51pts
Michael Jordan
CHIvsNYK
Jan 21, 1997
NBA head-to-headBulls vs Knicks 90s Rivalry
Chicago Bulls vs New York Knicks Head-to-Head
Chicago Bulls lead the all-time record 153-131 across 289 recorded meetings and 5 meetings without a final source score.
Matchup fact
A one-point margin decided 24 of 284 games between these two (8.5%).
By Erik AnderssonStats synced Apr 16, 2026CHI
153
vs
NYK
131
289 meetings5 scores unavailable
All-time
CHI lead 153-131
Recent form
CHI 4-6 over the latest 10
Last meeting
NYK won 136-96 on Apr 3, 2026
Closeness
22 wins separate the teams
Series context
The average winning margin is 9.5 points across decided games.
Recent Games
Last 10 Games
Apr 3, 26
NYK 136-96 CHI
NYKFeb 22, 26
CHI 99-105 NYK
NYKNov 2, 25
NYK 128-116 CHI
NYKOct 31, 25
CHI 135-125 NYK
CHIFeb 20, 25
NYK 113-111 CHI
NYKJan 4, 25
CHI 139-126 NYK
CHINov 13, 24
NYK 123-124 CHI
CHIApr 14, 24
NYK 120-119 CHI
NYKApr 9, 24
CHI 117-128 NYK
NYKApr 5, 24
CHI 108-100 NYK
CHI| Date | Home | Away | Score | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 2026 | NYK | CHI | 136–96 | NYK |
| Feb 22, 2026 | CHI | NYK | 99–105 | NYK |
| Nov 2, 2025 | NYK | CHI | 128–116 | NYK |
| Oct 31, 2025 | CHI | NYK | 135–125 | CHI |
| Feb 20, 2025 | NYK | CHI | 113–111 | NYK |
| Jan 4, 2025 | CHI | NYK | 139–126 | CHI |
| Nov 13, 2024 | NYK | CHI | 123–124 | CHI |
| Apr 14, 2024 | NYK | CHI | 120–119 | NYK |
| Apr 9, 2024 | CHI | NYK | 117–128 | NYK |
| Apr 5, 2024 | CHI | NYK | 108–100 | CHI |
Last Meeting
Apr 3, 2026Final
NYK
136
HOME
CHI
96
AWAY
Knickswon by40
Knicks' 3rd straight in this series·Game 289 of all-time series
Matchup context
New York Knicks have won 6 of the latest 10 scored meetings. Chicago Bulls lead the complete decided record 153-131. The 9.5-point average margin is reported separately from both win records.
- History span
- 1966 to 2026
- 60 seasons
- Average margin
- 9.5 points
- Across decided games
- Playoff history
- 33
- 33 playoff meetings across 7 postseasons
All-Time Record
Win Percentage
153W
131W
CHI
NYK
54%46%
Chicago BullsNew York Knicks
Season Split & Biggest Wins
Regular season vs playoff record, plus each team's largest margin of victory
Regular Season251 games
131
120
Playoffs33 games
22
11
Chicago Bulls Biggest Win
118–85+33
Feb 16, 2010
New York Knicks Biggest Win
136–96+40
Apr 3, 2026
Decade Breakdown
Click a decade to filter stats below
Season by Season
| Season ↓ | CHI ↕ | NYK ↕ | Games ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2024–25 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2023–24 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2022–23 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2021–22 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2020–21 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2019–20 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2018–19 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2017–18 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2016–17 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Matchup Insights
Home / Away Split
AWAY
53-88
CHI
AWAY
43-100
NYK
Streaks & Momentum
Current Streak
New York Knicks: 3 consecutive wins
3
Avg. Margin of Victory
Games decided by 9.5 pts on average
9.5pts
Momentum (Last 10 vs All-Time)
CHI↓Trending Down
Last 1040%
All-Time53.9%
NYK↑Trending Up
Last 1060%
All-Time46.1%
Last 10 Results
CHI / NYK
Advanced Stats
1996-presentBased on 75 of 289 all-time meetings that have play-by-play dataOvertime History
Total OT Games
5
CHI OT Wins
3
NYK OT Wins
2
Biggest OT Game
115-116 on Nov 5, 2018 (2OT)
Largest Leads
CHI Biggest Leads
+36pts
Mar 28, 2015
#2:+35 pts·Oct 29, 2014
#3:+28 pts·Apr 7, 2004
NYK Biggest Leads
+35pts
Apr 10, 2007
#2:+32 pts·Mar 12, 1999
#3:+31 pts·Dec 29, 2000
Lead Changes
Most in a Game
26
Apr 18, 1998
Average per Game
6.7
per game
Times Tied
Most Ties in a Game
21
Jan 18, 2006
Average Ties per Game
4.9
per game
Attendance Records
Across covered games (1996+)
Highest
24,182
Apr 18, 1998
Lowest
1,981
Apr 28, 2021
Reduced capacity (COVID era)
Average
20,312
Shooting Percentages
Average per game, 1996 to 2023. Every bar uses the same 0 to 100% scale.
FG%
CHI43.8%
NYK44.2%
NYK +0.4 pp
3P%
CHI33.6%
NYK33.9%
NYK +0.3 pp
FT%
CHI75.9%
NYK75.9%
Even
TS%
CHI52.5%
NYK52.4%
CHI +0.1 pp
Top Scorers (1996-present)
Career points, games, and biggest single-game vs this opponent
CHI Top 15 Scorers
| Player | Pts | G | Avg | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirk Hinrich | 407 | 27 | 15.1 | 34 |
| Derrick Rose | 348 | 15 | 23.2 | 32 |
| Zach LaVine | 333 | 13 | 25.6 | 41 |
| Michael Jordan | 313 | 8 | 39.1 | 51 |
| Ben Gordon | 292 | 14 | 20.9 | 32 |
| Luol Deng | 278 | 17 | 16.4 | 24 |
| Jimmy Butler | 228 | 13 | 17.5 | 35 |
| Taj Gibson | 219 | 21 | 10.4 | 22 |
| DeMar DeRozan | 193 | 7 | 27.6 | 37 |
| Joakim Noah | 163 | 18 | 9.1 | 21 |
| Nikola Mirotic | 162 | 11 | 14.7 | 35 |
| Eddy Curry | 160 | 10 | 16.0 | 30 |
| Nikola Vucevic | 140 | 7 | 20.0 | 27 |
| Coby White | 139 | 11 | 12.6 | 27 |
| Andres Nocioni | 133 | 12 | 11.1 | 23 |
NYK Top 15 Scorers
| Player | Pts | G | Avg | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allan Houston | 451 | 25 | 18.0 | 34 |
| Carmelo Anthony | 383 | 16 | 23.9 | 43 |
| Kurt Thomas | 320 | 23 | 13.9 | 26 |
| Julius Randle | 297 | 13 | 22.9 | 34 |
| RJ Barrett | 262 | 12 | 21.8 | 44 |
| Latrell Sprewell | 233 | 14 | 16.6 | 32 |
| Stephon Marbury | 201 | 11 | 18.3 | 29 |
| Patrick Ewing | 174 | 9 | 19.3 | 32 |
| Larry Johnson | 171 | 15 | 11.4 | 24 |
| Charlie Ward | 167 | 20 | 8.3 | 15 |
| Jamal Crawford | 166 | 9 | 18.4 | 28 |
| Amar'e Stoudemire | 161 | 10 | 16.1 | 34 |
| Kristaps Porzingis | 140 | 7 | 20.0 | 29 |
| David Lee | 134 | 11 | 12.2 | 24 |
| Eddy Curry | 133 | 9 | 14.8 | 29 |
Biggest Individual Games (1996-present)
Single-game scoring highs in this matchup
44pts
RJ Barrett
NYKvsCHI
Dec 23, 2022
44pts
Michael Jordan
CHIvsNYK
Apr 18, 1998
44pts
Michael Jordan
CHIvsNYK
Jan 9, 1998
43pts
Carmelo Anthony
NYKvsCHI
Apr 8, 2012
Rivalry Fingerprint
Focus or tap a row to compare the exact gap. Every value is an average from matched game-level records, not a projection.
Quarter scoring pulse
84 games with complete quarter lines
CHINYK
How they create points
68 games with complete style splits
Selected comparison
Points in paint: CHI +2.1 points68 games
CHI highest-scoring quarter
Q1 · 24.7
NYK highest-scoring quarter
Q2 · 24.8
Widest fingerprint gap
CHI +2.1 points in paint
Questions about this record: Chicago Bulls vs New York Knicks
How is the Chicago Bulls vs New York Knicks meeting total counted?
The source contains 289 recorded meetings. 284 meetings have a winner; 5 meetings have no final source score and do not count as a win. This is why the meeting total can be larger than the two win totals combined.
What is the Chicago Bulls vs New York Knicks NBA playoff record?
The playoff subset contains 33 games: Chicago Bulls have 22 wins and New York Knicks have 11. Those games are already included in the complete all-time total.
How do recent Chicago Bulls vs New York Knicks results compare with the complete record?
New York Knicks have won 6 of the latest 10 decided meetings. Chicago Bulls lead the complete decided record 153-131. The recent window is a subset of the complete history, so the page reports the two separately.
Methodology & Data Sources
Last updated
Every head-to-head record on SharkBetting is computed from scored game logs. Regular-season and playoff results come from the balldontlie API and historical records cross-checked against basketball-reference.com. All-time records, recent form, postseason splits, margins, streaks, decades, and seasons are calculated from the same listed results. Records without a final score are excluded from decided-game statistics.
Stats are refreshed after completed game days when new source data is available. Each page's Last updated date shows when its underlying data was actually synced. If you spot an error, head to our contact page with the game date and we will verify against the source feeds.
Pre-1996 game scores partially derived from the nbadb dataset by Wyatt Walsh, distributed under CC BY-SA 4.0.