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Los Angeles Lakers Derek Fisher (R) shakes hands with teammate Kobe Bryant after Fisher hit a three-point shot in overtime during Game 4 of their NBA Finals basketball game against the Orlando Magic in Orlando, Florida, June 11, 2009. [Agencies] |
The Los Angeles Lakers built up a comfortable 3-1 lead in the NBA finals, rallying to beat the Orlando Magic 99-91 overtime in Game Four to move within one win of a 15th championship.
Kobe Bryant had 32 points, eight assists and seven rebounds for the Lakers but it was Derek Fisher that matters, sending the game into overtime with a 25-foot three-pointer with 4.6 seconds left in regulation and then having a key three-pointer with 31.3 seconds remaining in the extra session to give the Lakers a 94-91 lead.
Dwight Howard had 16 points, 21 rebounds and a finals-record nine blocked shots, but he was just 6 of 14 from the free throw line as the Magic failed to put away the game in regulation.
The Lakers can wrap up their first title since 2002 with a victory in Orlando on Sunday.
(Xinhua News Agency June 13, 2009)
