Dominant matchup
58%win rate vs Wizards
218-156 across 393 recorded meetings
See the full series →East Conference · Atlantic Division Original NBA (BAA 1946)
New York Knicks
All-time head-to-head records, rivalries, and franchise history since 1946.
2
NBA Championships
Last in 1973
8
Finals appearances
80
Seasons played
Since 1946
New York Knicks all-time insights
Toughest matchup
39%win rate vs Celtics
210-335 across 575 recorded meetings
See the full series →Headline rivalry
575meetings vs Celtics
210-335 all-time · 39% win rate
See the full series →2 NBA championships (most recent: 1973 vs Los Angeles Lakers)· 6 runner-up finishes
The story
Across 6,524 recorded meetings vs 29 opponents, the New York Knicks hold a 3,097-3,260 decided-game record, winning 49% of games with a final result. Their longest series is with the Boston Celtics: 575 recorded meetings, 39% win rate in decided games. They feast on the Washington Wizards (58% win rate) and struggle most with the Boston Celtics (39% win rate). Championship context: 2 NBA titles, most recently in 1973 over the Los Angeles Lakers.
All-time records vs every opponent
29 of 29 opponentsEvery opponent the New York Knicks have a regular-season or playoff record against. Click any card for the full series page.
Eastern ConferenceHome
14 teams- Boston Celtics210-335 · 575 meetings39%
- Philadelphia 76ers228-283 · 524 meetings45%
- Detroit Pistons226-185 · 425 meetings55%
- Atlanta Hawks201-205 · 419 meetings50%
- Washington Wizards218-156 · 393 meetings58%
- Chicago Bulls131-153 · 289 meetings46%
- Indiana Pacers126-126 · 256 meetings50%
- Cleveland Cavaliers137-111 · 251 meetings55%
- Milwaukee Bucks115-127 · 243 meetings48%
- Brooklyn Nets119-112 · 232 meetings52%
- Miami Heat92-87 · 179 meetings51%
- Charlotte Hornets79-61 · 140 meetings56%
- Orlando Magic68-70 · 138 meetings49%
- Toronto Raptors63-64 · 127 meetings50%
Western Conference
15 teams- Golden State Warriors154-175 · 356 meetings47%
- Los Angeles Lakers137-179 · 332 meetings43%
- Sacramento Kings151-154 · 321 meetings50%
- Houston Rockets82-83 · 167 meetings50%
- Oklahoma City Thunder67-77 · 145 meetings47%
- Los Angeles Clippers75-68 · 143 meetings52%
- Phoenix Suns67-74 · 142 meetings48%
- Portland Trail Blazers57-70 · 127 meetings45%
- San Antonio Spurs53-65 · 118 meetings45%
- Utah Jazz55-56 · 112 meetings50%
- Denver Nuggets51-52 · 103 meetings50%
- Dallas Mavericks42-48 · 90 meetings47%
- Minnesota Timberwolves38-32 · 70 meetings54%
- Memphis Grizzlies30-28 · 58 meetings52%
- New Orleans Pelicans25-24 · 49 meetings51%
Show as sortable table
| Opponent | W | L | Meetings | Win % | Last meeting |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Celtics | 210 | 335 | 575 | 38.5% | 2026-04-09 |
| Philadelphia 76ers | 228 | 283 | 524 | 44.6% | 2026-05-10 |
| Detroit Pistons | 226 | 185 | 425 | 55.0% | 2026-02-19 |
| Atlanta Hawks | 201 | 205 | 419 | 49.5% | 2026-04-30 |
| Washington Wizards | 218 | 156 | 393 | 58.3% | 2026-03-22 |
| Golden State Warriors | 154 | 175 | 356 | 46.8% | 2026-03-15 |
| Los Angeles Lakers | 137 | 179 | 332 | 43.4% | 2026-03-08 |
| Sacramento Kings | 151 | 154 | 321 | 49.5% | 2026-01-27 |
| Chicago Bulls | 131 | 153 | 289 | 46.1% | 2026-04-03 |
| Indiana Pacers | 126 | 126 | 256 | 50.0% | 2026-03-17 |
| Cleveland Cavaliers | 137 | 111 | 251 | 55.2% | 2026-05-25 |
| Milwaukee Bucks | 115 | 127 | 243 | 47.5% | 2026-02-27 |
| Brooklyn Nets | 119 | 112 | 232 | 51.5% | 2026-03-20 |
| Miami Heat | 92 | 87 | 179 | 51.4% | 2025-12-21 |
| Houston Rockets | 82 | 83 | 167 | 49.7% | 2026-03-31 |
| Oklahoma City Thunder | 67 | 77 | 145 | 46.5% | 2026-03-29 |
| Los Angeles Clippers | 75 | 68 | 143 | 52.4% | 2026-03-09 |
| Phoenix Suns | 67 | 74 | 142 | 47.5% | 2026-01-17 |
| Charlotte Hornets | 79 | 61 | 140 | 56.4% | 2026-04-12 |
| Orlando Magic | 68 | 70 | 138 | 49.3% | 2025-12-13 |
| Portland Trail Blazers | 57 | 70 | 127 | 44.9% | 2026-01-30 |
| Toronto Raptors | 63 | 64 | 127 | 49.6% | 2026-04-10 |
| San Antonio Spurs | 53 | 65 | 118 | 44.9% | 2026-06-13 |
| Utah Jazz | 55 | 56 | 112 | 49.5% | 2026-03-11 |
| Denver Nuggets | 51 | 52 | 103 | 49.5% | 2026-03-06 |
| Dallas Mavericks | 42 | 48 | 90 | 46.7% | 2026-01-19 |
| Minnesota Timberwolves | 38 | 32 | 70 | 54.3% | 2025-12-23 |
| Memphis Grizzlies | 30 | 28 | 58 | 51.7% | 2026-04-01 |
| New Orleans Pelicans | 25 | 24 | 49 | 51.0% | 2026-03-24 |
Franchise history
Championship moments and W-L across the NBA's structural eras, side by side.
Championship ledger
2 titles · 6 runner-ups · 8 Finals appearances1990s
0W · 2L
- 1999lost to Spurs
- 1994lost to Rockets
1970s
2W · 1L
- 1973vs Lakers
- 1972lost to Lakers
- 1970vs Lakers
1950s
0W · 3L
- 1953lost to Lakers
- 1952lost to Lakers
- 1951lost to Royals
ChampionshipFinals lossTeam colors: New York Knicks
Performance by era
Baseline: 49% across all opponentsHow the New York Knicks have performed across 5 of the NBA's structural eras.
BAA / founding
1946-1949
10-9(52.6%)
+3.9 pp vs baseline
Original Basketball Association of America before the NBL merger formed the NBA.
Early NBA
1950-1967
583-750(43.7%)
-5.0 pp vs baseline
Post-merger era of 8-to-10 teams, dominated by Minneapolis and Boston dynasties.
ABA / expansion
1968-1979
584-466(55.6%)
+6.9 pp vs baseline
Rapid expansion and the ABA rival league that folded into the NBA in 1976.
Modern era
1980-1999
948-821(53.6%)
+4.9 pp vs baseline
The 3-point line, Magic vs Bird, the 90s Bulls: a commercial and competitive peak.
Cap / luxury-tax era
2000-present
972-1,214(44.5%)
-4.3 pp vs baseline
Luxury tax, player empowerment, positionless basketball, and analytics-led offense.
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.