2020–21 Orlando Magic season explained

Team:	Orlando Magic
End Year:	2021
Wins:	21
Losses:	51
Division:	Southeast
Division Place:	5
Conf Place:	14
Coach:	Steve Clifford
Owners:	RDV Sports, Inc.
Gm:	John Hammond
Arena:	Amway Center
Playoffs:	Did not qualify
Bbr Team:	ORL
Television:	Bally Sports Florida
Radio:	96.9 The Game

The 2020–21 Orlando Magic season was the 32nd season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the regular season for the league began on December 22, 2020 and featured a 72-game schedule rather than the typical 82-game schedule.^[1] The Magic missed the playoffs for the first time since the 2017–18 season. Following the season, head coach Steve Clifford and the Magic mutually agreed to part ways after three seasons with the team.^[2]

Draft picks

See main article: article and 2020 NBA draft.

Standings

Conference

Notes

• z – Clinched home court advantage for the entire playoffs
• c – Clinched home court advantage for the conference playoffs
• y – Clinched division title
• x – Clinched playoff spot
• pb – Clinched play-in spot
• o – Eliminated from playoff contention
• * – Division leader

Game log

Preseason

|-style="background:#cfc;"| 1| December 11| @ Atlanta| | Nikola Vučević (18)| Nikola Vučević (11)| Aaron Gordon (6)| State Farm Arena| 1–0|-style="background:#fcc;"| 2| December 13| @ Atlanta| | Markelle Fultz (21)| Nikola Vučević (15)| Michael Carter-Williams (5)| State Farm Arena| 1–1|-style="background:#fcc;"| 3| December 17| Charlotte| | Nikola Vučević (27)| Nikola Vučević (12)| Markelle Fultz (6)| Amway Center| 1–2|-style="background:#cfc;"| 4| December 19| Charlotte| | Aaron Gordon (20)| Nikola Vučević (12)| Anthony, Fultz (4)| Amway Center| 2–2

Regular season

Games were held with a limited number of fans in attendance, if any at all due to varying COVID-19 guidelines from state to state.^[3]

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 1| December 23| Miami| | Evan Fournier (25)| Nikola Vučević (11)| Cole Anthony (6)| Amway Center
3,396| 1–0|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2| December 26| @ Washington| | Terrence Ross (25)| Nikola Vučević (17)| Markelle Fultz (7)| Capital One Arena
Held without fans| 2–0|- style="background:#cfc;"| 3| December 27| @ Washington| | Fultz, Ross (26)| Nikola Vučević (8)| Nikola Vučević (4)| Capital One Arena
Held without fans| 3–0|- style="background:#cfc;"| 4| December 29| @ Oklahoma City| | Nikola Vučević (28)| Nikola Vučević (10)| Markelle Fultz (10)| Chesapeake Energy Arena
Held without fans| 4–0|- style="background:#fcc;"| 5| December 31| Philadelphia| | Nikola Vučević (19)| Nikola Vučević (10)| Markelle Fultz (4)| Amway Center
3,247| 4–1

|- style="background:#fcc;"| 6| January 2| Oklahoma City| | Nikola Vučević (30)| Nikola Vučević (13)| Markelle Fultz (8)| Amway Center
3,339| 4–2|- style="background:#cfc;"| 7| January 4| Cleveland| | Aaron Gordon (24)| Khem Birch (12)| Markelle Fultz (8)| Amway Center
2,726| 5–2|- style="background:#cfc;"| 8| January 6| Cleveland| | Terrence Ross (20)| Khem Birch (10)| Nikola Vučević (6)| Amway Center
2,948| 6–2|- style="background:#fcc;"| 9| January 8| @ Houston| | Nikola Vučević (22)| Nikola Vučević (12)| Jordan Bone (4)| Toyota Center
3,039| 6–3|- style="background:#fcc;"| 10| January 9| @ Dallas| | Nikola Vučević (30)| Nikola Vučević (15)| Aaron Gordon (5)| American Airlines Center
Held without fans| 6–4|- style="background:#fcc;"| 11| January 11| Milwaukee| | Nikola Vučević (28)| Nikola Vučević (13)| Aaron Gordon (8)| Amway Center
3,248| 6–5|- style="background:#ccc;"| —| January 13| @ Boston| colspan="6"|Postponed due to Boston not having enough players available. Makeup date: March 21.^[4] |- style="background:#fcc;"| 12| January 15| @ Boston| | Aaron Gordon (17)| Khem Birch (12)| Nikola Vučević (4)| TD Garden
Held without fans| 6–6|- style="background:#fcc;"| 13| January 16| @ Brooklyn| | Nikola Vučević (34)| Nikola Vučević (10)| Cole Anthony (8)| Barclays Center
Held without fans| 6–7|- style="background:#fcc;"| 14| January 18| @ New York| | Nikola Vučević (24)| Aaron Gordon (17)| Aaron Gordon (9)| Madison Square Garden
Held without fans| 6–8|- style="background:#cfc;"| 15| January 20| @ Minnesota| | Nikola Vučević (28)| Aaron Gordon (9)| Aaron Gordon (7)| Target Center
Held without fans| 7–8|- style="background:#fcc;"| 16| January 22| @ Indiana| | Evan Fournier (26)| Nikola Vučević (12)| Fournier, Gordon (9)| Bankers Life Fieldhouse
Held without fans| 7–9|- style="background:#fcc;"| 17| January 24| Charlotte| | Nikola Vučević (22)| Nikola Vučević (13)| Anthony, Fournier (6)| Amway Center
3,507| 7–10|- style="background:#cfc;"| 18| January 25| Charlotte| | Nikola Vučević (28)| Nikola Vučević (12)| Gordon, Vučević (7)| Amway Center
3,167| 8–10|- style="background:#fcc;"| 19| January 27| Sacramento| | Nikola Vučević (26)| Khem Birch (14)| Cole Anthony (6)| Amway Center
3,216| 8–11|- style="background:#fcc;"| 20| January 29| L. A. Clippers| | Terrence Ross (24)| Clark, Gordon (7)| Cole Anthony (6)| Amway Center
3,763| 8–12|- style="background:#fcc;"| 21| January 31| @ Toronto| | Cole Anthony (16)| Nikola Vučević (14)| Cole Anthony (6)| Amalie Arena
Held without fans| 8–13

|- style="background:#fcc;"| 22| February 2| Toronto| | Fournier, Vučević (21)| Nikola Vučević (18)| Bone, Fournier, Vučević (4)| Amway Center
3,211| 8–14|- style="background:#cfc;"| 23| February 5| Chicago| | Nikola Vučević (43)| Nikola Vučević (19)| Cole Anthony (9)| Amway Center
3,535| 9–14|- style="background:#fcc;"| 24| February 6| Chicago| | Nikola Vučević (17)| Nikola Vučević (8)| Cole Anthony (5)| Amway Center
3,880| 9–15|- style="background:#fcc;"| 25| February 9| @ Portland| | Nikola Vučević (27)| Nikola Vučević (15)| Chuma Okeke (5)| Moda Center
Held without fans| 9–16|- style="background:#fcc;"| 26| February 11| @ Golden State| | Nikola Vučević (25)| Nikola Vučević (13)| Okeke, Vučević (5)| Chase Center
Held without fans| 9–17|- style="background:#cfc;"| 27| February 12| @ Sacramento| | Nikola Vučević (42)| Nikola Vučević (9)| Michael Carter-Williams (7)| Golden 1 Center
Held without fans| 10–17|- style="background:#fcc;"| 28| February 14| @ Phoenix| | Michael Carter-Williams (23)| Mohamed Bamba (11)| Terrence Ross (5)| PHX Arena
1,732| 10–18|- style="background:#cfc;"| 29| February 17| New York| | Terrence Ross (30)| Nikola Vučević (16)| Michael Carter-Williams (7)| Amway Center
4,249| 11–18|- style="background:#cfc;"| 30| February 19| Golden State| | Nikola Vučević (30)| Nikola Vučević (16)| Nikola Vučević (10)| Amway Center
4,287| 12–18|- style="background:#cfc;"| 31| February 21| Detroit| | Nikola Vučević (37)| Nikola Vučević (12)| Evan Fournier (7)| Amway Center
4,002| 13–18|- style="background:#fcc;"| 32| February 23| Detroit| | Nikola Vučević (20)| Nikola Vučević (9)| Michael Carter-Williams (5)| Amway Center
3,631| 13–19|- style="background:#fcc;"| 33| February 25| @ Brooklyn| | Nikola Vučević (28)| Nikola Vučević (12)| Michael Carter-Williams (5)| Barclays Center
327| 13–20|- style="background:#fcc;"| 34| February 27| Utah| | Nikola Vučević (34)| Nikola Vučević (8)| Carter-Williams, Randle (7)| Amway Center
4,242| 13–21

|- style="background:#fcc;"| 35| March 1| Dallas| | Nikola Vučević (29)| Nikola Vučević (15)| Nikola Vučević (8)| Amway Center
3,766| 13–22|- style="background:#fcc;"| 36| March 3| Atlanta| | Nikola Vučević (29)| Nikola Vučević (9)| Michael Carter-Williams (6)| Amway Center
3,969| 13–23|- align="center"|colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Break|- style="background:#fcc;"| 37| March 11| @ Miami| | Nikola Vučević (24)| Nikola Vučević (17)| Michael Carter-Williams (7)| American Airlines Arena
Held without fans| 13–24|- style="background:#fcc;"| 38| March 12| @ San Antonio| | Nikola Vučević (26)| Nikola Vučević (9) | Bacon, Carter-Williams, Randle, Vučević (3)| AT&T Center
Held without fans| 13–25|- style="background:#fcc;"| 39| March 14| Miami| | Nikola Vučević (38)| Nikola Vučević (10)| Michael Carter-Williams (7)| Amway Center
3,264| 13–26|- style="background:#fcc;"| 40| March 18| @ New York| | Evan Fournier (23)| Nikola Vučević (16)| Aaron Gordon (7)| Madison Square Garden
1,531| 13–27|- style="background:#cfc;"| 41| March 19| Brooklyn| | Aaron Gordon (38)| Nikola Vučević (14)| Nikola Vučević (8)| Amway Center
3,665| 14–27|- style="background:#fcc;"| 42| March 21| @ Boston| | Nikola Vučević (22)| Nikola Vučević (13)| Aaron Gordon (5)| TD Garden
Held without fans| 14–28|- style="background:#fcc;"| 43| March 23| Denver| | Evan Fournier (31)| Al-Farouq Aminu (10)| Aminu, Fournier, Gordon (6)| Amway Center
3,485| 14–29|- style="background:#cfc;"| 44| March 24| Phoenix| | Nikola Vučević (27)| Nikola Vučević (14)| Nikola Vučević (4)| Amway Center
3,891| 15–29|- style="background:#fcc;"| 45| March 26| Portland| | Chuma Okeke (22)| Khem Birch (15)| Bacon, Carter-Williams (6)| Amway Center
3,827| 15–30|- style="background:#fcc;"| 46| March 28| @ L. A. Lakers| | Dwayne Bacon (26)| Bacon, Carter Jr. (8)| Bamba, Birch, Carter-Williams, Okeke, Randle (3)| Staples Center
Held without fans| 15–31|- style="background:#cfc;"| 47| March 30| @ L. A. Clippers| | Chuma Okeke (18)| Mohamed Bamba (8)| Michael Carter-Williams (9)| Staples Center
Held without fans| 16–31

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 48| April 1| @ New Orleans| | Terrence Ross (19)| Wendell Carter Jr. (12)| Terrence Ross (5)| Smoothie King Center
3,700| 17–31|- style="background:#fcc;"| 49| April 3| @ Utah| | Wendell Carter Jr. (19)| Wendell Carter Jr. (12)| Okeke, Ross (3)| Vivint Arena
5,546| 17–32|- style="background:#fcc;"| 50| April 4| @ Denver| | Okeke, Ross (19)| Wendell Carter Jr. (9)| Ennis III, Okeke (5)| Ball Arena
3,927| 17–33|- style="background:#fcc;"| 51| April 7| Washington| | Terrence Ross (24)| Mohamed Bamba (8)| Cole Anthony (7)| Amway Center
3,991| 17–34|- style="background:#fcc;"| 52| April 9| Indiana| | Terrence Ross (24)| Anthony, Carter Jr. (9)| Chuma Okeke (7)| Amway Center
3,777| 17–35|- style="background:#fcc;"| 53| April 11| Milwaukee| | Mohamed Bamba (21)| Anthony, Carter Jr. (8)| Cole Anthony (5)| Amway Center
3,316| 17–36|- style="background:#fcc;"| 54| April 12| San Antonio| | R. J. Hampton (16)| Carter Jr., Hampton (8)| Wendell Carter Jr. (4)| Amway Center
3,107| 17–37|- style="background:#cfc;"| 55| April 14| @ Chicago| | James Ennis III (22)| Wendell Carter Jr. (12)| Gary Harris (6)| United Center
Held without fans| 18–37|- style="background:#fcc;"| 56| April 16| @ Toronto| | Wendell Carter Jr. (20)| Wendell Carter Jr. (9)| Cole Anthony (5)| Amalie Arena
Attendance not reported| 18–38|- style="background:#fcc;"| 57| April 18| Houston| | Dwayne Bacon (22)| Wendell Carter Jr. (10)| Cole Anthony (9)| Amway Center
3,722| 18–39|- style="background:#fcc;"| 58| April 20| @ Atlanta| | Anthony, Okeke (17)| Bamba, Carter Jr. (8)| Cole Anthony (8)| State Farm Arena
Attendance not reported| 18–40|- style="background:#fcc;"| 59| April 22| New Orleans| | Cannady, Bamba (17)| Mohamed Bamba (12)| Chasson Randle (4)| Amway Center
3,411| 18–41|- style="background:#fcc;"| 60| April 25| Indiana| | Dwayne Bacon (20)| Wendell Carter Jr. (13)| Cole Anthony (7)| Amway Center
3,519| 18–42|- style="background:#fcc;"| 61| April 26| L. A. Lakers| | Chuma Okeke (18)| Wendell Carter Jr. (8)| Cole Anthony (7)| Amway Center
4,099| 18–43|- style="background:#cfc;"| 62| April 28| @ Cleveland| | Gary Harris (19)| James Ennis III (8)| Gary Harris (7)| Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
4,148| 19–43|- style="background:#fcc;"| 63| April 30| @ Memphis| | Anthony, Bamba (15)| Bamba, Hall (11)| Gary Harris (4)| FedExForum
2,850| 19–44

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 64| May 1| Memphis| | Cole Anthony (26)| Cole Anthony (8)| Cole Anthony (6)| Amway Center
3,924| 20–44|- style="background:#cfc;"| 65| May 3| @ Detroit| | Mohamed Bamba (22)| Mohamed Bamba (15)| R. J. Hampton (10)| Little Caesars Arena
750| 21–44|- style="background:#fcc;"| 66| May 5| Boston| | Bacon, Wagner (20)| Mohamed Bamba (15)| R. J. Hampton (5)| Amway Center
4,249| 21–45|- style="background:#fcc;"| 67| May 7| @ Charlotte| | Dwayne Bacon (26)| Mohamed Bamba (18)| Chasson Randle (4)| Spectrum Center
3,751| 21–46|- style="background:#fcc;"| 68| May 9| Minnesota| | R. J. Hampton (19)| Donta Hall (8)| Anthony, Brazdeikis, Hampton, Thornwell (3)| Amway Center
4,086| 21–47|- style="background:#fcc;"| 69| May 11| @ Milwaukee| | Cole Anthony (18)| Wendell Carter Jr. (14)| R. J. Hampton (5)| Fiserv Forum
3,280| 21–48|- style="background:#fcc;"| 70| May 13| @ Atlanta| | R. J. Hampton (15)| Wendell Carter Jr. (11)| Cole Anthony (6)| State Farm Arena
2,910| 21–49|- style="background:#fcc;"| 71| May 14| @ Philadelphia| | Ignas Brazdeikis (21)| R. J. Hampton (11)| R. J. Hampton (9)| Wells Fargo Center
5,119| 21–50|- style="background:#fcc;"| 72| May 16| @ Philadelphia| | Cole Anthony (37)| Donta Hall (10)| Bamba, Brazdeikis (4)| Wells Fargo Center
5,119| 21–51

Player statistics

Ragular season

Player
	SG	72	50	1,853	224	93	45	5	788	25.7	3.1	1.3	.6	.1	10.9
^†	C	48	5	952	243	53	32	28	255	19.8	5.1	1.1	.7	.6	5.3
	PG	47	34	1,273	221	192	30	18	605	27.1	4.7	4.1	.6	.4	12.9
	C	46	5	725	265	35	14	58	367	15.8	5.8	.8	.3	1.3	8.0
	SG	46	2	1,347	158	108	47	21	717	29.3	3.4	2.3	1.0	.5	15.6
	PF	45	19	1,133	181	101	48	22	349	25.2	4.0	2.2	1.1	.5	7.8
^†	C	44	44	1,500	517	167	42	28	1,080	34.1	11.8	3.8	1.0	.6	24.5
	SF	41	37	986	166	62	32	7	345	24.0	4.0	1.5	.8	.2	8.4
	PG	41	5	837	82	74	22	5	266	20.4	2.0	1.8	.5	.1	6.5
^†	SF	35	11	637	112	30	12	7	119	18.2	3.2	.9	.3	.2	3.4
	SG	31	25	800	139	129	25	17	274	25.8	4.5	4.2	.8	.5	8.8
^†	SF	26	26	787	75	95	27	9	511	30.3	2.9	3.7	1.0	.3	19.7
^†	SG	26	1	655	129	73	16	8	290	25.2	5.0	2.8	.6	.3	11.2
^†	PF	25	25	736	166	105	16	20	364	29.4	6.6	4.2	.6	.8	14.6
^†	C	22	19	583	193	35	17	18	258	26.5	8.8	1.6	.8	.8	11.7
^†	SG	20	19	499	32	46	11	7	204	25.0	1.6	2.3	.6	.4	10.2
^†	PF	17	14	367	91	29	17	9	93	21.6	5.4	1.7	1.0	.5	5.5
	PG	14	0	196	24	18	2	0	56	14.0	1.7	1.3	.1	.0	4.0
	PF	13	0	179	62	11	5	10	73	13.8	4.8	.8	.4	.8	5.6
^†	C	11	10	286	54	12	4	9	121	26.0	4.9	1.1	.4	.8	11.0
	PG	10	0	88	14	4	0	2	11	8.8	1.4	.4	.0	.2	1.1
	PG	8	8	215	25	43	8	2	103	26.9	3.1	5.4	1.0	.3	12.9
^†	SF	8	0	234	41	16	4	3	89	29.3	5.1	2.0	.5	.4	11.1
	PG	8	0	74	5	1	5	1	34	9.3	.6	.1	.6	.1	4.3
^†	SG	7	0	144	13	17	8	1	24	20.6	1.9	2.4	1.1	.1	3.4
	PF	7	0	101	14	5	3	3	43	14.4	2.0	.7	.4	.4	6.1
	PG	4	1	79	12	12	0	0	25	19.8	3.0	3.0	.0	.0	6.3
^†	PF	3	0	66	14	5	4	0	24	22.0	4.7	1.7	1.3	.0	8.0

Awards and honors

Player	Award	Date awarded	Ref.
R. J. Hampton	Eastern Conference Rookie of the Month (May)	May 17, 2021	^[5]
Nikola Vučević	NBA All-Star reserve (2nd appearance)	February 23, 2021	^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: NBA announces structure and format for 2020-21 season. NBA.com. January 2, 2021.
2. Web site: Orlando Magic, Steve Clifford Mutually Agree to Part Ways. NBA.com. June 5, 2021. June 5, 2021.
3. Web site: Where NBA teams stand on in-arena attendance. NBA.com. January 2, 2021.
4. Web site: Magic-Celtics game postponed due to Health and Safety Protocols. NBA.com. January 12, 2021. January 12, 2021.
5. News: R.J. Hampton Named NBA Eastern Conference Rookie of the Month . NBA.com/magic . May 17, 2021 .
6. News: Nikola Vucevic Named 2020-21 NBA All-Star . NBA.com/magic . February 23, 2021 .