The NBA Belt · rivalry
New York Knicks vs. Washington Wizards
37Belt meetings
21Knicks wins
16Wizards wins
17Title changes
New York Knicks and Washington Wizards have met 37 times with the NBA belt on the line, from February 10, 1962 to February 3, 2026. The belt changed hands in 17 of those games. New York Knicks lead the belt series 21–16.
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,271 | Feb 10, 1962 | Chicago Packers beat New York Knicks 126–111 | Title change |
| 1,341 | Jan 4, 1963 | New York Knicks beat Chicago Zephyrs 129–108 | Defense |
| 1,367 | Feb 15, 1963 | New York Knicks beat Chicago Zephyrs 135–131 | Defense |
| 1,423 | Dec 6, 1963 | Baltimore Bullets beat New York Knicks 116–102 | Defense |
| 1,445 | Jan 19, 1964 | New York Knicks beat Baltimore Bullets 109–107 | Title change |
| 1,592 | Dec 11, 1965 | New York Knicks beat Baltimore Bullets 150–127 | Title change |
| 1,594 | Dec 15, 1965 | Baltimore Bullets beat New York Knicks 111–108 | Title change |
| 1,633 | Mar 11, 1966 | Baltimore Bullets beat New York Knicks 126–123 | Title change |
| 1,697 | Jan 7, 1967 | New York Knicks beat Baltimore Bullets 129–126 | Defense |
| 1,816 | Feb 7, 1968 | New York Knicks beat Baltimore Bullets 114–111 | Defense |
| 1,887 | Dec 11, 1968 | Baltimore Bullets beat New York Knicks 118–110 | Defense |
| 1,911 | Jan 30, 1969 | New York Knicks beat Baltimore Bullets 109–106 | Defense |
| 1,917 | Feb 8, 1969 | New York Knicks beat Baltimore Bullets 106–100 | Defense |
| 1,935 | Mar 12, 1969 | Baltimore Bullets beat New York Knicks 111–110 | Title change |
| 1,939 | Mar 19, 1969 | New York Knicks beat Baltimore Bullets 104–100 | Title change |
| 2,148 | Nov 20, 1971 | New York Knicks beat Baltimore Bullets 125–114 | Defense |
| 2,150 | Nov 24, 1971 | New York Knicks beat Baltimore Bullets 114–94 | Defense |
| 2,413 | Oct 30, 1974 | Washington Bullets beat New York Knicks 94–86 | Defense |
| 2,580 | Mar 20, 1976 | Washington Bullets beat New York Knicks 109–104 | Title change |
| 2,809 | Nov 28, 1978 | Washington Bullets beat New York Knicks 133–106 | Defense |
| 2,938 | Feb 24, 1980 | Washington Bullets beat New York Knicks 112–97 | Defense |
| 3,006 | Dec 9, 1980 | New York Knicks beat Washington Bullets 107–104 | Title change |
| 3,120 | Jan 28, 1982 | New York Knicks beat Washington Bullets 102–98 | Title change |
| 3,248 | Mar 18, 1983 | New York Knicks beat Washington Bullets 106–100 | Defense |
| 3,249 | Mar 19, 1983 | Washington Bullets beat New York Knicks 96–90 | Title change |
| 3,395 | Nov 13, 1984 | Washington Bullets beat New York Knicks 103–92 | Defense |
| 3,397 | Nov 16, 1984 | Washington Bullets beat New York Knicks 118–104 | Defense |
| 3,593 | Nov 15, 1986 | New York Knicks beat Washington Bullets 104–97 | Title change |
| 3,760 | Apr 10, 1988 | New York Knicks beat Washington Bullets 118–98 | Title change |
| 3,763 | Apr 15, 1988 | Washington Bullets beat New York Knicks 106–97 | Title change |
| 4,249 | Nov 10, 1993 | New York Knicks beat Washington Bullets 92–84 | Title change |
| 4,287 | Feb 2, 1994 | New York Knicks beat Washington Bullets 85–80 | Defense |
| 4,855 | Dec 18, 1999 | Washington Wizards beat New York Knicks 95–83 | Title change |
| 4,983 | Apr 5, 2001 | New York Knicks beat Washington Wizards 93–80 | Defense |
| 6,058 | Feb 8, 2012 | New York Knicks beat Washington Wizards 107–93 | Defense |
| 6,310 | Apr 4, 2014 | Washington Wizards beat New York Knicks 90–89 | Title change |
| 7,474 | Feb 3, 2026 | New York Knicks beat Washington Wizards 132–101 | Defense |