The NBA Belt · rivalry

New York Knicks vs. Phoenix Suns

16Belt meetings

10Knicks wins

6Suns wins

7Title changes

New York Knicks and Phoenix Suns have met 16 times with the NBA belt on the line, from February 12, 1969 to November 26, 2023. The belt changed hands in 7 of those games. New York Knicks lead the belt series 10–6.

Belt game	Date	Result
1,918	Feb 12, 1969	New York Knicks beat Phoenix Suns 112–105	Defense
1,940	Mar 21, 1969	New York Knicks beat Phoenix Suns 139–104	Defense
1,966	Nov 4, 1969	New York Knicks beat Phoenix Suns 116–99	Title change
1,974	Nov 22, 1969	New York Knicks beat Phoenix Suns 128–114	Defense
2,081	Dec 20, 1970	New York Knicks beat Phoenix Suns 133–118	Defense
2,147	Nov 16, 1971	New York Knicks beat Phoenix Suns 112–111	Title change
2,258	Dec 19, 1972	Phoenix Suns beat New York Knicks 117–84	Defense
2,380	Feb 5, 1974	New York Knicks beat Phoenix Suns 106–90	Title change
2,636	Dec 11, 1976	New York Knicks beat Phoenix Suns 112–96	Title change
2,651	Jan 19, 1977	Phoenix Suns beat New York Knicks 97–90	Title change
3,039	Feb 15, 1981	New York Knicks beat Phoenix Suns 115–101	Defense
3,809	Jan 27, 1989	Phoenix Suns beat New York Knicks 132–130	Title change
5,053	Jan 24, 2002	New York Knicks beat Phoenix Suns 96–91	Title change
5,431	Dec 9, 2005	Phoenix Suns beat New York Knicks 85–81	Defense
5,564	Jan 24, 2007	Phoenix Suns beat New York Knicks 112–107	Defense
7,229	Nov 26, 2023	Phoenix Suns beat New York Knicks 116–113	Defense

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