61pts
Kobe Bryant
LALvsNYK
Feb 2, 2009
NBA head-to-headClassic Rivalry
Los Angeles Lakers vs New York Knicks Head-to-Head
Los Angeles Lakers lead the all-time record 179-137 across 332 recorded meetings and 16 meetings without a final source score.
Matchup fact
The Los Angeles Lakers lead the playoff series 16-13 over 29 meetings.
By Erik AnderssonStats synced Apr 16, 2026LAL
179
vs
NYK
137
332 meetings16 scores unavailable
All-time
LAL lead 179-137
Recent form
LAL 6-4 over the latest 10
Last meeting
LAL won 110-97 on Mar 8, 2026
Closeness
42 wins separate the teams
Series context
The average winning margin is 9.9 points across decided games.
Recent Games
Last 10 Games
Mar 8, 26
LAL 110-97 NYK
LALFeb 1, 26
NYK 112-100 LAL
NYKMar 6, 25
LAL 113-109 NYK
LALFeb 1, 25
NYK 112-128 LAL
LALFeb 3, 24
NYK 105-113 LAL
LALDec 18, 23
LAL 109-114 NYK
NYKMar 12, 23
LAL 108-112 NYK
NYKJan 31, 23
NYK 123-129 LAL
LALFeb 5, 22
LAL 122-115 NYK
LALNov 23, 21
NYK 106-100 LAL
NYK| Date | Home | Away | Score | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 8, 2026 | LAL | NYK | 110–97 | LAL |
| Feb 1, 2026 | NYK | LAL | 112–100 | NYK |
| Mar 6, 2025 | LAL | NYK | 113–109 | LAL |
| Feb 1, 2025 | NYK | LAL | 112–128 | LAL |
| Feb 3, 2024 | NYK | LAL | 105–113 | LAL |
| Dec 18, 2023 | LAL | NYK | 109–114 | NYK |
| Mar 12, 2023 | LAL | NYK | 108–112 | NYK |
| Jan 31, 2023 | NYK | LAL | 123–129 | LAL |
| Feb 5, 2022 | LAL | NYK | 122–115 | LAL |
| Nov 23, 2021 | NYK | LAL | 106–100 | NYK |
Last Meeting
Mar 8, 2026Final
LAL
110
HOME
NYK
97
AWAY
Lakerswon by13
Game 332 of all-time series
Matchup context
Los Angeles Lakers have won 6 of the latest 10 scored meetings. Los Angeles Lakers lead the complete decided record 179-137. The 9.9-point average margin is reported separately from both win records.
- History span
- 1948 to 2026
- 77 seasons
- Average margin
- 9.9 points
- Across decided games
- Playoff history
- 29
- 29 playoff meetings across 5 postseasons
All-Time Record
Win Percentage
179W
137W
LAL
NYK
57%43%
Los Angeles LakersNew York Knicks
Season Split & Biggest Wins
Regular season vs playoff record, plus each team's largest margin of victory
Regular Season287 games
163
124
Playoffs29 games
16
13
Los Angeles Lakers Biggest Win
130–97+33
Jan 31, 2006
New York Knicks Biggest Win
115–82+33
Mar 16, 1971
Decade Breakdown
Click a decade to filter stats below
Season by Season
| Season ↓ | LAL ↕ | NYK ↕ | Games ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2024–25 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023–24 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2022–23 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021–22 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020–21 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019–20 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018–19 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2017–18 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2016–17 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Matchup Insights
Home / Away Split
AWAY
68-84
LAL
AWAY
53-111
NYK
Streaks & Momentum
Current Streak
Los Angeles Lakers won the most recent meeting
1
Avg. Margin of Victory
Games decided by 9.9 pts on average
9.9pts
Momentum (Last 10 vs All-Time)
LAL-Neutral
Last 1060%
All-Time56.6%
NYK-Neutral
Last 1040%
All-Time43.4%
Last 10 Results
LAL / NYK
Advanced Stats
1996-presentBased on 39 of 332 all-time meetings that have play-by-play dataOvertime History
Total OT Games
5
LAL OT Wins
3
NYK OT Wins
2
Biggest OT Game
123-129 on Jan 31, 2023 (1OT)
Largest Leads
LAL Biggest Leads
+35pts
Jan 31, 2006
#2:+33 pts·Mar 25, 2014
#3:+26 pts·Apr 2, 2000
NYK Biggest Leads
+34pts
Feb 6, 2003
#2:+30 pts·Jan 7, 2020
#3:+27 pts·Feb 6, 2017
Lead Changes
Most in a Game
20
Dec 12, 2017
Average per Game
6.1
per game
Times Tied
Most Ties in a Game
18
Jan 22, 2010
Average Ties per Game
5.3
per game
Attendance Records
Across covered games (1996+)
Highest
19,812
Jan 31, 2023
Lowest
1,981
Apr 12, 2021
Reduced capacity (COVID era)
Average
18,572
Shooting Percentages
Average per game, 1996 to 2023. Every bar uses the same 0 to 100% scale.
FG%
LAL46.4%
NYK44.1%
LAL +2.3 pp
3P%
LAL38.3%
NYK34.2%
LAL +4.1 pp
FT%
LAL74.3%
NYK78.2%
NYK +3.9 pp
TS%
LAL55.6%
NYK53.0%
LAL +2.6 pp
Top Scorers (1996-present)
Career points, games, and biggest single-game vs this opponent
LAL Top 15 Scorers
| Player | Pts | G | Avg | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kobe Bryant | 808 | 27 | 29.9 | 61 |
| Shaquille O'Neal | 259 | 9 | 28.8 | 43 |
| Lamar Odom | 178 | 13 | 13.7 | 26 |
| Derek Fisher | 157 | 19 | 8.3 | 21 |
| Pau Gasol | 154 | 8 | 19.3 | 31 |
| Anthony Davis | 145 | 7 | 20.7 | 28 |
| LeBron James | 142 | 5 | 28.4 | 33 |
| Andrew Bynum | 128 | 10 | 12.8 | 19 |
| Kyle Kuzma | 115 | 7 | 16.4 | 23 |
| Jordan Clarkson | 107 | 7 | 15.3 | 29 |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | 102 | 7 | 14.6 | 24 |
| Robert Horry | 85 | 8 | 10.6 | 20 |
| Devean George | 83 | 11 | 7.5 | 18 |
| Julius Randle | 77 | 5 | 15.4 | 27 |
| Nick Young | 75 | 5 | 15.0 | 20 |
NYK Top 15 Scorers
| Player | Pts | G | Avg | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julius Randle | 204 | 8 | 25.5 | 34 |
| Allan Houston | 198 | 10 | 19.8 | 53 |
| Carmelo Anthony | 185 | 7 | 26.4 | 35 |
| Latrell Sprewell | 166 | 8 | 20.8 | 31 |
| David Lee | 143 | 10 | 14.3 | 31 |
| Jamal Crawford | 134 | 8 | 16.8 | 31 |
| RJ Barrett | 125 | 7 | 17.9 | 36 |
| Nate Robinson | 115 | 10 | 11.5 | 33 |
| Stephon Marbury | 110 | 6 | 18.3 | 45 |
| Kristaps Porzingis | 108 | 5 | 21.6 | 37 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | 104 | 6 | 17.3 | 22 |
| Wilson Chandler | 103 | 6 | 17.2 | 28 |
| Kurt Thomas | 101 | 10 | 10.1 | 20 |
| Eddy Curry | 94 | 7 | 13.4 | 27 |
| Charlie Ward | 82 | 10 | 8.2 | 15 |
Biggest Individual Games (1996-present)
Single-game scoring highs in this matchup
53pts
Allan Houston
NYKvsLAL
Feb 16, 2003
46pts
Kobe Bryant
LALvsNYK
Feb 6, 2003
45pts
Stephon Marbury
NYKvsLAL
Mar 29, 2005
43pts
Shaquille O'Neal
LALvsNYK
Mar 19, 2000
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
44 games with complete quarter lines
LALNYK
How they create points
37 games with complete style splits
Selected comparison
Second-chance points: NYK +2.8 points37 games
LAL highest-scoring quarter
Q2 · 26.5
NYK highest-scoring quarter
Q4 · 26.1
Widest fingerprint gap
NYK +2.8 second-chance points
Questions about this record: Los Angeles Lakers vs New York Knicks
How is the Los Angeles Lakers vs New York Knicks meeting total counted?
The source contains 332 recorded meetings. 316 meetings have a winner; 16 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 Los Angeles Lakers vs New York Knicks NBA playoff record?
The playoff subset contains 29 games: Los Angeles Lakers have 16 wins and New York Knicks have 13. Those games are already included in the complete all-time total.
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.