Rashard Lewis led the Orlando Magic in a vital Game 6 against the Philadelphia 76ers in 2009. (Photo by Nick Laham/Getty Images)
The Orlando Magic’s first-round series with the Philadelphia 76ers in 2009 was a difficult and frustrating matchup. Those struggles were vital to their run.
The word came down the day between Games 5 and 6 of the Orlando Magic’s first-round series with the Philadelphia 76ers. Dwight Howard’s technical foul in the third quarter of the game had been upgraded to a flagrant foul and a one-game suspension.
In a tight series that saw game-winning shots in three of its first four games, the Magic would have to go on the road and play a potential series-clinching game without its best player.