how many times did the knicks go to the finals

The New York Knicks have 8 appearances in the NBA Finals all-time.

	TEAM	DATE	GP	SEASON	SERIES	TM		OPP	RESULT	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF
1	Knicks	4/7/1951	1	1950-51	NBA Finals	NYK	@	ROC	L 65-92	240	65	42	18			23	85	27.1				19	24	79.2	34.0				24
2	Knicks	4/8/1951	1	1950-51	NBA Finals	NYK	@	ROC	L 84-99	240	84	46	25			32	84	38.1				20	27	74.1	43.8				32
3	Knicks	4/11/1951	1	1950-51	NBA Finals	NYK	vs	ROC	L 71-78	240	71	51	22			28	98	28.6				15	25	60.0	32.6				34
4	Knicks	4/13/1951	1	1950-51	NBA Finals	NYK	vs	ROC	W 79-73	240	79	49	20			29	75	38.7				21	39	53.8	42.9				24
5	Knicks	4/15/1951	1	1950-51	NBA Finals	NYK	@	ROC	W 92-89	240	92	39	23			34	75	45.3				24	33	72.7	51.4				22
6	Knicks	4/18/1951	1	1950-51	NBA Finals	NYK	vs	ROC	W 80-73	240	80	40	21			27	67	40.3				26	39	66.7	47.5				30
7	Knicks	4/21/1951	1	1950-51	NBA Finals	NYK	@	ROC	L 75-79	240	75	41	19			29	70	41.4				17	25	68.0	46.3				32
8	Knicks	4/12/1952	1	1951-52	NBA Finals	NYK	@	MIN	L 79-83	265	79	46	14			24	66	36.4				31	43	72.1	46.5				26
9	Knicks	4/13/1952	1	1951-52	NBA Finals	NYK	@	MIN	W 80-72	240	80	40	12			28	71	39.4				24	31	77.4	47.3				27
10	Knicks	4/16/1952	1	1951-52	NBA Finals	NYK	vs	MIN	L 77-82	240	77	36	24			28	75	37.3				21	30	70.0	43.7				21
11	Knicks	4/18/1952	1	1951-52	NBA Finals	NYK	vs	MIN	W 90-89	265	90	51	17			24	75	32.0				42	54	77.8	45.6				36
12	Knicks	4/20/1952	1	1951-52	NBA Finals	NYK	@	MIN	L 89-102	240	89	32	6			34	68	50.0				21	28	75.0	55.4				28
13	Knicks	4/23/1952	1	1951-52	NBA Finals	NYK	vs	MIN	W 76-68	240	76	51	19			27	72	37.5				22	31	71.0	44.4				16
14	Knicks	4/25/1952	1	1951-52	NBA Finals	NYK	@	MIN	L 65-82	240	65	32	10			18	64	28.1				29	39	74.4	40.0				24
15	Knicks	4/4/1953	1	1952-53	NBA Finals	NYK	@	MIN	W 96-88	240	96					30	70	42.9				36	47	76.6	52.9				25
16	Knicks	4/5/1953	1	1952-53	NBA Finals	NYK	@	MIN	L 71-73	240	71					26	59	44.1				19	30	63.3	49.2				31
17	Knicks	4/7/1953	1	1952-53	NBA Finals	NYK	vs	MIN	L 75-90	240	75					24	81	29.6				27	32	84.4	39.4				22
18	Knicks	4/8/1953	1	1952-53	NBA Finals	NYK	vs	MIN	L 69-71	240	69					19	65	29.2				31	41	75.6	41.5				22
19	Knicks	4/10/1953	1	1952-53	NBA Finals	NYK	vs	MIN	L 84-91	240	84	57	18			26	85	30.6				32	46	69.6	39.9				39
20	Knicks	4/24/1970	1	1969-70	NBA Finals	NYK	vs	LAL	W 124-112	240	124	48	30			51	108	47.2				22	26	84.6	51.9				26
21	Knicks	4/27/1970	1	1969-70	NBA Finals	NYK	vs	LAL	L 103-105	240	103	59	23			43	100	43.0				17	27	63.0	46.0				24
22	Knicks	4/29/1970	1	1969-70	NBA Finals	NYK	@	LAL	W 111-108	265	111	63	24			47	109	43.1				17	23	73.9	46.6				23
23	Knicks	5/1/1970	1	1969-70	NBA Finals	NYK	@	LAL	L 115-121	265	115	51	28			48	105	45.7				19	26	73.1	49.4				28
24	Knicks	5/4/1970	1	1969-70	NBA Finals	NYK	vs	LAL	W 107-100	240	107	38	28			45	103	43.7				17	19	89.5	48.0				25
25	Knicks	5/6/1970	1	1969-70	NBA Finals	NYK	@	LAL	L 113-135	240	113	40	29			52	105	49.5				9	16	56.3	50.4				27
	Average		1.0		0.2					242.6	89.7			8.1	5.0	34.6	83.7	41.3	3.9	13.3	29.6	19.6	26.9	72.9	47.0	12.8	28.2	14.0	25.7
	Total		48		8					11,645	4,306			97	60	1,659	4,018	41.3	47	159	29.6	941	1,290	72.9	47.0	154	338	309	1,233