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About the Team
The Orlando Magic joined the NBA for the 1989-90 season.
The franchise had only a brief period of adjustment before establishing itself as a contender.
With the drafting of center Shaquille O&Neal in 1992, the Magic became instantly competitive and one of the league&s most popular teams.
The club&s inaugural season started on a positive note before taking a more typical expansion-team downswing.
The Magic began play on November 4, 1989, before a sellout crowd at the Orlando Arena. Orlando lost to the New Jersey Nets,
111-106, despite a strong performance from Catledge, a fifth-year forward who produced the first double-double in team history
with 25 points and 16 rebounds. Two nights later the Magic chalked up the first victory in team history by defeating the New York
Knicks. Two nights after that the team had its first winning streak and a winning record (2-1) after a 117-110 victory against the
Cavaliers at Cleveland. Orlando went 7-7 in its first month, the best start ever by an expansion team. The Magic had 33 consecutive
sellouts at home, playing to an average of 15,060 fans. With the fourth selection in the 1990 NBA Draft, Orlando selected
sharpshooter Dennis Scott, a 6-8 forward out of Georgia Tech. Scott gave the Magic another offensive weapon, and in 1990-91
they improved dramatically to 31-51. The following year was disappointing after the promise of the previous campaign.
The Magic slid to 21-61 in 1991-92 and did not enjoy a single winning month. franchise&s luck changed on May 17, 1992,
when it won the first pick in the NBA Draft Lottery. In the 1992 Draft Orlando selected 7-1, 301-pound Louisiana State
center Shaquille O&Neal, the most coveted player to come out of college in several years. Everythig changed for the better
when "Shaq" joined the squad. Orlando&s 1992-93 record improved 20 games, to 41-41, marking the best turnaround in the NBA
that season. The events of the 1993 NBA Draft seemed to assure the Magic of fielding a solid team for years to come.
Not only did they have a young and potent inside-outside tandem in O&Neal and Hardaway, but Orlando also owned 11 first-round
draft picks over the next seven years. In 1993-94 Orlando rose above the ranks of the expansion teams. Not only did the club
win 50 games and make the playoffs, but with Shaquille O&Neal and Anfernee Hardaway, the Magic also became one of the top
attractions in professional sports. Hardaway began the year as the club&s shooting guard, leaving the veteran Scott Skiles
at the point guard position. 1994-95, only their sixth season in the league, the Orlando Magic posted the best record in
the Eastern Conference (57-25), won the Atlantic Division, defeated the Boston Celtics, the Chicago Bulls, and the
Indiana Pacers in the playoffs, and then advanced to the NBA Finals. The 1995-96 Magic, behind the talented starting lineup of
Shaquille O&Neal, Horace Grant, Nick Anderson, Dennis Scott and Anfernee Hardaway, proved that they were indeed among the
league&s elite, and that the previous year&s trip to the Finals was no fluke. Orlando stormed to a 60-22 record, easily
the best in the Atlantic Division. However, in the Eastern Conference race, the Magic was upstaged by the incredible
72-10 campaign of the Chicago Bulls, who were lifted by the acquisition of Dennis Rodman and the return of Michael Jordan.
All year it appeared as if the two teams were on a collision course to the Eastern Conference Finals.
They lost Shaquille O&Neal to free agency and several players to injuries and endured the turmoil of a midseason
coaching change. But nevertheless, the Orlando Magic finished 45-37 and came within a game of upsetting the Miami Heat
in the first round of the 1997 NBA Playoffs. A furious run of injuries in the 1997-98 season tempered Orlando&s improvement,
but the team finished 41-41, and just out of reach of the final playoff spot. After posting a .500 record the previous year,
the Orlando Magic took the East by storm during the lockout-shortened 1998-99 season. The Magic made an early exit from the
playoffs, however, after running into Allen Iverson and an energetic Philadelphia 76ers squad in the first round.
With several transactions before and during the 1999-2000 campaign, no one knew what to expect from the Orlando Magic.
Orlando had 11 players on its roster with three or less years of NBA experience. They also had five players that were
not even selected in the NBA draft. In fact, four of them – John Amaechi, Darrell Armstrong, Bo Outlaw and Ben Wallace –
were in the starting lineup. However, the Magic had plenty of two things during that refreshing season: heart and hustle.
The Magic finished the regular season with a 41-41 record, just one game shy of making the NBA Playoffs, despite almost
every pre-season publication predicting they would finish near or at the bottom of the league standings. 2000-2001 the
Magic enjoyed a season-high nine-game winning streak from Jan. 30 through Feb. 18. It tied the longest winning streak
in franchise history. Orlando also came to play when it counted, posting a 24-17 (.585) record during the second half
of the season. The Magic’s ride came to an end with a 3-1 first round playoff loss to the Milwaukee Bucks. The Orlando
Magic, led by Head Coach Doc Rivers, advanced to the NBA Playoffs for the second straight season and seventh time in
the last nine campaigns. Orlando completed the 2001-02 season with a 44-38 record, marking the 10th consecutive time
they finished with at least a .500 mark. Their dreams of reaching the NBA Finals fell short, as they were eliminated
in four close playoff games by the Charlotte Hornets. The 2002-2003 season marked the eleventh straight year in which
the Magic finished with .500 record or better as they ended the regular season at 42-40. The record was good enough to
earn Orlando a spot in the playoffs for the third straight season, where they faced-off against the top-seeded Pistons.
Orlando was able to spilt the first the first two games, and hold court at home taking a 3-1 series lead.
Unfortunately, the tide turned against the Magic and the Pistons prevailed in seven game
About the Stadium
TD Waterhouse Centre opened its doors in 1989. It was voted arena of the year in 1991. It has a capacity of 17,248 for NBA games. It boasts of a permanent ice floor. It’s all upholstered seating offers above average comfort and it hosts
26 Sky Boxes. The usual food fare plus Taco Bell for the budget minded can be purchased at numerous concession stands in the arena. TD Waterhouse Centre is not only handicapped accessible, but hearing impaired equipped as well. It offers 4,200 on site parking spaces and 7,100 additional parking spaces within a 4 block radius.
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