Magic coach Stan Van Gundy was forced to play seldom-used rookie center Daniel Orton in place of Davis. Orton responded with by far the best game of his career with an impressive stat line of 11 points on 3 of 4 shooting, 4 rebounds, 5 steals, and 3 blocks in 29 minutes of action. Orton became only the sixth player in Magic franchise history to have at least 5 steals and 3 blocks in a game, and the first to do so in less than 30 minutes of action.
Walter Cornett, of Glendale, Kentucky, is the owner and operator of Walter's Wildcat World. He founded WildcatWorld.com in 1998 making it one of the oldest Kentucky basketball fan sites in operation today.