ORLANDO - Derek Fisher was having an off night from three-point range before he found redemption by nailing a pair of clutch three pointers to put the Los Angeles Lakers on the brink of another NBA title.

Fisher had gone zero-of-five from three-point range before sinking one near the end of the fourth quarter to tie it 87-87 and then another in overtime to seal the win for the Lakers.

Fisher finished with 12 points in 42 minutes of playing time as Los Angeles beat Orlando 99-91 in overtime to take a three games to one lead in the best-of-seven 2009 NBA finals.

"In the locker room I was teasing him because he was zero-for-five on three pointers until he made those last two," said Lakers star Kobe Bryant. "But that is Derek. He just has supreme confidence and I think those shots at the end of the game are actually easier for him than the other ones."

"He's been there before."

He certainly has. In the 2004 NBA quarter-finals, Fisher hit the game winner at the buzzer to give the Lakers a 74-73 win over San Antonio. The Lakers went on to win the series four games to two.

"This ranks right up there at the top," Fisher said of Thursday's three pointers. "Coming off 20 minutes ago it is at the top. Even greater than (2004) because I feel like we're as close as possible to what our end goal is."

The Lakers can close out the series and collect their first NBA title since 2002 with a victory Sunday over the Magic at Amway Arena.

Fisher said even though he struggled with his shooting for most of game four he didn't let it affect his confidence.

"I have a responsibility to my team that if I am going to be on the floor then I am going to make a difference."

Fisher is third on the NBA all-time three point scoring list. He now has 40 three points, just two shy of Michael Jordan. Fisher's former Los Angeles teammate Robert Horry tops the list with 53.

Asked to rank his memorable shots to former teammate 'Big Shot' Horry, Fisher humbly declined to make the comparison.

"I am quite a few rings shy of where he stands," Fisher said. "I definitely don't compare myself to Robert Horry."