2010–11  Orlando Magic season
Head coach	Stan Van Gundy
General manager	Otis Smith
Owner(s)	Richard DeVos
Arena	Amway Center
Results
Record	52–30 (.634)
Place	Division: 2nd ( Southeast) Conference: 4th ( Eastern)
Playoff finish	First Round (lost to Hawks 2–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	Fox Sports Florida Sun Sports
Radio	WDBO
< 2009–10 2011–12 >

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.

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

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

2010–11 Orlando Magic roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From F 35 Allen, Malik 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1978-06-27 Villanova F 33 Anderson, Ryan 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1988-05-06 California G 1 Arenas, Gilbert 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1982-01-06 Arizona F 30 Bass, Brandon 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1985-04-30 LSU F 3 Clark, Earl 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1988-01-17 Louisville G 25 Duhon, Chris 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1982-08-31 Duke C 12 Howard, Dwight (C) 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 265 lb (120 kg) 1985-12-08 SW Atlanta Christian Academy HS (GA) G 14 Nelson, Jameer (C) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1982-02-09 Saint Joseph's F/C 21 Orton, Daniel  6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1990-08-06 Kentucky G 7 Redick, JJ 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1984-06-24 Duke G 23 Richardson, Jason 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1981-01-20 Michigan State G/F 5 Richardson, Quentin 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 228 lb (103 kg) 1980-04-13 DePaul F 15 Türkoğlu, Hedo 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1979-03-19 Turkey	Head coach Stan Van Gundy Assistant coach(es) Ahmad Ajami Bob Beyer Steve Clifford Patrick Ewing Brendan Malone Keon Weise (trainer) Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster Last transaction: January 26, 2011

Pre-season

Game log

2010 pre-season game log
Pre-season: 7–0 (home: 4–0; road: 3–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location 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, JJ 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 v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y- Miami Heat	58	24	.707	–	30–11	28–13	13–3
x- Orlando Magic	52	30	.634	6	29–12	23–18	11–5
x- Atlanta Hawks	44	38	.537	14	24–17	20–21	9–7
Charlotte Bobcats	34	48	.415	24	21–20	13–28	4–12
Washington Wizards	23	59	.280	35	20–21	3–38	3–13

#	Eastern Conference v t e
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z- Chicago Bulls	62	20	.756	–
2	y- Miami Heat	58	24	.707	4
3	y- Boston Celtics	56	26	.683	6
4	x- Orlando Magic	52	30	.634	10
5	x- Atlanta Hawks	44	38	.537	18
6	x- New York Knicks	42	40	.512	20
7	x- Philadelphia 76ers	41	41	.500	21
8	x- Indiana Pacers	37	45	.451	25
9	Milwaukee Bucks	35	47	.427	27
10	Charlotte Bobcats	34	48	.415	28
11	Detroit Pistons	30	52	.366	32
12	New Jersey Nets	24	58	.293	38
13	Washington Wizards	23	59	.280	39
14	Toronto Raptors	22	60	.268	40
15	Cleveland Cavaliers	19	63	.232	43

Game log

2010–11 game log Total: 52–30 (home: 29–12; road: 23–18)
October: 1–1 (home: 1–0; road: 0–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 28 Washington W 112–83 Dwight Howard (23) Dwight Howard (10) Jameer Nelson (6) Amway Center 18,918 1–0 2 October 29 @ Miami L 70–96 Dwight Howard (19) Dwight Howard, Marcin Gortat (7) Jameer Nelson, Quentin Richardson, JJ Redick, Brandon Bass, Chris Duhon (1) American Airlines Arena 19,600 1–1
November: 12–3 (home: 8–2; road: 4–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 3 November 3 Minnesota W 128–86 Vince Carter (20) Dwight Howard (16) Jameer Nelson (9) Amway Center 18,846 2–1 4 November 5 New Jersey W 105–90 Dwight Howard (30) Dwight Howard (16) Jameer Nelson (6) Amway Center 18,846 3–1 5 November 6 @ Charlotte W 91–88 Dwight Howard, Rashard Lewis (22) Dwight Howard (8) Chris Duhon (9) Time Warner Cable Arena 18,136 4–1 6 November 8 Atlanta W 93–89 Dwight Howard (27) Dwight Howard (11) Chris Duhon (4) Amway Center 18,846 5–1 7 November 10 Utah L 94–104 Vince Carter (20) Marcin Gortat (10) Jameer Nelson (7) Amway Center 18,846 5–2 8 November 12 Toronto L 106–110 Dwight Howard (25) Dwight Howard (8) Jameer Nelson (8) Amway Center 18,846 5–3 9 November 13 @ New Jersey W 91–90 Dwight Howard (16) Dwight Howard (10) Chris Duhon, Jameer Nelson (4) Prudential Center 15,086 6–3 10 November 15 Memphis W 89–72 Vince Carter (19) Dwight Howard (14) Rashard Lewis, Jameer Nelson (4) Amway Center 18,846 7–3 11 November 18 Phoenix W 105–89 Dwight Howard (20) Dwight Howard (12) Jameer Nelson (12) Amway Center 18,846 8–3 12 November 20 @ Indiana W 90–86 Dwight Howard (25) Dwight Howard (12) Jameer Nelson (9) Conseco Fieldhouse 14,583 9–3 13 November 22 @ San Antonio L 97–106 Dwight Howard (26) Dwight Howard (18) Jameer Nelson (5) AT&T Center 17,627 9–4 14 November 24 Miami W 104–95 Dwight Howard (24) Dwight Howard (18) Jameer Nelson (14) Amway Center 18,936 10–4 15 November 26 Cleveland W 111–100 Dwight Howard (23) Dwight Howard (11) Chris Duhon (9) Amway Center 18,846 11–4 16 November 27 @ Washington W 100–99 Dwight Howard (32) Dwight Howard (11) Jameer Nelson (4) Verizon Center 16,435 12–4 17 November 30 Detroit W 90–79 Rashard Lewis (20) Dwight Howard (14) Jameer Nelson (9) Amway Center 18,846 13–4
December: 8–8 (home: 3–3; road: 5–5) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 18 December 1 @ Chicago W 107–78 Jameer Nelson (24) Dwight Howard (12) Jameer Nelson (9) United Center 21,435 14–4 19 December 3 @ Detroit W 104–91 Brandon Bass (27) Marcin Gortat (11) Vince Carter (9) The Palace of Auburn Hills 18,433 15–4 20 December 4 @ Milwaukee L 85–96 Vince Carter (20) Marcin Gortat (10) Vince Carter (6) Bradley Center 16,218 15–5 21 December 6 Atlanta L 74–80 Vince Carter (18) Dwight Howard (13) Vince Carter (3) Amway Center 18,846 15–6 22 December 9 @ Portland L 83–97 Dwight Howard (39) Dwight Howard (15) Jameer Nelson (5) Rose Garden 20,219 15–7 23 December 10 @ Utah L 105–117 Jameer Nelson (19) Dwight Howard (12) Jameer Nelson (10) EnergySolutions Arena 18,765 15–8 24 December 12 @ L.A. Clippers W 94–85 Dwight Howard (22) Brandon Bass (11) Jameer Nelson (9) Staples Center 18,278 16–8 25 December 14 @ Denver L 94–111 JJ Redick (29) Dwight Howard (14) Jameer Nelson (8) Pepsi Center 16,427 16–9 26 December 18 Philadelphia L 89–97 Dwight Howard (26) Dwight Howard (20) Jameer Nelson (9) Amway Center 18,846 16–10 27 December 20 @ Atlanta L 81–91 Dwight Howard (19) Dwight Howard (20) Gilbert Arenas, Jameer Nelson, Jason Richardson, Hedo Türkoğlu (3) Philips Arena 16,275 16–11 28 December 21 Dallas L 99–105 Dwight Howard (26) Dwight Howard (23) Hedo Türkoğlu (8) Amway Center 19,057 16–12 29 December 23 San Antonio W 123–101 Dwight Howard (29) Dwight Howard (14) Gilbert Arenas (9) Amway Center 18,916 17–12 30 December 25 Boston W 86–78 Brandon Bass (21) Dwight Howard (11) Hedo Türkoğlu (4) Amway Center 19,013 18–12 31 December 27 @ New Jersey W 104–88 Hedo Türkoğlu (20) Dwight Howard (13) Jameer Nelson (7) Prudential Center 11,514 19–12 32 December 28 @ Cleveland W 110–95 Gilbert Arenas (22) Gilbert Arenas, Dwight Howard, Hedo Türkoğlu (6) Gilbert Arenas (11) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 20–12 33 December 30 New York W 112–103 Dwight Howard (24) Dwight Howard (18) Jameer Nelson (7) Amway Center 19,090 21–12
January: 10–6 (home: 6–1; road: 4–5) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 34 January 3 Golden State W 110–90 Dwight Howard (22) Dwight Howard (17) Hedo Türkoğlu (10) Amway Center 18,846 22–12 35 January 5 Milwaukee W 97–87 Dwight Howard (28) Dwight Howard (13) Jameer Nelson (9) Amway Center 18,846 23–12 36 January 7 Houston W 110–95 Brandon Bass, Jason Richardson (18) Dwight Howard (11) Jameer Nelson (8) Amway Center 19,107 24–12 37 January 8 @ Dallas W 117–107 Dwight Howard (23) Dwight Howard (13) Hedo Türkoğlu (17) American Airlines Center 20,178 25–12 38 January 12 @ New Orleans L 89–92 (OT) Dwight Howard (29) Dwight Howard (20) Jameer Nelson (10) New Orleans Arena 13,688 25–13 39 January 13 @ Oklahoma City L 124–125 Dwight Howard (39) Dwight Howard (18) Hedo Türkoğlu (8) Oklahoma City Arena 18,203 25–14 40 January 15 @ Minnesota W 108–99 JJ Redick, Jason Richardson (21) Ryan Anderson (11) Gilbert Arenas, Jameer Nelson (7) Target Center 17,391 26–14 41 January 17 @ Boston L 106–109 Dwight Howard (33) Dwight Howard (13) Hedo Türkoğlu (7) TD Garden 18,624 26–15 42 January 19 Philadelphia W 99–98 (OT) Ryan Anderson (20) Brandon Bass (10) Jameer Nelson (7) Amway Center 18,846 27–15 43 January 21 Toronto W 112–72 Dwight Howard (31) Dwight Howard (19) Jameer Nelson (8) Amway Center 19,047 28–15 44 January 22 @ Houston W 118–104 Dwight Howard (22) Dwight Howard (14) Jameer Nelson (9) Toyota Center 18,052 29–15 45 January 24 Detroit L 96–103 Ryan Anderson (21) Dwight Howard (16) Hedo Türkoğlu (7) Amway Center 19,098 29–16 46 January 26 @ Indiana W 111–96 Dwight Howard, Jason Richardson (19) Dwight Howard (16) Jameer Nelson, Hedo Türkoğlu (4) Conseco Fieldhouse 12,164 30–16 47 January 28 @ Chicago L 90–99 Dwight Howard (40) Dwight Howard (15) Jason Richardson, Hedo Türkoğlu (5) United Center 21,676 30–17 48 January 30 Cleveland W 103–87 Ryan Anderson (23) Dwight Howard (20) Jameer Nelson (8) Amway Center 18,846 31–17 49 January 31 @ Memphis L 97–100 Dwight Howard (25) Dwight Howard (14) Jameer Nelson (4) FedExForum 13,513 31–18
February: 7–4 (home: 5–3; road: 2–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 50 February 3 Miami L 100–104 Jameer Nelson (22) Dwight Howard (16) Jameer Nelson (6) Amway Center 18,945 31–19 51 February 4 @ Washington W 110–92 Dwight Howard (22) Dwight Howard (15) Jameer Nelson (11) Verizon Center 18,940 32–19 52 February 6 @ Boston L 80–91 Dwight Howard (28) Dwight Howard (13) Hedo Türkoğlu (4) TD Garden 18,624 32–20 53 February 8 L.A. Clippers W 101–85 Dwight Howard (22) Dwight Howard (20) Hedo Türkoğlu (7) Amway Center 18,987 33–20 54 February 9 @ Philadelphia W 99–95 Dwight Howard (30) Dwight Howard (17) Jameer Nelson (8) Wells Fargo Center 12,091 34–20 55 February 11 New Orleans L 93–99 Dwight Howard (20) Dwight Howard (17) Jameer Nelson, Hedo Türkoğlu (5) Amway Center 18,994 34–21 56 February 13 L.A. Lakers W 89–75 Dwight Howard (31) Dwight Howard (13) JJ Redick(4) Amway Center 18,994 35–21 57 February 16 Washington W 101–76 Dwight Howard (32) Brandon Bass (11) Gilbert Arenas (6) Amway Center 19,054 36–21 All-Star Break 58 February 23 Sacramento L 105–111 Dwight Howard (31) Dwight Howard (17) Hedo Türkoğlu (8) Amway Center 19,146 36–22 59 February 25 Oklahoma City W 111–88 Dwight Howard (40) Dwight Howard (15) Hedo Türkoğlu (10) Amway Center 19,011 37–22 60 February 27 Charlotte W 100–86 Dwight Howard (20) Dwight Howard (10) Jameer Nelson (7) Amway Center 18,846 38–22
March: 9–6 (home: 3–2; road: 6–4) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 61 March 1 New York W 116–110 Dwight Howard (30) Dwight Howard (16) Chris Duhon (5) Amway Center 19,131 39–22 62 March 3 @ Miami W 99–96 Jason Richardson (24) Dwight Howard (18) Jameer Nelson (7) American Airlines Arena 19,600 40–22 63 March 4 Chicago L 81–89 Dwight Howard (20) Dwight Howard (10) Jameer Nelson (6) Amway Center 19,207 40–23 64 March 7 Portland L 85–89 Jason Richardson (22) Earl Clark (9) Jameer Nelson (4) Amway Center 19,001 40–24 65 March 9 @ Sacramento W 106–102 Jameer Nelson (26) Dwight Howard (15) Jameer Nelson (4) Power Balance Pavilion 12,728 41–24 66 March 11 @ Golden State L 120–123 (OT) Jason Richardson (30) Dwight Howard (21) Jameer Nelson (8) Oracle Arena 19,596 41–25 67 March 13 @ Phoenix W 111–88 Dwight Howard (26) Dwight Howard (15) Chris Duhon (4) US Airways Center 18,091 42–25 68 March 14 @ L.A. Lakers L 84–97 Dwight Howard (22) Dwight Howard (15) Jameer Nelson (8) Staples Center 18,997 42–26 69 March 16 @ Milwaukee W 93–89 (OT) Dwight Howard (31) Dwight Howard (22) Hedo Türkoğlu (5) Bradley Center 13,831 43–26 70 March 18 Denver W 85–82 Dwight Howard (16) Dwight Howard (18) Hedo Türkoğlu (8) Amway Center 19,113 44–26 71 March 21 @ Cleveland W 97–86 Dwight Howard (28) Dwight Howard (18) Hedo Türkoğlu (9) Quicken Loans Arena 19,343 45–26 72 March 23 @ New York W 111–99 Dwight Howard (33) Dwight Howard, Hedo Türkoğlu (11) Jameer Nelson, Hedo Türkoğlu (4) Madison Square Garden 19,763 46–26 73 March 25 New Jersey W 95–85 Dwight Howard (21) Dwight Howard (14) Hedo Türkoğlu (13) Amway Center 19,087 47–26 74 March 28 @ New York L 106–113 (OT) Dwight Howard (29) Dwight Howard (18) Gilbert Arenas (5) Madison Square Garden 19,763 47–27 75 March 30 @ Atlanta L 82–85 Jameer Nelson (20) Dwight Howard (13) Jameer Nelson, Hedo Türkoğlu (5) Philips Arena 15,114 47–28
April: 5–2 (home: 3–1; road: 2–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 76 April 1 Charlotte W 89–77 Dwight Howard (26) Dwight Howard (14) Hedo Türkoğlu (7) Amway Center 18,969 48–28 77 April 3 @ Toronto L 98–102 Dwight Howard (31) Brandon Bass, Dwight Howard (9) Jameer Nelson (7) Air Canada Centre 19,800 48–29 78 April 5 Milwaukee W 78–72 Dwight Howard (18) Dwight Howard (17) Jameer Nelson, Hedo Türkoğlu (30 Amway Center 18,996 49–29 79 April 6 @ Charlotte W 111–102 (OT) Gilbert Arenas (25) Brandon Bass (8) Jameer Nelson (9) Time Warner Cable Arena 16,234 50–29 80 April 10 Chicago L 99–102 Ryan Anderson (28) Ryan Anderson (10) Jameer Nelson (11) Amway Center 19,181 50–30 81 April 11 @ Philadelphia W 95–85 Dwight Howard, Jameer Nelson (19) Ryan Anderson (14) Jameer Nelson (7) Wells Fargo Center 19,139 51–30 82 April 13 Indiana W 92–74 Ryan Anderson (14) Dwight Howard (13) Chris Duhon (5) Amway Center 19,169 52–30
2010–11 season schedule

Playoffs

Game log

2011 playoff game log
First Round: 2–4 (home: 2–1; road: 0–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 April 16 Atlanta L 93–103 Dwight Howard (46) Dwight Howard (19) Hedo Türkoğlu (5) Amway Center 19,108 0–1 2 April 19 Atlanta W 88–82 Dwight Howard (33) Dwight Howard (19) Hedo Türkoğlu (5) Amway Center 19,160 1–1 3 April 22 @ Atlanta L 84–88 Dwight Howard (21) Dwight Howard (15) Jameer Nelson (10) Philips Arena 19,865 1–2 4 April 24 @ Atlanta L 85–88 Dwight Howard (29) Dwight Howard (17) Jameer Nelson (6) Philips Arena 19,490 1–3 5 April 26 Atlanta W 101–76 Jason Richardson (17) Dwight Howard (8) Jameer Nelson (5) Amway Center 19,091 2–3 6 April 28 @ Atlanta L 81–84 Dwight Howard (25) Dwight Howard (15) Jameer Nelson (6) Philips Arena 19,282 2–4
2011 playoff schedule

Player statistics

Season

Playoffs

Awards, records and milestones

Awards and honors

• Dwight Howard – Defensive Player of the Year, All-NBA 1st Team, All-Defensive 1st Team, All-Star ^[6]

Week/Month

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

Month	Player	Ref.
November	Dwight Howard	[13]
February	Dwight Howard	[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. JJ 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 Rashard Lewis	To Orlando Magic Gilbert Arenas
December 18, 2010 [20]	To Phoenix Suns Vince Carter Marcin Gortat Mickaël Piétrus 2011 first-round draft pick Cash considerations	To Orlando Magic Jason Richardson Hedo Türkoğlu Earl Clark

References