61pts
James Harden
HOUvsNYK
Jan 23, 2019
NBA head-to-headRockets vs Knicks Finals Rivalry
Houston Rockets vs New York Knicks Head-to-Head
Houston Rockets lead the all-time record 83-82 across 167 recorded meetings and 2 meetings without a final source score.
Matchup fact
The earliest meeting on record was on November 4, 1967: New York Knicks 125, San Diego Rockets 121.
By Erik AnderssonStats synced Apr 16, 2026HOU
83
vs
NYK
82
167 meetings2 scores unavailable
All-time
HOU lead 83-82
Recent form
HOU 3-7 over the latest 10
Last meeting
HOU won 111-94 on Mar 31, 2026
Closeness
One win separates the teams
Series context
The average winning margin is 10.7 points across decided games.
Recent Games
Last 10 Games
Mar 31, 26
HOU 111-94 NYK
HOUFeb 21, 26
NYK 108-106 HOU
NYKFeb 3, 25
NYK 124-118 HOU
NYKNov 4, 24
HOU 109-97 NYK
HOUFeb 12, 24
HOU 105-103 NYK
HOUJan 17, 24
NYK 109-94 HOU
NYKMar 27, 23
NYK 137-115 HOU
NYKDec 31, 22
HOU 88-108 NYK
NYKDec 16, 21
HOU 103-116 NYK
NYKNov 20, 21
NYK 106-99 HOU
NYK| Date | Home | Away | Score | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | HOU | NYK | 111–94 | HOU |
| Feb 21, 2026 | NYK | HOU | 108–106 | NYK |
| Feb 3, 2025 | NYK | HOU | 124–118 | NYK |
| Nov 4, 2024 | HOU | NYK | 109–97 | HOU |
| Feb 12, 2024 | HOU | NYK | 105–103 | HOU |
| Jan 17, 2024 | NYK | HOU | 109–94 | NYK |
| Mar 27, 2023 | NYK | HOU | 137–115 | NYK |
| Dec 31, 2022 | HOU | NYK | 88–108 | NYK |
| Dec 16, 2021 | HOU | NYK | 103–116 | NYK |
| Nov 20, 2021 | NYK | HOU | 106–99 | NYK |
Last Meeting
Mar 31, 2026Final
HOU
111
HOME
NYK
94
AWAY
Rocketswon by17
Game 167 of all-time series
Matchup context
New York Knicks have won 7 of the latest 10 scored meetings. Houston Rockets lead the complete decided record 83-82. The 10.7-point average margin is reported separately from both win records.
- History span
- 1967 to 2026
- 58 seasons
- Average margin
- 10.7 points
- Across decided games
- Playoff history
- 10
- 10 playoff meetings across 2 postseasons
All-Time Record
Win Percentage
83W
82W
HOU
NYK
50%50%
Houston RocketsNew York Knicks
Season Split & Biggest Wins
Regular season vs playoff record, plus each team's largest margin of victory
Regular Season155 games
77
78
Playoffs10 games
6
4
Houston Rockets Biggest Win
118–86+32
Apr 12, 1975Playoff
New York Knicks Biggest Win
125–95+30
Feb 11, 1993
Decade Breakdown
Click a decade to filter stats below
Season by Season
| Season ↓ | HOU ↕ | NYK ↕ | Games ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2024–25 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2023–24 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2022–23 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2021–22 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2020–21 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2019–20 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018–19 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017–18 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016–17 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Matchup Insights
Home / Away Split
AWAY
30-50
HOU
AWAY
32-53
NYK
Streaks & Momentum
Current Streak
Houston Rockets won the most recent meeting
1
Avg. Margin of Victory
Games decided by 10.7 pts on average
10.7pts
Momentum (Last 10 vs All-Time)
HOU↓Trending Down
Last 1030%
All-Time50.3%
NYK↑Trending Up
Last 1070%
All-Time49.7%
Last 10 Results
HOU / NYK
Advanced Stats
1996-presentBased on 42 of 167 all-time meetings that have play-by-play dataOvertime History
Total OT Games
1
HOU OT Wins
1
NYK OT Wins
0
Biggest OT Game
111-116 on Nov 29, 2015 (1OT)
Largest Leads
HOU Biggest Leads
+33pts
Jan 8, 2004
#2:+29 pts·Nov 1, 2017
#3:+28 pts·Nov 2, 2016
NYK Biggest Leads
+42pts
Apr 5, 2019
#2:+35 pts·May 2, 2021
#3:+33 pts·Mar 27, 2023
Lead Changes
Most in a Game
18
Jan 3, 2014
Average per Game
6.6
per game
Times Tied
Most Ties in a Game
18
Nov 21, 2015
Average Ties per Game
5.7
per game
Attendance Records
Across covered games (1996+)
Highest
19,812
Mar 27, 2023
Lowest
3,431
May 2, 2021
Reduced capacity (COVID era)
Average
17,491
Shooting Percentages
Average per game, 1996 to 2023. Every bar uses the same 0 to 100% scale.
FG%
HOU46.0%
NYK45.1%
HOU +0.9 pp
3P%
HOU33.8%
NYK36.2%
NYK +2.4 pp
FT%
HOU76.9%
NYK75.5%
HOU +1.4 pp
TS%
HOU56.5%
NYK54.0%
HOU +2.5 pp
Top Scorers (1996-present)
Career points, games, and biggest single-game vs this opponent
HOU Top 15 Scorers
| Player | Pts | G | Avg | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Harden | 494 | 14 | 35.3 | 61 |
| Yao Ming | 310 | 13 | 23.9 | 36 |
| Steve Francis | 185 | 8 | 23.1 | 32 |
| Eric Gordon | 180 | 12 | 15.0 | 24 |
| Tracy McGrady | 146 | 7 | 20.9 | 35 |
| Trevor Ariza | 124 | 9 | 13.8 | 18 |
| Luis Scola | 116 | 8 | 14.5 | 24 |
| Cuttino Mobley | 110 | 8 | 13.8 | 25 |
| Rafer Alston | 107 | 8 | 13.4 | 20 |
| Clint Capela | 97 | 7 | 13.9 | 19 |
| Ryan Anderson | 88 | 5 | 17.6 | 25 |
| Aaron Brooks | 86 | 7 | 12.3 | 22 |
| Kevin Martin | 77 | 3 | 25.7 | 28 |
| Hakeem Olajuwon | 76 | 5 | 15.2 | 26 |
| Maurice Taylor | 75 | 7 | 10.7 | 21 |
NYK Top 15 Scorers
| Player | Pts | G | Avg | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allan Houston | 196 | 11 | 17.8 | 31 |
| Jamal Crawford | 149 | 8 | 18.6 | 25 |
| Julius Randle | 142 | 6 | 23.7 | 35 |
| Carmelo Anthony | 112 | 5 | 22.4 | 45 |
| David Lee | 103 | 7 | 14.7 | 27 |
| Stephon Marbury | 103 | 8 | 12.9 | 22 |
| Kurt Thomas | 97 | 9 | 10.8 | 23 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | 92 | 7 | 13.1 | 23 |
| Nate Robinson | 91 | 7 | 13.0 | 25 |
| Latrell Sprewell | 87 | 6 | 14.5 | 27 |
| Immanuel Quickley | 86 | 4 | 21.5 | 27 |
| Derrick Rose | 81 | 5 | 16.2 | 24 |
| Amar'e Stoudemire | 79 | 4 | 19.8 | 25 |
| RJ Barrett | 76 | 4 | 19.0 | 27 |
| Eddy Curry | 69 | 6 | 11.5 | 16 |
Biggest Individual Games (1996-present)
Single-game scoring highs in this matchup
53pts
James Harden
HOUvsNYK
Dec 31, 2016
45pts
Carmelo Anthony
NYKvsHOU
Nov 14, 2013
37pts
James Harden
HOUvsNYK
Feb 24, 2020
37pts
James Harden
HOUvsNYK
Nov 25, 2017
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
47 games with complete quarter lines
HOUNYK
How they create points
37 games with complete style splits
Selected comparison
Points in paint: NYK +4.1 points37 games
HOU highest-scoring quarter
Q1 · 25.5
NYK highest-scoring quarter
Q2 · 26.5
Widest fingerprint gap
NYK +4.1 points in paint
Questions about this record: Houston Rockets vs New York Knicks
How is the Houston Rockets vs New York Knicks meeting total counted?
The source contains 167 recorded meetings. 165 meetings have a winner; 2 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 Houston Rockets vs New York Knicks NBA playoff record?
The playoff subset contains 10 games: Houston Rockets have 6 wins and New York Knicks have 4. Those games are already included in the complete all-time total.
How do recent Houston Rockets vs New York Knicks results compare with the complete record?
New York Knicks have won 7 of the latest 10 decided meetings. Houston Rockets lead the complete decided record 83-82. 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.