Magic point guard Rafer Alston was upset over Stan Van Gundy's decision to bench him in crucial moments of Game 4.

Van Gundy played Jameer Nelson, who is still rounding into form after missing four months with a shoulder injury, in the fourth quarter and overtime on Thursday night.

"I was shocked. I was shocked," Alston said. "It's tough. You're thinking Coach will come back to you. The first two games I could understand, but again we were right there to win the game. As a player you would like to have your number called."

Alston had 11 points on 5-for-13 shooting, two assists and one turnover in 27 minutes of Orlando's Game 4 loss, and Van Gundy had an explanation for his decision.

"I thought we had a very, very bad third quarter," the coach said. "And then it wasn't so much one guy over the other, it was just we had a unit in the fourth quarter that I thought was playing real well. And then you get down to the point where Rafer hasn't played in 10 or 12 minutes, I thought it would be hard to bring him back."