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Tuesday marks the 20th anniversary of the Orlando Magic's first playoff win

Nick Anderson remembers what happened 20 years ago tomorrow — on April 28, 1995 — as if it occurred yesterday.

The Orlando Magic took a Shaquille O'Neal-sized step forward that night: They recorded the first playoff win in franchise history, trouncing the Boston Celtics 124-77 at Orlando Arena.

"We just ran them out of the gym," Anderson says. "We didn't even give them a chance, a sniff of anything. It was over even before you knew it."

The Magic entered the 1994-95 season burdened by enormous expectations. The team looked like a potential dynasty in the making.