In every sense of the word, the Brooklyn Nets overachieved this year. Coming into the 2018-2019 season, Brooklyn was projected to be one of the many bottom feeders in the Eastern Conference. However, following a second-half surge — in which the Nets went 34-22; good for the ninth-best record in the whole damn league — the Nets shockingly advanced to the postseason for the first time in four years.
There they were met by an NBA Finals hopeful in Philadelphia. For a brief second, it appeared as if the Nets were destined to upset the Philly giant.