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Orlando Magic Top 5 Facts From This Season
The best facts to know from the Orlando Magic 2019-20 NBA Season
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The Magic are in the midst of a solid season that currently has them slated to be the 8th seed in the East. Led by the big man duo of Nikola Vucevic and Aaron Gordon, Orlando is looking to secure their playoff spot and potentially pull off an upset in their home city. Here are the top 5 facts to know from the Orlando Magic 2019-20 season.
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Aaron Gordon has the most perfect scores in dunk contest history, yet no titles 🏀
— Yardbarker (@yardbarker) February 16, 2020
1. Aaron Gordon — 8
2. Zach LaVine — 7
3. Michael Jordan — 6
3. Derrick Jones Jr. — 6
5. Jason Richardson — 5
5. Dominique Wilkins — 5 #DunkContest #NBAAllStar pic.twitter.com/6n7AGyFZsD
According to the Elias Sports Bureau, only 2 players in NBA history have finished as a runner-up in the dunk contest twice:
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) February 16, 2020
Aaron Gordon: 2020, 2016
Dominique Wilkins: 1988, 1986
Wilkins however won the contest twice (1990, 1985), while Gordon has yet to win. pic.twitter.com/GBTzPuMQqs
With a 23p/16r/6a performance in Friday's win over the Grizzlies, Nikola Vucevic has tied Shaq for the most games with at least 20p/15r/5a in Orlando Magic team history. #MagicAboveAll
— StatMuse (@statmuse) November 9, 2019
📊 https://t.co/wCClE1kuLm pic.twitter.com/4MlTSHccxI
Orlando is known to shoot a good amount of 3PA pretty much every single game they play.
The Magic head into tonight having attempted 10 or more 3-pointers in 1,023 consecutive regular-season games, the longest such streak in NBA history by 206 games.
They last attempted fewer than 10 3-pointers in a regular-season game on Apr. 17, 2007.https://t.co/GGLPgg5Lw2— StatMuse (@statmuse) February 12, 2020
The young Magic forward has a very well-rounded game that continues to develop.
📈 @JJudahIsaac records 13 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST, 4 STL, 6 BLK for the @OrlandoMagic against Dallas! #MagicAboveAll
He joins Hakeem Olajuwon (8 times) and Ralph Sampson as the only players since 1983-84 with 13+ PTS, 10+ REB, 5+ AST, 4+ STL, 6+ BLK in a game! pic.twitter.com/Gh1wLQi9NU— NBA.com/Stats (@nbastats) November 7, 2019
Jonathan Isaac is the only player in the NBA this season averaging at least 2 blocks and 1.5 steals per game. https://t.co/E1jEr0RpeV
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) January 2, 2020
The former #1 overall pick had the best game of his career on this night as he consistently helped the Magic take big leads.
Markelle Fultz was a +40 tonight.
The highest +/- by a Orlando Magic player since Dwight Howard and Hedo Turkoglu in 2009. pic.twitter.com/B3zDcfinb3— StatMuse (@statmuse) January 9, 2020
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