. ▁With ▁the ▁win , ▁they ▁were ▁also ▁guaranteed ▁of ▁finishing ▁the ▁regular ▁season ▁with ▁more ▁wins ▁than ▁the ▁previous ▁season . ▁April ▁ 1 5 : ▁The ▁regular ▁season ▁ended , ▁with ▁the ▁Magic ▁finishing ▁one ▁win ▁sh y ▁of ▁matching ▁a ▁franch ise ▁record . ▁April ▁ 2 1 : ▁D w ight ▁Howard ▁won ▁the ▁NBA ▁Def ensive ▁Player ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁Award , ▁becoming ▁the ▁young est ▁player ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁award ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁player ▁of ▁the ▁Magic ▁to ▁do ▁so . ▁April ▁ 2 8 : ▁Ro ok ie ▁Court ney ▁Lee ▁was ▁accident ally ▁hit ▁in ▁the ▁face ▁by ▁D w ight ▁Howard ▁during ▁Game ▁ 5 ▁of ▁the ▁Magic ' s ▁first ▁round ▁play off ▁series . ▁The ▁following ▁day ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁he ▁would ▁miss ▁Game ▁ 6 , ▁suffering ▁a ▁f ract ured ▁sin us . ▁April ▁ 2 9 : ▁D w ight ▁Howard ▁was ▁susp ended ▁for ▁one ▁game ▁by ▁the ▁NBA ▁for ▁an ▁incident ▁in ▁which ▁Howard ▁el bow ed ▁a ▁Philadelphia ▁ 7 6 ers ▁player ▁in ▁the ▁face ▁the ▁previous ▁night ▁in ▁Game ▁ 5 ▁of ▁the ▁Magic ' s ▁first ▁round ▁play off ▁series . ▁April ▁ 3 0 : ▁The ▁Magic ▁advanced ▁to ▁the ▁second ▁round ▁of ▁the ▁NBA ▁play offs ▁after ▁defe ating ▁the ▁Philadelphia ▁ 7 6 ers ▁in ▁ 6 ▁games . ▁May ▁ 1 7 : ▁In ▁a ▁Game ▁ 7 ▁on ▁the ▁road , ▁the ▁Magic ▁advanced ▁to ▁their