Lakers looking to get ball inside to Gasol

ORLANDO, FLA. — Somehow, some way, the "0.4" shot is no longer the most memorable of Derek Fisher's career.

In fact, it might be a distant third place.

Fisher made two game-turning three-pointers, one in the final minute of regulation and another in the final minute of overtime Thursday as the Lakers held off the Orlando Magic, 99-91, to win Game 4 of the NBA Finals and move to within a victory of the franchise's 15th championship.

The Lakers lead the Magic, 3-1, with Game 5 on Sunday, also in Orlando.

Games 6 and 7 would be at Staples Center, if necessary, though it doesn't look good for the Magic.

No team has ever come back from a 3-1 deficit to win the NBA Finals. Furthermore, the Lakers have not lost three straight games since Pau Gasol was acquired in February 2008.

Fisher had already secured a spot in Lakers playoff lore because of his turnaround fling with 0.4 seconds left against San Antonio in the 2004 conference semifinals.

He was twice as good against the Magic.

The Lakers trailed, 87-84, when Orlando center Dwight Howard missed two free throws with 11.1 seconds left in the fourth quarter.

After a timeout, the Lakers took the ball out in their own end, Trevor Ariza inbounding to Kobe Bryant, who passed the ball back to Ariza, who found Fisher open across the court.

Fisher dribbled twice toward the arc and lofted a 26-foot three-pointer over Jameer Nelson with 4.6 seconds left in regulation.

He had missed all five of his three-point attempts up to that point.

And he wasn't done.

With the score tied at 91-91 in overtime, Fisher drilled a 27-foot three-pointer from the top of the arc after a feed from Bryant with 31.3 seconds left.

Fisher kept backpedaling all the way downcourt, his left palm still in the air, a smile slowly crossing his face.

A timeout was called, and teammates ran over to greet him.

Fisher joked that his three-pointers were "maybe 100, 101, something like that" on his list of game-winning shots.

Then he got serious.

"It's at the top," he said. "Even greater than 0.4 because I feel like we're as close as possible to what our goal is."

True to his nature, Fisher was in the locker room after the game, reminding teammates that the Indiana Pacers responded to a 3-1 deficit in the 2000 Finals by pummeling the Lakers in Game 5 in Indiana, 120-87. The Lakers, of course, wrapped up the championship in Game 6 at Staples, but Fisher's reminder wasn't lost on his teammates.