The NBA Belt · rivalry

Miami Heat vs. New York Knicks

18Belt meetings

10Heat wins

8Knicks wins

10Title changes

Miami Heat and New York Knicks have met 18 times with the NBA belt on the line, from March 22, 1989 to February 2, 2023. The belt changed hands in 10 of those games. Miami Heat lead the belt series 10–8.

Belt game	Date	Result
3,836	Mar 22, 1989	Miami Heat beat New York Knicks 107–103	Title change
3,909	Mar 11, 1990	New York Knicks beat Miami Heat 106–90	Title change
4,313	Apr 2, 1994	New York Knicks beat Miami Heat 110–87	Defense
4,314	Apr 5, 1994	Miami Heat beat New York Knicks 100–86	Title change
4,530	Apr 13, 1996	Miami Heat beat New York Knicks 103–95	Defense
4,807	Apr 25, 1999	New York Knicks beat Miami Heat 82–80	Defense
4,875	Feb 6, 2000	New York Knicks beat Miami Heat 94–80	Defense
4,984	Apr 8, 2001	Miami Heat beat New York Knicks 81–76	Title change
5,368	Mar 15, 2005	Miami Heat beat New York Knicks 98–96	Defense
5,370	Mar 19, 2005	Miami Heat beat New York Knicks 97–82	Defense
6,099	Apr 28, 2012	Miami Heat beat New York Knicks 100–67 Playoffs	Title change
6,100	Apr 30, 2012	Miami Heat beat New York Knicks 104–94 Playoffs	Defense
6,101	May 3, 2012	Miami Heat beat New York Knicks 87–70 Playoffs	Defense
6,102	May 6, 2012	New York Knicks beat Miami Heat 89–87 Playoffs	Title change
6,103	May 9, 2012	Miami Heat beat New York Knicks 106–94 Playoffs	Title change
6,123	Nov 2, 2012	New York Knicks beat Miami Heat 104–84	Title change
6,455	Jan 6, 2016	New York Knicks beat Miami Heat 98–90	Title change
7,159	Feb 2, 2023	New York Knicks beat Miami Heat 106–104	Title change

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Miami Heat vs. New York Knicks

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