Celtics vs. Nets Playoffs Comparison: Summary and Year by Year
Here you can compare, side by side, the all-time postseason performance of the Boston Celtics and the Brooklyn Nets, and how far these two NBA teams advanced in Playoffs each year.
The Boston Celtics have been present in the NBA Playoffs 62 times in 79 seasons while the Brooklyn Nets did it 24 times in their 49 seasons. The Celtics have won 18 of the NBA's 78 Championships (23.1%) and the Nets have not won a title so far.
They have faced each other in 4 playoff series, 1 of them won by the Celtics and 3 by the Nets.
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 Celtics 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 | ||
Boston Celtics | Brooklyn Nets | |
| Playoff Appearances: | 62 (78.5%) | 24 (49.0%) |
| Playoffs Missed: | 17 (21.5%) | 25 (51.0%) |
| NBA Titles: | 18  | 0 |
| Finals Lost: | 5 | 2 |
| All-time Playoff Record: | 429 wins 320 losses (.573) | 70 wins 101 losses (.409) |
| Total NBA Seasons: | 79 1946-47 to present | 49 1976-77 to present |
Head-to-Head in Playoffs | ||
Boston Celtics | Brooklyn Nets | |
| Total Series | 4 Playoff Series | |
| Series Won | 1 2022 |
3 2002, 2003, 2021 |
Teams Comparison | |||||
| Playoffs | Boston Celtics | Brooklyn Nets | |||
| 2025 | Lost Eastern Conference Semis | DNQ | |||
| 2024 |  NBA Champions | DNQ | |||
| 2023 | Lost Eastern Conference Finals | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | |||
| 2022 | Lost NBA Finals | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | |||
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| 2021 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | Lost Eastern Conference Semis | |||
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| 2020 | Lost Eastern Conference Finals | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | |||
| Playoffs | Boston Celtics | Brooklyn Nets |
| 2019 | Lost Eastern Conference Semis | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round |
| 2018 | Lost Eastern Conference Finals | DNQ |
| 2017 | Lost Eastern Conference Finals | DNQ |
| 2016 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | DNQ |
| 2015 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round |
| 2014 | DNQ | Lost Eastern Conference Semis |
| 2013 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round |
| 2012 | Lost Eastern Conference Finals | DNQ (as New Jersey Nets) |
| 2011 | Lost Eastern Conference Semis | DNQ (as New Jersey Nets) |
| 2010 | Lost NBA Finals | DNQ (as New Jersey Nets) |
| Playoffs | Boston Celtics | Brooklyn Nets | |||
| 2009 | Lost Eastern Conference Semis | DNQ (as New Jersey Nets) | |||
| 2008 | NBA Champions | DNQ (as New Jersey Nets) | |||
| 2007 | DNQ | Lost Eastern Conference Semis (as New Jersey Nets) | |||
| 2006 | DNQ | Lost Eastern Conference Semis (as New Jersey Nets) | |||
| 2005 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round (as New Jersey Nets) | |||
| 2004 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | Lost Eastern Conference Semis (as New Jersey Nets) | |||
| 2003 | Lost Eastern Conference Semis | Lost NBA Finals (as New Jersey Nets) | |||
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| 2002 | Lost Eastern Conference Finals | Lost NBA Finals (as New Jersey Nets) | |||
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| 2001 | DNQ | DNQ (as New Jersey Nets) | |||
| 2000 | DNQ | DNQ (as New Jersey Nets) | |||
| Playoffs | Boston Celtics | Brooklyn Nets |
| 1999 | DNQ | DNQ (as New Jersey Nets) |
| 1998 | DNQ | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round (as New Jersey Nets) |
| 1997 | DNQ | DNQ (as New Jersey Nets) |
| 1996 | DNQ | DNQ (as New Jersey Nets) |
| 1995 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | DNQ (as New Jersey Nets) |
| 1994 | DNQ | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round (as New Jersey Nets) |
| 1993 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round (as New Jersey Nets) |
| 1992 | Lost Eastern Conference Semis | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round (as New Jersey Nets) |
| 1991 | Lost Eastern Conference Semis | DNQ (as New Jersey Nets) |
| 1990 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | DNQ (as New Jersey Nets) |
| Playoffs | Boston Celtics | Brooklyn Nets |
| 1989 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | DNQ (as New Jersey Nets) |
| 1988 | Lost Eastern Conference Finals | DNQ (as New Jersey Nets) |
| 1987 | Lost NBA Finals | DNQ (as New Jersey Nets) |
| 1986 | NBA Champions | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round (as New Jersey Nets) |
| 1985 | Lost NBA Finals | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round (as New Jersey Nets) |
| 1984 | NBA Champions | Lost Eastern Conference Semis (as New Jersey Nets) |
| 1983 | Lost Eastern Conference Semis | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round (as New Jersey Nets) |
| 1982 | Lost Eastern Conference Finals | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round (as New Jersey Nets) |
| 1981 | NBA Champions | DNQ (as New Jersey Nets) |
| 1980 | Lost Eastern Conference Finals | DNQ (as New Jersey Nets) |
| Playoffs | Boston Celtics | Brooklyn Nets |
| 1979 | DNQ | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round (as New Jersey Nets) |
| 1978 | DNQ | DNQ (as New Jersey Nets) |
| 1977 | Lost Eastern Conference Semis | DNQ (as New York Nets) |
| 1976 | NBA Champions | - |
| 1975 | Lost Eastern Conference Finals | - |
| 1974 | NBA Champions | - |
| 1973 | Lost Eastern Conference Finals | - |
| 1972 | Lost Eastern Conference Finals | - |
| 1971 | DNQ | - |
| 1970 | DNQ | - |
| Playoffs | Boston Celtics | Brooklyn Nets |
| 1969 | NBA Champions | - |
| 1968 | NBA Champions | - |
| 1967 | Lost Eastern Division Finals | - |
| 1966 | NBA Champions | - |
| 1965 | NBA Champions | - |
| 1964 | NBA Champions | - |
| 1963 | NBA Champions | - |
| 1962 | NBA Champions | - |
| 1961 | NBA Champions | - |
| 1960 | NBA Champions | - |
| Playoffs | Boston Celtics | Brooklyn Nets |
| 1959 | NBA Champions | - |
| 1958 | Lost NBA Finals | - |
| 1957 | NBA Champions | - |
| 1956 | Lost Eastern Division Semis | - |
| 1955 | Lost Eastern Division Finals | - |
| 1954 | Lost Eastern Division Finals | - |
| 1953 | Lost Eastern Division Finals | - |
| 1952 | Lost Eastern Division Semis | - |
| 1951 | Lost Eastern Division Semis | - |
| 1950 | DNQ | - |
| Playoffs | Boston Celtics | Brooklyn Nets |
| 1949 | DNQ | - |
| 1948 | Lost First Round | - |
| 1947 | DNQ | - |