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Minus Alston, Magic have thin backcourt (AP) (sports.yahoo.com)

With Rafer Alston suspended and Jameer Nelson already injured, the Orlando Magic are running out of point guards. The NBA suspended Alston one game Thursday for slapping Eddie House in the back of the head, leaving the team in the hands of 34-year-old Anthony Johnson and seldom-used Tyronn Lue for Friday's Game 3 against the Boston Celtics in their Eastern Conference semifinal.