Milwaukee Bucks vs New York Knicks Head-to-Head

Classic Rivalry
Milwaukee Bucks
New York Knicks
Bucks lead Knicks127to115

A virtually even rivalry in 243 all-time meetings.

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At a glance

Milwaukee Bucks vs New York Knicks insights

The edge
+12wins for Bucks
52% Bucks · 47% Knicks

The rivalry has stayed roughly even across eras: 63-48 since 1996.

Recent form
11-9last 20
Knicks on a 2-game streak

Knicks won 127-98 on Feb 27, 2026

Where it matters
5playoff games

5 playoff games, no Finals meetings.

The story

Bucks built their historical edge pre-1996, winning 64 of 131 decided meetings (49%). In the modern era they are 63-48 against each other (57% Bucks). Games average a 11.0-point winning margin, with the largest decided blowout coming via Bucks' 44-point win. Across the last 20 decided meetings Bucks hold a 11-9 edge, suggesting the modern balance leans their way. The 1980s produced the deepest sample with 52 recorded meetings, more than any other decade in the series and the era that anchors most of its statistical character. Their first recorded meeting fell in 1968, so the rivalry has now spanned 58 seasons of league history. Most recent result: Knicks won 127-98 on Feb 27, 2026. Through the 2020s Bucks have led 12-10 between the teams.

Win Percentage
127W
115W
MIL
NYK
52%48%
Milwaukee BucksNew York Knicks

Recent Games

Last 10 Games
DateHomeAwayScoreWinner
Feb 27, 2026MILNYK98127NYK
Nov 28, 2025NYKMIL118109NYK
Oct 28, 2025MILNYK121111MIL
Mar 28, 2025MILNYK107116NYK
Jan 12, 2025NYKMIL140106NYK
Nov 8, 2024NYKMIL11694NYK
Apr 7, 2024MILNYK109122NYK
Dec 25, 2023NYKMIL129122NYK
Dec 23, 2023NYKMIL111130MIL
Dec 5, 2023MILNYK146122MIL
Last Meeting
Feb 27, 2026Final
MIL
98
HOME
NYK
127
AWAY
Knickswon by29
Knicks' 2nd straight in this series·Game 243 of all-time series

All-Time Record

Season Split & Biggest Wins
Regular season vs playoff record, plus each team's largest margin of victory
Regular Season237 games
126
111
Playoffs5 games
1
4
Milwaukee Bucks Biggest Win
13288+44
Dec 2, 2019
New York Knicks Biggest Win
12585+40
Apr 22, 1994
Decade Breakdown
Click a decade to filter stats below
Season by Season
Season MIL NYK Games
202526123
202425033
202324325
202223303
202122314
202021123
201920303
201819314
201718404
201617213

Matchup Insights

Home / Away Split
74-48MIL HOME67-53NYK HOME
AWAY
53-67
MIL
AWAY
48-74
NYK
Streaks & Momentum
Current Streak
New York Knicks: 2 consecutive wins
2
Avg. Margin of Victory
Games decided by 11.0 pts on average
11.0pts
Momentum (Last 10 vs All-Time)
MILTrending Down
Last 1030%
All-Time52.3%
NYKTrending Up
Last 1070%
All-Time47.3%
Last 10 Results
MIL / NYK

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Methodology & Data Sources

Last updated

Every head-to-head page on SharkBetting is built from verified historical data, not generated prose. Regular-season and playoff game logs are pulled from the balldontlie API (public NBA records from 1946 onward). Playoff series results, arena capacity, and historical context are cross-checked against basketball-reference.com. Player-level top-scorer tables and largest-lead figures use the play-by-play dataset, which has complete coverage only from the 1996-97 season onward; matchups on the page that pre-date 1996 are clearly marked.

Stats are refreshed after every completed game day. 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.

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