The NBA Belt · rivalry

New York Knicks vs. San Antonio Spurs

23Belt meetings

10Knicks wins

13Spurs wins

10Title changes

New York Knicks and San Antonio Spurs have met 23 times with the NBA belt on the line, from December 14, 1976 to June 13, 2026. The belt changed hands in 10 of those games. San Antonio Spurs lead the belt series 13–10.

Belt game	Date	Result
2,637	Dec 14, 1976	San Antonio Spurs beat New York Knicks 111–98	Title change
2,736	Feb 2, 1978	San Antonio Spurs beat New York Knicks 123–113	Defense
3,750	Mar 21, 1988	New York Knicks beat San Antonio Spurs 133–121	Title change
4,253	Nov 17, 1993	San Antonio Spurs beat New York Knicks 95–90	Title change
4,826	Jun 16, 1999	San Antonio Spurs beat New York Knicks 89–77 Playoffs	Title change
4,827	Jun 18, 1999	San Antonio Spurs beat New York Knicks 80–67 Playoffs	Defense
4,828	Jun 21, 1999	New York Knicks beat San Antonio Spurs 89–81 Playoffs	Title change
4,829	Jun 23, 1999	San Antonio Spurs beat New York Knicks 96–89 Playoffs	Title change
4,830	Jun 25, 1999	San Antonio Spurs beat New York Knicks 78–77 Playoffs	Defense
4,949	Jan 15, 2001	New York Knicks beat San Antonio Spurs 104–82	Defense
5,070	Mar 3, 2002	San Antonio Spurs beat New York Knicks 99–83	Defense
5,665	Feb 8, 2008	San Antonio Spurs beat New York Knicks 99–93	Defense
6,128	Nov 15, 2012	New York Knicks beat San Antonio Spurs 104–100	Defense
6,236	Nov 10, 2013	San Antonio Spurs beat New York Knicks 120–89	Defense
6,456	Jan 8, 2016	San Antonio Spurs beat New York Knicks 100–99	Title change
6,799	Mar 15, 2019	San Antonio Spurs beat New York Knicks 109–83	Defense
7,451	Dec 16, 2025	New York Knicks beat San Antonio Spurs 124–113	Defense
7,484	Mar 1, 2026	New York Knicks beat San Antonio Spurs 114–89	Title change
7,525	Jun 3, 2026	New York Knicks beat San Antonio Spurs 105–95 Playoffs	Defense
7,526	Jun 5, 2026	New York Knicks beat San Antonio Spurs 105–104 Playoffs	Defense
7,527	Jun 8, 2026	San Antonio Spurs beat New York Knicks 115–111 Playoffs	Title change
7,528	Jun 10, 2026	New York Knicks beat San Antonio Spurs 107–106 Playoffs	Title change
7,529	Jun 13, 2026	New York Knicks beat San Antonio Spurs 94–90 Playoffs	Defense

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