The NBA Belt · rivalry
Dallas Mavericks vs. New York Knicks
6Belt meetings
2Mavericks wins
4Knicks wins
3Title changes
Dallas Mavericks and New York Knicks have met 6 times with the NBA belt on the line, from March 22, 1988 to November 9, 2012. The belt changed hands in 3 of those games. New York Knicks lead the belt series 4–2.
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3,751 | Mar 22, 1988 | Dallas Mavericks beat New York Knicks 124–105 | Title change |
| 3,754 | Mar 28, 1988 | New York Knicks beat Dallas Mavericks 114–106 | Title change |
| 4,252 | Nov 16, 1993 | New York Knicks beat Dallas Mavericks 103–90 | Defense |
| 4,616 | Mar 11, 1997 | Dallas Mavericks beat New York Knicks 91–83 | Title change |
| 4,854 | Dec 16, 1999 | New York Knicks beat Dallas Mavericks 100–93 | Defense |
| 6,126 | Nov 9, 2012 | New York Knicks beat Dallas Mavericks 104–94 | Defense |