The Orlando Magic’s most memorable Christmas matchups

By S.W. Guest | Dec 24, 2015

Dec 20, 2015; Orlando, FL, USA; Orlando Magic dancers perform in their Christmas costumes during the second half of a basketball game against the Atlanta Hawks at Amway Center. The Atlanta Hawks won 103-100. Mandatory Credit: Reinhold Matay-USA TODAY Sports /

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5. Magic roll past Hornets en route to the Finals, 2008

Very few people could have foreseen Orlando’s run to the 2009 NBA Finals. However, following the blowout win they put together on Christmas Day 2008 it would have been unwise to bet against them.

The New Orleans Hornets may have had Chris Paul, but the Magic got 20 points from Hedo Turkoglu and employed some stifling defense to limit their opponents to just 68 points, while sending out a message to the rest of the NBA that only the Los Angeles Lakers failed to heed.

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