# 2018–19 Brooklyn Nets season

The 2018–19 Brooklyn Nets season was the 43rd season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), 52nd season overall, and its seventh season playing in the New York City borough of Brooklyn.
On November 12, 2018, late in the first half of the game against the Minnesota Timberwolves, Caris LeVert suffered a subtalar dislocation of the right foot and was scheduled to return later in the season after rehabilitation, making his return on February 8, 2019. The December 16 game against the Atlanta Hawks at Barclays Center was the highest scoring game at the venue in Nets' history, while the 144 points scored by the Nets were the second-most points scored in regulation in franchise history. On March 19, the Nets came back from a 28-point deficit, which also was the biggest comeback in team history, when they defeated the Sacramento Kings 123–121, and also became just the fourth team since the 1954–55 season to overcome a 25-point deficit in the fourth quarter.
For the first time in his NBA career D'Angelo Russell was selected to participate in the NBA All-Star Game when he was announced as the replacement for the injured Victor Oladipo in the 2019 NBA All-Star Game.
With a 108–96 victory over the Indiana Pacers on April 7, the Nets clinched a playoff spot for the first time since the 2014–15 season. On April 10, in a 113–94 win against the Miami Heat, the Nets clinched their first winning season since 2013–14.
In the playoffs, the Nets faced the Philadelphia 76ers in the first round, and were defeated in five games.

## Draft

2018 NBA draft picks :
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | School/club |
| 1 | 29 | Džanan Musa | SF | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Cedevita Zagreb |
| 2 | 40 | Rodions Kurucs | SF | Latvia | FC Barcelona Lassa |
The Nets entered the draft holding one first round pick and two second round picks. It became the last draft year where the effects of their Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce trade with the Boston Celtics would take effect. The first round pick along with the second round pick (40th overall) were acquired on July 13, 2017, in a trade with the Toronto Raptors that sent DeMarre Carroll to the Nets in exchange for Justin Hamilton. The other second round pick (45th overall) was acquired on February 5, 2018, in a trade with the Milwaukee Bucks that sent Rashad Vaughn to the Nets in exchange for Tyler Zeller. However, just days before draft night, the Nets agreed to trade the 45th pick (which became Hamidou Diallo), another second round pick, Timofey Mozgov, and cash considerations to the Charlotte Hornets in exchange for Dwight Howard, although the trade would not be official until July 6, 2018. With the Nets' sole first round pick, Brooklyn selected the Bosnian-born Džanan Musa, a small forward from Croatia's Cedevita Zagreb, while with the second round pick the Nets selected the Latvian-born small forward Rodions Kurucs from Spain's FC Barcelona Lassa.

## Game log
### Preseason

The preseason schedule was announced on July 9, 2018.
2018 preseason game log Total: 2–2 (home: 0–1; road: 2–1) :
Preseason: 2–2 (home: 0–1; road: 2–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 3
New York
L 102–107
LeVert (15)
Graham (9)
Dinwiddie (6)
Barclays Center 12,424
0–1
2
October 8
@ Detroit
W 110–108 (OT)
Russell (25)
Davis (10)
LeVert (8)
Little Caesars Arena 7,691
1–1
3
October 10
@ Toronto
L 91–118
Allen (24)
Dinwiddie (7)
Dinwiddie (8)
Bell Centre 20,526
1–2
4
October 12
@ New York
W 113–107
Dinwiddie (19)
Davis (8)
Russell (8)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
2–2 :
2018–19 preseason schedule :

### Regular season

The regular season schedule was released on August 10, 2018.
2018–19 game log Total: 42–40 (home: 23–18; road: 19–22) :
October: 3–5 (home: 2–1; road: 1–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 17
@ Detroit
L 100–103
LeVert (27)
Allen (10)
Dinwiddie (6)
Little Caesars Arena 20,332
0–1
2
October 19
New York
W 107–105
LeVert (28)
Allen (11)
Dinwiddie, Russell (6)
Barclays Center 17,732
1–1
3
October 20
@ Indiana
L 112–132
Harris, LeVert (19)
Davis (8)
Russell (7)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 17,007
1–2
4
October 24
@ Cleveland
W 102–86
Russell (18)
Davis (10)
Russell (8)
Quicken Loans Arena 19,432
2–2
5
October 26
@ New Orleans
L 115–117
Russell (24)
Davis (11)
Dinwiddie (5)
Smoothie King Center 15,272
2–3
6
October 28
Golden State
L 114–120
Russell (25)
Davis (7)
LeVert (7)
Barclays Center 17,732
2–4
7
October 29
@ New York
L 96–115
Dinwiddie (17)
Hollis-Jefferson (7)
LeVert (5)
Madison Square Garden 19,221
2–5
8
October 31
Detroit
W 120–119 (OT)
Dinwiddie (25)
Davis (10)
LeVert, Russell (6)
Barclays Center 12,862
3–5 :
November: 5–10 (home: 1–7; road: 4–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
9
November 2
Houston
L 111–119
LeVert (29)
Allen (8)
Harris (4)
Barclays Center 14,013
3–6
10
November 4
Philadelphia
W 122–97
Hollis-Jefferson, Russell (21)
Allen (10)
Dinwiddie (8)
Barclays Center 12,826
4–6
11
November 6
@ Phoenix
W 104–82
LeVert (26)
Davis (12)
Allen, Napier (5)
Talking Stick Resort Arena 14,205
5–6
12
November 9
@ Denver
W 112–110
Russell (23)
Allen (9)
Dinwiddie (6)
Pepsi Center 19,520
6–6
13
November 10
@ Golden State
L 100–116
Harris (24)
Allen, Davis (7)
Dinwiddie (6)
Oracle Arena 19,596
6–7
14
November 12
@ Minnesota
L 113–120
Russell (31)
Davis (14)
Russell (6)
Target Center 10,186
6–8
15
November 14
Miami
L 107–120
Dinwiddie (18)
Davis, Hollis-Jefferson (9)
Dinwiddie, Russell (5)
Barclays Center 13,317
6–9
16
November 16
@ Washington
W 115–104
Dinwiddie (25)
Allen (12)
Dinwiddie (8)
Capital One Arena 15,102
7–9
17
November 17
L.A. Clippers
L 119–127
Allen (24)
Allen, Davis (11)
Russell (10)
Barclays Center 12,944
7–10
18
November 20
@ Miami
W 104–92
Russell (20)
Allen (14)
Dinwiddie (7)
American Airlines Arena 19,600
8–10
19
November 21
@ Dallas
L 113–119
Crabbe (27)
Davis (9)
Dinwiddie (7)
American Airlines Center 19,926
8–11
20
November 23
Minnesota
L 102–112
Dinwiddie, Harris (18)
Carroll (7)
Dinwiddie (8)
Barclays Center 12,814
8–12
21
November 25
Philadelphia
L 125–127
Russell (38)
Allen (10)
Russell (8)
Barclays Center 15,217
8–13
22
November 28
Utah
L 91–101
Dinwiddie (18)
Hollis-Jefferson (11)
Russell (7)
Barclays Center 12,928
8–14
23
November 30
Memphis
L 125–131 (2OT)
Russell (26)
Allen, Carroll (12)
Russell (8)
Barclays Center 12,983
8–15 :
December: 9–6 (home: 6–3; road: 3–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
24
December 1
@ Washington
L 88–102
Crabbe (14)
Allen, Hollis-Jefferson (8)
Dinwiddie (8)
Capital One Arena 15,448
8–16
25
December 3
Cleveland
L 97–99
Russell (30)
Davis (10)
Russell (6)
Barclays Center 10,983
8–17
26
December 5
Oklahoma City
L 112–114
Crabbe (22)
Hollis-Jefferson (9)
Hollis-Jefferson (6)
Barclays Center 13,161
8–18
27
December 7
Toronto
W 106–105 (OT)
Russell (29)
Davis (15)
Dinwiddie (8)
Barclays Center 14,035
9–18
28
December 8
@ New York
W 112–104
Dinwiddie (25)
Allen (12)
Russell (11)
Madison Square Garden 18,662
10–18
29
December 12
@ Philadelphia
W 127–124
Dinwiddie (39)
Davis (10)
Russell (7)
Wells Fargo Center 20,376
11–18
30
December 14
Washington
W 125–118
Dinwiddie (27)
Hollis-Jefferson (9)
Russell (9)
Barclays Center 13,232
12–18
31
December 16
Atlanta
W 144–127
Russell (32)
Davis (10)
Russell (7)
Barclays Center 13,955
13–18
32
December 18
L.A. Lakers
W 115–110
Russell (22)
Allen, Hollis-Jefferson (8)
Russell (13)
Barclays Center 17,732
14–18
33
December 19
@ Chicago
W 96–93
Dinwiddie (27)
Allen (12)
Harris (4)
United Center 18,065
15–18
34
December 21
Indiana
L 106–114
Kurucs (24)
Davis (10)
Dinwiddie, Russell (9)
Barclays Center 13,302
15–19
35
December 23
Phoenix
W 111–103
Dinwiddie (24)
Kurucs (10)
Russell (8)
Barclays Center 15,310
16–19
36
December 26
Charlotte
W 134–132 (2OT)
Dinwiddie (37)
Hollis-Jefferson (15)
Dinwiddie (11)
Barclays Center 14,309
17–19
37
December 28
@ Charlotte
L 87–100
Russell (33)
Davis (11)
Dinwiddie (5)
Spectrum Center 19,411
17–20
38
December 29
@ Milwaukee
L 115–129
Napier (32)
Faried (10)
Napier (7)
Fiserv Forum 17,918
17–21 :
January: 11–4 (home: 7–0; road: 4–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
39
January 2
New Orleans
W 126–121
Russell (22)
Davis (12)
Russell (13)
Barclays Center 16,890
18–21
40
January 4
@ Memphis
W 109–100
Russell (23)
Allen (12)
Russell (10)
FedExForum 16,683
19–21
41
January 6
@ Chicago
W 117–100
Russell (28)
Davis (13)
Dinwiddie, Russell (5)
United Center 19,265
20–21
42
January 7
@ Boston
L 95–116
Kurucs (24)
Faried (12)
Napier (6)
TD Garden 18,624
20–22
43
January 9
Atlanta
W 116–100
Russell (23)
Davis (16)
Dinwiddie (5)
Barclays Center 14,531
21–22
44
January 11
@ Toronto
L 105–122
Russell (24)
Allen (12)
Russell (9)
Scotiabank Arena 19,800
21–23
45
January 14
Boston
W 109–102
Russell (34)
Carroll (14)
Russell (7)
Barclays Center 16,247
22–23
46
January 16
@ Houston
W 145–142 (OT)
Dinwiddie (33)
Allen (24)
Dinwiddie (10)
Toyota Center 18,055
23–23
47
January 18
@ Orlando
W 117–115
Russell (40)
Allen (10)
Russell (7)
Amway Center 17,840
24–23
48
January 21
Sacramento
W 123–94
Russell (31)
Davis (16)
Russell (8)
Barclays Center 14,233
25–23
49
January 23
Orlando
W 114–110
Dinwiddie (29)
Allen (11)
Russell (10)
Barclays Center 13,185
26–23
50
January 25
New York
W 109–99
Pinson (19)
Davis (16)
Russell (4)
Barclays Center 17,033
27–23
51
January 28
@ Boston
L 104–112
Russell (25)
Davis (11)
Napier (5)
TD Garden 18,624
27–24
52
January 29
Chicago
W 122–117
Russell (30)
Allen (8)
Russell (7)
Barclays Center 12,726
28–24
53
January 31
@ San Antonio
L 114–117
Russell (25)
Davis (11)
Russell (9)
AT&T Center 18,057
28–25 :
February: 4–6 (home: 2–4; road: 2–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
54
February 2
@ Orlando
L 89–102
Russell (23)
Davis (16)
Russell (6)
Amway Center 17,385
28–26
55
February 4
Milwaukee
L 94–113
Russell (18)
Allen (11)
Russell (5)
Barclays Center 16,209
28–27
56
February 6
Denver
W 135–130
Russell (27)
Carroll (10)
Napier, Russell (11)
Barclays Center 14,516
29–27
57
February 8
Chicago
L 106–125
Russell (23)
Allen (10)
Russell (6)
Barclays Center 15,267
29–28
58
February 11
@ Toronto
L 125–127
Russell (28)
Russell (7)
Russell (14)
Scotiabank Arena 19,800
29–29
59
February 13
@ Cleveland
W 148–139 (3OT)
Russell (36)
Allen (12)
LeVert (9)
Quicken Loans Arena 17,434
30–29
60
February 21
Portland
L 99–113
Crabbe (17)
Allen (11)
Napier (10)
Barclays Center 17,732
30–30
61
February 23
@ Charlotte
W 117–115
Russell (40)
Allen (11)
Russell (7)
Spectrum Center 19,158
31–30
62
February 25
San Antonio
W 101–85
Russell (23)
Carroll (12)
Russell (8)
Barclays Center 13,479
32–30
63
February 27
Washington
L 116–125
Russell (28)
Graham (7)
Russell (7)
Barclays Center 13,683
32–31 :
March: 7–7 (home: 4–1; road: 3–6)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
64
March 1
Charlotte
L 112–123
Russell (22)
Harris, LeVert (7)
Russell (9)
Barclays Center 15,578
32–32
65
March 2
@ Miami
L 88–117
Harris (15)
Kurucs (7)
Russell (8)
American Airlines Arena 19,600
32–33
66
March 4
Dallas
W 127–88
Carroll (22)
Davis (10)
Russell (11)
Barclays Center 17,064
33–33
67
March 6
Cleveland
W 113–107
Dinwiddie (28)
Davis (12)
Dinwiddie, Russell (5)
Barclays Center 14,177
34–33
68
March 9
@ Atlanta
W 114–112
Dinwiddie (23)
Allen (12)
Dinwiddie (7)
State Farm Arena 16,527
35–33
69
March 11
Detroit
W 103–75
Dinwiddie (19)
Crabbe (10)
Russell (7)
Barclays Center 17,732
36–33
70
March 13
@ Oklahoma City
L 96–108
Dinwiddie (25)
Davis (11)
Russell (7)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
36–34
71
March 16
@ Utah
L 98–114
Dinwiddie (22)
Davis (11)
LeVert, Russell (4)
Vivint Smart Home Arena 18,306
36–35
72
March 17
@ L.A. Clippers
L 116–119
Russell (32)
Allen (11)
Russell (10)
Staples Center 17,247
36–36
73
March 19
@ Sacramento
W 123–121
Russell (44)
Allen (7)
Russell (12)
Golden 1 Center 17,583
37–36
74
March 22
@ L.A. Lakers
W 111–106
Harris (26)
Davis (15)
Russell (13)
Staples Center 18,997
38–36
75
March 25
@ Portland
L 144–148 (2OT)
Russell (39)
Davis (14)
Russell (8)
Moda Center 20,188
38–37
76
March 28
@ Philadelphia
L 110–123
Harris (22)
Hollis-Jefferson (10)
Russell (8)
Wells Fargo Center 20,547
38–38
77
March 30
Boston
W 110–96
Russell (29)
Harris (8)
Russell (10)
Barclays Center 17,732
39–38 :
April: 3–2 (home: 1–2; road: 2–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
78
April 1
Milwaukee
L 121–131
Russell (28)
Davis (14)
LeVert (6)
Barclays Center 17,732
39–39
79
April 3
Toronto
L 105–115
Russell (27)
Allen (9)
Russell (6)
Barclays Center 17,732
39–40
80
April 6
@ Milwaukee
W 133–128
Russell (25)
Allen (7)
Russell (10)
Fiserv Forum 18,116
40–40
81
April 7
@ Indiana
W 108–96
Russell (20)
Allen (8)
Dinwiddie, Russell (6)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 16,197
41–40
82
April 10
Miami
W 113–94
Russell (21)
Allen (14)
Dinwiddie, Napier, Russell (5)
Barclays Center 17,732
42–40 :
2018–19 season schedule :

### Playoffs

2019 playoff game log Total: 1–4 (home: 0–2; road: 1–2) :
First round: 1–4 (home: 0–2; road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
April 13
@ Philadelphia
W 111–102
Russell (26)
Davis (16)
Dudley, Russell (4)
Wells Fargo Center 20,437
1–0
2
April 15
@ Philadelphia
L 123–145
Dinwiddie (19)
Allen (6)
Allen (4)
Wells Fargo Center 20,591
1–1
3
April 18
Philadelphia
L 115–131
LeVert, Russell (26)
LeVert (7)
Hollis-Jefferson, Russell (3)
Barclays Center 17,732
1–2
4
April 20
Philadelphia
L 108–112
LeVert (25)
Allen (8)
LeVert, Russell (6)
Barclays Center 17,732
1–3
5
April 23
@ Philadelphia
L 100–122
Hollis-Jefferson (21)
Allen (9)
Napier (10)
Wells Fargo Center 20,595
1–4 :
2019 playoff schedule :

## Player statistics
### Regular season statistics

As of April 10, 2019
Brooklyn Nets statistics :
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Jarrett Allen | 80 | 80 | 26.2 | .590 | .133 | .709 | 8.4 | 1.4 | .5 | 1.5 | 10.9 |
| DeMarre Carroll | 67 | 8 | 25.4 | .395 | .342 | .760 | 5.2 | 1.3 | .5 | .1 | 11.1 |
| Allen Crabbe | 43 | 20 | 26.3 | .367 | .378 | .732 | 3.4 | 1.1 | .5 | .3 | 9.6 |
| Mitch Creek | 4 | 0 | 9.0 | .500 | .000 | .714 | 2.5 | 1.3 | .3 | .0 | 3.8 |
| Ed Davis | 81 | 1 | 17.9 | .616 | .000 | .617 | 8.6 | .8 | .4 | .4 | 5.8 |
| Spencer Dinwiddie | 68 | 4 | 28.1 | .442 | .335 | .806 | 2.4 | 4.6 | .6 | .3 | 16.8 |
| Jared Dudley | 59 | 25 | 20.7 | .423 | .351 | .696 | 2.6 | 1.4 | .6 | .3 | 4.9 |
| Kenneth Faried | 12 | 0 | 9.8 | .595 | .200 | .625 | 3.7 | .2 | .2 | .3 | 5.1 |
| Treveon Graham | 35 | 21 | 20.4 | .335 | .297 | .818 | 3.1 | 1.0 | .4 | .2 | 5.3 |
| Joe Harris | 76 | 76 | 30.2 | .500 | .474 | .827 | 3.8 | 2.4 | .5 | .2 | 13.7 |
| Rondae Hollis-Jefferson | 59 | 21 | 20.9 | .411 | .184 | .645 | 5.3 | 1.6 | .7 | .5 | 8.9 |
| Rodions Kurucs | 63 | 46 | 20.5 | .450 | .315 | .783 | 3.9 | .8 | .7 | .4 | 8.9 |
| Caris LeVert | 40 | 25 | 26.6 | .429 | .312 | .691 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 1.1 | .4 | 13.7 |
| Tahjere McCall | 1 | 0 | 8.0 | .667 | .000 | .000 | 1.0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 4.0 |
| Džanan Musa | 9 | 0 | 4.3 | .409 | .100 | .000 | .6 | .2 | .2 | .0 | 2.1 |
| Shabazz Napier | 56 | 2 | 17.6 | .389 | .333 | .833 | 1.8 | 2.6 | .7 | .3 | 9.4 |
| Theo Pinson | 18 | 0 | 11.7 | .342 | .261 | .864 | 2.0 | 1.2 | .3 | .0 | 4.5 |
| D'Angelo Russell | 81 | 81 | 30.2 | .434 | .369 | .780 | 3.9 | 7.0 | 1.2 | .2 | 21.1 |
| Alan Williams | 5 | 0 | 5.2 | .615 | .000 | .500 | 3.8 | .6 | .2 | .0 | 3.6 |

### Playoff statistics

As of April 23, 2019
Brooklyn Nets statistics :
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Jarrett Allen | 5 | 5 | 22.0 | .594 | — | .850 | 6.8 | 2.2 | .6 | .6 | 11.0 |
| DeMarre Carroll | 5 | 3 | 23.8 | .237 | .292 | 1.000 | 4.0 | .4 | .8 | .0 | 6.6 |
| Ed Davis | 3 | 0 | 13.7 | .700 | — | 1.000 | 6.3 | .7 | .0 | .3 | 5.3 |
| Spencer Dinwiddie | 5 | 0 | 26.2 | .435 | .375 | .714 | 2.6 | 1.6 | .4 | .0 | 14.6 |
| Jared Dudley | 4 | 2 | 20.5 | .273 | .222 | 1.000 | .5 | 2.8 | .8 | .3 | 3.0 |
| Treveon Graham | 5 | 0 | 15.8 | .200 | .000 | .500 | 2.2 | .6 | .4 | .2 | 1.4 |
| Joe Harris | 5 | 5 | 29.8 | .372 | .190 | 1.000 | 4.2 | .6 | .6 | .0 | 8.8 |
| Rondae Hollis-Jefferson | 4 | 0 | 15.5 | .485 | 1.000 | .800 | 3.0 | 1.5 | .3 | 1.3 | 13.3 |
| Rodions Kurucs | 4 | 3 | 17.0 | .400 | .250 | .778 | 5.0 | .8 | .5 | .0 | 6.3 |
| Caris LeVert | 5 | 2 | 28.8 | .493 | .462 | .724 | 4.6 | 3.0 | 1.0 | .4 | 21.0 |
| Džanan Musa | 2 | 0 | 7.5 | .667 | .000 | — | .0 | .0 | 1.0 | .0 | 2.0 |
| Shabazz Napier | 3 | 0 | 9.3 | .636 | .600 | .875 | 2.3 | 3.7 | .3 | .0 | 8.0 |
| Theo Pinson | 3 | 0 | 7.3 | .375 | .429 | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | .7 | .0 | 3.0 |
| D'Angelo Russell | 5 | 5 | 29.6 | .363 | .324 | .846 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 1.4 | .2 | 19.4 |

## Transactions
### Trades

| July 6, 2018 | To Brooklyn NetsDwight Howard | To Charlotte HornetsTimofey Mozgov Draft rights to Hamidou Diallo 2021 second round pick Cash considerations |
| July 13, 2018 | To Brooklyn Nets2020 protected second round pick Draft rights to Isaia Cordinier | To Atlanta HawksJeremy Lin 2025 second round pick Right to swap 2023 second round pick |
| July 13, 2018 | To Brooklyn NetsKenneth Faried Darrell Arthur 2019 first round pick 2020 second round pick | To Denver NuggetsIsaiah Whitehead |
| July 20, 2018 | To Brooklyn NetsJared Dudley 2021 protected second round pick | To Phoenix SunsDarrell Arthur |
| February 7, 2019 | To Brooklyn NetsGreg Monroe 2021 second round pick | To Toronto RaptorsCash considerations |