Orlando Magic Events

2007 Nov 18 Orlando Magic defeat Boston Celtics, 104-102
ORLANDO, Fla. - Dreams may come true down the road from here at Disney World. But even the biggest Celtics fans couldn't have thought their team would be perfect all season. "We're not...
2007 Dec 23 Boston Celtics defeat Orlando Magic, 103-91
When the game film from this one gets passed around from team to team, there is going to be a collective imbibing of hemlock across the NBA. Rajon Rondo is now making threes, too? Who's n...
2008 Jan 27 Orlando Magic defeat Boston Celtics, 96-93
ORLANDO, Fla. - Often during Celtics games forward James Posey yells from the bench, "We got Tickets," in tribute to forward Kevin Garnett after he makes a big play. Yesterday, for the...
2008 Dec 1 Boston Celtics defeat Orlando Magic, 107-88
The Celtics were thinking in playoff terms last night against the Orlando Magic. And the game reflected postseason intensity, the Celtics taking a 107-88 victory with the teams combining ...
2009 Jan 22 Boston Celtics defeat Orlando Magic, 90-80
ORLANDO, Fla. - The Celtics have had some rough road experiences this season. But after skidding off course on the West Coast and being routed in Cleveland they appear to have regained th...
2009 Mar 8 Orlando Magic defeat Boston Celtics, 86-79
For a while last month, the Celtics seemed like they were all thumbs, three players sustaining injuries to the digit, Tony Allen's serious enough to require surgery. Now, right legs appea...
2009 Mar 25 Orlando Magic defeat Boston Celtics, 84-82
ORLANDO, Fla. - Celtics guard Rajon Rondo told a locker room attendant before departing to the team bus last night, "We should see you in a couple of weeks." A Celtics-Magic second-rou...
2009 May 4 Orlando Magic defeat Boston Celtics, 95-90
The Celtics rallied late in the season to edge the Orlando Magic for the No. 2 playoff seed in the Eastern Conference. But they might have squandered that effort last night, dropping the ...
2009 May 6 Boston Celtics defeat Orlando Magic, 112-94
The Celtics found a cure for the post-Chicago blues they had been experiencing since eliminating the Bulls in the first round of the playoffs. A healthy dose of Rajon Rondo's aggressio...
2009 May 8 Orlando Magic defeat Boston Celtics, 117-96
ORLANDO, Fla. - This has been a postseason on the brink for the Celtics. After a first-round series with Chicago that was the most closely contested in league history, the Celtics have pl...
2009 May 10 Boston Celtics defeat Orlando Magic, 95-94
ORLANDO, Fla. - The Celtics set up nearly every option possible in a half-court set on their final possession against the Orlando Magic last night. And with four guards - Ray Allen, Eddie...
2009 May 12 Boston Celtics defeat Orlando Magic, 92-88
Celtics coach Doc Rivers talked about his team grinding out results. The last two games have been more like crunching them out. The Celtics again came through in crunch time last night...
2009 May 14 Orlando Magic defeat Boston Celtics, 83-75
ORLANDO, Fla. - This time, it was the Celtics' turn to shut themselves down. After rallying for two successive victories, Boston squandered a 10-point lead in falling, 83-75, to the Ma...
2009 May 17 Orlando Magic defeat Boston Celtics, 101-82
The Celtics could not get their Game 7 mojo working last night. The Magic took a 101-82 victory in the deciding contest of their Eastern Conference semifinal series, the Celtics' fourt...
2009 Nov 20 Orlando Magic defeat Boston Celtics, 83-78
Something happened after the Celtics' 6-0 start to the season. It was like -- to steal a line from Jay-Z -- somebody slipped the Celtics an Ambien because they've looked lethargic and dow...
2009 Nov 28 Orlando Magic defeat Milwaukee Bucks, 100-98
Scott Skiles took a calculated gamble when plotting strategy for the Orlando Magic on Saturday night. The Bucks coach elected to leave his big men in one-on-one situations with Magic a...
2009 Nov 29 Orlando Magic defeat New York Knicks, 114-102
The Orlando Magic was relying on a trio of All-Stars - Dwight Howard, Vince Carter and Rashard Lewis - in the fourth quarter, while the Knicks were putting all their faith in Nate Robinso...
2009 Dec 2 Orlando Magic defeat New York Knicks, 118-104
ORLANDO - Nate Robinson wasn't dancing, pounding his chest or running his mouth Wednesday night. And he definitely wasn't scoring. The high-flying, hyperactive guard was successfully m...
2009 Dec 25 Boston Celtics defeat Orlando Magic, 86-77
ORLANDO, Fla. - The Celtics started yesterday without captain Paul Pierce, home recovering from a knee infection. And they concluded an 85-77 win over the Orlando Magic with Kevin Garnett...
2009 Dec 30 Orlando Magic defeat Milwaukee Bucks, 117-92
Orlando, Fla. — And that's the way the defense crumbles. It all fell apart for the Milwaukee Bucks in the second half Wednesday night, when the Orlando Magic erupted for 76 points on i...
2010 Jan 1 Orlando Magic defeat Minnesota Timberwolves, 106-94
There's a reason the Orlando Magic reached the NBA Finals last spring. The Timberwolves discovered as much in a 106-94 loss at Target Center on Friday night that once again illustrated...
2010 Jan 28 Orlando Magic defeat Boston Celtics, 96-94
Rashard Lewis made the go-ahead layup with 1.3 seconds remaining, and the Orlando Magic overcame a 16-point deficit to beat the Boston Celtics 96-94 on Thursday night. Lewis took the b...
2010 Feb 2 Orlando Magic defeat Milwaukee Bucks, 99-82
  PLAYER OF THE GAME: Magic center Dwight Howard kept the Bucks from getting to the rim all night and finished with five blocked shots and 11 rebounds. He also contributed offensively ...
2010 Feb 7 Orlando Magic defeat Boston Celtics, 96-89
Third-quarter letdowns have been costly for the Celtics this season. But the Celtics took third-quarter lowlights to even greater depths in a 96-89 loss to the Orlando Magic yesterday. ...
2010 Mar 26 Orlando Magic defeat Minnesota Timberwolves, 106-97
ORLANDO — At least Kurt Rambis doesn't have to get that sticky champagne out of his sport coat this time. The last time Rambis coached at Amway Arena, he left the building joyously soa...
2010 Apr 9 Orlando Magic defeat New York Knicks, 118-103
ORLANDO - It was the summer of 2000 and the Orlando Magic was quickly turning the NBA landscape upside down. The Magic received a verbal commitment from the top free-agent available, Tim ...
2010 May 16 Boston Celtics defeat Orlando Magic, 92-88
ORLANDO, Fla. — The Magic will open a new Amway Arena next season. It’s unlikely they’ll invite Ray Allen to the ribbon cutting. Yesterday at aging Amway, Allen showed flashes of his y...
2010 May 18 Boston Celtics defeat Orlando Magic, 95-92
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) Too slow? Too old? Try two wins from the NBA finals. Indeed, the Boston Celtics look like they saved their best this season for when it mattered most. "I know,...
2010 May 22 Boston Celtics defeat Orlando Magic, 94-71
Before the Orlando Magic had the opportunity to gain a sliver of the confidence they’ve never had in this series, the Celtics showed how much they respect the authority of coach Doc River...
2010 May 24 Orlando Magic defeat Boston Celtics, 96-92
Stan Van Gundy needed to know. Who were these guys? Were they quitters, or were they fighters? Were they going to allow the entire nation to think they had somehow gotten lost en route...
2010 May 26 Orlando Magic defeat Boston Celtics, 113-92
ORLANDO, Fla. — Kendrick Perkins was thrown out. Glen Davis was knocked out. Rasheed Wallace fouled out. The Celtics’ big men dropped like flies. The Orlando Magic feasted while they were...
2010 May 28 Boston Celtics defeat Orlando Magic, 96-84
The last time Paul Pierce and Ray Allen were at a postgame podium together, they were bitter and disappointed. They had been eliminated on their home court, forced to watch the Orlando Ma...
2010 Nov 3 Orlando Magic defeat Minnesota Timberwolves, 128-86
ORLANDO - Timberwolves forward Michael Beasley sat out Wednesday's game at Orlando because of that hip he bruised the night before in Miami from a nasty fall he'd rather not ever see agai...