The NBA Belt · rivalry

New York Knicks vs. Portland Trail Blazers

13Belt meetings

6Knicks wins

7Trail Blazers wins

6Title changes

New York Knicks and Portland Trail Blazers have met 13 times with the NBA belt on the line, from November 1, 1977 to January 30, 2026. The belt changed hands in 6 of those games. Portland Trail Blazers lead the belt series 7–6.

Belt game	Date	Result
2,695	Nov 1, 1977	Portland Trail Blazers beat New York Knicks 113–104	Title change
2,751	Mar 2, 1978	New York Knicks beat Portland Trail Blazers 128–117	Title change
2,799	Nov 5, 1978	Portland Trail Blazers beat New York Knicks 111–96	Defense
3,244	Mar 12, 1983	New York Knicks beat Portland Trail Blazers 97–95	Defense
3,637	Feb 24, 1987	Portland Trail Blazers beat New York Knicks 122–109	Defense
3,978	Dec 26, 1990	Portland Trail Blazers beat New York Knicks 108–92	Title change
4,874	Feb 3, 2000	New York Knicks beat Portland Trail Blazers 98–88	Title change
4,948	Jan 13, 2001	New York Knicks beat Portland Trail Blazers 91–78	Title change
6,335	Dec 7, 2014	Portland Trail Blazers beat New York Knicks 103–99	Defense
6,692	Mar 6, 2018	Portland Trail Blazers beat New York Knicks 111–87	Defense
6,772	Jan 7, 2019	Portland Trail Blazers beat New York Knicks 111–101	Defense
7,464	Jan 11, 2026	New York Knicks beat Portland Trail Blazers 123–114	Title change
7,472	Jan 30, 2026	New York Knicks beat Portland Trail Blazers 127–97	Defense

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New York Knicks vs. Portland Trail Blazers

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