Bulls vs Knicks: head-to-head
40 meetings since 2015-16
Chicago Bulls14wins
New York Knicks26Rivalry analysis
Since the 2015-16 season, the Bulls and the Knicks have met 40 times, regular season and playoffs combined. The Knicks lead the series 26-14, a clear edge.
Over the last 6 meetings, the Bulls won 1 and the Knicks won 5. The most recent game, on November 4, 2026, ended Knicks 135-105.
The home team won 25 of the 40 games (63%). These matchups averaged 220.1 total points, with a typical winning margin of 10.4 points; 12 of them were decided by five points or fewer.
Season-series sweeps: Knicks in 2016-17. Their next meeting is scheduled for December 1, 2026 in Chicago.
Next meeting
| Dec 1, 2026 | Knicks @ Bulls | 8:00 PM EST | NYK 82% |
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
| Bulls | NYK 81 – 108 CHI · 2016-01-01 |
| Knicks | CHI 96 – 136 NYK · 2026-04-03 |
2026-27 CHI 0 – 2 NYK
| 2026-11-04 | CHI 105 – 135 NYK | Final |
| 2026-10-28 | NYK 133 – 127 CHI | Final |
2025-26 CHI 1 – 3 NYK
| 2026-04-03 | CHI 96 – 136 NYK | Final |
| 2026-02-22 | NYK 105 – 99 CHI | Final |
| 2025-11-02 | CHI 116 – 128 NYK | Final |
| 2025-10-31 | NYK 125 – 135 CHI | Final |
2024-25 CHI 2 – 1 NYK
| 2025-02-20 | CHI 111 – 113 NYK | Final/OT |
| 2025-01-04 | NYK 126 – 139 CHI | Final |
| 2024-11-13 | CHI 124 – 123 NYK | Final |
2023-24 CHI 1 – 3 NYK
| 2024-04-14 | CHI 119 – 120 NYK | Final/OT |
| 2024-04-09 | NYK 128 – 117 CHI | Final |
| 2024-04-05 | NYK 100 – 108 CHI | Final |
| 2024-01-03 | CHI 100 – 116 NYK | Final |
2022-23 CHI 1 – 2 NYK
| 2022-12-23 | CHI 118 – 117 NYK | Final |
| 2022-12-16 | NYK 114 – 91 CHI | Final |
| 2022-12-14 | NYK 128 – 120 CHI | Final/OT |
2021-22 CHI 2 – 2 NYK
| 2022-03-28 | CHI 104 – 109 NYK | Final |
| 2021-12-02 | CHI 119 – 115 NYK | Final |
| 2021-11-21 | NYK 103 – 109 CHI | Final |
| 2021-10-28 | NYK 104 – 103 CHI | Final |
2020-21 CHI 1 – 2 NYK
| 2021-04-28 | CHI 94 – 113 NYK | Final |
| 2021-02-03 | NYK 107 – 103 CHI | Final |
| 2021-02-01 | NYK 102 – 110 CHI | Final |
2019-20 CHI 1 – 2 NYK
| 2020-02-29 | CHI 115 – 125 NYK | Final |
| 2019-11-12 | NYK 102 – 120 CHI | Final |
| 2019-10-28 | CHI 98 – 105 NYK | Final |
2018-19 CHI 1 – 2 NYK
| 2019-04-09 | NYK 96 – 86 CHI | Final |
| 2019-04-01 | CHI 105 – 113 NYK | Final |
| 2018-11-05 | CHI 116 – 115 NYK | Final |
2017-18 CHI 3 – 1 NYK
| 2018-03-19 | CHI 92 – 110 NYK | Final |
| 2018-01-10 | CHI 122 – 119 NYK | Final |
| 2017-12-27 | NYK 87 – 92 CHI | Final |
| 2017-12-09 | NYK 102 – 104 CHI | Final |
2016-17 CHI 0 – 3 NYK
| 2017-04-04 | CHI 91 – 100 NYK | Final |
| 2017-01-12 | CHI 89 – 104 NYK | Final |
| 2016-11-04 | NYK 117 – 104 CHI | Final |
2015-16 CHI 1 – 3 NYK
| 2016-03-24 | CHI 94 – 106 NYK | Final |
| 2016-03-23 | NYK 115 – 107 CHI | Final |
| 2016-01-01 | NYK 81 – 108 CHI | Final |
| 2015-12-19 | CHI 91 – 107 NYK | Final |
Results from BALLDONTLIE. Our database starts with the 2015-16 season, so this is not an all-time franchise record.