Nets vs. Rockets 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 Houston Rockets, 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 Houston Rockets did it 35 times in their 58 seasons. The Nets have not won a title so far and the Rockets have won 2 of the NBA's 79 Championships.
The Nets and the Rockets 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 Rockets 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 | Houston Rockets | |
| Playoff Appearances: | 24 (49.0%) | 35 (60.3%) |
| Playoffs Missed: | 25 (51.0%) | 23 (39.7%) |
| NBA Titles: | 0  | 2 |
| Finals Lost: | 2 | 2 |
| All-time Playoff Record: | 70 wins 101 losses (.409) | 161 wins 168 losses (.489) |
| Total NBA Seasons: | 49 1976-77 to present | 58 1967-68 to present |
Head-to-Head in Playoffs | ||
Brooklyn Nets | Houston Rockets | |
| Total Series | 0 Playoff Series | |
| Series Won | none | none |
Teams Comparison | ||
| Playoffs | Brooklyn Nets | Houston Rockets |
| 2025 | DNQ | Lost Western Conference 1st Round |
| 2024 | DNQ | DNQ |
| 2023 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | DNQ |
| 2022 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | DNQ |
| 2021 | Lost Eastern Conference Semis | DNQ |
| 2020 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | Lost Western Conference Semis |
| Playoffs | Brooklyn Nets | Houston Rockets |
| 2019 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | Lost Western Conference Semis |
| 2018 | DNQ | Lost Western Conference Finals |
| 2017 | DNQ | Lost Western Conference Semis |
| 2016 | DNQ | Lost Western Conference 1st Round |
| 2015 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | Lost Western Conference Finals |
| 2014 | Lost Eastern Conference Semis | Lost Western Conference 1st Round |
| 2013 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | Lost Western Conference 1st Round |
| 2012 | DNQ (as New Jersey Nets) | DNQ |
| 2011 | DNQ (as New Jersey Nets) | DNQ |
| 2010 | DNQ (as New Jersey Nets) | DNQ |
| Playoffs | Brooklyn Nets | Houston Rockets |
| 2009 | DNQ (as New Jersey Nets) | Lost Western Conference Semis |
| 2008 | DNQ (as New Jersey Nets) | Lost Western Conference 1st Round |
| 2007 | Lost Eastern Conference Semis (as New Jersey Nets) | Lost Western Conference 1st Round |
| 2006 | Lost Eastern Conference Semis (as New Jersey Nets) | DNQ |
| 2005 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round (as New Jersey Nets) | Lost Western Conference 1st Round |
| 2004 | Lost Eastern Conference Semis (as New Jersey Nets) | Lost Western Conference 1st Round |
| 2003 | Lost NBA Finals (as New Jersey Nets) | DNQ |
| 2002 | Lost NBA Finals (as New Jersey Nets) | DNQ |
| 2001 | DNQ (as New Jersey Nets) | DNQ |
| 2000 | DNQ (as New Jersey Nets) | DNQ |
| Playoffs | Brooklyn Nets | Houston Rockets |
| 1999 | DNQ (as New Jersey Nets) | Lost Western Conference 1st Round |
| 1998 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round (as New Jersey Nets) | Lost Western Conference 1st Round |
| 1997 | DNQ (as New Jersey Nets) | Lost Western Conference Finals |
| 1996 | DNQ (as New Jersey Nets) | Lost Western Conference Semis |
| 1995 | DNQ (as New Jersey Nets) |  NBA Champions |
| 1994 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round (as New Jersey Nets) | NBA Champions |
| 1993 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round (as New Jersey Nets) | Lost Western Conference Semis |
| 1992 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round (as New Jersey Nets) | DNQ |
| 1991 | DNQ (as New Jersey Nets) | Lost Western Conference 1st Round |
| 1990 | DNQ (as New Jersey Nets) | Lost Western Conference 1st Round |
| Playoffs | Brooklyn Nets | Houston Rockets |
| 1989 | DNQ (as New Jersey Nets) | Lost Western Conference 1st Round |
| 1988 | DNQ (as New Jersey Nets) | Lost Western Conference 1st Round |
| 1987 | DNQ (as New Jersey Nets) | Lost Western Conference Semis |
| 1986 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round (as New Jersey Nets) | Lost NBA Finals |
| 1985 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round (as New Jersey Nets) | Lost Western Conference 1st Round |
| 1984 | Lost Eastern Conference Semis (as New Jersey Nets) | DNQ |
| 1983 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round (as New Jersey Nets) | DNQ |
| 1982 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round (as New Jersey Nets) | Lost Western Conference 1st Round |
| 1981 | DNQ (as New Jersey Nets) | Lost NBA Finals |
| 1980 | DNQ (as New Jersey Nets) | Lost Eastern Conference Semis |
| Playoffs | Brooklyn Nets | Houston Rockets |
| 1979 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round (as New Jersey Nets) | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round |
| 1978 | DNQ (as New Jersey Nets) | DNQ |
| 1977 | DNQ (as New York Nets) | Lost Eastern Conference Finals |
| 1976 | - | DNQ |
| 1975 | - | Lost Eastern Conference Semis |
| 1974 | - | DNQ |
| 1973 | - | DNQ |
| 1972 | - | DNQ |
| 1971 | - | DNQ (as San Diego Rockets) |
| 1970 | - | DNQ (as San Diego Rockets) |
| Playoffs | Brooklyn Nets | Houston Rockets |
| 1969 | - | Lost Western Division Semis (as San Diego Rockets) |
| 1968 | - | DNQ (as San Diego Rockets) |
| 1967 | - | - |
| 1966 | - | - |
| 1965 | - | - |
| 1964 | - | - |
| 1963 | - | - |
| 1962 | - | - |
| 1961 | - | - |
| 1960 | - | - |
| Playoffs | Brooklyn Nets | Houston Rockets |
| 1959 | - | - |
| 1958 | - | - |
| 1957 | - | - |
| 1956 | - | - |
| 1955 | - | - |
| 1954 | - | - |
| 1953 | - | - |
| 1952 | - | - |
| 1951 | - | - |
| 1950 | - | - |
| Playoffs | Brooklyn Nets | Houston Rockets |
| 1949 | - | - |
| 1948 | - | - |
| 1947 | - | - |