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Due to a lackadaisical defensive effort and Stephen Curry failing to hit a three for the first time in 157 games, the Golden State Warriors saw their four game win streak come to an end at the hands of the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday. Before the loss, Golden State seemed like it was beginning to put it all together but now questions that previously existed -- like concerns about their interior defense -- have been renewed. And then there is also the concern surrounding Klay Thompson, who has been just abysmal at shooting the ball this season.

Last season, Thompson averaged 22.1 points on 47 percent shooting and 42.5 percent from three. He was deadly from range and even bested Curry in the 2016 3-point shootout at All-Star weekend. Yet Thompson has looked nothing like that knockdown shooter so far this season.

Through Golden State's first six games, Thompson is averaging 15.8 points on 38.4 percent shooting and just a dismal 19.6 percent from three. Thompson's three-point shooting is so poor that the only other player shooting worse than him is the Sixers' Robert Covington at 19 percent. For the season, Thompson is 9 for 46 from three, so he's getting plenty of shot attempts but just can't covert. He can't even make wide-open threes, shooting just 28.6 percent from behind the arc when there is nobody within six feet of him.

So is everything actually OK with Thompson? He at least believes nothing is wrong and that his shooting will improve as the season progresses.

From ESPN's Ethan Sherwood Strauss:

"Not making shots," Thompson told ESPN. "I'm not going to panic, playing like crap. It's November so I'm not going to panic. I had a bad start last year, too. That's all I got for you."

Thompson is right. He shouldn't panic since that may make him overanalyze every shot he takes and could cause him to miss even more. Also like he says, Thompson didn't shoot that well at the start of last season. In Golden State's first three games last season, Thompson shot 25 percent from three. He then quickly improved in the month of November, shooting 43.3 percent.

So perhaps all Thompson needs is more time. But you have to at least wonder how much the addition of Kevin Durant is affecting Thompson. He is a third option now, and a distant one at that, and perhaps there's a little more pressure to knock shots down when you don;t know when your next is coming. He's still getting plenty of good looks. It's only a matter of time before he gets hot. But it'll be interesting to see if he can find a consistent groove as a third option rather than piece together sporadic stretches of hot and cold shooting.