Much has been made of this being the first time in a long time that the Finals will be without LeBron James. Over the last decade or so, only two Eastern Conference teams have denied LeBron entry into the NBA Finals, and one of them was the Orlando Magic.
It was 10 years ago today that Magic defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 6 of the 2009 Eastern Conference Finals, advancing to the NBA Finals for the second time in franchise history. Other than the two Eastern Conference teams that LeBron has played for, the Magic are the only team in the East that LeBron never defeated in a playoff series.