What was the Magic worst season?

The team was established in 1989. The Magic have not won an NBA title, but have appeared in the NBA Finals twice, in 1995 and 2009. The best record posted by the Magic was 60–22, in the 1995–96 season, and their worst record was 18–64, in the team's inaugural season.

Why was the 2011 12 NBA season shortened?

A lockout of the players by the NBA's owners, which began on June 30, 2011, led to the cancellation of the entire preseason as well as hundreds of regular-season games. A resolution was finally reached on Nov. 25, ending the 149-day standoff with the season shortened to 66 games and set to begin on Christmas Day.

What was Magic Johnson's best season?

4 - Magic Johnson, 1987. A three-year chokehold by Larry Bird was broken by Magic Johnson's best season as he led a 67-win campaign for the Lakers, a team in the conversation for best of all time.

What team has the most losses in a season in the NBA?

The worst-ever regular season record by an NBA team is 9 wins and 73 losses by the Philadelphia 76ers (USA) in the 1972-73 season.

Has Orlando Magic ever made it to the playoffs?

As of 2021, the franchise has played in the NBA playoffs 16 times in 32 seasons, and twice went to the NBA Finals, in 1995 and 2009, losing to the Houston Rockets and the Los Angeles Lakers, respectively.

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Who has the longest NBA playoff drought?

1. Sacramento Kings: 71 Seasons (Last Appearance 1950-51)

What NBA teams never won a championship?

The Indiana Pacers, the New Orleans Pelicans, the Brooklyn Nets, the Orlando Magic, the Los Angeles Clippers, the Utah Jazz, the Charlotte Hornets, the Denver Nuggets, the Phoenix Suns, the Memphis Grizzlies, the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Minnesota Timberwolves have never won an NBA championship despite all making ...

Has an NBA team ever lost 3 0?

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Three NBA teams have evened a series after being down 0–3, only to lose in game 7. All three teams were the visiting team in game 7. To date, there has never been a successful comeback from a 3-0 series deficit in the NBA.

What NBA team has 0 losses?

How many NBA teams have gone undefeated in the regular season? There has never been a NBA team with an undefeated regular season. The closest anybody has come is the 2015-16 Golden State Warriors, who had 9 losses.

What team has the most 100 loss seasons?

Here's a glance at who leads the list of most 100-loss seasons since 1961: Washington Senators/Texas Rangers (7): 1961 (61-100); 1962 (60-101); 1963 (56-106); 1964 (62-100); 1972 (54-100); 1973 (57-105); and 2021 (60-102).

Has any player scored 3,000 points in a season?

Wilt Chamberlain unsurprisingly holds the record for most points scored in a season with 4,029, which he did back in 1961-62 with the Philadelphia Warriors. Michael Jordan is the only other player to score at least 3,000 in a season, a feat Chamberlain accomplished three times.

Who is better Kobe or Magic?

Magic was a three-time Finals MVP, Kobe won the award twice. Magic led the league in assists four times and twice in steals, while Kobe led the league twice in scoring. While Kobe eventually made others around him great, Magic always made them great.

What was the weakest NBA season?

What is the record for most losses in an NBA season? The 1972-73 Philadelphia 76ers hold the record for most losses in an NBA season with 73.

What was the weakest decade in the NBA?

It is a statistical fact that the 1970s had the weakest team competition of any post-infancy decade. In 1973/74 and 4 consecutive seasons from 1975/76 to 1978/79, the league failed to produce even one 60-win team in those 5 seasons.

What is the lowest scoring NBA game of all time?

Lowest Scoring Game: Pistons vs. Lakers, 37

I have nothing to back this claim up, but something tells me that there were more fans asleep in the stands on Nov. 22, 1950 than there were points scored on the court. In the lowest scoring game of all time, the Fort Wayne Pistons beat the Minneapolis Lakers 19-18 that day.

Has anyone blown a 3 0 lead?

How many times has an NBA team come back from a 3-0 deficit in the playoffs? The unfortunate answer is zero times. While no teams have come back to win after being down 3-0, there are three teams that have rallied to tie up a series 3-3 and went on to lose Game 7.

Has a team ever gone 0 16?

In 2001, the Columbus Wardogs made history becoming the first American football team to finish a season 0–16. The Legends Football League (originally Lingerie Football League), whose seasons are only three to four games long for each team, has had eight teams with perfectly bad seasons in three years of play.

Who blew a 3-1 lead?

With the Lakers' comeback in 1970, this was the first time in NBA history where two franchises have overcome a 1–3 series deficit to win against one another. Doc Rivers became first coach to blow multiple 3–1 leads after also coaching the Magic in 2003.

What is the biggest comeback in NBA history?

NBA. The greatest comeback in National Basketball Association play occurred on November 27, 1996, when the Utah Jazz, down by 36 points to the Denver Nuggets late in the second quarter (it was 70–36 at the half and 70–34 just before), overcame this deficit to win 107–103.

Has a 7 seed ever won the NBA Finals?

Since the playoffs expanded to 16 teams in 1984, no seven seed has ever won the NBA championship. In fact, over that span, just four No. 7 seeds have made it past the first round (h/t The Ringer).

What player scored 100 points in a single game?

On March 2, 1962, Wilt Chamberlain tallied 100 points for the Warriors in a 169-147 win. Wilt Chamberlain scores 100 points to set a single-game NBA record. NBA.com takes a look back at the top moments that define the history of the NBA.

Has an 8th seed beat a 1 NBA?

8 seeds have advanced past No. 1 seeds in Round 1 of the playoffs, beginning with the No. 8 Nuggets' victory over the No. 1 SuperSonics during the 1994 season.

Who is the richest basketball player?

1. Michael Jordan Net Worth - $2.2 Billion. Viewed by many as the greatest player in NBA history, Jordan has turned his basketball acumen into a multi-billion dollar enterprise. The six-time NBA Champion made over $90 million as a player and makes $130 million a year from Nike, as part of his iconic "Air Jordan" brand.