Lakers knocked off the Magic 99-91 in OT of Game 4 to take a 3-1 lead in the series. However, it wasn't the Lakers that won this game. It was the Magic that lost it. The Magic was up 5 late in the 4th quarter and basically gave the game away. Derek Fisher hit a big 3pt shot with less than 5 secs to go to tie the game and send it into OT. It was all Lakers in the OT period, and they pulled away late. However, the Magic can only blame themselves for this loss. They had 19 turnovers in the game and 15 missed freethrows, including two huge freethrows that Howard missed late in the 4th that could have sealed the game. Give the Lakers credit though, they took advantage of a young Magic team that hasn't found a way to close games out yet. With the loss, this will put the Magic's back against the wall. Every game from here on out will be an elimination game, so let's see the Magic react. My guess is they'll come out hard and probably take Game 5, but the Lakers should close this thing out in Game 6.
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