| New York Knicks playoff history Playoff appearances: 37 Overall playoff record: 168-161 NBA Championships: 1970, 1973 |
| Year | Results |
| 1998-99 |
Defeated Miami, 3-2, first round Defeated Atlanta, 4-0, conference semifinals Defeated Indiana, 4-2, conference finals Lost to San Antonio, 4-1, NBA Finals |
| 1997-98 |
Defeated Miami, 3-2, Eastern Conf. first round Lost to Indiana, 4-1, Eastern Conf. semifinals |
| 1996-97 |
Defeated Charlotte, 3-0, Eastern Conf. first round Lost to Miami, 4-3, Eastern Conf. semifinals |
| 1995-96 |
Defeated Cleveland, 3-0, Eastern Conf. first round Lost to Chicago, 4-1, Eastern Conf. semifinals |
| 1994-95 |
Defeated Cleveland, 3-1, Eastern Conf. first round Lost to Indiana, 4-3, Eastern Conf. semifinals |
| 1993-94 |
Defeated New Jersey, 3-1, Eastern Conf. first round Defeated Chicago, 4-3, Eastern Conf. semifinals Defeated Indiana, 4-3, Eastern Conf. finals Lost to Houston, 4-3, NBA Finals |
| 1992-93 |
Defeated Indiana, 3-1, Eastern Conf. first round Defeated Charlotte, 4-1, Eastern Conf. semifinals Lost to Chicago, 4-2, Eastern Conf. finals |
| 1991-92 |
Defeated Detroit, 3-2, Eastern Conf. first round Lost to Chicago, 4-3, Eastern Conf. semifinals |
| 1990-91 | Lost to Chicago, 3-0, Eastern Conf. first round |
| 1989-90 |
Defeated Boston, 3-2, Eastern Conf. first round Lost to Detroit, 4-1, Eastern Conf. semifinals |
| 1988-89 |
Defeated Philadelphia, 3-0, Eastern Conf. first round Lost to Chicago, 4-2, Eastern Conf. semifinals |
| 1987-88 | Lost to Boston, 3-1, Eastern Conf. first round |
| 1983-84 |
Defeated Detroit, 3-2, Eastern Conf. first round Lost to Boston, 4-3, Eastern Conf. semifinals |
| 1982-83 |
Defeated New Jersey, 2-0, Eastern Conf. first round Lost to Philadelphia, 4-0, Eastern Conf. semifinals |
| 1980-81 | Lost to Chicago, 2-0, Eastern Conf. first round |
| 1977-78 |
Defeated Cleveland, 2-0, Eastern Conf. first round Lost to Philadelphia, 4-0, Eastern Conf. semifinals |
| 1974-75 | Lost to Houston, 2-1, first round |
| 1973-74 |
Defeated Capital, 4-3, Eastern Conf. semifinals Lost to Boston, 4-1, Eastern Conf. finals |
| 1972-73 |
Defeated Baltimore, 4-1, Eastern Conf. semifinals Defeated Boston, 4-3, Eastern Conf. finals Defeated LA Lakers, 4-1, NBA Finals |
| 1971-72 |
Defeated Baltimore, 4-2, Eastern Conf. semifinals Defeated Boston, 4-1, Eastern Conf. finals Lost to LA Lakers, 4-1, NBA Finals |
| 1970-71 |
Defeated Atlanta, 4-1, Eastern Conf. semifinals Lost to Baltimore, 4-3, Eastern Conf. finals |
| 1969-70 |
Defeated Atlanta, 4-1, Eastern Conf. semifinals Defeated Baltimore, 4-1, Eastern Div. semifinals Defeated Milwaukee, 4-1, Eastern Div. finals Defeated LA Lakers, 4-3, NBA Finals |
| 1968-69 |
Defeated Baltimore, 4-0, Eastern Div. semifinals Lost to Boston, 4-2, Eastern Div. finals |
| 1967-68 | Lost to Philadelphia, 4-2, division semifinals |
| 1966-67 | Lost to Boston, 3-2, Eastern Div. semifinals |
| 1958-59 | Lost to Syracuse, 2-0, Eastern Div. semifinals |
| 1955-56 | Lost to Syracuse, Eastern Div. third-place tiebreaker |
| 1954-55 | Lost to Boston, 2-1, Eastern Div. semifinals |
| 1953-54 | Lost to Syracuse and Boston, 4-0, round-robin |
| 1952-53 |
Defeated Baltimore, 2-0, Eastern Div. semifinals Defeated Boston, 3-1, division finals Lost to Minneapolis, 4-1, NBA Finals |
| 1951-52 |
Defeated Boston, 2-1, Eastern Div. semifinals Defeated Syracuse, 3-1, Eastern Div. finals Lost to Minneapolis, 4-3, NBA Finals |
| 1950-51 |
Defeated Boston, 2-0, Eastern Div. semifinals Defeated Syracuse, 3-2, Eastern Div. finals Lost to Rochester, 4-3, NBA Finals |
| 1949-50 |
Defeated Washington, 2-0, Eastern Div. semifinals Lost to Syracuse, 2-1, 3-1, Eastern Div. finals |
| 1948-49 |
Defeated Baltimore, 2-1, Eastern Div. semifinals Lost to Washington, 2-1, Eastern Div. finals |
| 1947-48 | Lost to Baltimore, 2-1, quarterfinals |
| 1946-47 |
Defeated Cleveland, 2-1, quarterfinals Lost to Philadelphia, 2-0, semifinals |
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