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Hawks vs Knicks: head-to-head

51 meetings since 2015-16

Atlanta Hawks21winsNew York Knicks30
Regular season15-25
Playoffs6-5
Avg. margin (ATL)-3.5
ATL at home9-16
NYK at home14-12
Avg. total points222.6
Current streakNYK 3

Rivalry analysis

Since the 2015-16 season, the Hawks and the Knicks have met 51 times, regular season and playoffs combined. The Knicks lead the series 30-21.

Over the last 6 meetings, the Hawks won 2 and the Knicks won 4. The most recent game, on April 30, 2026, ended Knicks 140-89 in the playoffs.

The home team won 23 of the 51 games (45%). These matchups averaged 222.6 total points, with a typical winning margin of 10.6 points; 17 of them were decided by five points or fewer.

Season-series sweeps: Knicks in 2020-21. They have also met 11 times in the playoffs (2025-26, 2020-21), with the Hawks winning 6 and the Knicks 5. Their next meeting is scheduled for November 29, 2026 in New York.

Next meetings

Nov 29, 2026Hawks @ Knicks6:00 PM ESTNYK 78%
Jan 22, 2027Knicks @ Hawks7:00 PM EST
Jan 28, 2027Hawks @ Knicks7:00 PM EST
Apr 6, 2027Knicks @ Hawks8:00 PM EDT

Probability from today's Elo ratings (home court included); the frozen pre-game figure appears on the game page 7 days before tip-off.

Biggest wins

HawksNYK 98 – 117 ATL · 2015-12-26
KnicksNYK 140 – 89 ATL · 2026-04-30

2025-26 ATL 3 – 6 NYK

2026-04-30 · playoffsNYK 140 – 89 ATLFinal
2026-04-28 · playoffsATL 97 – 126 NYKFinal
2026-04-25 · playoffsNYK 114 – 98 ATLFinal
2026-04-23 · playoffsNYK 108 – 109 ATLFinal
2026-04-20 · playoffsATL 107 – 106 NYKFinal
2026-04-18 · playoffsATL 102 – 113 NYKFinal
2026-04-06NYK 108 – 105 ATLFinal
2026-01-02ATL 111 – 99 NYKFinal
2025-12-27NYK 128 – 125 ATLFinal

2024-25 ATL 2 – 3 NYK

2025-04-05NYK 121 – 105 ATLFinal
2025-02-12ATL 148 – 149 NYKFinal/OT
2025-01-20ATL 110 – 119 NYKFinal
2024-12-11ATL 108 – 100 NYKFinal
2024-11-06NYK 116 – 121 ATLFinal

2023-24 ATL 1 – 2 NYK

2024-03-05ATL 116 – 100 NYKFinal
2023-11-15NYK 116 – 114 ATLFinal
2023-10-27NYK 126 – 120 ATLFinal

2022-23 ATL 2 – 2 NYK

2023-02-15NYK 122 – 101 ATLFinal
2023-01-20NYK 124 – 139 ATLFinal
2022-12-07ATL 89 – 113 NYKFinal
2022-11-02ATL 112 – 99 NYKFinal

2021-22 ATL 1 – 3 NYK

2022-03-22ATL 117 – 111 NYKFinal
2022-01-15NYK 117 – 108 ATLFinal
2021-12-25ATL 87 – 101 NYKFinal
2021-11-27NYK 99 – 90 ATLFinal

2020-21 ATL 4 – 4 NYK

2021-06-02 · playoffsATL 103 – 89 NYKFinal
2021-05-30 · playoffsNYK 96 – 113 ATLFinal
2021-05-28 · playoffsNYK 94 – 105 ATLFinal
2021-05-26 · playoffsATL 92 – 101 NYKFinal
2021-05-23 · playoffsATL 107 – 105 NYKFinal
2021-04-21ATL 127 – 137 NYKFinal/OT
2021-02-15ATL 112 – 123 NYKFinal
2021-01-04NYK 113 – 108 ATLFinal

2019-20 ATL 1 – 2 NYK

2020-03-11NYK 136 – 131 ATLFinal/OT
2020-02-09NYK 135 – 140 ATLFinal/2OT
2019-12-17ATL 120 – 143 NYKFinal

2018-19 ATL 1 – 3 NYK

2019-02-14NYK 106 – 91 ATLFinal
2018-12-21ATL 114 – 107 NYKFinal
2018-11-07NYK 112 – 107 ATLFinal
2018-10-17ATL 107 – 126 NYKFinal

2017-18 ATL 2 – 1 NYK

2018-02-04ATL 99 – 96 NYKFinal
2017-12-10ATL 107 – 111 NYKFinal
2017-11-24NYK 104 – 116 ATLFinal

2016-17 ATL 2 – 2 NYK

2017-01-29NYK 130 – 130 ATLFinal
2017-01-16ATL 108 – 107 NYKFinal
2016-12-28NYK 98 – 102 ATLFinal
2016-11-20ATL 94 – 104 NYKFinal

2015-16 ATL 2 – 2 NYK

2016-01-05NYK 107 – 101 ATLFinal
2016-01-03ATL 97 – 111 NYKFinal
2015-12-26NYK 98 – 117 ATLFinal
2015-10-29ATL 112 – 101 NYKFinal

Results from BALLDONTLIE. Our database starts with the 2015-16 season, so this is not an all-time franchise record.