2009 NBA Finals: Game 4

The Orlando Magic's Dwight Howard (12) shoots against Los Angeles Lakers' Andrew Bynum in the first quarter of Game 4 of the NBA finals Thursday, June 11, 2009, in Orlando, Fla.

The Los Angeles Lakers' Lamar Odom beats Orlando Magic's Rashard Lewis on a drive in the first quarter.

The Los Angeles Lakers' Kobe Bryant (24) goes up for a shot against the Orlando Magic's Dwight Howard, right, in the first quarter. Bryant finished with 32 points, eight assists and seven rebounds.

The Orlando Magic's Jameer Nelson (14) gets inside Los Angeles Lakers' Pau Gasol in the second quarter. The Lakers spent the first half in foul trouble, complaining to the officials and generally out of sorts.

Los Angeles Lakers' forward Kobe Bryant (24) talks to teammates Andrew Bynum, left, Derek Fisher (2) and Pau Gasol, right, in the second quarter. Gasol each had 16 for Los Angeles, which came back from a 12-point halftime deficit.

The Orlando Magic's Hedo Turkoglu,(15) shoots on the Los Angeles Lakers' Kobe Bryant (24) in the first half. Turkoglu scored 25 points in the game.

The Orlando Magic's Dwight Howard dunks in the third quarter. Howard was magnificent everywhere but at the free-throw line. Orlando's superman of a center had 16 points, 21 rebounds and a Finals-record nine blocks. But he made just 6 of 14 foul shots, and it was his two crucial misses with 11.1 seconds to go in regulation that doomed the Magic.

The Los Angeles Lakers' Derek Fisher shoots a 3-point shot over Orlando Magic's Jameer Nelson (14) in the fourth quarter. Fisher forced overtime with a 3-pointer with 4.6 seconds left in regulation and then drilled another with 31.3 seconds to go in overtime.

Referee Mike Callahan sepatates the Los Angeles Lakers' Pau Gasol and the Orlando Magic's Mickael Pietrus (20) during overtime. The Lakers, who improved to 7-0 following a loss in the postseason, can wrap up their first title since 2002 on Sunday night in Game 5.

The Los Angeles Lakers' Kobe Bryant (24) and Derek Fisher celebrate after beating the Orlando Magic 99-91 in overtime of Game 4 of the NBA finals Friday, June 12, 2009, in Orlando, Fla. The Lakers take a 3-1 lead in the series.