List of New York Knicks seasons

The New York Knickerbockers, better known as the New York Knicks, are a professional basketball team based in New York City that competes in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The team has played in the NBA throughout the league's entire history. The Knicks play in the Eastern Conference's Atlantic Division. In its 78 seasons, the franchise has reached the NBA Finals eight times and won two championships. As of the end of the 2023–24 season, New York has won more than 2,900 regular season games, and the team has the fourth-highest victory total in NBA history.^[1] Since 1968, the Knicks have played home games at Madison Square Garden.^[2]

Madison Square Garden is the home arena of the Knicks.

One of the Basketball Association of America's (BAA) 11 teams during its inaugural season, the Knicks won the league's first game, defeating the Toronto Huskies 68–66 on November 1, 1946.^[3] The club qualified for the playoffs in the league's first three seasons before the BAA merged with the National Basketball League in 1949 to form the NBA.^[4] Following the merger, New York extended its streak of playoff appearances to nine consecutive years. The team reached the NBA Finals each year from 1952 to 1954. The Knicks returned to the Finals in 1970 and defeated the Los Angeles Lakers in seven games for the team's first title. New York and Los Angeles faced each other again in the 1972 Finals, a series that the Lakers won four games to one. The Knicks earned their second NBA championship the following year, as they won a rematch with Los Angeles in five games.

From 1988 to 2001, the franchise made the playoffs in 14 consecutive seasons. The team reached its first NBA Finals in 21 seasons in 1994, losing to the Houston Rockets in seven games. Five years later, New York again lost in the NBA Finals, this time in a five-game series against the San Antonio Spurs. The Knicks struggled during the early years of the 21st century, winning only one playoff series between 2001 and 2022. In the 2023–24 season, New York posted a 50–32 record and reached the playoffs, losing to the Indiana Pacers in the conference semifinals.

Table key

Bill Bradley was a member of the Knicks' 1969–70 and 1972–73 championship-winning teams.

NBA champions (1947–present) †

Conference champions (1971–present) *

Division champions (1947–present) ^

Playoff berth (1947–present) ¤

Conf. finish	Final position in conference standings
Div. finish	Final position in division standings
W	Number of regular season wins
L	Number of regular season losses
Win%	Winning percentage
GB	Games behind first-place team in division[a]
Ref.	Reference
ASG MVP	All-Star Game Most Valuable Player
COY	Coach of the Year
DPOY	Defensive Player of the Year
FMVP	NBA Finals Most Valuable Player
JWKC	J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award
MIP	Most Improved Player
MVP	Most Valuable Player
ROY	Rookie of the Year
SIX	Sixth Man of the Year
SPOR	Sportsmanship Award

Seasons

Note: Statistics are correct as of the 2024–25 season.

Season	Conf.	Conf. finish[b]	Div.	Div. finish[b]	W[c]	L[c]	Win%	Playoffs	Awards	Head coach	Ref.
1946–47	—	—	Eastern	3rd ¤	33	27	.550	Won first round vs. Cleveland Rebels, 2–1 Lost semifinals to Philadelphia Warriors, 2–0[5]	—	Neil Cohalan	[6]
1947–48	—	—	Eastern	2nd ¤	26	22	.542	Lost first round to Baltimore Bullets, 2–1[7]	—	Joe Lapchick	[8]
1948–49	—	—	Eastern	2nd ¤	32	28	.533	Won division semifinals vs. Baltimore Bullets, 2–1 Lost division finals to Washington Capitols, 2–1[9]	—	Joe Lapchick	[10]
1949–50	—	—	Eastern	2nd ¤	40	28	.588	Won division semifinals vs. Washington Capitols, 2–0 Lost division finals to Syracuse Nationals, 2–1[11]	—	Joe Lapchick	[12]
1950–51	—	—	Eastern	3rd ¤	36	30	.545	Won division semifinals vs. Boston Celtics, 2–0 Won division finals vs. Syracuse Nationals, 3–2 Lost NBA Finals to Rochester Royals, 4–3[13]	—	Joe Lapchick	[14]
1951–52	—	—	Eastern	3rd ¤	37	29	.561	Won division semifinals vs. Boston Celtics, 2–1 Won division finals vs. Syracuse Nationals, 3–1 Lost NBA Finals to Minneapolis Lakers, 4–3[15]	—	Joe Lapchick	[16]
1952–53	—	—	Eastern ^	1st ^	47	23	.671	Won division semifinals vs. Baltimore Bullets, 2–0 Won division finals vs. Boston Celtics, 3–1 Lost NBA Finals to Minneapolis Lakers, 4–1[17]	—	Joe Lapchick	[18]
1953–54	—	—	Eastern ^	1st ^	44	28	.611	Lost round-robin to Boston Celtics and Syracuse Nationals, 4–0[19]	—	Joe Lapchick	[20]
1954–55	—	—	Eastern	2nd ¤	38	34	.528	Lost division semifinals to Boston Celtics, 2–1[21]	—	Joe Lapchick	[22]
1955–56	—	—	Eastern	4th[d] ¤	35	37	.486	Lost division tiebreaker to Syracuse Nationals, 1–0[24]	—	Joe Lapchick Vince Boryla	[23]
1956–57	—	—	Eastern	4th	36	36	.500	—	—	Vince Boryla	[25]
1957–58	—	—	Eastern	4th	35	37	.486	—	—	Vince Boryla Andrew Levane	[26]
1958–59	—	—	Eastern	2nd ¤	40	32	.556	Lost division semifinals to Syracuse Nationals, 2–0[27]	—	Andrew Levane	[28]
1959–60	—	—	Eastern	4th	27	48	.360	—	—	Andrew Levane Carl Braun	[29]
1960–61	—	—	Eastern	4th	21	58	.266	—	—	Carl Braun	[30]
1961–62	—	—	Eastern	4th	29	51	.363	—	—	Eddie Donovan	[31]
1962–63	—	—	Eastern	4th	21	59	.263	—	—	Eddie Donovan	[32]
1963–64	—	—	Eastern	4th	22	58	.275	—	—	Eddie Donovan	[33]
1964–65	—	—	Eastern	4th	31	49	.388	—	Willis Reed[34] (ROY)	Eddie Donovan Harry Gallatin	[35]
1965–66	—	—	Eastern	4th	30	50	.375	—	—	Harry Gallatin Dick McGuire	[36]
1966–67	—	—	Eastern	4th ¤	36	45	.444	Lost division semifinals to Boston Celtics, 3–1[37]	—	Dick McGuire	[38]
1967–68	—	—	Eastern	3rd ¤	43	39	.524	Lost division semifinals to Philadelphia 76ers, 4–2[39]	—	Dick McGuire Red Holzman	[40]
1968–69	—	—	Eastern	3rd ¤	54	28	.659	Won division semifinals vs. Baltimore Bullets, 4–0 Lost division finals to Boston Celtics, 4–2[41]	—	Red Holzman	[42]
1969–70 †	—	—	Eastern ^	1st ^	60	22	.732	Won division semifinals vs. Baltimore Bullets, 4–3 Won division finals vs. Milwaukee Bucks, 4–1 Won NBA Finals vs. Los Angeles Lakers, 4–3[43] †	Willis Reed[34] (MVP, FMVP, ASG MVP) Red Holzman[44] (COY)	Red Holzman	[45]
1970–71	Eastern	1st ¤	Atlantic[e] ^	1st ^	52	30	.634	Won conference semifinals vs. Atlanta Hawks, 4–1 Lost conference finals to Baltimore Bullets, 4–3[48]	—	Red Holzman	[49]
1971–72	Eastern *	3rd ¤	Atlantic	2nd	48	34	.585	Won conference semifinals vs. Baltimore Bullets, 4–2 Won conference finals vs. Boston Celtics, 4–1 Lost NBA Finals to Los Angeles Lakers, 4–1[50] *	—	Red Holzman	[51]
1972–73 †	Eastern *	3rd ¤	Atlantic	2nd	57	25	.695	Won conference semifinals vs. Baltimore Bullets, 4–1 Won conference finals vs. Boston Celtics, 4–3 Won NBA Finals vs. Los Angeles Lakers, 4–1[52] †	Willis Reed[34] (FMVP)	Red Holzman	[53]
1973–74	Eastern	3rd ¤	Atlantic	2nd	49	33	.598	Won conference semifinals vs. Capital Bullets, 4–3 Lost conference finals to Boston Celtics, 4–1[54]	—	Red Holzman	[55]
1974–75	Eastern	5th ¤	Atlantic	3rd	40	42	.488	Lost first round to Houston Rockets, 2–1[56]	Walt Frazier[57] (ASG MVP)	Red Holzman	[58]
1975–76	Eastern	7th	Atlantic	4th	38	44	.463	—	—	Red Holzman	[59]
1976–77	Eastern	7th	Atlantic	3rd	40	42	.488	—	—	Red Holzman	[60]
1977–78	Eastern	5th ¤	Atlantic	2nd	43	39	.524	Won first round vs. Cleveland Cavaliers, 2–0 Lost conference semifinals to Philadelphia 76ers, 4–0[61]	—	Willis Reed	[62]
1978–79	Eastern	7th	Atlantic	4th	31	51	.378	—	—	Willis Reed Red Holzman	[63]
1979–80	Eastern	7th	Atlantic	4th[f]	39	43	.476	—	—	Red Holzman	[64]
1980–81	Eastern	4th ¤	Atlantic	3rd	50	32	.610	Lost first round to Chicago Bulls, 2–0[65]	Mike Glenn[66] (JWKC)	Red Holzman	[67]
1981–82	Eastern	10th	Atlantic	5th	33	49	.402	—	—	Red Holzman	[68]
1982–83	Eastern	5th ¤	Atlantic	4th	44	38	.537	Won first round vs. New Jersey Nets, 2–0 Lost conference semifinals to Philadelphia 76ers, 4–0[69]	—	Hubie Brown	[70]
1983–84	Eastern	5th ¤	Atlantic	3rd	47	35	.573	Won first round vs. Detroit Pistons, 3–2 Lost conference semifinals to Boston Celtics, 4–3[71]	—	Hubie Brown	[72]
1984–85	Eastern	10th	Atlantic	5th	24	58	.293	—	—	Hubie Brown	[73]
1985–86	Eastern	11th	Atlantic	5th	23	59	.280	—	Patrick Ewing[74] (ROY) Rory Sparrow[66][g] (JWKC)	Hubie Brown	[75]
1986–87	Eastern	11th	Atlantic	5th[h]	24	58	.293	—	—	Hubie Brown Bob Hill	[76]
1987–88	Eastern	8th ¤	Atlantic	3rd[i]	38	44	.463	Lost first round to Boston Celtics, 3–1[78]	Mark Jackson[79] (ROY)	Rick Pitino	[77]
1988–89	Eastern	2nd ¤	Atlantic ^	1st ^	52	30	.634	Won first round vs. Philadelphia 76ers, 3–0 Lost conference semifinals to Chicago Bulls, 4–2[80]	—	Rick Pitino	[81]
1989–90	Eastern	5th ¤	Atlantic	3rd	45	37	.549	Won first round vs. Boston Celtics, 3–2 Lost conference semifinals to Detroit Pistons, 4–1[82]	—	Stu Jackson	[83]
1990–91	Eastern	8th ¤	Atlantic	3rd	39	43	.476	Lost first round to Chicago Bulls, 3–0[84]	—	Stu Jackson John MacLeod	[85]
1991–92	Eastern	4th ¤	Atlantic	2nd[j]	51	31	.622	Won first round vs. Detroit Pistons, 3–2 Lost conference semifinals to Chicago Bulls, 4–3[87]	—	Pat Riley	[86]
1992–93	Eastern	1st ¤	Atlantic ^	1st ^	60	22	.732	Won first round vs. Indiana Pacers, 3–1 Won conference semifinals vs. Charlotte Hornets, 4–1 Lost conference finals to Chicago Bulls, 4–2[88]	Pat Riley[89] (COY)	Pat Riley	[90]
1993–94	Eastern *	2nd ¤	Atlantic ^	1st ^	57	25	.695	Won first round vs. New Jersey Nets, 3–1 Won conference semifinals vs. Chicago Bulls, 4–3 Won conference finals vs. Indiana Pacers, 4–3 Lost NBA Finals to Houston Rockets, 4–3[91] *	—	Pat Riley	[92]
1994–95	Eastern	3rd ¤	Atlantic	2nd	55	27	.671	Won first round vs. Cleveland Cavaliers, 3–1 Lost conference semifinals to Indiana Pacers, 4–3[93]	Anthony Mason[94] (SIX)	Pat Riley	[95]
1995–96	Eastern	5th ¤	Atlantic	2nd	47	35	.573	Won first round vs. Cleveland Cavaliers, 3–0 Lost conference semifinals to Chicago Bulls, 4–1[96]	—	Don Nelson Jeff Van Gundy	[97]
1996–97	Eastern	3rd ¤	Atlantic	2nd	57	25	.695	Won first round vs. Charlotte Hornets, 3–0 Lost conference semifinals to Miami Heat, 4–3[98]	John Starks[94] (SIX)	Jeff Van Gundy	[99]
1997–98	Eastern	7th ¤	Atlantic	2nd	43	39	.524	Won first round vs. Miami Heat, 3–2 Lost conference semifinals to Indiana Pacers, 4–1[100]	—	Jeff Van Gundy	[101]
1998–99[k]	Eastern *	8th ¤	Atlantic	4th	27	23	.540	Won first round vs. Miami Heat, 3–2 Won conference semifinals vs. Atlanta Hawks, 4–0 Won conference finals vs. Indiana Pacers, 4–2 Lost NBA Finals to San Antonio Spurs, 4–1[104] *	—	Jeff Van Gundy	[103]
1999–00	Eastern	3rd ¤	Atlantic	2nd	50	32	.610	Won first round vs. Toronto Raptors, 3–0 Won conference semifinals vs. Miami Heat, 4–3 Lost conference finals to Indiana Pacers, 4–2[105]	—	Jeff Van Gundy	[106]
2000–01	Eastern	4th ¤	Atlantic	3rd	48	34	.585	Lost first round to Toronto Raptors, 3–2[107]	—	Jeff Van Gundy	[108]
2001–02	Eastern	13th	Atlantic	7th	30	52	.366	—	—	Jeff Van Gundy Don Chaney	[109]
2002–03	Eastern	10th	Atlantic	6th[l]	37	45	.451	—	—	Don Chaney	[110]
2003–04	Eastern	7th ¤	Atlantic	3rd	39	43	.476	Lost first round to New Jersey Nets, 4–0[111]	—	Don Chaney Herb Williams Lenny Wilkens	[112]
2004–05	Eastern	12th	Atlantic	5th[m]	33	49	.402	—	—	Lenny Wilkens Herb Williams	[113]
2005–06	Eastern	15th	Atlantic	5th	23	59	.280	—	—	Larry Brown	[114]
2006–07	Eastern	12th	Atlantic	4th	33	49	.402	—	—	Isiah Thomas	[115]
2007–08	Eastern	14th	Atlantic	5th	23	59	.280	—	—	Isiah Thomas	[116]
2008–09	Eastern	14th	Atlantic	5th	32	50	.390	—	—	Mike D'Antoni	[117]
2009–10	Eastern	11th	Atlantic	3rd	29	53	.354	—	—	Mike D'Antoni	[118]
2010–11	Eastern	6th ¤	Atlantic	2nd	42	40	.512	Lost first round to Boston Celtics, 4–0[119]	—	Mike D'Antoni	[120]
2011–12[n]	Eastern	7th ¤	Atlantic	2nd	36	30	.545	Lost first round to Miami Heat, 4–1[123]	Tyson Chandler[124] (DPOY)	Mike D'Antoni Mike Woodson	[122]
2012–13	Eastern	2nd ¤	Atlantic ^	1st ^	54	28	.659	Won first round vs. Boston Celtics, 4–2 Lost conference semifinals to Indiana Pacers, 4–2	J. R. Smith[94] (SIX) Jason Kidd[125] (SPOR)	Mike Woodson	[126]
2013–14	Eastern	9th	Atlantic	3rd	37	45	.451	—	—	Mike Woodson	[127]
2014–15	Eastern	15th	Atlantic	5th	17	65	.207	—	—	Derek Fisher	[128]
2015–16	Eastern	13th	Atlantic	3rd	32	50	.390	—	—	Derek Fisher Kurt Rambis	[129]
2016–17	Eastern	12th	Atlantic	3rd	31	51	.378	—	—	Jeff Hornacek	[130]
2017–18	Eastern	11th	Atlantic	4th	29	53	.354	—	—	Jeff Hornacek	[131]
2018–19	Eastern	15th	Atlantic	5th	17	65	.207	—	—	David Fizdale	[132]
2019–20[o]	Eastern	12th	Atlantic	5th	21	45	.318	—	—	David Fizdale Mike Miller	[134]
2020–21[p]	Eastern	4th ¤	Atlantic	3rd	41	31	.569	Lost first round to Atlanta Hawks, 4–1	Julius Randle[136] (MIP) Tom Thibodeau[137] (COY)	Tom Thibodeau	[138]
2021–22	Eastern	11th	Atlantic	5th	37	45	.451	—	—	Tom Thibodeau	[139]
2022–23	Eastern	5th ¤	Atlantic	3rd	47	35	.573	Won first round vs. Cleveland Cavaliers, 4–1 Lost conference semifinals vs. Miami Heat, 4–2	—	Tom Thibodeau	[140]
2023–24	Eastern	2nd ¤	Atlantic	2nd	50	32	.610	Won first round vs. Philadelphia 76ers, 4–2 Lost conference semifinals vs. Indiana Pacers, 4–3	—	Tom Thibodeau	[141]
2024–25	Eastern	3rd ¤	Atlantic	2nd	51	31	.622	Won first round vs. Detroit Pistons, 4–2 Won conference semifinals vs. Boston Celtics, 4–2 TBD conference finals vs. Indiana Pacers	—	Tom Thibodeau	[142]

All-time records

Statistic	Wins	Losses	W–L%
New York Knicks regular season record (1946–present)	3,025	3,162	.489
New York Knicks postseason record (1946–present)	200	204	.495
All-time regular and postseason record	3,225	3,366	.489

Notes

1. The formula is as follows: ${\displaystyle \mathrm {Games} \ \mathrm {Behind} ={\frac {(\mathrm {TeamA_{Wins}} -\mathrm {TeamB_{Wins}} )+(\mathrm {TeamB_{Losses}} -\mathrm {TeamA_{Losses}} )}{\mathrm {2} }}}$
2. The Finish columns for both conference and division list regular season results and exclude postseason play.
3. The Wins and Losses columns list regular season results and exclude any postseason play. Regular and postseason records are combined only below the table.
4. Though the Knicks had the same record as Syracuse in the Eastern Division, they lost the tiebreaker and finished fourth.^[23]
5. Before the 1970–71 season, the NBA realigned into Eastern and Western conferences, with four divisions between them.^[46] As a result of the realignment, New York was placed in the Eastern Conference as a member of the Atlantic Division.^[47]
6. Though the Knicks had the same record as Washington in the Atlantic Division, they lost the tiebreaker and finished fourth.^[64]
7. Sparrow and Michael Cooper were co-winners of the award.^[66]
8. Though the Knicks had the same record as New Jersey in the Atlantic Division, they lost the tiebreaker and finished fifth.^[76]
9. Though the Knicks had the same record as Washington in the Atlantic Division, they lost the tiebreaker and finished third.^[77]
10. Though the Knicks had the same record as Boston in the Atlantic Division, they lost the tiebreaker and finished second.^[86]
11. Due to a lockout, the season did not start until February 5, 1999, and all 29 teams played a shortened 50-game regular season schedule.^[102][103]
12. Though the Knicks had the same record as the Washington Wizards in the Atlantic Division, they lost the tiebreaker and finished sixth.^[110]
13. Though the Knicks had the same record as Toronto in the Atlantic Division, they lost the tiebreaker and finished fifth.^[113]
14. Due to a lockout, the season did not start until December 25, 2011 and all 30 teams played a shortened 66-game regular season schedule.^[121][122]
15. Regular season incomplete due to COVID-19 pandemic.^[133]
16. Regular season shortened to 72 games due to COVID-19 pandemic.^[135]