The Los Angeles Lakers have a chance to advance past the first round of the playoffs and send the Memphis Grizzlies packing for the summer by winning Game 5 of their first-round series on Wednesday.
They put themselves in this position by winning a low-scoring, hard-fought Game 4 in overtime, 117-111, despite trailing by seven midway through the fourth quarter.
It is axiomatic in the NBA that the toughest game to win in a playoff series is the final one that would end it. Los Angeles will have its work cut out for it because Game 5 will take place in Memphis, where the Grizzlies were a league-best 35-6 in the regular season.
But it should be a very winnable contest for the Lakers, and these three keys could spell a series victory for them.