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Brooklyn Nets: Top 5 Postseason Series

By Zach Cronin

Jan 2, 2014; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Brooklyn Nets head coach Jason Kidd yells to his team in action against the Oklahoma City Thunder at Chesapeake Energy Arena. Mandatory Credit: Mark D. Smith-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 2, 2014; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Brooklyn Nets head coach Jason Kidd yells to his team in action against the Oklahoma City Thunder at Chesapeake Energy Arena. Mandatory Credit: Mark D. Smith-USA TODAY Sports /
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1. 1974 ABA Finals

Contrary to the second championship, the first wasn’t as challenging. The then-New York Nets dropped the Utah Stars in five games to bring home their first title. And I don’t care that it happened in the ABA. It still counts.

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Julius Erving was, yet again, the best player on the team. However, the ultra-gaudy numbers posted in 1976 are much more impressive. The Doctor finished with 141 points in the five contests, working out to an average of 28.8. A lot of his scoring (56 percent, to be exact) came in the first two games when he recorded 47 and 32, respectively, on a ludicrous 62 percent shooting. The Stars suppressed his scoring over the final three games, but Erving was cleaning the glass and making play after play against an overmatched Utah team.

He got more than enough help with five teammates averaging double-figures, and the collective did a great job on defense, something seldom seen during the ABA. The Star averaged just 95.2 points per game for the series, and some whistle-happy officials attributed to that more than the Nets would’ve (probably) liked.

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By the end of the fifth contest, Utah held a 106-86 advantage in free throw attempts. Even with that added help, it was too much to overcome Erving, whose 1973-74 season was arguably his best all-around statistical campaign.