The NBA Belt · rivalry

Brooklyn Nets vs. New York Knicks

15Belt meetings

7Nets wins

8Knicks wins

5Title changes

Brooklyn Nets and New York Knicks have met 15 times with the NBA belt on the line, from December 10, 1980 to November 30, 2021. The belt changed hands in 5 of those games. New York Knicks lead the belt series 8–7.

Belt game	Date	Result
3,007	Dec 10, 1980	New York Knicks beat New Jersey Nets 106–104	Defense
3,035	Feb 7, 1981	New York Knicks beat New Jersey Nets 113–106	Defense
3,036	Feb 8, 1981	New York Knicks beat New Jersey Nets 116–102	Defense
3,243	Mar 9, 1983	New York Knicks beat New Jersey Nets 103–92	Defense
3,977	Dec 22, 1990	New York Knicks beat New Jersey Nets 106–93	Title change
4,064	Nov 12, 1991	New York Knicks beat New Jersey Nets 98–96	Defense
4,292	Feb 15, 1994	New Jersey Nets beat New York Knicks 103–83	Defense
5,035	Dec 16, 2001	New Jersey Nets beat New York Knicks 114–96	Defense
5,461	Feb 8, 2006	New Jersey Nets beat New York Knicks 96–83	Defense
6,309	Apr 2, 2014	New York Knicks beat Brooklyn Nets 110–81	Title change
6,315	Apr 15, 2014	New York Knicks beat Brooklyn Nets 109–98	Defense
6,590	Mar 16, 2017	Brooklyn Nets beat New York Knicks 121–110	Title change
6,850	Nov 24, 2019	Brooklyn Nets beat New York Knicks 103–101	Defense
6,965	Mar 15, 2021	Brooklyn Nets beat New York Knicks 117–112	Title change
7,043	Nov 30, 2021	Brooklyn Nets beat New York Knicks 112–110	Title change

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