Before a loss against the Toronto Raptors somewhat fueled by a rough schedule and a double-overtime win the night before, the Nets had gone undefeated in 2014, winning half as many games as they had in the first two months of the season in just ten days. The new year looked like a brand new season for Brooklyn: they’d beaten the Oklahoma City Thunder, Miami Heat, Atlanta Hawks, and Golden State Warriors — four of the better teams in the NBA.
So what’s different? Here’s a chart comparing the team’s numbers between 2013 and 2014, with a note on the differences between the two years. You might be surprised at what’s changed.
| 2013 | Brooklyn Nets | 2014 |
| 10-21 | Record | 5-1 |
| 96.8 | Points Per Game | 93.5 (-3.3) |
| 101.4 | Points Allowed Per Game | 91.7 (-9.7) |
| 94.57 | Possessions Per Game | 88.53 (-6.04) |
| 101.9 | Points Per 100 Possessions | 102.3 (+0.4) |
| 106.7 | Points Allowed Per 100 Possessions | 99.8 (-6.9) |
| 44.4% | Field Goal Percentage | 43.4% (-1%) |
| 37.2% | Three-Point Percentage | 32.4% (-4.8%) |
| 75.9% | Free Throw Percentage | 77.1% (+1.8%) |
| 45.1% | Opponent Field Goal Percentage | 42.3% (-2.8%) |
| 39.1% | Opponent Three-Point Percentage | 37.3% (-1.8%) |
| 75.8% | Opponent Free Throw Percentage | 79.0% (+3.2%) |
| 40.5 | Points in the Paint Allowed Per Game | 35.7 (-4.8) |
| 6.9 | Steals Per Game | 8.8 (+1.9) |
| 15.0% | Opponent Turnover Rate | 17.6% (+2.6%) |
| 16.5 | Points off Turnovers per Game | 20.5 (+4.0) |
| 64 | Minutes for Andrei Kirilenko | 110 (+46) |
| -3.5 | Kevin Garnett’s Plus-Minus | +12.0 (+15.5) |
| 29 (*estimate) | Number of ties worn by Jason Kidd | 0 (-29) |
