 2009-10 the Magic won their third division championship in row and reached the playoffs for the fourth consecutive year. They were defeated by the Boston Celtics at the Eastern Conference Finals.