knicks record vs celtics in playoffs in the 70s

The New York Knicks had a record of 9-8 versus the Celtics in the playoffs between the 1969-70 and 1978-79 seasons.

	TEAM	DATE	REC	TM		OPP	RESULT	W%	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	PF
1	Knicks	4/13/1972	1-0	NYK	@	BOS	W 116-94	1.000	240	116	44	34	48	88	54.5	20	27	74.1	58.1	25
2	Knicks	4/16/1972	1-0	NYK	vs	BOS	W 106-105	1.000	240	106	39	19	39	79	49.4	28	36	77.8	55.9	24
3	Knicks	4/19/1972	0-1	NYK	@	BOS	L 109-115	.000	240	109	43	21	38	89	42.7	33	34	97.1	52.4	25
4	Knicks	4/21/1972	1-0	NYK	vs	BOS	W 116-98	1.000	240	116	51	25	42	85	49.4	32	46	69.6	55.1	24
5	Knicks	4/23/1972	1-0	NYK	@	BOS	W 111-103	1.000	240	111	54	17	35	80	43.8	41	55	74.5	53.3	26
6	Knicks	4/15/1973	0-1	NYK	@	BOS	L 108-134	.000	240	108	35	25	49	95	51.6	10	16	62.5	52.9	22
7	Knicks	4/18/1973	1-0	NYK	vs	BOS	W 129-96	1.000	240	129	44	32	52	89	58.4	25	31	80.6	62.8	25
8	Knicks	4/20/1973	1-0	NYK	@	BOS	W 98-91	1.000	240	98	49	22	42	93	45.2	14	17	82.4	48.8	25
9	Knicks	4/22/1973	1-0	NYK	vs	BOS	W 117-110	1.000	290	117	47	21	46	97	47.4	25	38	65.8	51.4	30
10	Knicks	4/25/1973	0-1	NYK	@	BOS	L 97-98	.000	240	97	46	19	41	91	45.1	15	20	75.0	48.6	33
11	Knicks	4/27/1973	0-1	NYK	vs	BOS	L 100-110	.000	240	100	42	22	40	88	45.5	20	22	90.9	51.2	23
12	Knicks	4/29/1973	1-0	NYK	@	BOS	W 94-78	1.000	240	94	45	27	38	83	45.8	18	25	72.0	50.0	22
13	Knicks	4/14/1974	0-1	NYK	@	BOS	L 88-113	.000	240	88	43	14	34	103	33.0	20	25	80.0	38.6	25
14	Knicks	4/16/1974	0-1	NYK	vs	BOS	L 99-111	.000	240	99	38	19	40	92	43.5	19	24	79.2	48.3	28
15	Knicks	4/19/1974	1-0	NYK	@	BOS	W 103-100	1.000	240	103	36	16	40	82	48.8	23	25	92.0	55.4	27
16	Knicks	4/21/1974	0-1	NYK	vs	BOS	L 91-98	.000	240	91	36	18	43	91	47.3	5	9	55.6	47.9	23
17	Knicks	4/24/1974	0-1	NYK	@	BOS	L 94-105	.000	240	94	29	21	35	85	41.2	24	28	85.7	48.3	31
	Average							.529	242.9	104.5	42.4	21.9	41.3	88.8	46.5	21.9	28.1	77.8	51.6	25.8
	Total		9-8					.529	4,130	1,776	721	372	702	1,510	46.5	372	478	77.8	51.6	438

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More Knicks Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

27.1

Brunson

RPG

10.7

Towns

APG

6.3

Brunson

Team Rankings

ORTG

119.8

3rd

DRTG

113.3

7th

NETRTG

6.5

5th

3P%

37.3

4th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	60	22	.732
2	Celtics	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors	46	36	.561	14.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 6/5	NYK	@	SAS	8:30 PM
Mon 6/8	SAS	@	NYK	8:30 PM
Wed 6/10	SAS	@	NYK	8:30 PM
Sat 6/13	NYK	@	SAS	8:30 PM
Tue 6/16	SAS	@	NYK	8:30 PM

Last Game

Knicks

1 - 0

105

Final

Spurs

0 - 1

Wed 3 Jun 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

Playoffs PPG Leaders

28.1

Cunningham

27.6

Gilgeous-Alexander

27.1

Brunson

Playoffs RPG Leaders

13.2

Jokić

10.8

Wembanyama

10.7

Towns

Playoffs APG Leaders

9.5

Jokić

8.6

Barnes

7.9

Gilgeous-Alexander

Playoffs SPG Leaders

2.8

Wagner

2.5

Eason

2.4

Smart

Playoffs BPG Leaders

3.5

Wembanyama

1.8

Thompson

1.8

Mobley

Playoffs 3PM Leaders

3.6

Bane

3.5

Brooks

3.3

Hachimura

Playoffs TS% Leaders

150.0

Richardson

113.6

Davison

107.8

Nnaji

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

Playoffs ORtg Rankings

123.4

119.3

115.5

113.7

111.7

111.5

Playoffs DRtg Rankings

104.0

106.2

107.4

108.5

109.0

110.7

Playoffs NetRtg Rankings

19.4

9.3

7.4

3.0

1.7

-1.7

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

Playoffs FanDuel Points Leaders

914

Wembanyama

695.3

Gilgeous-Alexander

691

Mobley

Playoffs DraftKings Points Leaders

903.8

Wembanyama

714.8

Mitchell

703.3

Castle

Playoffs USG% Leaders

40.4

Smith

40.1

Williams

34.9

Goodwin

Playoffs MPG Leaders

44.0

Thompson

42.0

Smith

41.0

Durant

Playoffs FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.00

Richardson

1.66

Beringer

1.55

Wembanyama

Playoffs DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

2.33

Richardson

1.58

Beringer

1.55

Jokić

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

59-42

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

55-42

Worst Record ATS

33-49

41-59

36-48

38-50

36-46

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers - x	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets - e	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
15	Jazz - e	22	60	.268	42.0