▁season ▁The ▁first ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 – 0 9 ▁season ▁went ▁very ▁well ▁for ▁the ▁Magic . ▁After ▁ 4 1 ▁games , ▁the ▁Magic ▁were ▁ 3 3 – 8 , ▁leading ▁the ▁S out heast ▁Division , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁having ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁top ▁four ▁records ▁in ▁the ▁league . ▁On ▁January ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁they ▁scored ▁an ▁NBA ▁record ▁ 2 3 ▁three - pointer s ▁against ▁the ▁Sac r amento ▁Kings . ▁N ine ▁of ▁the ▁twelve ▁Magic ▁players ▁who ▁played ▁that ▁night ▁scored ▁at ▁least ▁one ▁three ▁pointer . ▁At ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁February , ▁J ame er ▁Nelson , ▁their ▁all - star ▁starting ▁point ▁guard , ▁went ▁down ▁with ▁a ▁shoulder ▁injury ▁which ▁caused ▁him ▁to ▁miss ▁the ▁remainder ▁of ▁the ▁season . ▁The ▁Magic ▁then ▁began ▁a ▁stretch ▁where ▁they ▁did ▁not ▁win ▁or ▁lose ▁consecutive ▁games ▁for ▁almost ▁the ▁entire ▁month . ▁The ▁Magic ▁did ▁make ▁a ▁deal ▁at ▁the ▁trade ▁dead line ▁with ▁the ▁Houston ▁Rock ets ▁for ▁Ra fer ▁Al ston . ▁Still ▁having ▁to ▁deal ▁with ▁the ▁absence ▁of ▁Nelson ▁though , ▁Or lando ▁managed ▁to ▁maintain ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁top ▁records ▁in ▁the ▁league , ▁secured ▁a ▁second ▁straight ▁winning ▁season , ▁and ▁cl inch ed ▁a ▁play off ▁ber th ▁in ▁mid - M arch . ▁The ▁Magic ▁defeated ▁the ▁def ending ▁champion ▁Boston ▁C elt ics ▁to ▁capture ▁their ▁second ▁consecutive ▁division ▁championship , ▁and