The NBA Belt · rivalry

Atlanta Hawks vs. New York Knicks

42Belt meetings

23Hawks wins

19Knicks wins

19Title changes

Atlanta Hawks and New York Knicks have met 42 times with the NBA belt on the line, from December 26, 1951 to April 6, 2026. The belt changed hands in 19 of those games. Atlanta Hawks lead the belt series 23–19.

Belt game	Date	Result
387	Dec 26, 1951	Milwaukee Hawks beat New York Knicks 78–76	Title change
502	Feb 3, 1953	New York Knicks beat Milwaukee Hawks 76–69	Defense
708	Dec 10, 1955	New York Knicks beat St. Louis Hawks 99–80	Defense
784	Nov 7, 1956	St. Louis Hawks beat New York Knicks 107–101	Defense
789	Nov 18, 1956	New York Knicks beat St. Louis Hawks 102–69	Title change
800	Dec 7, 1956	New York Knicks beat St. Louis Hawks 107–101	Defense
801	Dec 8, 1956	New York Knicks beat St. Louis Hawks 109–104	Defense
803	Dec 11, 1956	St. Louis Hawks beat New York Knicks 137–128	Title change
916	Feb 11, 1958	St. Louis Hawks beat New York Knicks 107–105	Title change
953	Nov 13, 1958	New York Knicks beat St. Louis Hawks 119–102	Defense
1,069	Jan 3, 1960	St. Louis Hawks beat New York Knicks 110–108	Title change
1,089	Feb 9, 1960	St. Louis Hawks beat New York Knicks 114–104	Title change
1,142	Dec 2, 1960	St. Louis Hawks beat New York Knicks 139–133	Title change
1,200	Mar 8, 1961	St. Louis Hawks beat New York Knicks 117–94	Defense
1,365	Feb 13, 1963	St. Louis Hawks beat New York Knicks 103–102	Defense
1,366	Feb 14, 1963	New York Knicks beat St. Louis Hawks 123–113	Title change
1,536	Feb 9, 1965	St. Louis Hawks beat New York Knicks 108–103	Defense
1,550	Mar 7, 1965	St. Louis Hawks beat New York Knicks 132–106	Defense
1,557	Mar 21, 1965	St. Louis Hawks beat New York Knicks 112–103	Defense
1,720	Feb 13, 1967	St. Louis Hawks beat New York Knicks 139–109	Defense
1,721	Feb 16, 1967	New York Knicks beat St. Louis Hawks 121–120	Title change
1,815	Feb 6, 1968	New York Knicks beat St. Louis Hawks 121–100	Title change
1,817	Feb 9, 1968	St. Louis Hawks beat New York Knicks 121–111	Title change
1,914	Feb 4, 1969	New York Knicks beat Atlanta Hawks 122–97	Defense
1,976	Nov 26, 1969	New York Knicks beat Atlanta Hawks 138–108	Defense
2,020	Feb 21, 1970	Atlanta Hawks beat New York Knicks 122–106	Title change
2,031	Mar 20, 1970	Atlanta Hawks beat New York Knicks 110–102	Defense
2,098	Jan 27, 1971	New York Knicks beat Atlanta Hawks 116–108	Defense
2,108	Feb 12, 1971	Atlanta Hawks beat New York Knicks 125–116	Defense
2,138	Oct 27, 1971	Atlanta Hawks beat New York Knicks 110–96	Title change
2,423	Nov 21, 1974	New York Knicks beat Atlanta Hawks 101–95	Defense
2,946	Mar 9, 1980	Atlanta Hawks beat New York Knicks 98–92	Defense
2,951	Mar 18, 1980	New York Knicks beat Atlanta Hawks 111–110	Title change
3,246	Mar 15, 1983	New York Knicks beat Atlanta Hawks 119–97	Defense
3,604	Dec 13, 1986	Atlanta Hawks beat New York Knicks 122–110	Defense
3,898	Feb 13, 1990	New York Knicks beat Atlanta Hawks 114–109	Defense
4,092	Jan 7, 1992	Atlanta Hawks beat New York Knicks 109–94	Defense
4,288	Feb 4, 1994	Atlanta Hawks beat New York Knicks 114–102	Title change
4,809	Apr 28, 1999	Atlanta Hawks beat New York Knicks 76–73	Title change
6,096	Apr 22, 2012	New York Knicks beat Atlanta Hawks 113–112	Title change
7,042	Nov 27, 2021	New York Knicks beat Atlanta Hawks 99–90	Title change
7,501	Apr 6, 2026	New York Knicks beat Atlanta Hawks 108–105	Title change

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