The NBA Belt · rivalry

Milwaukee Bucks vs. New York Knicks

28Belt meetings

15Bucks wins

13Knicks wins

12Title changes

Milwaukee Bucks and New York Knicks have met 28 times with the NBA belt on the line, from February 5, 1969 to December 5, 2023. The belt changed hands in 12 of those games. Milwaukee Bucks lead the belt series 15–13.

Belt game	Date	Result
1,915	Feb 5, 1969	New York Knicks beat Milwaukee Bucks 111–102	Defense
2,070	Nov 27, 1970	New York Knicks beat Milwaukee Bucks 103–94	Title change
2,071	Nov 28, 1970	New York Knicks beat Milwaukee Bucks 100–99	Defense
2,088	Jan 7, 1971	Milwaukee Bucks beat New York Knicks 116–106	Defense
2,097	Jan 26, 1971	New York Knicks beat Milwaukee Bucks 107–98	Title change
2,209	Mar 24, 1972	Milwaukee Bucks beat New York Knicks 131–88	Title change
2,346	Nov 22, 1973	Milwaukee Bucks beat New York Knicks 107–91	Title change
2,386	Feb 17, 1974	Milwaukee Bucks beat New York Knicks 97–86	Title change
2,424	Nov 23, 1974	Milwaukee Bucks beat New York Knicks 90–72	Title change
2,561	Feb 10, 1976	New York Knicks beat Milwaukee Bucks 104–97	Defense
2,562	Feb 11, 1976	Milwaukee Bucks beat New York Knicks 109–95	Title change
3,008	Dec 11, 1980	Milwaukee Bucks beat New York Knicks 119–107	Title change
3,247	Mar 16, 1983	New York Knicks beat Milwaukee Bucks 105–93	Defense
3,286	Nov 8, 1983	Milwaukee Bucks beat New York Knicks 97–90	Defense
3,344	Mar 3, 1984	Milwaukee Bucks beat New York Knicks 111–106	Defense
3,662	Apr 10, 1987	Milwaukee Bucks beat New York Knicks 132–93	Title change
3,766	Apr 22, 1988	Milwaukee Bucks beat New York Knicks 118–109	Defense
3,834	Mar 19, 1989	New York Knicks beat Milwaukee Bucks 128–104	Title change
4,061	Nov 5, 1991	New York Knicks beat Milwaukee Bucks 113–85	Title change
4,251	Nov 13, 1993	New York Knicks beat Milwaukee Bucks 99–86	Defense
4,306	Mar 17, 1994	New York Knicks beat Milwaukee Bucks 105–83	Defense
4,382	Jan 13, 1995	New York Knicks beat Milwaukee Bucks 91–88	Defense
4,612	Mar 4, 1997	New York Knicks beat Milwaukee Bucks 93–86	Defense
4,779	Mar 5, 1999	Milwaukee Bucks beat New York Knicks 88–87	Defense
4,781	Mar 9, 1999	Milwaukee Bucks beat New York Knicks 87–86	Defense
5,046	Jan 12, 2002	Milwaukee Bucks beat New York Knicks 102–97	Defense
5,054	Jan 26, 2002	New York Knicks beat Milwaukee Bucks 129–127	Defense
7,232	Dec 5, 2023	Milwaukee Bucks beat New York Knicks 146–122	Title change

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