In his post-game interview following Saturday's deflating 109-103 loss vs. the Boston Celtics, Kyrie Irving was asked about how the Brooklyn Nets' current situation compares to how his Cavs came from 3-1 behind to upset the Golden State Warriors during the 2016 NBA Finals. As it turns out, Irving had no intention of going there.

The Nets star was quick to point out how it just wouldn't be right to compare what he did alongside LeBron James with the Cavs some six years ago to Brooklyn's current predicament:

“Different situation, brother. Different situation,” Irving said. “Being down 3-1 in the Finals, that’s a totally different situation than compared to what we are in to right now. I don’t even want to compare it just out of respect for what that was for the teammates I had and the journey.”

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Irving knows how historic their comeback win was against Stephen Curry and the Warriors so he just doesn't want to compare that to the deep hole the Nets are in right now. As Kyrie said, all he can do now is to be ready for Game 5 on Monday and take it one contest at a time.

For what it's worth, no team in the history of the NBA has ever come back from a 0-3 series deficit.