The New York Knicks had their most personal fouls in a game versus the Syracuse Nationals on February 15, 1953, with 47 fouls.
Interpreted as:
most fouls in a regular-season game knicks| TEAM | PF | DATE | TM | OPP | RESULT | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Knicks | 47 | 2/15/1953 | @ | W 85-81 | 240 | 85 | 24 | 37 | 56 | 66.1 | |||||||||||||||
| 2 | | Knicks | 46 | 12/3/1987 | @ | L 114-120 | 240 | 114 | 48 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 42 | 104 | 40.4 | 2 | 7 | 28.6 | 28 | 39 | 71.8 | 47.0 | 27 | 21 | 20 | ||
| 3 | | Knicks | 46 | 11/18/1987 | @ | L 109-111 | 290 | 109 | 43 | 22 | 7 | 8 | 45 | 93 | 48.4 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 17 | 24 | 70.8 | 52.6 | 14 | 29 | 24 | ||
| 4 | | Knicks | 44 | 11/6/1964 | @ | L 127-133 | 290 | 127 | 66 | 31 | 49 | 128 | 38.3 | 29 | 39 | 74.4 | 43.7 | ||||||||||
| 5 | | Knicks | 44 | 12/10/1953 | vs | L 108-113 | 290 | 108 | 34 | 40 | 56 | 71.4 | |||||||||||||||
| 6 | | Knicks | 44 | 12/16/1952 | vs | W 98-93 | 265 | 98 | 31 | 36 | 49 | 73.5 | |||||||||||||||
| 7 | | Knicks | 44 | 3/8/1952 | L 99-103 | 240 | 99 | 34 | 31 | 40 | 77.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | | Knicks | 43 | 11/6/1987 | @ | L 99-110 | 240 | 99 | 36 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 40 | 84 | 47.6 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 18 | 25 | 72.0 | 52.1 | 9 | 27 | 30 | ||
| 9 | | Knicks | 42 | 11/1/2006 | @ | W 118-117 | 315 | 118 | 56 | 22 | 6 | 7 | 40 | 95 | 42.1 | 10 | 22 | 45.5 | 28 | 36 | 77.8 | 53.2 | 18 | 38 | 25 | ||
| 10 | | Knicks | 42 | 11/13/1987 | @ | L 101-108 | 240 | 101 | 44 | 26 | 15 | 6 | 41 | 98 | 41.8 | 1 | 8 | 12.5 | 18 | 30 | 60.0 | 45.4 | 20 | 24 | 19 | ||
| 11 | | Knicks | 42 | 1/22/1978 | @ | W 143-141 | 265 | 143 | 48 | 39 | 11 | 7 | 58 | 98 | 59.2 | 27 | 37 | 73.0 | 62.6 | 11 | 37 | 31 | |||||
| 12 | | Knicks | 42 | 11/30/1973 | @ | L 97-115 | 240 | 97 | 58 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 36 | 95 | 37.9 | 25 | 30 | 83.3 | 44.8 | 23 | 35 | 22 | |||||
| 13 | | Knicks | 42 | 12/20/1952 | @ | W 102-99 | 265 | 102 | 33 | 36 | 51 | 70.6 | |||||||||||||||
| 14 | | Knicks | 41 | 11/25/1987 | @ | W 104-101 | 240 | 104 | 34 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 37 | 78 | 47.4 | 1 | 6 | 16.7 | 29 | 42 | 69.0 | 53.9 | 12 | 22 | 18 | ||
| 15 | | Knicks | 41 | 11/4/1984 | @ | L 130-131 | 290 | 130 | 49 | 32 | 14 | 7 | 59 | 114 | 51.8 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 11 | 23 | 47.8 | 52.4 | 15 | 34 | 24 | ||
| 16 | | Knicks | 41 | 11/23/1952 | @ | L 73-76 | 240 | 73 | 20 | 33 | 44 | 75.0 | |||||||||||||||
| 17 | | Knicks | 41 | 2/3/1952 | @ | L 95-100 | 240 | 95 | 33 | 35 | 82 | 42.7 | 25 | 35 | 71.4 | 48.8 | |||||||||||
| 18 | | Knicks | 40 | 1/12/1988 | @ | L 111-119 | 240 | 111 | 31 | 19 | 10 | 8 | 37 | 83 | 44.6 | 2 | 6 | 33.3 | 35 | 41 | 85.4 | 54.9 | 13 | 18 | 23 | ||
| 19 | | Knicks | 40 | 3/6/1986 | @ | L 111-113 | 265 | 111 | 38 | 27 | 15 | 6 | 42 | 79 | 53.2 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 26 | 36 | 72.2 | 58.5 | 7 | 31 | 25 | ||
| 20 | | Knicks | 40 | 11/3/1985 | @ | L 96-110 | 240 | 96 | 30 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 40 | 76 | 52.6 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 14 | 21 | 66.7 | 56.3 | 12 | 18 | 19 | ||
| 21 | | Knicks | 40 | 1/23/1982 | vs | L 139-140 | 265 | 139 | 40 | 30 | 5 | 7 | 51 | 87 | 58.6 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 36 | 46 | 78.3 | 64.8 | 11 | 29 | 15 | ||
| 22 | | Knicks | 40 | 2/14/1978 | @ | L 127-136 | 290 | 127 | 51 | 36 | 6 | 9 | 56 | 118 | 47.5 | 15 | 23 | 65.2 | 49.6 | 11 | 40 | 16 | |||||
| 23 | | Knicks | 40 | 10/22/1963 | vs | L 117-130 | 240 | 117 | 41 | 35 | 56 | 62.5 | |||||||||||||||
| 24 | | Knicks | 40 | 12/6/1961 | @ | L 97-133 | 240 | 97 | 35 | 27 | 35 | 77.1 | |||||||||||||||
| 25 | | Knicks | 40 | 1/12/1960 | @ | W 141-123 | 240 | 141 | 57 | 54 | 33 | 43 | 76.7 | ||||||||||||||
SYR
SFW
MIL
DET
WAS
DEN
BAL
CLE
POR
CLE
DET
CINResults may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete team, game-level data for personal fouls going back to the 1980-81 season.
More NBA News
Pelicans and Spurs to play regular-season games in Paris and Manchester next year
The goal for road teams in the NBA playoffs is to enjoy the quiet. In some arenas, it's hard to find
OG Anunoby finishes strong in his return from injury to help the Knicks take Game 1 in OT
'We were attacking Harden': Knicks, Brunson go after Cavs veteran to key their improbable comeback
Game 1s in the NBA's conference finals were beyond belief
Jalen Brunson leads Knicks back from 22 down in the 4th for 115-104 win over Cavs in OT in Game 1
More Knicks Stats
Team Leaders 
PPG
28.4
Brunson
RPG
10.3
Towns
APG
6.5
Towns
Team Rankings
ORTG
119.8
3rd
DRTG
113.3
7th
NETRTG
6.5
5th
3P%
37.3
4th
NBA 2025-26 Leaders
NBA 2025-26 Rankings
NBA Fantasy 2025-26
NBA 2025-26 Betting
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 | 44 | 38 | .537 | 16.0 | |
| 10 | 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 |
Hornets
Heat| 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 | 42 | 40 | .512 | 22.0 | |
| 10 | 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 |
Clippers
Warriors