Wednesday, May 13
Did you know...
... that the Orlando Magic advanced to the NBA Finals in just their sixth season of existence. Orlando became the second-fastest team to advance to the NBA Finals in league history with a trip during the 1994-95 season.
Wednesday, April 29
Did you know...
... that on April 28, 1995, the Orlando Magic scored a franchise playoff-high 124 points in a rout of the Boston Celtics. Then Magic center Shaquille O’Neal scored 23 in the victory, while Nick Anderson added 20.
Wednesday, April 8
Did you know...
... that on March 10, 2004, then Magic player Tracy McGrady scored 62 points vs. Washington, setting a new franchise record for most points in a game? McGrady went 20-of-37 from the floor, 5-of-14 from 3-point rangs and 17-of-26 from the free throw line. He becomes only the 11th player in NBA history to score 62 points or more in a single game.
Wednesday, March 25
Did you know...
... that Hedo Turkoglu is the first Turkish-born player in NBA history and won the 2007-08 NBA’s Most Improved Player award, and also completed his mandatory military services for his country during the summer of 2005?
Wednesday, March 11
Did you know...
... for the 11th straight year, the Orlando Magic has sold tickets priced at $10.00 per game?
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Did you know...
... that on November 7th and 8th, 1996, Orlando defeated the New Jersey in two regular season games in the NBA Japan Games? More than 77,000 fans packed the Tokyo Dome for the event. It’s just the fourth time the league has staged a regular season game in Japan and the first time Orlando had played a regular season game abroad.
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Did you know...
... that the Orlando Magic and owner Rich DeVos has donated: $9 million to enable UCF to launch and sustain the DeVos Sport Business Management Program; $10 million to the Orlando Performing Arts Center; $1.25 million to help the Burnham Institute set-up a world-class medical research facility in Orlando; $1 million to the Heart of Florida United Way; and more than $1 million to the Central Florida chapter of the American Red Cross to aid storm victims?
Wednesday, January 28
Did you know...
... that the eight-person Orlando Magic Finance Department has 94 years of service with the organization?
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Did you know...
... that on April 26, 2000, then-Orlando Magic Head Coach Doc Rivers was named the 1999-2000 NBA Coach of the Year, becoming only the fifth coach in league history to capture the award after his first season?
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Did you know...
... that on January 2, 2000, at the debut of Miami’s American Airlines Arena, Magic center John Amaechi scored the first NBA points of the new millennium?
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Did you know...
... Did you know that on April 8, 1994, Orlando clinched it’s first-ever playoff berth with a 117-103 victory over Detroit?.
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Did you know...
... that on February 22, 1998, Nick Anderson scored 20 points and hit a game-winning 3-pointer with 7.1 seconds left to lift Orlando over Shaquille O’Neal and the Los Angeles Lakers, 96-94, in front of a national television audience? It was Shaq’s first game appearance in Orlando since signing with the Lakers during the summer of 1996.
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Did you know...
... that on April 11, 2003, the Orlando Magic came back from a 15-point first half deficit to defeat Indiana, 98-86, at Conseco Fieldhouse to clinch its eighth playoff berth in the last 10 years and its 11th straight season with a .500 or better record? That tied for the third-longest active streak of .500-plus winning seasons in the NBA!
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Did you know...
... that over the last nine seasons, Orlando has won 15 significant NBA awards (three All-NBA First Team Honors, four NBA All-Rookie First Team honors, three Most Improved Player awards, the Rookie of the Year, the Sixth Man of the Year, the Executive of the Year, the Coach of the Year and the NBA Sportsmanship Award)?
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Did you know...
... that on October 31, 1988, STUFF, the Magic Dragon, the official mascot of the Orlando Magic, was unveiled at a birthday ceremony at Church Street Station in downtown Orlando? STUFF represents the Magic at all home games as well as civic and social events throughout Central Florida.
