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Knicks vs Suns: head-to-head

22 meetings since 2015-16

New York Knicks8winsPhoenix Suns14
Regular season8-14
Avg. margin (NYK)-0.1
NYK at home4-7
PHX at home7-4
Avg. total points220.1
Current streakPHX 2

Rivalry analysis

Since the 2015-16 season, the Knicks and the Suns have met 22 times, regular season and playoffs combined. The Suns lead the series 14-8.

Over the last 6 meetings, the Knicks won 3 and the Suns won 3. The most recent game, on January 17, 2026, ended Suns 106-99.

The home team won 11 of the 22 games (50%). These matchups averaged 220.1 total points, with a typical winning margin of 13.8 points; 5 of them were decided by five points or fewer.

Their next meeting is scheduled for December 31, 2026 in Phoenix.

Next meetings

Dec 31, 2026Knicks @ Suns9:00 PM ESTNYK 66%
Jan 26, 2027Suns @ Knicks7:30 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

KnicksNYK 128 – 97 PHX · 2016-03-09
SunsNYK 105 – 128 PHX · 2021-05-07

2025-26 NYK 0 – 2 PHX

2026-01-17PHX 106 – 99 NYKFinal
2026-01-09NYK 107 – 112 PHXFinal

2024-25 NYK 2 – 0 PHX

2025-04-06PHX 98 – 112 NYKFinal
2024-11-20NYK 138 – 122 PHXFinal

2023-24 NYK 1 – 1 PHX

2023-12-15NYK 139 – 122 PHXFinal
2023-11-26PHX 116 – 113 NYKFinal

2022-23 NYK 1 – 1 PHX

2023-01-02PHX 83 – 102 NYKFinal
2022-11-20NYK 95 – 116 PHXFinal

2021-22 NYK 0 – 2 PHX

2022-03-04NYK 114 – 115 PHXFinal
2021-11-26PHX 118 – 97 NYKFinal

2020-21 NYK 0 – 2 PHX

2021-05-07NYK 105 – 128 PHXFinal
2021-04-26PHX 118 – 110 NYKFinal

2019-20 NYK 0 – 2 PHX

2020-01-16PHX 121 – 98 NYKFinal
2020-01-03NYK 112 – 120 PHXFinal

2018-19 NYK 0 – 2 PHX

2019-03-06NYK 96 – 107 PHXFinal
2018-12-17PHX 128 – 110 NYKFinal

2017-18 NYK 2 – 0 PHX

2018-01-26NYK 107 – 85 PHXFinal
2017-11-03PHX 107 – 120 NYKFinal

2016-17 NYK 0 – 2 PHX

2017-01-21PHX 107 – 105 NYKFinal
2016-12-13NYK 111 – 113 PHXFinal

2015-16 NYK 2 – 0 PHX

2016-03-09NYK 128 – 97 PHXFinal
2016-01-29PHX 84 – 102 NYKFinal

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