Cavaliers vs. Nets Playoffs Comparison: Summary and Year by Year
Here you can compare, side by side, the all-time postseason performance of the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Brooklyn Nets, and how far these two NBA teams advanced in Playoffs each year.
The Cleveland Cavaliers have been present in the NBA Playoffs 25 times in 56 seasons while the Brooklyn Nets did it 24 times in their 50 seasons. The Cavaliers have won 1 of the NBA's 79 Championships and the Nets have not won a title so far.
They have faced each other in 3 playoff series, all of themwon by the Cavaliers. They also met in the Play-In once.
On this page, after a summary of their Playoff history (with championships won, playoff appearances and all-time records), you can see, side by side, how far the Cavaliers and the Nets advanced in the postseason each year. Also, if they met that year, a note with details of the outcome of the series.
Summary of Their Playoff History | ||
Cleveland Cavaliers | Brooklyn Nets | |
| Playoff Appearances: | 25 (45.5%) | 24 (49.0%) |
| Playoffs Missed: | 30 (54.5%) | 25 (51.0%) |
| NBA Titles: | 1 | 0 |
| Finals Lost: | 4 | 2 |
| All-time Playoff Record: | 136 wins 119 losses (.533) | 70 wins 101 losses (.409) |
| Total NBA Seasons: | 56 1970-71 to present | 50 1976-77 to present |
Head-to-Head in Playoffs | ||
Cleveland Cavaliers | Brooklyn Nets | |
| Total Series | 3 Playoff Series | |
| Series Won | 3 1992, 1993, 2007 |
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Teams Comparison | |||||
| Playoffs | Cleveland Cavaliers | Brooklyn Nets | |||
| 2026 | TBD | TBD | |||
| 2025 | Lost Eastern Conference Semis | DNQ | |||
| 2024 | Lost Eastern Conference Semis | DNQ | |||
| 2023 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | |||
| 2022 | DNQ (lost Play-in) | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | |||
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| 2021 | DNQ | Lost Eastern Conference Semis | |||
| 2020 | DNQ | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | |||
| Playoffs | Cleveland Cavaliers | Brooklyn Nets |
| 2019 | DNQ | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round |
| 2018 | Lost NBA Finals | DNQ |
| 2017 | Lost NBA Finals | DNQ |
| 2016 | NBA Champions | DNQ |
| 2015 | Lost NBA Finals | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round |
| 2014 | DNQ | Lost Eastern Conference Semis |
| 2013 | DNQ | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round |
| 2012 | DNQ | DNQ (as New Jersey Nets) |
| 2011 | DNQ | DNQ (as New Jersey Nets) |
| 2010 | Lost Eastern Conference Semis | DNQ (as New Jersey Nets) |
| Playoffs | Cleveland Cavaliers | Brooklyn Nets | |||
| 2009 | Lost Eastern Conference Finals | DNQ (as New Jersey Nets) | |||
| 2008 | Lost Eastern Conference Semis | DNQ (as New Jersey Nets) | |||
| 2007 | Lost NBA Finals | Lost Eastern Conference Semis (as New Jersey Nets) | |||
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| 2006 | Lost Eastern Conference Semis | Lost Eastern Conference Semis (as New Jersey Nets) | |||
| 2005 | DNQ | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round (as New Jersey Nets) | |||
| 2004 | DNQ | Lost Eastern Conference Semis (as New Jersey Nets) | |||
| 2003 | DNQ | Lost NBA Finals (as New Jersey Nets) | |||
| 2002 | DNQ | Lost NBA Finals (as New Jersey Nets) | |||
| 2001 | DNQ | DNQ (as New Jersey Nets) | |||
| 2000 | DNQ | DNQ (as New Jersey Nets) | |||
| Playoffs | Cleveland Cavaliers | Brooklyn Nets | |||
| 1999 | DNQ | DNQ (as New Jersey Nets) | |||
| 1998 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round (as New Jersey Nets) | |||
| 1997 | DNQ | DNQ (as New Jersey Nets) | |||
| 1996 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | DNQ (as New Jersey Nets) | |||
| 1995 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | DNQ (as New Jersey Nets) | |||
| 1994 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round (as New Jersey Nets) | |||
| 1993 | Lost Eastern Conference Semis | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round (as New Jersey Nets) | |||
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| 1992 | Lost Eastern Conference Finals | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round (as New Jersey Nets) | |||
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| 1991 | DNQ | DNQ (as New Jersey Nets) | |||
| 1990 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | DNQ (as New Jersey Nets) | |||
| Playoffs | Cleveland Cavaliers | Brooklyn Nets |
| 1989 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | DNQ (as New Jersey Nets) |
| 1988 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | DNQ (as New Jersey Nets) |
| 1987 | DNQ | DNQ (as New Jersey Nets) |
| 1986 | DNQ | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round (as New Jersey Nets) |
| 1985 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round (as New Jersey Nets) |
| 1984 | DNQ | Lost Eastern Conference Semis (as New Jersey Nets) |
| 1983 | DNQ | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round (as New Jersey Nets) |
| 1982 | DNQ | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round (as New Jersey Nets) |
| 1981 | DNQ | DNQ (as New Jersey Nets) |
| 1980 | DNQ | DNQ (as New Jersey Nets) |
| Playoffs | Cleveland Cavaliers | Brooklyn Nets |
| 1979 | DNQ | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round (as New Jersey Nets) |
| 1978 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | DNQ (as New Jersey Nets) |
| 1977 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | DNQ (as New York Nets) |
| 1976 | Lost Eastern Conference Finals | - |
| 1975 | DNQ | - |
| 1974 | DNQ | - |
| 1973 | DNQ | - |
| 1972 | DNQ | - |
| 1971 | DNQ | - |
| 1970 | - | - |
| Playoffs | Cleveland Cavaliers | Brooklyn Nets |
| 1969 | - | - |
| 1968 | - | - |
| 1967 | - | - |
| 1966 | - | - |
| 1965 | - | - |
| 1964 | - | - |
| 1963 | - | - |
| 1962 | - | - |
| 1961 | - | - |
| 1960 | - | - |
| Playoffs | Cleveland Cavaliers | Brooklyn Nets |
| 1959 | - | - |
| 1958 | - | - |
| 1957 | - | - |
| 1956 | - | - |
| 1955 | - | - |
| 1954 | - | - |
| 1953 | - | - |
| 1952 | - | - |
| 1951 | - | - |
| 1950 | - | - |
| Playoffs | Cleveland Cavaliers | Brooklyn Nets |
| 1949 | - | - |
| 1948 | - | - |
| 1947 | - | - |
NBA Champions