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Detroit Pistons vs. New York Knicks

50Belt meetings
25Pistons wins
25Knicks wins
23Title changes

Detroit Pistons and New York Knicks have met 50 times with the NBA belt on the line, from November 27, 1949 to February 19, 2026. The belt changed hands in 23 of those games. The belt series is level at 25–25.

Belt gameDateResult
221Nov 27, 1949New York Knicks beat Fort Wayne Pistons 77–72Defense
248Jan 25, 1950New York Knicks beat Fort Wayne Pistons 96–66Defense
332Feb 10, 1951New York Knicks beat Fort Wayne Pistons 73–62Title change
333Feb 11, 1951Fort Wayne Pistons beat New York Knicks 120–96Title change
344Mar 4, 1951Fort Wayne Pistons beat New York Knicks 105–98Title change
386Dec 25, 1951New York Knicks beat Fort Wayne Pistons 72–65Defense
406Jan 27, 1952Fort Wayne Pistons beat New York Knicks 100–92Title change
496Jan 24, 1953New York Knicks beat Fort Wayne Pistons 82–76Defense
586Feb 10, 1954New York Knicks beat Fort Wayne Pistons 73–69Defense
611Nov 6, 1954Fort Wayne Pistons beat New York Knicks 90–83Defense
623Dec 4, 1954Fort Wayne Pistons beat New York Knicks 90–88Title change
671Feb 27, 1955New York Knicks beat Fort Wayne Pistons 95–83Title change
736Jan 28, 1956Fort Wayne Pistons beat New York Knicks 92–91Defense
790Nov 21, 1956Fort Wayne Pistons beat New York Knicks 104–103Title change
794Nov 27, 1956New York Knicks beat Fort Wayne Pistons 105–98Title change
820Jan 19, 1957New York Knicks beat Fort Wayne Pistons 102–100Defense
891Dec 27, 1957New York Knicks beat Detroit Pistons 125–120Title change
915Feb 9, 1958New York Knicks beat Detroit Pistons 100–98Title change
1,219Nov 10, 1961Detroit Pistons beat New York Knicks 124–118Defense
1,248Jan 2, 1962New York Knicks beat Detroit Pistons 110–104Defense
1,288Mar 7, 1962Detroit Pistons beat New York Knicks 119–112Title change
1,342Jan 6, 1963Detroit Pistons beat New York Knicks 103–102Title change
1,343Jan 8, 1963Detroit Pistons beat New York Knicks 109–93Defense
1,529Jan 29, 1965New York Knicks beat Detroit Pistons 106–99Title change
1,798Jan 6, 1968New York Knicks beat Detroit Pistons 118–101Defense
1,907Jan 24, 1969Detroit Pistons beat New York Knicks 107–106Defense
1,978Nov 29, 1969Detroit Pistons beat New York Knicks 110–98Title change
2,073Dec 2, 1970Detroit Pistons beat New York Knicks 101–82Title change
2,286Feb 10, 1973New York Knicks beat Detroit Pistons 107–93Title change
2,327Oct 9, 1973New York Knicks beat Detroit Pistons 101–100Defense
2,622Nov 12, 1976Detroit Pistons beat New York Knicks 111–97Defense
2,641Dec 21, 1976New York Knicks beat Detroit Pistons 133–103Defense
2,694Oct 29, 1977New York Knicks beat Detroit Pistons 124–117Title change
3,038Feb 13, 1981New York Knicks beat Detroit Pistons 120–92Defense
3,312Dec 28, 1983Detroit Pistons beat New York Knicks 111–108Defense
3,360Apr 6, 1984Detroit Pistons beat New York Knicks 115–107Defense
3,710Dec 25, 1987Detroit Pistons beat New York Knicks 91–87Defense
3,761Apr 11, 1988New York Knicks beat Detroit Pistons 114–111Defense
3,935May 8, 1990Detroit Pistons beat New York Knicks 112–77 PlayoffsTitle change
3,936May 10, 1990Detroit Pistons beat New York Knicks 104–97 PlayoffsDefense
3,937May 12, 1990New York Knicks beat Detroit Pistons 111–103 PlayoffsTitle change
3,938May 13, 1990Detroit Pistons beat New York Knicks 102–90 PlayoffsTitle change
3,939May 15, 1990Detroit Pistons beat New York Knicks 95–84 PlayoffsDefense
4,678Dec 16, 1997New York Knicks beat Detroit Pistons 83–78Title change
4,696Jan 24, 1998New York Knicks beat Detroit Pistons 99–92Defense
4,950Jan 19, 2001New York Knicks beat Detroit Pistons 97–91Defense
5,126Nov 18, 2002New York Knicks beat Detroit Pistons 94–91Title change
5,450Jan 19, 2006Detroit Pistons beat New York Knicks 105–79Defense
7,476Feb 6, 2026Detroit Pistons beat New York Knicks 118–80Title change
7,479Feb 19, 2026Detroit Pistons beat New York Knicks 126–111Defense

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