Brooklyn Nets: Top 5 Postseason Series

5. 2007 Eastern Conference Semifinals

New Jersey wound up losing to the Cleveland Cavaliers in six games, but the conclusion of it left Vince Carter atop a very exclusive list. He didn’t play well and averaged just 19.7 points on 35.4 percent shooting during the series, but it would be the last time he saw the postseason as a Net, and his average of 26 points a night ranks him first in that category. (Please note: this list requires at least 10 games played to qualify, and all ABA players are excluded.)

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Regardless of how the criteria are set up, that’s a wild accomplishment and sheds some light on how lethal Carter was during his heyday. (Maybe he could’ve beaten LaVar Ball one-on-one!) If we adjust it to include both leagues, he falls to third behind Julius Erving (30.6) and Rick Barry (31.5), both of whom are in the Hall of Fame.

Carter needed just three seasons to obtain this accolade, and it came during a time where he was the go-to guy for the Nets. In his 27 games, he was averaging 21.3 shots a night in a remarkable 41.3 minutes and, despite not being that efficient, it was detrimental for New Jersey not to look his way almost every time they were down.

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With such a heavy workload coming toward the end of his prime, Carter was still an effective slasher and had yet to develop a reliable three-point shot. He went to the line 232 times (sixth all-time) in just 27 games, working out to an average of 8.6 a night at a clip of 76.7 percent.

On twos, Carter was much more efficient given his volume. Of the 21.3 shots from the floor, 16.4 of them came inside the three-point arc, and he nailed those at a rate of 45 percent. For context, LeBron James shot 46.5 percent on 21.7 attempts when he was playing 1-on-5 for a majority of the playoffs in 2015.