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The slap that started it all. (AP Images)

The NBA suspended Rafer Alston for one game Thursday for slapping Eddie House in the back of the head, leaving the team in the hands of Anthony Johnson and seldom-used Tyronn Lue for tonight's Game 3 against the Boston Celtics in their Eastern Conference semifinal.

Physical play has frustrated the 4-point favored Magic throughout the playoffs and ballooned into a series of foolish retaliations, a formula the Celtics look to continue as the series shifts to Orlando tied.

Courtney Lee is still questionable after the Magic rookie missed the first two games recovering from a fractured sinus. You figure since they are already shorthanded, if there is any way, Lee will play tonight.

Lost in the dominating 112-94 win for the Celtics in Game 2 was the poor play of Paul Pierce. Pierce scored just three points in 16 minutes, hitting a three-pointer for the first basket of the game before getting into foul trouble. Get all your NBA playoff odds in the Bodog Sportsbook.