The NBA Belt · rivalry

New York Knicks vs. Oklahoma City Thunder

12Belt meetings

6Knicks wins

6Thunder wins

6Title changes

New York Knicks and Oklahoma City Thunder have met 12 times with the NBA belt on the line, from January 8, 1968 to March 4, 2026. The belt changed hands in 6 of those games. The belt series is level at 6–6.

Belt game	Date	Result
1,799	Jan 8, 1968	New York Knicks beat Seattle SuperSonics 119–113	Defense
2,072	Dec 1, 1970	New York Knicks beat Seattle SuperSonics 114–109	Defense
2,082	Dec 22, 1970	Seattle SuperSonics beat New York Knicks 119–108	Title change
2,153	Nov 30, 1971	Seattle SuperSonics beat New York Knicks 110–109	Title change
3,242	Mar 8, 1983	New York Knicks beat Seattle SuperSonics 107–98	Defense
4,181	Dec 8, 1992	New York Knicks beat Seattle SuperSonics 100–88	Title change
5,875	Feb 20, 2010	Oklahoma City Thunder beat New York Knicks 121–118	Defense
6,183	Mar 7, 2013	Oklahoma City Thunder beat New York Knicks 95–94	Defense
6,655	Dec 16, 2017	New York Knicks beat Oklahoma City Thunder 111–96	Title change
6,964	Mar 13, 2021	New York Knicks beat Oklahoma City Thunder 119–97	Title change
7,286	Mar 31, 2024	Oklahoma City Thunder beat New York Knicks 113–112	Defense
7,486	Mar 4, 2026	Oklahoma City Thunder beat New York Knicks 103–100	Title change

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New York Knicks vs. Oklahoma City Thunder

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