Nets vs. Thunder 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 Oklahoma City Thunder, 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 50 seasons while the Oklahoma City Thunder did it 34 times in their 59 seasons. The Nets have not won a title so far and the Thunder have won 2 of the NBA's 79 Championships.
The Nets and the Thunder 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 Thunder 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 | Oklahoma City Thunder | |
| Playoff Appearances: | 24 (49.0%) | 34 (58.6%) |
| Playoffs Missed: | 25 (51.0%) | 24 (41.4%) |
| NBA Titles: | 0  | 2 |
| Finals Lost: | 2 | 3 |
| All-time Playoff Record: | 70 wins 101 losses (.409) | 186 wins 178 losses (.511) |
| Total NBA Seasons: | 50 1976-77 to present | 59 1967-68 to present |
Head-to-Head in Playoffs | ||
Brooklyn Nets | Oklahoma City Thunder | |
| Total Series | 0 Playoff Series | |
| Series Won | none | none |
Teams Comparison | ||
| Playoffs | Brooklyn Nets | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| 2026 | TBD | TBD |
| 2025 | DNQ |  NBA Champions |
| 2024 | DNQ | Lost Western Conference Semis |
| 2023 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | DNQ (lost Play-in) |
| 2022 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | DNQ |
| 2021 | Lost Eastern Conference Semis | DNQ |
| 2020 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | Lost Western Conference 1st Round |
| Playoffs | Brooklyn Nets | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| 2019 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | Lost Western Conference 1st Round |
| 2018 | DNQ | Lost Western Conference 1st Round |
| 2017 | DNQ | Lost Western Conference 1st Round |
| 2016 | DNQ | Lost Western Conference Finals |
| 2015 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | DNQ |
| 2014 | Lost Eastern Conference Semis | Lost Western Conference Finals |
| 2013 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | Lost Western Conference Semis |
| 2012 | DNQ (as New Jersey Nets) | Lost NBA Finals |
| 2011 | DNQ (as New Jersey Nets) | Lost Western Conference Finals |
| 2010 | DNQ (as New Jersey Nets) | Lost Western Conference 1st Round |
| Playoffs | Brooklyn Nets | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| 2009 | DNQ (as New Jersey Nets) | DNQ |
| 2008 | DNQ (as New Jersey Nets) | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 2007 | Lost Eastern Conference Semis (as New Jersey Nets) | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 2006 | Lost Eastern Conference Semis (as New Jersey Nets) | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 2005 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round (as New Jersey Nets) | Lost Western Conference Semis (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 2004 | Lost Eastern Conference Semis (as New Jersey Nets) | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 2003 | Lost NBA Finals (as New Jersey Nets) | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 2002 | Lost NBA Finals (as New Jersey Nets) | Lost Western Conference 1st Round (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 2001 | DNQ (as New Jersey Nets) | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 2000 | DNQ (as New Jersey Nets) | Lost Western Conference 1st Round (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| Playoffs | Brooklyn Nets | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| 1999 | DNQ (as New Jersey Nets) | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1998 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round (as New Jersey Nets) | Lost Western Conference Semis (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1997 | DNQ (as New Jersey Nets) | Lost Western Conference Semis (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1996 | DNQ (as New Jersey Nets) | Lost NBA Finals (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1995 | DNQ (as New Jersey Nets) | Lost Western Conference 1st Round (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1994 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round (as New Jersey Nets) | Lost Western Conference 1st Round (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1993 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round (as New Jersey Nets) | Lost Western Conference Finals (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1992 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round (as New Jersey Nets) | Lost Western Conference Semis (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1991 | DNQ (as New Jersey Nets) | Lost Western Conference 1st Round (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1990 | DNQ (as New Jersey Nets) | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| Playoffs | Brooklyn Nets | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| 1989 | DNQ (as New Jersey Nets) | Lost Western Conference Semis (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1988 | DNQ (as New Jersey Nets) | Lost Western Conference 1st Round (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1987 | DNQ (as New Jersey Nets) | Lost Western Conference Finals (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1986 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round (as New Jersey Nets) | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1985 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round (as New Jersey Nets) | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1984 | Lost Eastern Conference Semis (as New Jersey Nets) | Lost Western Conference 1st Round (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1983 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round (as New Jersey Nets) | Lost Western Conference 1st Round (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1982 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round (as New Jersey Nets) | Lost Western Conference Semis (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1981 | DNQ (as New Jersey Nets) | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1980 | DNQ (as New Jersey Nets) | Lost Western Conference Finals (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| Playoffs | Brooklyn Nets | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| 1979 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round (as New Jersey Nets) | NBA Champions (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1978 | DNQ (as New Jersey Nets) | Lost NBA Finals (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1977 | DNQ (as New York Nets) | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1976 | - | Lost Western Conference Semis (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1975 | - | Lost Western Conference Semis (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1974 | - | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1973 | - | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1972 | - | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1971 | - | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1970 | - | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| Playoffs | Brooklyn Nets | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| 1969 | - | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1968 | - | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1967 | - | - |
| 1966 | - | - |
| 1965 | - | - |
| 1964 | - | - |
| 1963 | - | - |
| 1962 | - | - |
| 1961 | - | - |
| 1960 | - | - |
| Playoffs | Brooklyn Nets | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| 1959 | - | - |
| 1958 | - | - |
| 1957 | - | - |
| 1956 | - | - |
| 1955 | - | - |
| 1954 | - | - |
| 1953 | - | - |
| 1952 | - | - |
| 1951 | - | - |
| 1950 | - | - |
| Playoffs | Brooklyn Nets | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| 1949 | - | - |
| 1948 | - | - |
| 1947 | - | - |