On the marquee game on Christmas day, the Golden State Warriors met the Los Angeles Lakers for the first time in the LeBron James era. It . . . uhh . . . didn’t go too well.
James only played 21 minutes due to a groin injury that he suffered during the game, but the Lakers controlled the game from tip until final buzzer. The Lakers led by seven after the first quarter, by 15 at the half, by nine after three, and by 26 when all was said and done.