2010–11 Orlando Magic season explained

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

See main article: 2010 NBA draft.

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	29	Daniel Orton	Center		Kentucky
2	59	Stanley Robinson	Small forward		Connecticut

Transactions

Free agents acquired

Player	Date	Former team	Contract terms
Chris Duhon[1]	July 6, 2010		Four years, $15,000,000
Quentin Richardson[2]	July 12, 2010		Multi-year deal, $7.5 to 8 million

Free agents lost

Player	Date	New team	Contract terms
Matt Barnes[3]	July 23, 2010		Two years, $3,600,000

Players re-signed

Player	Date	Contract terms
JJ Redick[4]	July 16, 2010	Three years, $19,000,000
Jason Williams[5]	August 3, 2010	Undisclosed

Pre-season

Game log

|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 1| October 5| @ Houston| | Dwight Howard (19)| Dwight Howard (12)| Jameer Nelson (7)| State Farm Arena
4,854| 1–0|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 2| October 8| @ Indiana| | Vince Carter (25)| Ryan Anderson (16)| Jameer Nelson (7)| Conseco Fieldhouse
10,001| 2–0|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 3| October 10| New Orleans| | Ryan Anderson,
Rashard Lewis,
JJ Redick (23)| Dwight Howard (11)| Chris Duhon (7)| Amway Center
18,516| 3–0|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 4| October 14| Charlotte| | Brandon Bass (16)| Brandon Bass (9)| Chris Duhon (6)| Amway Center
18,846| 4–0|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 5| October 16| Chicago| | Vince Carter (21)| Dwight Howard (11)| Chris Duhon (7)| Amway Center
18,846| 5–0|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 6| October 18| @ Atlanta| | Brandon Bass (17)| Dwight Howard (13)| Chris Duhon (10)| Philips Arena
7,571| 6–0|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 7| October 20| Dallas| | Vince Carter,
Dwight Howard (20)| Dwight Howard (13)| Jameer Nelson (10)| Amway Center
18,846| 7–0|- bgcolor="#dfdfdf"| 8| October 22| @ Miami|colspan="4"|Cancelled| St. Pete Times Forum| –|-

Regular season

Game log

|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 1| October 28| Washington| | Dwight Howard (23)| Dwight Howard (10)| Jameer Nelson (6)| Amway Center
18,918| 1–0|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 2| October 29| @ Miami| | 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

|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 3| November 3| Minnesota| | Vince Carter (20)| Dwight Howard (16)| Jameer Nelson (9)| Amway Center
18,846| 2–1|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 4| November 5| New Jersey| | Dwight Howard (30)| Dwight Howard (16)| Jameer Nelson (6)| Amway Center
18,846| 3–1|- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 5| November 6| @ Charlotte| | Dwight Howard,
Rashard Lewis (22)| Dwight Howard (8)| Chris Duhon (9)| Time Warner Cable Arena
18,136| 4–1|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 6| November 8| Atlanta| | Dwight Howard (27)| Dwight Howard (11)| Chris Duhon (4)| Amway Center
18,846| 5–1|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 7| November 10| Utah| | Vince Carter (20)| Marcin Gortat (10)| Jameer Nelson (7)| Amway Center
18,846| 5–2|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 8| November 12| Toronto| | Dwight Howard (25)| Dwight Howard (8)| Jameer Nelson (8)| Amway Center
18,846| 5–3|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 9| November 13| @ New Jersey| | Dwight Howard (16)| Dwight Howard (10)| Chris Duhon,
Jameer Nelson (4)| Prudential Center
15,086| 6–3|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 10| November 15| Memphis| | Vince Carter (19)| Dwight Howard (14)| Rashard Lewis,
Jameer Nelson (4)| Amway Center
18,846| 7–3|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 11| November 18| Phoenix| | Dwight Howard (20)| Dwight Howard (12)| Jameer Nelson (12)| Amway Center
18,846| 8–3|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 12| November 20| @ Indiana| | Dwight Howard (25)| Dwight Howard (12)| Jameer Nelson (9)| Conseco Fieldhouse
14,583| 9–3|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 13| November 22| @ San Antonio| | Dwight Howard (26)| Dwight Howard (18)| Jameer Nelson (5)| AT&T Center
17,627| 9–4|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 14| November 24| Miami| | Dwight Howard (24)| Dwight Howard (18)| Jameer Nelson (14)| Amway Center
18,936| 10–4|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 15| November 26| Cleveland| | Dwight Howard (23)| Dwight Howard (11)| Chris Duhon (9)| Amway Center
18,846| 11–4|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 16| November 27| @ Washington| | Dwight Howard (32)| Dwight Howard (11)| Jameer Nelson (4)| Verizon Center
16,435| 12–4|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 17| November 30| Detroit| | Rashard Lewis (20)| Dwight Howard (14)| Jameer Nelson (9)| Amway Center
18,846| 13–4

|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 18| December 1| @ Chicago| | Jameer Nelson (24)| Dwight Howard (12)| Jameer Nelson (9)| United Center
21,435| 14–4|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 19| December 3| @ Detroit| | Brandon Bass (27)| Marcin Gortat (11)| Vince Carter (9)| The Palace of Auburn Hills
18,433| 15–4|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 20| December 4| @ Milwaukee| | Vince Carter (20)| Marcin Gortat (10)| Vince Carter (6)| Bradley Center
16,218| 15–5|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 21| December 6| Atlanta| | Vince Carter (18)| Dwight Howard (13)| Vince Carter (3)| Amway Center
18,846| 15–6|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 22| December 9| @ Portland| | Dwight Howard (39)| Dwight Howard (15)| Jameer Nelson (5)| Rose Garden
20,219| 15–7|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 23| December 10| @ Utah| | Jameer Nelson (19)| Dwight Howard (12)| Jameer Nelson (10)| EnergySolutions Arena
18,765| 15–8|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 24| December 12| @ L.A. Clippers| | Dwight Howard (22)| Brandon Bass (11)| Jameer Nelson (9)| Staples Center
18,278| 16–8|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 25| December 14| @ Denver| | JJ Redick (29)| Dwight Howard (14)| Jameer Nelson (8)| Pepsi Center
16,427| 16–9|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 26| December 18| Philadelphia| | Dwight Howard (26)| Dwight Howard (20)| Jameer Nelson (9)| Amway Center
18,846| 16–10|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 27| December 20| @ Atlanta| | Dwight Howard (19)| Dwight Howard (20)| Gilbert Arenas,
Jameer Nelson,
Jason Richardson,
Hedo Türkoğlu (3)| Philips Arena
16,275| 16–11|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 28| December 21| Dallas| | Dwight Howard (26)| Dwight Howard (23)| Hedo Türkoğlu (8)| Amway Center
19,057| 16–12|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 29| December 23| San Antonio| | Dwight Howard (29)| Dwight Howard (14)| Gilbert Arenas (9)| Amway Center
18,916| 17–12|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 30| December 25| Boston| | Brandon Bass (21)| Dwight Howard (11)| Hedo Türkoğlu (4)| Amway Center
19,013| 18–12|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 31| December 27| @ New Jersey| | Hedo Türkoğlu (20)| Dwight Howard (13)| Jameer Nelson (7)| Prudential Center
11,514| 19–12|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 32| December 28| @ Cleveland| | Gilbert Arenas (22)| Gilbert Arenas,
Dwight Howard,
Hedo Türkoğlu (6)| Gilbert Arenas (11)| Quicken Loans Arena
20,562| 20–12|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 33| December 30| New York| | Dwight Howard (24)| Dwight Howard (18)| Jameer Nelson (7)| Amway Center
19,090| 21–12

|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 34| January 3| Golden State| | Dwight Howard (22)| Dwight Howard (17)| Hedo Türkoğlu (10)| Amway Center
18,846| 22–12|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 35| January 5| Milwaukee| | Dwight Howard (28)| Dwight Howard (13)| Jameer Nelson (9)| Amway Center
18,846| 23–12|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 36| January 7| Houston| | Brandon Bass,
Jason Richardson (18)| Dwight Howard (11)| Jameer Nelson (8)| Amway Center
19,107| 24–12|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 37| January 8| @ Dallas| | Dwight Howard (23)| Dwight Howard (13)| Hedo Türkoğlu (17)| American Airlines Center
20,178| 25–12|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 38| January 12| @ New Orleans| | Dwight Howard (29)| Dwight Howard (20)| Jameer Nelson (10)| New Orleans Arena
13,688| 25–13|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 39| January 13| @ Oklahoma City| | Dwight Howard (39)| Dwight Howard (18)| Hedo Türkoğlu (8)| Oklahoma City Arena
18,203| 25–14|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 40| January 15| @ Minnesota| | JJ Redick,
Jason Richardson (21)| Ryan Anderson (11)| Gilbert Arenas,
Jameer Nelson (7)| Target Center
17,391| 26–14|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 41| January 17| @ Boston| | Dwight Howard (33)| Dwight Howard (13)| Hedo Türkoğlu (7)| TD Garden
18,624| 26–15|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 42| January 19| Philadelphia| | Ryan Anderson (20)| Brandon Bass (10)| Jameer Nelson (7)| Amway Center
18,846| 27–15|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 43| January 21| Toronto| | Dwight Howard (31)| Dwight Howard (19)| Jameer Nelson (8)| Amway Center
19,047| 28–15|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 44| January 22| @ Houston| | Dwight Howard (22)| Dwight Howard (14)| Jameer Nelson (9)| Toyota Center
18,052| 29–15|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 45| January 24| Detroit| | Ryan Anderson (21)| Dwight Howard (16)| Hedo Türkoğlu (7)| Amway Center
19,098| 29–16|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 46| January 26| @ Indiana| | Dwight Howard,
Jason Richardson (19)| Dwight Howard (16)| Jameer Nelson,
Hedo Türkoğlu (4)| Conseco Fieldhouse
12,164| 30–16|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 47| January 28| @ Chicago| | Dwight Howard (40)| Dwight Howard (15)| Jason Richardson,
Hedo Türkoğlu (5)| United Center
21,676| 30–17|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 48| January 30| Cleveland| | Ryan Anderson (23)| Dwight Howard (20)| Jameer Nelson (8)| Amway Center
18,846| 31–17|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 49| January 31| @ Memphis| | Dwight Howard (25)| Dwight Howard (14)| Jameer Nelson (4)| FedExForum
13,513| 31–18

|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 50| February 3| Miami| | Jameer Nelson (22)| Dwight Howard (16)| Jameer Nelson (6)| Amway Center
18,945| 31–19|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 51| February 4| @ Washington| | Dwight Howard (22)| Dwight Howard (15)| Jameer Nelson (11)| Verizon Center
18,940| 32–19|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 52| February 6| @ Boston| | Dwight Howard (28)| Dwight Howard (13)| Hedo Türkoğlu (4)| TD Garden
18,624| 32–20|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 53| February 8| L.A. Clippers| | Dwight Howard (22)| Dwight Howard (20)| Hedo Türkoğlu (7)| Amway Center
18,987| 33–20|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 54| February 9| @ Philadelphia| | Dwight Howard (30)| Dwight Howard (17)| Jameer Nelson (8)| Wells Fargo Center
12,091| 34–20|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 55| February 11| New Orleans| | Dwight Howard (20)| Dwight Howard (17)| Jameer Nelson,
Hedo Türkoğlu (5)| Amway Center
18,994| 34–21|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 56| February 13| L.A. Lakers| | Dwight Howard (31)| Dwight Howard (13)| JJ Redick(4)| Amway Center
18,994| 35–21|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 57| February 16| Washington| | Dwight Howard (32)| Brandon Bass (11)| Gilbert Arenas (6)| Amway Center
19,054| 36–21|- align="center"|colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Break|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 58| February 23| Sacramento| | Dwight Howard (31)| Dwight Howard (17)| Hedo Türkoğlu (8)| Amway Center
19,146| 36–22|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 59| February 25| Oklahoma City| | Dwight Howard (40)| Dwight Howard (15)| Hedo Türkoğlu (10)| Amway Center
19,011| 37–22|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 60| February 27| Charlotte| | Dwight Howard (20)| Dwight Howard (10)| Jameer Nelson (7)| Amway Center
18,846| 38–22

|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 61| March 1| New York| | Dwight Howard (30)| Dwight Howard (16)| Chris Duhon (5)| Amway Center
19,131| 39–22|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 62| March 3| @ Miami| | Jason Richardson (24)| Dwight Howard (18)| Jameer Nelson (7)| American Airlines Arena
19,600| 40–22|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 63| March 4| Chicago| | Dwight Howard (20)| Dwight Howard (10)| Jameer Nelson (6)| Amway Center
19,207| 40–23|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 64| March 7| Portland| | Jason Richardson (22)| Earl Clark (9)| Jameer Nelson (4)| Amway Center
19,001| 40–24|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 65| March 9| @ Sacramento| | Jameer Nelson (26)| Dwight Howard (15)| Jameer Nelson (4)| Power Balance Pavilion
12,728| 41–24|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 66| March 11| @ Golden State| | Jason Richardson (30)| Dwight Howard (21)| Jameer Nelson (8)| Oracle Arena
19,596| 41–25|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 67| March 13| @ Phoenix| | Dwight Howard (26)| Dwight Howard (15)| Chris Duhon (4)| US Airways Center
18,091| 42–25|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 68| March 14| @ L.A. Lakers| | Dwight Howard (22)| Dwight Howard (15)| Jameer Nelson (8)| Staples Center
18,997| 42–26|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 69| March 16| @ Milwaukee| | Dwight Howard (31)| Dwight Howard (22)| Hedo Türkoğlu (5)| Bradley Center
13,831| 43–26|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 70| March 18| Denver| | Dwight Howard (16)| Dwight Howard (18)| Hedo Türkoğlu (8)| Amway Center
19,113| 44–26|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 71| March 21| @ Cleveland| | Dwight Howard (28)| Dwight Howard (18)| Hedo Türkoğlu (9)| Quicken Loans Arena
19,343| 45–26|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 72| March 23| @ New York| | Dwight Howard (33)| Dwight Howard,
Hedo Türkoğlu (11)| Jameer Nelson,
Hedo Türkoğlu (4)| Madison Square Garden
19,763| 46–26|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 73| March 25| New Jersey| | Dwight Howard (21)| Dwight Howard (14)| Hedo Türkoğlu (13)| Amway Center
19,087| 47–26|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 74| March 28| @ New York| | Dwight Howard (29)| Dwight Howard (18)| Gilbert Arenas (5)| Madison Square Garden
19,763| 47–27|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 75| March 30| @ Atlanta| | Jameer Nelson (20)| Dwight Howard (13)| Jameer Nelson,
Hedo Türkoğlu (5)| Philips Arena
15,114| 47–28

|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 76| April 1| Charlotte| | Dwight Howard (26)| Dwight Howard (14)| Hedo Türkoğlu (7)| Amway Center
18,969| 48–28|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 77| April 3| @ Toronto| | Dwight Howard (31)| Brandon Bass,
Dwight Howard (9)| Jameer Nelson (7)| Air Canada Centre
19,800| 48–29|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 78| April 5| Milwaukee| | Dwight Howard (18)| Dwight Howard (17)| Jameer Nelson,
Hedo Türkoğlu (30| Amway Center
18,996| 49–29|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 79| April 6| @ Charlotte| | Gilbert Arenas (25)| Brandon Bass (8)| Jameer Nelson (9)| Time Warner Cable Arena
16,234| 50–29|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 80| April 10| Chicago| | Ryan Anderson (28)| Ryan Anderson (10)| Jameer Nelson (11)| Amway Center
19,181| 50–30|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 81| April 11| @ Philadelphia| | Dwight Howard,
Jameer Nelson (19)| Ryan Anderson (14)| Jameer Nelson (7)| Wells Fargo Center
19,139| 51–30|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 82| April 13| Indiana| | Ryan Anderson (14)| Dwight Howard (13)| Chris Duhon (5)| Amway Center
19,169| 52–30|-

Playoffs

Game log

|- bgcolor=ffcccc| 1| April 16| Atlanta| | Dwight Howard (46)| Dwight Howard (19)| Hedo Türkoğlu (5)| Amway Center
19,108| 0–1|- bgcolor=ccffcc| 2| April 19| Atlanta| | Dwight Howard (33)| Dwight Howard (19)| Hedo Türkoğlu (5)| Amway Center
19,160| 1–1|- bgcolor=ffcccc| 3| April 22| @ Atlanta| | Dwight Howard (21)| Dwight Howard (15)| Jameer Nelson (10)| Philips Arena
19,865| 1–2|- bgcolor=ffcccc| 4| April 24| @ Atlanta| | Dwight Howard (29)| Dwight Howard (17)| Jameer Nelson (6)| Philips Arena
19,490| 1–3|- bgcolor=ccffcc| 5| April 26| Atlanta| | Jason Richardson (17)| Dwight Howard (8)| Jameer Nelson (5)| Amway Center
19,091| 2–3|- bgcolor=ffcccc| 6| April 28| @ Atlanta| | Dwight Howard (25)| Dwight Howard (15)| Jameer Nelson (6)| Philips Arena
19,282| 2–4|-

Player statistics

Regular season

Player
	C	78	78	2,935	1,098	107	107	186	1,784	37.6	14.1	1.4	1.4	2.4	22.9
	PG	76	76	2,319	226	456	75	3	997	30.5	3.0	6.0	1.0	.0	13.1
	PF	76	51	1,980	424	57	27	52	854	26.1	5.6	.8	.4	.7	11.2
	PF	64	14	1,424	355	52	30	38	681	22.3	5.5	.8	.5	.6	10.6
	SG	59	5	1,513	113	102	29	3	593	25.6	1.9	1.7	.5	.1	10.1
	SF	57	19	955	178	38	25	5	249	16.8	3.1	.7	.4	.1	4.4
†	SF	56	56	1,910	256	285	54	20	640	34.1	4.6	5.1	1.0	.4	11.4
†	SG	55	55	1,919	220	111	66	10	766	34.9	4.0	2.0	1.2	.2	13.9
	PG	51	5	774	52	118	16	2	125	15.2	1.0	2.3	.3	.0	2.5
†	PG	49	2	1,070	119	157	44	9	392	21.8	2.4	3.2	.9	.2	8.0
†	SF	33	0	392	84	5	7	15	134	11.9	2.5	.2	.2	.5	4.1
†	PF	25	25	810	106	29	22	10	304	32.4	4.2	1.2	.9	.4	12.2
†	C	25	2	396	118	17	7	21	100	15.8	4.7	.7	.3	.8	4.0
†	SG	22	22	664	90	64	20	3	333	30.2	4.1	2.9	.9	.1	15.1
†	SF	19	0	418	50	10	10	3	127	22.0	2.6	.5	.5	.2	6.7
	PF	18	0	178	32	4	1	4	23	9.9	1.8	.2	.1	.2	1.3
†	PG	16	0	171	22	24	8	0	33	10.7	1.4	1.5	.5	.0	2.1

Playoffs

Player
	C	6	6	258	93	3	4	11	162	43.0	15.5	.5	.7	1.8	27.0
	PG	6	6	216	25	30	12	0	79	36.0	4.2	5.0	2.0	.0	13.2
	SF	6	6	209	19	22	8	1	55	34.8	3.2	3.7	1.3	.2	9.2
	PF	6	6	139	25	2	3	5	44	23.2	4.2	.3	.5	.8	7.3
	SF	6	1	98	15	2	1	1	23	16.3	2.5	.3	.2	.2	3.8
	PF	6	0	147	27	3	5	1	28	24.5	4.5	.5	.8	.2	4.7
	SG	6	0	120	11	6	1	1	40	20.0	1.8	1.0	.2	.2	6.7
	SG	5	5	153	20	6	3	2	50	30.6	4.0	1.2	.6	.4	10.0
	PG	5	0	81	14	12	1	1	43	16.2	2.8	2.4	.2	.2	8.6
	PF	1	0	7	1	0	0	0	1	7.0	1.0	.0	.0	.0	1.0
	SF	1	0	6	4	1	1	1	2	6.0	4.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	2.0
	PG	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	5	4.0	.0	.0	.0	.0	5.0

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

width=20%	Week	width=35%	Player	width=5% class=unsortable	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]

width=20%	Month	width=35%	Player	width=5% class=unsortable	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]

Dwight Howard was suspended by the NBA from the game on April 10 after accumulating 18 technical fouls.^[16]

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.^[16]

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	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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Free agent Duhon to join Magic . July 6, 2010 . ESPN.com . November 10, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20101202230151/http://sports.espn.go.com/new-york/nba/news/story?id=5357340. 2 December 2010 . live.
2. Web site: Orlando Magic agree to deal with Quentin Richardson . Robbins . Josh . Schmitz . Brian . July 12, 2010 . . November 10, 2010.
3. Web site: Veteran Barnes signs with Lakers . July 23, 2010 . ESPN.com . November 10, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20101202200439/http://sports.espn.go.com/los-angeles/nba/news/story?id=5403111. 2 December 2010 . live.
4. Web site: Denton: Magic Match; Redick Stays . John Denton . July 16, 2010 . Orlandomagic.com . November 10, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20101119042225/http://www.nba.com/magic/news/denton_feature_071610.html?rss=true. 19 November 2010 . live.
5. Web site: Magic re-sign Jason Williams . John Denton . August 3, 2010 . . ESPN.com . November 10, 2010.
6. News: Kobe is top vote-getter in 2011 All-Star balloting . January 27, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110210162206/http://www.nba.com/2011/allstar/2011/01/27/starters-release/index.html . February 10, 2011 .
7. Web site: Dwight Howard named Eastern Conference Player of the Week . Zach McCann . November 8, 2010 . . November 10, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101112050247/http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/sports_magic/2010/11/dwight-howard-named-eastern-conference-player-of-the-week-2.html . 12 November 2010 . dead . dmy-all .
8. Web site: Howard, Nowitzki collect Player of the Week honors. NBA.com. December 9, 2010. December 10, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20101201013114/http://www.nba.com/2010/news/11/29/players-of-week-howard-nowitzki/index.html. December 1, 2010. dead.
9. Web site: Howard Named Eastern Conference Player of the Week. NBA.com. January 24, 2011.
10. Web site: Big men Howard, Aldridge named Players of the Week. NBA.com. February 14, 2011. 2011-04-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20110628195346/http://www.nba.com/2011/news/02/14/players-of-week-lamarcus-aldridge-dwight-howard/index.html. 2011-06-28. dead.
11. Web site: Magic's Howard, Rockets' Martin named Players of the Week. NBA.com. February 28, 2011. 2011-04-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20110628203456/http://www.nba.com/2011/news/02/28/players-of-the-week/index.html. 2011-06-28. dead.
12. Web site: Howard Named Eastern Conference Player of the Week. NBA.com. March 28, 2011.
13. Web site: Magic's Howard, Jazz's Williams name Players of the Month. NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. December 9, 2010. December 3, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20101207084645/http://www.nba.com/2010/news/12/03/players-of-month/index.html?ls=iref:nbahpt2. 2010-12-07. dead.
14. Web site: Howard Named Kia Eastern Conference Player of the Month. NBA.com. March 2, 2011.
15. Web site: Howard suspended one game after receiving 16th tech. March 5, 2011. March 8, 2011. NBA.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20110308040839/http://www.nba.com/2011/news/03/05/howard-suspended/index.html. March 8, 2011. dead.
16. News: Dwight Howard suspended one game. April 8, 2011. ESPN.
17. Web site: Jameer Nelson to start for Magic against the Jazz . Josh Robbins . November 10, 2010 . . November 10, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101113023637/http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/os-magic-jameer-nelson-start-1111-20101110%2C0%2C6428191.story . 13 November 2010 . live .
18. Web site: Vince Carter injury: "I just felt some sharp pain go through my knee" . Josh Robbins . November 23, 2010 . . December 9, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101126130702/http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/sports_magic/2010/11/vince-carter-i-just-felt-some-sharp-pain-go-through-my-knee.html . November 26, 2010 . dead . mdy-all .
19. Web site: Jameer Nelson back at practice . Brian Schmitz . December 7, 2010 . . December 9, 2010.
20. Web site: Magic acquire Arenas and Turkoglu and trade Carter, Lewis and Gortat . Josh Robbins . December 18, 2010 . . December 18, 2010.