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The 2008–09 Orlando Magic season was the 20th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The season saw the Magic appear in the NBA Finals for the first time since 1995, only to lose to the Los Angeles Lakers in five games. ==Key dates== *June 26: The 2008 NBA Draft took place in New York City, New York. *July 1: The free agency period started. *October 29: The Magic opened the season with a game against the Atlanta Hawks. *December 12: Because of a sore left knee, Dwight Howard missed the first game of his professional career, ending a streak of 351 consecutive games played in.〔(Magic beat Jazz despite Dwight Howard missing his first game as a pro )〕 *January 13: The Magic scored an NBA record 23 three-pointers against the Sacramento Kings. Nine of the twelve Magic players who played that night scored at least one three pointer: Jameer Nelson (5), J.J. Redick (4), Keith Bogans (4), Hedo Türkoğlu (3), Rashard Lewis (3), Courtney Lee (1), Anthony Johnson (1), Brian Cook (1), and Jeremy Richardson (1).〔http://www.nba.com/magic/news/GameNight_10_pm_11309-296439-66.html〕 *February 2: Jameer Nelson left a game after dislocating his right shoulder. One day later, it was announced that he suffered a torn labrum, and would require surgery to repair it, meaning he would likely miss the rest of the season. A few days prior to the injury, Nelson had been named as a reserve in the All-Star Game.〔(Magic's Jameer Nelson to have shoulder surgery, likely out for season )〕 *February 19: As part of a three-way trade, the Magic acquired Rafer Alston from the Houston Rockets.〔(Magic Make Deal For Rafer Alston In Three-Way )〕 *February 25: The Magic were assured a winning season after defeating the New York Knicks. *March 11: The Magic clinched a playoff spot with a win over the Chicago Bulls. *March 25: After beating the Boston Celtics, the Magic clinched their second consecutive division championship. With the win, they were also guaranteed of finishing the regular season with more wins than the previous season. *April 15: The regular season ended, with the Magic finishing one win shy of matching a franchise record. *April 21: Dwight Howard won the NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award, becoming the youngest player to win the award as well as the first player of the Magic to do so.〔(Magic's Dwight Howard wins NBA Defensive Player of Year )〕 *April 28: Rookie Courtney Lee was accidentally hit in the face by Dwight Howard during Game 5 of the Magic's first round playoff series. The following day it was announced he would miss Game 6, suffering a fractured sinus.〔(Lee injured after getting elbowed )〕 *April 29: Dwight Howard was suspended for one game by the NBA for an incident in which Howard elbowed a Philadelphia 76ers player in the face the previous night in Game 5 of the Magic's first round playoff series.〔(Howard out for Game 6 )〕 *April 30: The Magic advanced to the second round of the NBA playoffs after defeating the Philadelphia 76ers in 6 games. *May 17: In a Game 7 on the road, the Magic advanced to their first Eastern Conference Finals appearance since 1996 after defeating the defending world champion Boston Celtics. *May 30: The Magic defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers 4-2 to advance to the 2009 NBA Finals and made their first appearance since 1995. *June 9: The Magic earned their first NBA Finals game victory in franchise history. They beat the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 3 at Amway Arena by a score of 108-104. The Magic shot an NBA Finals single-game record 75% in the first half, and a record 62.5% for the entire game.〔(Hot shooting, balanced scoring lift Magic in Game 3 )〕 The Magic had lost their first six NBA Finals games (four in 1995 and two in 2009). *June 14: The Magic's season ended, having lost the NBA Finals in five games to the Lakers. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「2008–09 Orlando Magic season」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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