The 2006âÂÂ07 New Jersey Nets season was the team's 40th in the NBA. They began the season hoping to improve upon their 49âÂÂ33 output from the previous season. However, they came eight wins shy of tying it, finishing 41âÂÂ41. In the playoffs, the Nets upset Vince Carter's former team, the Toronto Raptors in the first round but could not defeat the eventual Eastern Conference champion, the LeBron James-led Cleveland Cavaliers in the next round. The Nets remain the last team with a 0.500 record to win a playoff series. The Nets had the thirteenth best team defensive rating in the NBA.
This season marked the Nets' final playoff appearance in New Jersey, and the Nets would not return to the playoffs until 2013, when they relocated to Brooklyn, New York. Following the season, Clifford Robinson retired.
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 | April 21 | @ Toronto | W 96âÂÂ91 | Richard Jefferson (28) | Jason Kidd (10) | Jason Kidd (15) | Air Canada Centre<br>20,330 | 1âÂÂ0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 | April 24 | @ Toronto | L 83âÂÂ89 | Vince Carter (19) | Kidd, Carter (11) | Jason Kidd (7) | Air Canada Centre<br>20,239 | 1âÂÂ1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 | April 27 | Toronto | W 102âÂÂ89 | Vince Carter (37) | Jason Kidd (16) | Jason Kidd (19) | Continental Airlines Arena<br>17,147 | 2âÂÂ1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4 | April 29 | Toronto | W 102âÂÂ81 | Vince Carter (27) | Jason Kidd (8) | Jason Kidd (13) | Continental Airlines Arena<br>20,032 | 3âÂÂ1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 5 | May 1 | @ Toronto | L 96âÂÂ98 | Vince Carter (30) | Mikki Moore (10) | Jason Kidd (10) | Air Canada Centre<br>20,511 | 3âÂÂ2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 6 | May 4 | Toronto | W 98âÂÂ97 | Richard Jefferson (24) | Kidd, Moore (8) | Jason Kidd (15) | Continental Airlines Arena<br>17,242 | 4âÂÂ2 |-
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 | May 6 | @ Cleveland | L 77âÂÂ81 | Vince Carter (21) | Vince Carter (13) | Jason Kidd (9) | Quicken Loans Arena<br>20,562 | 0âÂÂ1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 | May 8 | @ Cleveland | L 92âÂÂ102 | Vince Carter (26) | Jason Kidd (10) | Jason Kidd (8) | Quicken Loans Arena<br>20,562 | 0âÂÂ2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 | May 12 | Cleveland | W 96âÂÂ85 | three players tied (23) | Jason Kidd (13) | Jason Kidd (14) | Continental Airlines Arena<br>20,032 | 1âÂÂ2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 4 | May 14 | Cleveland | L 85âÂÂ87 | Carter, Moore (25) | Jason Kidd (17) | Vince Carter (9) | Continental Airlines Arena<br>20,032 | 1âÂÂ3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 5 | May 16 | @ Cleveland | W 83âÂÂ72 | Jason Kidd (20) | Jason Kidd (9) | Vince Carter (10) | Quicken Loans Arena<br>20,562 | 2âÂÂ3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 6 | May 18 | Cleveland | L 72âÂÂ88 | Jason Kidd (19) | Jason Kidd (12) | Jason Kidd (8) | Continental Airlines Arena<br>20,032 | 2âÂÂ4 |-
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