Midway through this NBA season, when the Lakers were mired in a slow stretch of basketball, Derek Fisher sent out a little reminder that, as he put it, the "sky isn’t falling."

Derek Fisher's deadly three-point shooting continued Saturday, but the Los Angeles Lakers were defeated handily by an energetic, high-flying Oklahoma City Thunder team.

Derek recently sat down for a series of exclusive interviews for his web site, discussing everything from the challenges of the current season to the mentors who have helped shaped him as a person

As the Lakers' point guard, Derek Fisher knows it will often be his job to set up his teammates rather than score the ball himself.

To put it simply, the Los Angeles Lakers came out for Sunday's playoff opener against the Oklahoma City Thunder and took care of business.

Sunday's opening game of the NBA playoffs for the Los Angeles Lakers brought Derek Fisher an opportunity to do two things he loves: play playoff basketball and hit three pointers.

In the final game of the regular season, Derek Fisher sported a smooth shooting touch from deep, going 2-3 from behind the three point line on Wednesday night.

As the Lakers play out the string on the way to the playoffs, coach Phil Jackson has made a concentrated effort to limit the minutes of his starters, including Derek Fisher.

Just two more games remain for Derek Fisher and the Los Angeles Lakers before their playoff sojourn begins, but even though their playoff seeding is set, their regular season is far from over.

Derek Fisher drained six shots on Sunday afternoon, but his output wasn't enough to help the Los Angeles Lakers get past the Portland Trailblazers.