Which team will win their Western Conference Semifinal matchup?

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Lakers

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Whenever the Lakers lose, there will be a circular firing squad of finger-pointing, most of it directed at their three stars. However, their problems on the perimeter have been obvious since their loss to the Mavericks last season, and their front office was never able to address them.

Simplifying the equation for the Lakers, Andrew Bynum and Pau Gasol have a bigger advantage against any combination of Kendrick Perkins, Serge Ibaka, Nick Collison and Nazr Mohammed than Kobe Bryant does on Thabo Sefalosha, James Harden and Kevin Durant.