Celtics vs Knicks: head-to-head
50 meetings since 2015-16
Boston Celtics31wins
New York Knicks19Rivalry analysis
Since the 2015-16 season, the Celtics and the Knicks have met 50 times, regular season and playoffs combined. The Celtics lead the series 31-19.
Over the last 6 meetings, the Celtics won 2 and the Knicks won 4. The most recent game, on October 23, 2026, ended Celtics 107-103.
The home team won 27 of the 50 games (54%). These matchups averaged 215.7 total points, with a typical winning margin of 12.2 points; 15 of them were decided by five points or fewer.
Season-series sweeps: Celtics in 2024-25, Celtics in 2019-20. They have also met 6 times in the playoffs (2024-25), with the Celtics winning 2 and the Knicks 4. Their next meeting is scheduled for January 13, 2027 in Boston.
Next meetings
| Jan 13, 2027 | Knicks @ Celtics | 7:00 PM EST | BOS 58% |
| Mar 14, 2027 | Celtics @ Knicks | 12:00 PM EDT | |
| Apr 4, 2027 | Celtics @ Knicks | 7:30 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
| Celtics | NYK 73 – 103 BOS · 2018-01-31 |
| Knicks | BOS 81 – 119 NYK · 2025-05-16 |
2026-27 BOS 1 – 0 NYK
| 2026-10-23 | NYK 103 – 107 BOS | Final |
2025-26 BOS 1 – 3 NYK
| 2026-04-09 | BOS 106 – 112 NYK | Final |
| 2026-02-08 | NYK 111 – 89 BOS | Final |
| 2025-12-02 | NYK 117 – 123 BOS | Final |
| 2025-10-24 | BOS 95 – 105 NYK | Final |
2024-25 BOS 6 – 4 NYK
| 2025-05-16 · playoffs | BOS 81 – 119 NYK | Final |
| 2025-05-14 · playoffs | NYK 102 – 127 BOS | Final |
| 2025-05-12 · playoffs | BOS 113 – 121 NYK | Final |
| 2025-05-10 · playoffs | BOS 115 – 93 NYK | Final |
| 2025-05-07 · playoffs | NYK 91 – 90 BOS | Final |
| 2025-05-05 · playoffs | NYK 108 – 105 BOS | Final/OT |
| 2025-04-08 | BOS 119 – 117 NYK | Final/OT |
| 2025-02-23 | NYK 105 – 118 BOS | Final |
| 2025-02-08 | BOS 131 – 104 NYK | Final |
| 2024-10-22 | NYK 109 – 132 BOS | Final |
2023-24 BOS 4 – 1 NYK
| 2024-04-11 | NYK 118 – 109 BOS | Final |
| 2024-02-24 | BOS 116 – 102 NYK | Final |
| 2023-12-08 | NYK 123 – 133 BOS | Final |
| 2023-11-13 | NYK 98 – 114 BOS | Final |
| 2023-10-25 | BOS 108 – 104 NYK | Final |
2022-23 BOS 1 – 3 NYK
| 2023-03-05 | NYK 131 – 129 BOS | Final/2OT |
| 2023-02-27 | BOS 94 – 109 NYK | Final |
| 2023-01-26 | NYK 120 – 117 BOS | Final/OT |
| 2022-11-05 | BOS 133 – 118 NYK | Final |
2021-22 BOS 2 – 2 NYK
| 2022-01-08 | NYK 75 – 99 BOS | Final |
| 2022-01-06 | BOS 105 – 108 NYK | Final |
| 2021-12-18 | NYK 107 – 114 BOS | Final |
| 2021-10-20 | BOS 134 – 138 NYK | Final/2OT |
2020-21 BOS 1 – 2 NYK
| 2021-05-16 | BOS 92 – 96 NYK | Final |
| 2021-04-07 | NYK 99 – 101 BOS | Final |
| 2021-01-17 | NYK 105 – 75 BOS | Final |
2019-20 BOS 3 – 0 NYK
| 2019-12-01 | BOS 113 – 104 NYK | Final |
| 2019-11-01 | NYK 102 – 104 BOS | Final |
| 2019-10-26 | BOS 118 – 95 NYK | Final |
2018-19 BOS 3 – 1 NYK
| 2019-02-01 | BOS 113 – 99 NYK | Final |
| 2018-12-06 | NYK 100 – 128 BOS | Final |
| 2018-11-21 | NYK 117 – 109 BOS | Final |
| 2018-10-20 | BOS 103 – 101 NYK | Final |
2017-18 BOS 3 – 1 NYK
| 2018-02-24 | BOS 121 – 112 NYK | Final |
| 2018-01-31 | NYK 73 – 103 BOS | Final |
| 2017-12-21 | BOS 93 – 102 NYK | Final |
| 2017-10-24 | NYK 89 – 110 BOS | Final |
2016-17 BOS 3 – 1 NYK
| 2017-04-02 | BOS 110 – 94 NYK | Final |
| 2017-01-18 | NYK 117 – 106 BOS | Final |
| 2016-12-25 | BOS 119 – 114 NYK | Final |
| 2016-11-11 | NYK 87 – 115 BOS | Final |
2015-16 BOS 3 – 1 NYK
| 2016-03-04 | NYK 104 – 105 BOS | Final |
| 2016-02-02 | BOS 97 – 89 NYK | Final |
| 2016-01-12 | BOS 114 – 120 NYK | Final |
| 2015-12-27 | NYK 91 – 100 BOS | Final |
Results from BALLDONTLIE. Our database starts with the 2015-16 season, so this is not an all-time franchise record.