Lakers vs Knicks: head-to-head
22 meetings since 2015-16
Los Angeles Lakers11wins
New York Knicks11Rivalry analysis
Since the 2015-16 season, the Lakers and the Knicks have met 22 times, regular season and playoffs combined. The series is tied 11-11.
Over the last 6 meetings, the Lakers won 4 and the Knicks won 2. The most recent game, on March 8, 2026, ended Lakers 110-97.
The home team won 12 of the 22 games (55%). These matchups averaged 218.3 total points, with a typical winning margin of 8.9 points; 8 of them were decided by five points or fewer.
Their next meeting is scheduled for January 30, 2027 in New York.
Next meetings
| Jan 30, 2027 | Lakers @ Knicks | 8:30 PM EST | NYK 68% |
| Mar 11, 2027 | Knicks @ Lakers | 10:00 PM EST |
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
| Lakers | NYK 87 – 117 LAL · 2020-01-07 |
| Knicks | LAL 96 – 111 NYK · 2021-04-12 |
2025-26 LAL 1 – 1 NYK
| 2026-03-08 | NYK 97 – 110 LAL | Final |
| 2026-02-01 | LAL 100 – 112 NYK | Final |
2024-25 LAL 2 – 0 NYK
| 2025-03-06 | NYK 109 – 113 LAL | Final/OT |
| 2025-02-01 | LAL 128 – 112 NYK | Final |
2023-24 LAL 1 – 1 NYK
| 2024-02-03 | LAL 113 – 105 NYK | Final |
| 2023-12-18 | NYK 114 – 109 LAL | Final |
2022-23 LAL 1 – 1 NYK
| 2023-03-12 | NYK 112 – 108 LAL | Final |
| 2023-01-31 | LAL 129 – 123 NYK | Final/OT |
2021-22 LAL 1 – 1 NYK
| 2022-02-05 | NYK 115 – 122 LAL | Final/OT |
| 2021-11-23 | LAL 100 – 106 NYK | Final |
2020-21 LAL 1 – 1 NYK
| 2021-05-11 | NYK 99 – 101 LAL | Final/OT |
| 2021-04-12 | LAL 96 – 111 NYK | Final |
2019-20 LAL 2 – 0 NYK
| 2020-01-22 | LAL 100 – 92 NYK | Final |
| 2020-01-07 | NYK 87 – 117 LAL | Final |
2018-19 LAL 0 – 2 NYK
| 2019-03-17 | LAL 123 – 124 NYK | Final |
| 2019-01-04 | NYK 119 – 112 LAL | Final |
2017-18 LAL 1 – 1 NYK
| 2018-01-21 | NYK 107 – 127 LAL | Final |
| 2017-12-12 | LAL 109 – 113 NYK | Final |
2016-17 LAL 1 – 1 NYK
| 2017-02-06 | LAL 121 – 107 NYK | Final |
| 2016-12-11 | NYK 118 – 112 LAL | Final |
2015-16 LAL 0 – 2 NYK
| 2016-03-13 | NYK 90 – 87 LAL | Final |
| 2015-11-08 | LAL 95 – 99 NYK | Final |
Results from BALLDONTLIE. Our database starts with the 2015-16 season, so this is not an all-time franchise record.