One victory was a snap, the other a squeaker.

Now it’s on to San Antonio and back, with, the Lakers hope, no 0.4 heroics necessary. And, if matters are handled, no return flight for the Spurs necessary either.

It was deep in the heart of Texas, in 2004, where Derek Fisher’s late shot buoyed the Lakers on their way to a Western Conference semifinal victory over the Spurs.

That was the Lakers’ last playoff game in San Antonio. Sunday night they’re back with a chance to put a serious stranglehold on this year’s Western Conference finals, an opportunity to go up, 3-0.

Still, Kobe Bryant says there are screws to tighten.

“There’s certain areas there, where we have to minimize their open looks,” Bryant said. “Some of those shots if they knock down, all of a sudden it cuts a 12-point lead into a nine-point lead and things can kind of get mucked up.”