Nets vs. Wizards 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 Washington Wizards, 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 Washington Wizards did it 30 times in their 64 seasons. The Nets have not won a title so far and the Wizards have won 1 of the NBA's 79 Championships.
They have faced each other in 1 playoff series, won by the Wizards.
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 Wizards 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 | Washington Wizards | |
| Playoff Appearances: | 24 (49.0%) | 30 (46.9%) |
| Playoffs Missed: | 25 (51.0%) | 34 (53.1%) |
| NBA Titles: | 0  | 1 |
| Finals Lost: | 2 | 3 |
| All-time Playoff Record: | 70 wins 101 losses (.409) | 99 wins 138 losses (.418) |
| Total NBA Seasons: | 49 1976-77 to present | 64 1961-62 to present |
Head-to-Head in Playoffs | ||
Brooklyn Nets | Washington Wizards | |
| Total Series | 1 Playoff Series | |
| Series Won | none | 1 1982 |
Teams Comparison | ||
| Playoffs | Brooklyn Nets | Washington Wizards |
| 2025 | DNQ | DNQ |
| 2024 | DNQ | DNQ |
| 2023 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | DNQ |
| 2022 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | DNQ |
| 2021 | Lost Eastern Conference Semis | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round |
| 2020 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | DNQ |
| Playoffs | Brooklyn Nets | Washington Wizards |
| 2019 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | DNQ |
| 2018 | DNQ | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round |
| 2017 | DNQ | Lost Eastern Conference Semis |
| 2016 | DNQ | DNQ |
| 2015 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | Lost Eastern Conference Semis |
| 2014 | Lost Eastern Conference Semis | Lost Eastern Conference Semis |
| 2013 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | DNQ |
| 2012 | DNQ (as New Jersey Nets) | DNQ |
| 2011 | DNQ (as New Jersey Nets) | DNQ |
| 2010 | DNQ (as New Jersey Nets) | DNQ |
| Playoffs | Brooklyn Nets | Washington Wizards |
| 2009 | DNQ (as New Jersey Nets) | DNQ |
| 2008 | DNQ (as New Jersey Nets) | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round |
| 2007 | Lost Eastern Conference Semis (as New Jersey Nets) | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round |
| 2006 | Lost Eastern Conference Semis (as New Jersey Nets) | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round |
| 2005 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round (as New Jersey Nets) | Lost Eastern Conference Semis |
| 2004 | Lost Eastern Conference Semis (as New Jersey Nets) | DNQ |
| 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 | Washington Wizards |
| 1999 | DNQ (as New Jersey Nets) | DNQ |
| 1998 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round (as New Jersey Nets) | DNQ |
| 1997 | DNQ (as New Jersey Nets) | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round (as Washington Bullets) |
| 1996 | DNQ (as New Jersey Nets) | DNQ (as Washington Bullets) |
| 1995 | DNQ (as New Jersey Nets) | DNQ (as Washington Bullets) |
| 1994 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round (as New Jersey Nets) | DNQ (as Washington Bullets) |
| 1993 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round (as New Jersey Nets) | DNQ (as Washington Bullets) |
| 1992 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round (as New Jersey Nets) | DNQ (as Washington Bullets) |
| 1991 | DNQ (as New Jersey Nets) | DNQ (as Washington Bullets) |
| 1990 | DNQ (as New Jersey Nets) | DNQ (as Washington Bullets) |
| Playoffs | Brooklyn Nets | Washington Wizards | |||
| 1989 | DNQ (as New Jersey Nets) | DNQ (as Washington Bullets) | |||
| 1988 | DNQ (as New Jersey Nets) | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round (as Washington Bullets) | |||
| 1987 | DNQ (as New Jersey Nets) | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round (as Washington Bullets) | |||
| 1986 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round (as New Jersey Nets) | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round (as Washington Bullets) | |||
| 1985 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round (as New Jersey Nets) | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round (as Washington Bullets) | |||
| 1984 | Lost Eastern Conference Semis (as New Jersey Nets) | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round (as Washington Bullets) | |||
| 1983 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round (as New Jersey Nets) | DNQ (as Washington Bullets) | |||
| 1982 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round (as New Jersey Nets) | Lost Eastern Conference Semis (as Washington Bullets) | |||
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| 1981 | DNQ (as New Jersey Nets) | DNQ (as Washington Bullets) | |||
| 1980 | DNQ (as New Jersey Nets) | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round (as Washington Bullets) | |||
| Playoffs | Brooklyn Nets | Washington Wizards |
| 1979 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round (as New Jersey Nets) | Lost NBA Finals (as Washington Bullets) |
| 1978 | DNQ (as New Jersey Nets) |  NBA Champions(as Washington Bullets) |
| 1977 | DNQ (as New York Nets) | Lost Eastern Conference Semis (as Washington Bullets) |
| 1976 | - | Lost Eastern Conference Semis (as Washington Bullets) |
| 1975 | - | Lost NBA Finals (as Washington Bullets) |
| 1974 | - | Lost Eastern Conference Semis (as Capital Bullets) |
| 1973 | - | Lost Eastern Conference Semis (as Baltimore Bullets) |
| 1972 | - | Lost Eastern Conference Semis (as Baltimore Bullets) |
| 1971 | - | Lost NBA Finals (as Baltimore Bullets) |
| 1970 | - | Lost Eastern Division Semis (as Baltimore Bullets) |
| Playoffs | Brooklyn Nets | Washington Wizards |
| 1969 | - | Lost Eastern Division Semis (as Baltimore Bullets) |
| 1968 | - | DNQ (as Baltimore Bullets) |
| 1967 | - | DNQ (as Baltimore Bullets) |
| 1966 | - | Lost Western Division Semis (as Baltimore Bullets) |
| 1965 | - | Lost Western Division Finals (as Baltimore Bullets) |
| 1964 | - | DNQ (as Baltimore Bullets) |
| 1963 | - | DNQ (as Chicago Zephyrs) |
| 1962 | - | DNQ (as Chicago Packers) |
| 1961 | - | - |
| 1960 | - | - |
| Playoffs | Brooklyn Nets | Washington Wizards |
| 1959 | - | - |
| 1958 | - | - |
| 1957 | - | - |
| 1956 | - | - |
| 1955 | - | - |
| 1954 | - | - |
| 1953 | - | - |
| 1952 | - | - |
| 1951 | - | - |
| 1950 | - | - |
| Playoffs | Brooklyn Nets | Washington Wizards |
| 1949 | - | - |
| 1948 | - | - |
| 1947 | - | - |