Stephen Curry admitted the Golden State Warriors "laid an egg" in front of a national audience as they fell to the Los Angeles Lakers, but defended his struggling team-mate Klay Thompson. The defending champions lost 127-101 to the Lakers on home court in one of the NBA's five marquee Christmas Day fixtures, despite LeBron James suffering a groin injury that caused him to exit the game during the third quarter. Golden State shot just nine of 36 from three-point range, while Thompson registered just five points - the four-time All Star is shooting at just 33.7 per cent from deep this season, on track for the worst rate of his career.