Well both teams are better than the 2006 teams, they took a Phoenix team to 7 games that was starting Tim Thomas at PF and Boris Diaw at center. The defense played in that series was awful
And given how the Suns are the one team in the NBA with a coach who still thinks the best thing to do is force the ball out of Kobe's hands which more or less forces the Lakers to have great ball movement and keeps everyone involved on offense, LA wins in 5. Their last game was as winnable as it gets for the Suns, but when push came to shove, Gentry and Nash couldn't resist the temptation of trying to win with D'antoni ball.