Mavericks vs. Nets Playoffs Comparison: Summary and Year by Year
Here you can compare, side by side, the all-time postseason performance of the Dallas Mavericks and the Brooklyn Nets, and how far these two NBA teams advanced in Playoffs each year.
The Dallas Mavericks have been present in the NBA Playoffs 25 times in 46 seasons while the Brooklyn Nets did it 24 times in their 50 seasons. The Mavericks have won 1 of the NBA's 79 Championships and the Nets have not won a title so far.
The Mavericks and the Nets have never met each other in the NBA Playoffs.
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 Mavericks 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 | ||
Dallas Mavericks | Brooklyn Nets | |
| Playoff Appearances: | 25 (55.6%) | 24 (49.0%) |
| Playoffs Missed: | 20 (44.4%) | 25 (51.0%) |
| NBA Titles: | 1  | 0 |
| Finals Lost: | 2 | 2 |
| All-time Playoff Record: | 118 wins 131 losses (.474) | 70 wins 101 losses (.409) |
| Total NBA Seasons: | 46 1980-81 to present | 50 1976-77 to present |
Head-to-Head in Playoffs | ||
Dallas Mavericks | Brooklyn Nets | |
| Total Series | 0 Playoff Series | |
| Series Won | none | none |
Teams Comparison | ||
| Playoffs | Dallas Mavericks | Brooklyn Nets |
| 2026 | TBD | TBD |
| 2025 | DNQ (lost Play-in) | DNQ |
| 2024 | Lost NBA Finals | DNQ |
| 2023 | DNQ | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round |
| 2022 | Lost Western Conference Finals | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round |
| 2021 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | Lost Eastern Conference Semis |
| 2020 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round |
| Playoffs | Dallas Mavericks | Brooklyn Nets |
| 2019 | DNQ | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round |
| 2018 | DNQ | DNQ |
| 2017 | DNQ | DNQ |
| 2016 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | DNQ |
| 2015 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round |
| 2014 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | Lost Eastern Conference Semis |
| 2013 | DNQ | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round |
| 2012 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | DNQ (as New Jersey Nets) |
| 2011 |  NBA Champions | DNQ (as New Jersey Nets) |
| 2010 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | DNQ (as New Jersey Nets) |
| Playoffs | Dallas Mavericks | Brooklyn Nets |
| 2009 | Lost Western Conference Semis | DNQ (as New Jersey Nets) |
| 2008 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | DNQ (as New Jersey Nets) |
| 2007 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | Lost Eastern Conference Semis (as New Jersey Nets) |
| 2006 | Lost NBA Finals | Lost Eastern Conference Semis (as New Jersey Nets) |
| 2005 | Lost Western Conference Semis | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round (as New Jersey Nets) |
| 2004 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | Lost Eastern Conference Semis (as New Jersey Nets) |
| 2003 | Lost Western Conference Finals | Lost NBA Finals (as New Jersey Nets) |
| 2002 | Lost Western Conference Semis | Lost NBA Finals (as New Jersey Nets) |
| 2001 | Lost Western Conference Semis | DNQ (as New Jersey Nets) |
| 2000 | DNQ | DNQ (as New Jersey Nets) |
| Playoffs | Dallas Mavericks | 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 | DNQ | DNQ (as New Jersey Nets) |
| 1994 | DNQ | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round (as New Jersey Nets) |
| 1993 | DNQ | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round (as New Jersey Nets) |
| 1992 | DNQ | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round (as New Jersey Nets) |
| 1991 | DNQ | DNQ (as New Jersey Nets) |
| 1990 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | DNQ (as New Jersey Nets) |
| Playoffs | Dallas Mavericks | Brooklyn Nets |
| 1989 | DNQ | DNQ (as New Jersey Nets) |
| 1988 | Lost Western Conference Finals | DNQ (as New Jersey Nets) |
| 1987 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | DNQ (as New Jersey Nets) |
| 1986 | Lost Western Conference Semis | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round (as New Jersey Nets) |
| 1985 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round (as New Jersey Nets) |
| 1984 | Lost Western Conference Semis | 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 (as New Jersey Nets) |
| Playoffs | Dallas Mavericks | Brooklyn Nets |
| 1979 | - | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round (as New Jersey Nets) |
| 1978 | - | DNQ (as New Jersey Nets) |
| 1977 | - | DNQ (as New York Nets) |
| 1976 | - | - |
| 1975 | - | - |
| 1974 | - | - |
| 1973 | - | - |
| 1972 | - | - |
| 1971 | - | - |
| 1970 | - | - |
| Playoffs | Dallas Mavericks | Brooklyn Nets |
| 1969 | - | - |
| 1968 | - | - |
| 1967 | - | - |
| 1966 | - | - |
| 1965 | - | - |
| 1964 | - | - |
| 1963 | - | - |
| 1962 | - | - |
| 1961 | - | - |
| 1960 | - | - |
| Playoffs | Dallas Mavericks | Brooklyn Nets |
| 1959 | - | - |
| 1958 | - | - |
| 1957 | - | - |
| 1956 | - | - |
| 1955 | - | - |
| 1954 | - | - |
| 1953 | - | - |
| 1952 | - | - |
| 1951 | - | - |
| 1950 | - | - |
| Playoffs | Dallas Mavericks | Brooklyn Nets |
| 1949 | - | - |
| 1948 | - | - |
| 1947 | - | - |