Nets vs. Pelicans Playoffs Comparison: Summary and Year by Year
Here you can compare, side by side, the all-time postseason performance of the Brooklyn Nets and the New Orleans Pelicans, and how far these two NBA teams advanced in Playoffs each year.
The Brooklyn Nets have been present in the NBA Playoffs 24 times in 49 seasons while the New Orleans Pelicans did it 9 times in their 23 seasons. None of them have won an NBA Championship so far.
The Nets and the Pelicans 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 Nets and the Pelicans 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 | ||
Brooklyn Nets | New Orleans Pelicans | |
| Playoff Appearances: | 24 (49.0%) | 9 (39.1%) |
| Playoffs Missed: | 25 (51.0%) | 14 (60.9%) |
| NBA Titles: | 0  | 0 |
| Finals Lost: | 2 | 0 |
| All-time Playoff Record: | 70 wins 101 losses (.409) | 22 wins 37 losses (.373) |
| Total NBA Seasons: | 49 1976-77 to present | 23 2002-03 to present |
Head-to-Head in Playoffs | ||
Brooklyn Nets | New Orleans Pelicans | |
| Total Series | 0 Playoff Series | |
| Series Won | none | none |
Teams Comparison | ||
| Playoffs | Brooklyn Nets | New Orleans Pelicans |
| 2025 | DNQ | DNQ |
| 2024 | DNQ | Lost Western Conference 1st Round |
| 2023 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | DNQ (lost Play-in) |
| 2022 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | Lost Western Conference 1st Round |
| 2021 | Lost Eastern Conference Semis | DNQ |
| 2020 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | DNQ |
| Playoffs | Brooklyn Nets | New Orleans Pelicans |
| 2019 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | DNQ |
| 2018 | DNQ | Lost Western Conference Semis |
| 2017 | DNQ | DNQ |
| 2016 | DNQ | DNQ |
| 2015 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | Lost Western Conference 1st Round |
| 2014 | Lost Eastern Conference Semis | DNQ |
| 2013 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | DNQ (as New Orleans Hornets) |
| 2012 | DNQ (as New Jersey Nets) | DNQ (as New Orleans Hornets) |
| 2011 | DNQ (as New Jersey Nets) | Lost Western Conference 1st Round (as New Orleans Hornets) |
| 2010 | DNQ (as New Jersey Nets) | DNQ (as New Orleans Hornets) |
| Playoffs | Brooklyn Nets | New Orleans Pelicans |
| 2009 | DNQ (as New Jersey Nets) | Lost Western Conference 1st Round (as New Orleans Hornets) |
| 2008 | DNQ (as New Jersey Nets) | Lost Western Conference Semis (as New Orleans Hornets) |
| 2007 | Lost Eastern Conference Semis (as New Jersey Nets) | DNQ (as New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets) |
| 2006 | Lost Eastern Conference Semis (as New Jersey Nets) | DNQ (as New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets) |
| 2005 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round (as New Jersey Nets) | DNQ (as New Orleans Hornets) |
| 2004 | Lost Eastern Conference Semis (as New Jersey Nets) | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round (as New Orleans Hornets) |
| 2003 | Lost NBA Finals (as New Jersey Nets) | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round (as New Orleans Hornets) |
| 2002 | Lost NBA Finals (as New Jersey Nets) | - |
| 2001 | DNQ (as New Jersey Nets) | - |
| 2000 | DNQ (as New Jersey Nets) | - |
| Playoffs | Brooklyn Nets | New Orleans Pelicans |
| 1999 | DNQ (as New Jersey Nets) | - |
| 1998 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round (as New Jersey Nets) | - |
| 1997 | DNQ (as New Jersey Nets) | - |
| 1996 | DNQ (as New Jersey Nets) | - |
| 1995 | DNQ (as New Jersey Nets) | - |
| 1994 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round (as New Jersey Nets) | - |
| 1993 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round (as New Jersey Nets) | - |
| 1992 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round (as New Jersey Nets) | - |
| 1991 | DNQ (as New Jersey Nets) | - |
| 1990 | DNQ (as New Jersey Nets) | - |
| Playoffs | Brooklyn Nets | New Orleans Pelicans |
| 1989 | DNQ (as New Jersey Nets) | - |
| 1988 | DNQ (as New Jersey Nets) | - |
| 1987 | DNQ (as New Jersey Nets) | - |
| 1986 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round (as New Jersey Nets) | - |
| 1985 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round (as New Jersey Nets) | - |
| 1984 | Lost Eastern Conference Semis (as New Jersey Nets) | - |
| 1983 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round (as New Jersey Nets) | - |
| 1982 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round (as New Jersey Nets) | - |
| 1981 | DNQ (as New Jersey Nets) | - |
| 1980 | DNQ (as New Jersey Nets) | - |
| Playoffs | Brooklyn Nets | New Orleans Pelicans |
| 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 | Brooklyn Nets | New Orleans Pelicans |
| 1969 | - | - |
| 1968 | - | - |
| 1967 | - | - |
| 1966 | - | - |
| 1965 | - | - |
| 1964 | - | - |
| 1963 | - | - |
| 1962 | - | - |
| 1961 | - | - |
| 1960 | - | - |
| Playoffs | Brooklyn Nets | New Orleans Pelicans |
| 1959 | - | - |
| 1958 | - | - |
| 1957 | - | - |
| 1956 | - | - |
| 1955 | - | - |
| 1954 | - | - |
| 1953 | - | - |
| 1952 | - | - |
| 1951 | - | - |
| 1950 | - | - |
| Playoffs | Brooklyn Nets | New Orleans Pelicans |
| 1949 | - | - |
| 1948 | - | - |
| 1947 | - | - |