2010–11 Orlando Magic season

The 2010–11 Orlando Magic season was the 22nd season of the Orlando Magic in the National Basketball Association (NBA). This was their first season at the Amway Center.

2010–11 Orlando Magic season
Head coachStan Van Gundy
ArenaAmway Center
Results
Record52–30 (.634)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Southeast)
Conference: 4th (Eastern)
Playoff finishFirst Round
(Lost to Hawks 2–4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionFox Sports Florida, Sun Sports
RadioWDBO

In the playoffs, the Magic lost to the Atlanta Hawks in six games in the First Round.

Key dates
  • June 24: The 2010 NBA draft was held in New York City.
  • July 1: The free agency period started.
  • October 28: The regular season began.

Summary

NBA Draft 2010
Main article: 2010 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 29 Daniel Orton Center  United States Kentucky
2 59 Stanley Robinson Small Forward  United States Connecticut

Transactions

Roster
Roster listing
Orlando Magic roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
F 35 Allen, Malik 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Villanova
F 33 Anderson, Ryan 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) California
G 1 Arenas, Gilbert 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Arizona
F 30 Bass, Brandon 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 250 lb (113 kg) LSU
F 3 Clark, Earl 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Louisville
G 25 Duhon, Chris 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Duke
C 12 Howard, Dwight (C) 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 265 lb (120 kg) SW Atlanta Christian Academy HS (GA)
G 14 Nelson, Jameer (C) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Saint Joseph's
C 21 Orton, Daniel (IN) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Kentucky
G 7 Redick, J. J. 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Duke
G 23 Richardson, Jason 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Michigan State
G/F 5 Richardson, Quentin 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 228 lb (103 kg) DePaul
F 15 Türkoğlu, Hedo 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Turkey
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Pre-season

Game log
2010 pre-season game log
Pre-season: 7–0 (Home: 4–0; Road: 3–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 October 5 @ Houston W 97–88 Dwight Howard (19) Dwight Howard (12) Jameer Nelson (7) State Farm Arena
4,854		 1–0
2 October 8 @ Indiana W 93–86 Vince Carter (25) Ryan Anderson (16) Jameer Nelson (7) Conseco Fieldhouse
10,001		 2–0
3 October 10 New Orleans W 135–81 Ryan Anderson,
Rashard Lewis,
J. J. Redick (23)		 Dwight Howard (11) Chris Duhon (7) Amway Center
18,516		 3–0
4 October 14 Charlotte W 86–73 Brandon Bass (16) Brandon Bass (9) Chris Duhon (6) Amway Center
18,846		 4–0
5 October 16 Chicago W 105–67 Vince Carter (21) Dwight Howard (11) Chris Duhon (7) Amway Center
18,846		 5–0
6 October 18 @ Atlanta W 102–73 Brandon Bass (17) Dwight Howard (13) Chris Duhon (10) Philips Arena
7,571		 6–0
7 October 20 Dallas W 101–76 Vince Carter,
Dwight Howard (20)		 Dwight Howard (13) Jameer Nelson (10) Amway Center
18,846		 7–0
8 October 22 @ Miami Cancelled St. Pete Times Forum –
2010–11 season schedule

Regular season

Standings
Southeast Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Miami Heat5824.707–30–1128–1313–3
x-Orlando Magic5230.634629–1223–1811–5
x-Atlanta Hawks4438.5371424–1720–219–7
Charlotte Bobcats3448.4152421–2013–284–12
Washington Wizards2359.2803520–213–383–13
# Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Chicago Bulls6220.756–
2 y-Miami Heat5824.7074
3 y-Boston Celtics5626.6836
4 x-Orlando Magic5230.63410
5 x-Atlanta Hawks4438.53718
6 x-New York Knicks4240.51220
7 x-Philadelphia 76ers4141.50021
8 x-Indiana Pacers3745.45125
9 Milwaukee Bucks3547.42727
10 Charlotte Bobcats3448.41528
11 Detroit Pistons3052.36632
12 New Jersey Nets2458.29338
13 Washington Wizards2359.28039
14 Toronto Raptors2260.26840
15 Cleveland Cavaliers1963.23243

Record vs. opponents
2010-11 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 —0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Boston 0–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Charlotte 0–00–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Chicago 0–00–00–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Cleveland 0–00–00–00–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Dallas 0–00–00–00–00–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Denver 0–00–00–00–00–00–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Detroit 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–0–0–00–00–00–00—00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Golden State 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Houston 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Indiana 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
L.A. Clippers 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
L.A. Lakers 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Memphis 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Miami 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Milwaukee 2–20–32–10–43–12–00–21–31–11–12–21–11–10–21–3—1–13–00–23–11–11–32–20–20–21–10–24–00–22–1
Minnesota 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00—00—00—00—00—0—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
New Jersey 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00—00—00—0
New Orleans 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
New York 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Oklahoma City 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0–0–00–00–00–00–00—00–00–00–0
Orlando 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00—0–0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Philadelphia 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00—0–0–00–00–00–00–00–00—0
Phoenix 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00—0–0–00–00–00–00–00—0
Portland 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00—0–0–00–00–00–00–0
Sacramento 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00—0–0–00–00–00–0
San Antonio 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00—0–0–00–00–0
Toronto 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0—0–00–0
Utah 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0—0–0
Washington 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0—

Game log
2010–11 game log
Total: 52–30 (Home: 29–12; Road: 23–18)
October: 1–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–1)
November: 12–3 (Home: 8–2; Road: 4–1)
December: 8–8 (Home: 3–3; Road: 5–5)
January: 10–6 (Home: 6–1; Road: 4–5)
February: 7–4 (Home: 5–3; Road: 2–1)
March: 9–6 (Home: 3–2; Road: 6–4)
April: 5–2 (Home: 3–1; Road: 2–1)
2010–11 season schedule

Playoffs

Game log
2011 playoff game log
First round: 2–4 (Home: 2–1; Road: 0–3)
2011 playoff schedule

Player statistics

Awards, records and milestones

Week/Month
Week Player Ref.
Nov. 1 – Nov. 7 Dwight Howard [6]
Nov. 22 – Nov. 28 Dwight Howard [7]
Jan. 17 – Jan. 23 Dwight Howard [8]
Feb. 7 – Feb. 13 Dwight Howard [9]
Feb. 21 – Feb. 27 Dwight Howard [10]
Mar. 21 – Mar. 27 Dwight Howard [11]
Month Player Ref.
November Dwight Howard [12]
February Dwight Howard [13]

All-Star

Dwight Howard was named a starter for the East in the 2011 All-Star game with 2,099,204 votes.[14]

Suspensions

Dwight Howard was suspended by the NBA from the game on March 7 after accumulating 16 technical fouls.[15][16]

Dwight Howard was suspended by the NBA from the game on April 10 after accumulating 18 technical fouls.[15]

Quentin Richardson was suspended by the NBA for 2 games (April 10 and 11) for shoving Gerald Henderson during the game against the Bobcats on April 6.[15]

Injuries and surgeries

Point guard Jameer Nelson went down with a sprained left ankle on November 5. The injury caused him to miss two games, as he returned to the starting lineup less than a week later on November 10.[17]

Shooting guard Vince Carter went down with a knee injury on November 22. He missed three games but returned a week later on November 30.[18]

A stomach virus affected several Orlando players from December 1–9. J. J. Redick, Mickaël Piétrus, Dwight Howard, Jameer Nelson, and were all affected. Redick, Pietrus, and Howard were out until December 6, while Nelson did not return until December 9. Ryan Anderson contracted the illness as well, however he had suffered a sprained foot on November 6 which also kept him out of action.[19]

Transactions

Trades
December 18, 2010[20]
 To Washington Wizards
 To Orlando Magic
December 18, 2010[20]
 To Phoenix Suns
 To Orlando Magic

References
  1. "Free agent Duhon to join Magic". ESPN.com. July 6, 2010. Archived from the original on 2 December 2010. Retrieved November 10, 2010.
  2. Robbins, Josh; Schmitz, Brian (July 12, 2010). "Orlando Magic agree to deal with Quentin Richardson". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved November 10, 2010.
  3. "Veteran Barnes signs with Lakers". ESPN.com. July 23, 2010. Archived from the original on 2 December 2010. Retrieved November 10, 2010.
  4. John Denton (July 16, 2010). "Denton: Magic Match; Redick Stays". Orlandomagic.com. Archived from the original on 19 November 2010. Retrieved November 10, 2010.
  5. John Denton (August 3, 2010). "Magic re-sign Jason Williams". ESPN.com. Associated Press. Retrieved November 10, 2010.
  6. Zach McCann (8 November 2010). "Dwight Howard named Eastern Conference Player of the Week". Orlando Sentinel. Archived from the original on 12 November 2010. Retrieved 10 November 2010.
  7. "Howard, Nowitzki collect Player of the Week honors". NBA.com. December 9, 2010. Archived from the original on December 1, 2010. Retrieved December 10, 2010.
  8. "Howard Named Eastern Conference Player of the Week". NBA.com. January 24, 2011.
  9. "Big men Howard, Aldridge named Players of the Week". NBA.com. February 14, 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-06-28. Retrieved 2011-04-07.
  10. "Magic's Howard, Rockets' Martin named Players of the Week". NBA.com. February 28, 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-06-28. Retrieved 2011-04-07.
  11. "Howard Named Eastern Conference Player of the Week". NBA.com. March 28, 2011.
  12. "Magic's Howard, Jazz's Williams name Players of the Month". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. December 9, 2010. Archived from the original on 2010-12-07. Retrieved December 3, 2010.
  13. "Howard Named Kia Eastern Conference Player of the Month". NBA.com. March 2, 2011.
  14. "Kobe is top vote-getter in 2011 All-Star balloting". January 27, 2011. Archived from the original on February 10, 2011.
  15. "Dwight Howard suspended one game". ESPN. April 8, 2011.
  16. "Howard suspended one game after receiving 16th tech". NBA.com. March 5, 2011. Archived from the original on March 8, 2011. Retrieved March 8, 2011.
  17. Josh Robbins (November 10, 2010). "Jameer Nelson to start for Magic against the Jazz". Orlando Sentinel. Archived from the original on 13 November 2010. Retrieved November 10, 2010.
  18. Josh Robbins (November 23, 2010). "Vince Carter injury: "I just felt some sharp pain go through my knee"". Orlando Sentinel. Archived from the original on November 26, 2010. Retrieved December 9, 2010.
  19. Brian Schmitz (December 7, 2010). "Jameer Nelson back at practice". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved December 9, 2010.
  20. Josh Robbins (December 18, 2010). "Magic acquire Arenas and Turkoglu and trade Carter, Lewis and Gortat". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved December 18, 2010.
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