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#3 Clutch 3-pointers against the Orlando Magic, Game 4, 2009 NBA Finals
The Lakers led the NBA Finals series against the Orlando Magic 2-1. Down 84-87, they resorted to Hack-a-Dwight tactics, which paid off as Howard contrived to miss both shots from the charity stripe.
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This allowed the Lakers to take control with the clock winding down. Derek Fisher came up and took a potential game-tying three-pointer and made it to tie the game.
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In overtime, Fisher knocked down a go-ahead 3-pointer to give the Lakers a 94-91 lead with 31.3 seconds left in the period. The Magic were unable to score a single point in the time that remained, and the final score of 99-91 does not betray how close the game was right until the end.
They took a 3-1 series lead and closed out the series in the following game.
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