San Francisco, CA- 24 hours after defeating the Utah Jazz, the team with the NBA's best record (28-10), the Golden State Warriors fell to the Los Angeles Lakers (26-13) by 31 points. It's the second time this season the Lakers beat the Warriors by double digits.

Frustration was apparent during postgame interviews, but nobody appeared more disappointed than Steve Kerr.

“They had 68 points in the paint,” Warriors coach Steve Kerr told ClutchPoints. “That’s unheard of. They got anything they wanted. They shot 63 percent. Very disappointing especially coming off of yesterday’s win against a great Utah team where I thought our defense was engaged and active all game.”

“Tonight, we lost our connection pretty early. We started out OK, but late first and throughout the second, when they scored 36 points, we just lost our defensive focus.”

Once that defensive focus disappeared, the Lakers took over the game. It seemed like it was dunk after dunk, then layup after layup the rest of the way. Centers James Wiseman and Kevon Looney racked up 10 personal fouls between the two, which resulted in former fouling out.

The Warriors didn't put up much of a fight outside of the first quarter. Offensively the team's chemistry came to a screeching halt in the second half. Was it the Lakers' superior defense, or did the Warriors just not show up?

“Well, they are a great defensive team, and they made things difficult for us,” the Warriors coach said. “Steph (Stephen Curry) got it going a little bit, but we just — when you play against a team like that, you have to go in with the idea of attacking to move the ball on. I don’t think we had a good passing game.”

“We didn’t go in with the intent of moving the ball. It was kind of one quick shot after another. We did have some decent looks that didn’t go down, but I just felt like, in that second quarter, we lost our competitiveness, and that was the most disappointing thing. We just lost our spirit, and that can’t happen.”

Golden State built a thriving culture over the last decade with stars Stephen Curry, Draymond Green, and Klay Thompson. So the expectation and desire to win are still there. This talented group filled with potential is fighting for a playoff spot while rebuilding the damaged culture simultaneously. Some days they look elite. In other games, they perform like the loss against the LeBron James-led Lakers.

“I think these last two days kind of define our team in a lot of ways. In a span of 36 hours, we beat the team with the best record in the league with a spirited defensive effort and then lost by 31 points to another great team. Who are we? What kind of team are we? We are 20-20 for a reason,” Kerr said.

Golden State still has questions that need answers, and lack of focus and competitiveness can't continue if the Warriors want to make the NBA Playoffs.