Down 3-1, Warriors offer reminder: 'We made history before'

LOS ANGELES -- Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr wouldn't call Monday's Game 4 against the Los Angeles Lakers a must-win. He said as long as the Warriors weren't on the brink of elimination, nothing was absolute.

But Golden State forward Kevon Looney acknowledged just how big a hole it is to climb back from a 3-1 series deficit. He and the Warriors know from personal experience.

Yet, the Warriors fell to the Lakers 104-101 in Game 4 of the Western Conference semifinals, putting them right where Kerr was talking about -- on the brink of elimination.

"It feels like what it is," Kerr said. "You go home and you take care of business. You get a win. And the momentum is right back in your…