Uncover the Untold Stories Behind Every NBA Franchise’s Greatest Era—Who Truly Dominated?
Brooklyn Nets: 2002-03 (5.03)
With Jason Kidd, Keith Van Horn, Kerry Kittles, Kenyon Martin and Richard Jefferson, the New Jersey Nets won a franchise-record 52 games and won the first of back-to-back Eastern Conference titles in 2001-02. But even though they won three fewer games during the regular season, the Nets had their best season over the past 37 years in 2002-03 despite losing to the Spurs in the NBA Finals. A close second was not that 2001-02 (3.68), but the 2020-21 Nets (4.95) that had Kyrie Irving, Kevin Durant and James Harden and went 48-24 over a COVID-shortened 72-game season. They had a heartbreaking loss in Game 7 of the conference semifinals against the eventual champion Bucks.
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