| The New Jersey (NJ) Nets had their origins in the | | | | future, as the Continental Airlines Arena intends to |
| American Basketball Association (ABA), when Arthur | | | | re-configure its seating for concerts by reducing its |
| Brown - the trucking magnate - was awarded a | | | | capacity by around 4,000 seats. |
| franchise in 1967. Under pressure from the New York | | | | The Team |
| Knicks, a team already well entrenched in New York, | | | | The NJ Nets, then known as the New York Nets, |
| this new team, which wanted to base itself at | | | | finished last in their first New York season in1968. |
| Manhattan's East End, was forced to locate itself at | | | | They advanced to their first ABA final in 1972, but |
| Teaneck, New Jersey. At the same time, intending to | | | | lost to the Indiana Pacers 4-2 in the best of seven |
| call itself the New York Freighters, it was forced to | | | | series. However, they beat the Utah Stars in 1974 to |
| change name to New Jersey Americans. | | | | win their first ABA final, and repeated their feat by |
| In 1968, the team was renamed the New York Nets, | | | | beating the Denver Nuggets in 1976. |
| and based itself at Long Island, New York. When the | | | | Talking of recent history, the NJ Nets reached the |
| ABA merged with the National Basketball Association | | | | top of the Atlantic Division in the 2005-2006 season. |
| (NBA), it joined the NBA. Prior to the 1977-78 season, | | | | In the latter part of March, they won 14 games in a |
| the New York Nets moved base back to New | | | | row - equaling the franchise record set in 2004. They |
| Jersey, and renamed itself the New Jersey Nets. | | | | defeated the Indiana Pacers in the first round of the |
| Since 1981, the NJ Nets has called the Continental | | | | NBA playoffs in 2006, but lost the following round to |
| Airlines Arena - then known as the Brendan Byrne | | | | the Miami Heat. Their 2005-2006 season ended with a |
| Arena - its home. | | | | 49-33 win-loss record. |
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