List of New York Knicks seasons - wikipedia List of New York Knicks seasons Madison Square Garden is the home arena of the Knicks. The New York Knickerbockers, better known as the New York Knicks, are a professional basketball team based in New York City that competes in the National Basketball Association ( NBA ). An original member of the NBA, the Knicks play in the Eastern Conference 's Atlantic Division. In its 71 seasons, the franchise has reached the NBA Finals eight times and won two championships. As of the end of the 2016 -- 17 season, New York has won more than 2,700 regular season games, and the team has the fourth - highest victory total in NBA history. Since 1968, the Knicks have played home games at Madison Square Garden. One of the Basketball Association of America 's ( BAA ) eleven teams during its inaugural season, the Knicks won the league 's first game, defeating the Toronto Huskies 68 -- 66 on November 1, 1946. The club qualified for the playoffs in the league 's first three seasons before the BAA merged with the National Basketball League in 1949 to form the NBA. Following the merger, New York extended its streak of playoff appearances to nine consecutive years, and reached the NBA Finals each year from 1952 to 1954. The Knicks returned to the Finals in 1970 and defeated the Los Angeles Lakers in seven games for the team 's first title. New York and Los Angeles faced each other again in the 1972 Finals, a series that the Lakers won four games to one. The Knicks earned their second NBA championship the following year, as they won a rematch with Los Angeles in five games. From 1988 to 2001, the franchise reached the playoffs in fourteen consecutive seasons, but did not win an NBA title. The team reached its first NBA Finals in twenty - one seasons during the 1993 -- 94 season, but lost to the Houston Rockets in seven games. Five years later, New York again lost in the NBA Finals, this time in a five - game series against the San Antonio Spurs. After the 2000 -- 01 season, the Knicks had nine consecutive losing seasons between 2001 -- 02 and 2009 -- 10. The Knicks made the postseason in the next three seasons, but declined to their worst - ever record of 65 losses in 2014 -- 15. In the most recent season, 2016 -- 17, New York missed the playoffs with a 31 -- 51 win -- loss record. Contents 1 Table key 2 Seasons 2.1 All - time records 3 Notes 4 References Table key Bill Bradley was a member of the Knicks ' 1969 -- 70 and 1972 -- 73 championship - winning teams. NBA champions ( 1947 -- present ) † Division / Conference champions ( 1947 -- 1970 / 1971 -- present ) * Division champions ( 1971 -- present ) ^ Playoff berth ( 1947 -- present ) ¤ AMVP NBA All - Star Game Most Valuable Player Conf. finish Final position in conference standings COY Coach of the Year Div. finish Final position in division standings DPOY Defensive Player of the Year FMVP NBA Finals Most Valuable Player GB Games behind first - place team in division Italics Season in progress JWKC J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award Number of regular season losses MVP Most Valuable Player Ref. Reference ROY Rookie of the Year SIX Sixth Man of the Year Number of regular season wins Seasons Note : Statistics are correct as of the 2016 -- 17 season. Season Conf. Conf. finish Div. Div. finish Win % GB Playoffs Awards Head coach Ref. 1946 -- 47 -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- Eastern 3rd ¤ 33 27. 550 16 Won Quarterfinals vs. Cleveland Rebels, 2 -- 1 Lost Semifinals to Philadelphia Warriors, 2 -- 0 -- Neil Cohalan 1947 -- 48 -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- Eastern 2nd ¤ 26 22. 542 Lost Quarterfinals to Baltimore Bullets, 2 -- 1 -- Joe Lapchick 1948 -- 49 -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- Eastern 2nd ¤ 32 28. 533 6 Won Division Semifinals vs. Baltimore Bullets, 2 -- 1 Lost Division Finals to Washington Capitols, 2 -- 1 -- Joe Lapchick 1949 -- 50 -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- Eastern 2nd ¤ 40 28. 588 13 Won Division Semifinals vs. Washington Capitols, 2 -- 0 Lost Division Finals to Syracuse Nationals, 2 -- 1 -- Joe Lapchick 1950 -- 51 -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- Eastern * 3rd ¤ 36 30. 545 Won Division Semifinals vs. Boston Celtics, 2 -- 0 Won Division Finals vs. Syracuse Nationals, 3 -- 2 Lost NBA Finals to Rochester Royals, 4 -- 3 * -- Joe Lapchick 1951 -- 52 -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- Eastern * 3rd ¤ 37 29. 561 Won Division Semifinals vs. Boston Celtics, 2 -- 1 Won Division Finals vs. Syracuse Nationals, 3 -- 1 Lost NBA Finals to Minneapolis Lakers, 4 -- 3 * -- Joe Lapchick 1952 -- 53 -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- Eastern * 1st ¤ 47 23. 671 -- Won Division Semifinals vs. Baltimore Bullets, 2 -- 0 Won Division Finals vs. Boston Celtics, 3 -- 1 Lost NBA Finals to Minneapolis Lakers, 4 -- 1 * -- Joe Lapchick 1953 -- 54 -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- Eastern 1st ¤ 44 28. 611 -- Lost round - robin to Boston Celtics and Syracuse Nationals, 4 -- 0 -- Joe Lapchick 1954 -- 55 -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- Eastern 2nd ¤ 38 34. 528 5 Lost Division Semifinals to Boston Celtics, 2 -- 1 -- Joe Lapchick 1955 -- 56 -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- Eastern 4th ¤ 35 37. 486 10 Lost Division third - place tiebreaker to Syracuse Nationals, 1 -- 0 -- Joe Lapchick Vince Boryla 1956 -- 57 -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- Eastern 4th 36 36. 500 8 -- -- Vince Boryla 1957 -- 58 -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- Eastern 4th 35 37. 486 14 -- -- Vince Boryla Andrew Levane 1958 -- 59 -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- Eastern 2nd ¤ 40 32. 556 12 Lost Division Semifinals to Syracuse Nationals, 2 -- 0 -- Andrew Levane 1959 -- 60 -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- Eastern 4th 27 48. 360 32 -- -- Andrew Levane Carl Braun 1960 -- 61 -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- Eastern 4th 21 58. 266 36 -- -- Carl Braun 1961 -- 62 -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- Eastern 4th 29 51. 363 31 -- -- Eddie Donovan 1962 -- 63 -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- Eastern 4th 21 59. 263 37 -- -- Eddie Donovan 1963 -- 64 -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- Eastern 4th 22 58. 275 37 -- -- Eddie Donovan 1964 -- 65 -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- Eastern 4th 31 49. 388 31 -- Willis Reed ( ROY ) Eddie Donovan Harry Gallatin 1965 -- 66 -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- Eastern 4th 30 50. 375 25 -- -- Dick McGuire 1966 -- 67 -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- Eastern 4th ¤ 36 45. 444 32 Lost Division Semifinals to Boston Celtics, 3 -- 1 -- Dick McGuire 1967 -- 68 -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- Eastern 3rd ¤ 43 39. 524 19 Lost Division Semifinals to Philadelphia 76ers, 4 -- 2 -- Dick McGuire Red Holzman 1968 -- 69 -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- Eastern 3rd ¤ 54 28. 659 Won Division Semifinals vs. Baltimore Bullets, 4 -- 0 Lost Division Finals to Boston Celtics, 4 -- 2 -- Red Holzman 1969 -- 70 -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- Eastern * 1st ¤ 60 22. 732 -- Won Division Semifinals vs. Baltimore Bullets, 4 -- 3 Won Division Finals vs. Milwaukee Bucks, 4 -- 1 Won NBA Finals vs. Los Angeles Lakers, 4 -- 3 Red Holzman ( COY ) Willis Reed ( AMVP, FMVP & MVP ) Red Holzman 1970 -- 71 Eastern 7000100000000000000 ♠ 1st ¤ Atlantic ^ 1st 52 30. 634 -- Won Conference Semifinals vs. Atlanta Hawks, 4 -- 1 Lost Conference Finals to Baltimore Bullets, 4 -- 3 -- Red Holzman 1971 -- 72 Eastern * 7000300000000000000 ♠ 3rd ¤ Atlantic 2nd 48 34. 585 8 Won Conference Semifinals vs. Baltimore Bullets, 4 -- 2 Won Conference Finals vs. Boston Celtics, 4 -- 1 Lost Finals to Los Angeles Lakers, 4 -- 1 * -- Red Holzman 1972 -- 73 Eastern * 7000300000000000000 ♠ 3rd ¤ Atlantic 2nd 57 25. 695 11 Won Conference Semifinals vs. Baltimore Bullets, 4 -- 1 Won Conference Finals vs. Boston Celtics, 4 -- 3 Won Finals vs. Los Angeles Lakers, 4 -- 1 Willis Reed ( FMVP ) Red Holzman 1973 -- 74 Eastern 7000300000000000000 ♠ 3rd ¤ Atlantic 2nd 49 33. 598 7 Won Conference Semifinals vs. Capital Bullets, 4 -- 3 Lost Conference Finals to Boston Celtics, 4 -- 1 -- Red Holzman 1974 -- 75 Eastern 7000500000000000000 ♠ 5th ¤ Atlantic 3rd 40 42. 488 20 Lost First Round to Houston Rockets, 2 -- 1 Walt Frazier ( AMVP ) Red Holzman 1975 -- 76 Eastern 7000700000000000000 ♠ 7th Atlantic 4th 38 44. 463 16 -- -- Red Holzman 1976 -- 77 Eastern 7000700000000000000 ♠ 7th Atlantic 3rd 40 42. 488 10 -- -- Red Holzman 1977 -- 78 Eastern 7000500000000000000 ♠ 5th ¤ Atlantic 2nd 43 39. 524 12 Won First Round vs. Cleveland Cavaliers, 2 -- 0 Lost Conference Semifinals to Philadelphia 76ers, 4 -- 0 -- Willis Reed 1978 -- 79 Eastern 7000700000000000000 ♠ 7th Atlantic 4th 31 51. 378 23 -- -- Willis Reed Red Holzman 1979 -- 80 Eastern 7000700000000000000 ♠ 7th Atlantic 4th 39 43. 476 22 -- -- Red Holzman 1980 -- 81 Eastern 7000400000000000000 ♠ 4th ¤ Atlantic 3rd 50 32. 610 12 Lost First Round to Chicago Bulls, 2 -- 0 Mike Glenn ( JWKC ) Red Holzman 1981 -- 82 Eastern 7001100000000000000 ♠ 10th Atlantic 5th 33 49. 402 30 -- -- Red Holzman 1982 -- 83 Eastern 7000500000000000000 ♠ 5th ¤ Atlantic 4th 44 38. 537 21 Won First Round vs. New Jersey Nets, 2 -- 0 Lost Conference Semifinals to Philadelphia 76ers, 4 -- 0 -- Hubie Brown 1983 -- 84 Eastern 7000500000000000000 ♠ 5th ¤ Atlantic 3rd 47 35. 573 15 Won First Round vs. Detroit Pistons, 3 -- 2 Lost Conference Semifinals to Boston Celtics, 4 -- 3 -- Hubie Brown 1984 -- 85 Eastern 7001100000000000000 ♠ 10th Atlantic 5th 24 58. 293 39 -- -- Hubie Brown 1985 -- 86 Eastern 7001110000000000000 ♠ 11th Atlantic 5th 23 59. 280 44 -- Patrick Ewing ( ROY ) Rory Sparrow ( JWKC ) Hubie Brown 1986 -- 87 Eastern 7001110000000000000 ♠ 11th Atlantic 5th 24 58. 293 35 -- -- Hubie Brown Bob Hill 1987 -- 88 Eastern 7000800000000000000 ♠ 8th ¤ Atlantic 3rd 38 44. 463 19 Lost First Round to Boston Celtics, 3 -- 1 Mark Jackson ( ROY ) Rick Pitino 1988 -- 89 Eastern 7000200000000000000 ♠ 2nd ¤ Atlantic ^ 1st 52 30. 634 -- Won First Round vs. Philadelphia 76ers, 3 -- 0 Lost Conference Semifinals to Chicago Bulls, 4 -- 2 -- Rick Pitino 1989 -- 90 Eastern 7000500000000000000 ♠ 5th ¤ Atlantic 3rd 45 37. 549 8 Won First Round vs. Boston Celtics, 3 -- 2 Lost Conference Semifinals to Detroit Pistons, 4 -- 1 -- Stu Jackson 1990 -- 91 Eastern 7000800000000000000 ♠ 8th ¤ Atlantic 3rd 39 43. 476 17 Lost First Round to Chicago Bulls, 3 -- 0 -- Stu Jackson John MacLeod 1991 -- 92 Eastern 7000400000000000000 ♠ 4th ¤ Atlantic 2nd 51 31. 622 -- Won First Round vs. Detroit Pistons, 3 -- 2 Lost Conference Semifinals to Chicago Bulls, 4 -- 3 -- Pat Riley 1992 -- 93 Eastern 7000100000000000000 ♠ 1st ¤ Atlantic ^ 1st 60 22. 732 -- Won First Round vs. Indiana Pacers, 3 -- 1 Won Conference Semifinals vs. Charlotte Hornets, 4 -- 1 Lost Conference Finals to Chicago Bulls, 4 -- 2 Pat Riley ( COY ) Pat Riley 1993 -- 94 Eastern * 7000200000000000000 ♠ 2nd ¤ Atlantic ^ 1st 57 25. 695 -- Won First Round vs. New Jersey Nets, 3 - 1 Won Conference Semifinals vs. Chicago Bulls, 4 -- 3 Won Conference Finals vs. Indiana Pacers, 4 -- 3 Lost NBA Finals to Houston Rockets, 4 -- 3 * -- Pat Riley 1994 -- 95 Eastern 7000300000000000000 ♠ 3rd ¤ Atlantic 2nd 55 27. 671 Won First Round vs. Cleveland Cavaliers, 3 -- 1 Lost Conference Semifinals to Indiana Pacers, 4 -- 3 Anthony Mason ( SIX ) Pat Riley 1995 -- 96 Eastern 7000500000000000000 ♠ 5th ¤ Atlantic 2nd 47 35. 573 13 Won First Round vs. Cleveland Cavaliers, 3 -- 0 Lost Conference Semifinals to Chicago Bulls, 4 -- 1 -- Don Nelson Jeff Van Gundy 1996 -- 97 Eastern 7000300000000000000 ♠ 3rd ¤ Atlantic 2nd 57 25. 695 Won First Round vs. Charlotte Hornets, 3 -- 0 Lost Conference Semifinals to Miami Heat, 4 -- 3 John Starks ( SIX ) Jeff Van Gundy 1997 -- 98 Eastern 7000700000000000000 ♠ 7th ¤ Atlantic 2nd 43 39. 524 12 Won First Round vs. Miami Heat, 3 -- 2 Lost Conference Semifinals to Indiana Pacers, 4 -- 1 -- Jeff Van Gundy 1998 -- 99 Eastern * 7000800000000000000 ♠ 8th ¤ Atlantic 4th 27 23. 540 6 Won First Round vs. Miami Heat, 3 -- 2 Won Conference Semifinals vs. Atlanta Hawks, 4 -- 0 Won Conference Finals vs. Indiana Pacers, 4 -- 2 Lost Finals to San Antonio Spurs, 4 -- 1 * -- Jeff Van Gundy 1999 -- 00 Eastern 7000300000000000000 ♠ 3rd ¤ Atlantic 2nd 50 32. 610 Won First Round vs. Toronto Raptors, 3 -- 0 Won Conference Semifinals vs. Miami Heat, 4 -- 3 Lost Conference Finals to Indiana Pacers, 4 -- 2 -- Jeff Van Gundy 2000 -- 01 Eastern 7000400000000000000 ♠ 4th ¤ Atlantic 3rd 48 34. 585 5 Lost First Round to Toronto Raptors, 3 -- 2 -- Jeff Van Gundy 2001 -- 02 Eastern 7001130000000000000 ♠ 13th Atlantic 7th 30 52. 366 22 -- -- Jeff Van Gundy Don Chaney 2002 -- 03 Eastern 7001100000000000000 ♠ 10th Atlantic 6th 37 45. 451 12 -- -- Don Chaney 2003 -- 04 Eastern 7000700000000000000 ♠ 7th ¤ Atlantic 3rd 39 43. 476 8 Lost First Round to New Jersey Nets, 4 -- 0 -- Don Chaney Herb Williams Lenny Wilkens 2004 -- 05 Eastern 7001120000000000000 ♠ 12th Atlantic 5th 33 49. 402 12 -- -- Lenny Wilkens Herb Williams 2005 -- 06 Eastern 7001150000000000000 ♠ 15th Atlantic 5th 23 59. 280 26 -- -- Larry Brown 2006 -- 07 Eastern 7001120000000000000 ♠ 12th Atlantic 4th 33 49. 402 14 -- -- Isiah Thomas 2007 -- 08 Eastern 7001140000000000000 ♠ 14th Atlantic 5th 23 59. 280 43 -- -- Isiah Thomas 2008 -- 09 Eastern 7001140000000000000 ♠ 14th Atlantic 5th 32 50. 390 30 -- -- Mike D'Antoni 2009 -- 10 Eastern 7001110000000000000 ♠ 11th Atlantic 3rd 29 53. 354 21 -- -- Mike D'Antoni 2010 -- 11 Eastern 7000600000000000000 ♠ 6th ¤ Atlantic 2nd 42 40. 512 14 Lost First Round to Boston Celtics, 4 -- 0 -- Mike D'Antoni 2011 -- 12 Eastern 7000700000000000000 ♠ 7th ¤ Atlantic 2nd 36 30. 545 14 Lost First Round to Miami Heat, 4 -- 1 Tyson Chandler ( DPOY ) Mike D'Antoni Mike Woodson 2012 -- 13 Eastern 7000200000000000000 ♠ 2nd ¤ Atlantic ^ 1st 54 28. 659 -- Won First Round vs Boston Celtics, 4 -- 2 Lost Conference Semifinals to Indiana Pacers, 4 -- 2 J.R. Smith ( SIX ) Mike Woodson 2013 -- 14 Eastern 7000900000000000000 ♠ 9th Atlantic 3rd 37 45. 451 11 -- -- Mike Woodson 2014 -- 15 Eastern 7001150000000000000 ♠ 15th Atlantic 5th 17 65. 207 32 -- -- Derek Fisher 2015 -- 16 Eastern 7001130000000000000 ♠ 13th Atlantic 3rd 32 50. 390 24 -- -- Derek Fisher Kurt Rambis 2016 -- 17 Eastern 7001120000000000000 ♠ 12th Atlantic 3rd 31 51. 378 22 -- -- Jeff Hornacek All - time records Statistic Wins Losses W -- L % New York Knicks regular season record ( 1946 -- present ) 2,732 2,825. 492 New York Knicks postseason record ( 1946 -- present ) 185 188. 496 All - time regular and postseason record 2,917 3,013. 492 Notes Jump up ^ The formula is as follows : G a m e s B e h i n d = ( T e a m A W i n s − T e a m B W i n s ) + ( T e a m B L o s s e s − T e a m A L o s s e s ) 2 ( displaystyle mathrm ( Games ) mathrm ( Behind ) = ( \frac ( ( mathrm ( TeamA_ ( Wins ) ) - mathrm ( TeamB_ ( Wins ) ) ) + ( mathrm ( TeamB_ ( Losses ) ) - mathrm ( TeamA_ ( Losses ) ) ) ) ( mathrm ( 2 ) ) ) ) ^ Jump up to : The Conf. finish and Div. finish columns list regular season results and exclude postseason play. ^ Jump up to : The Wins and Losses columns list regular season results and exclude any postseason play. Regular and postseason records are combined only below the table. Jump up ^ Though the Knicks had the same record as Syracuse in the Eastern Division, they lost the tiebreaker and finished fourth. Jump up ^ Before the 1970 -- 71 season, the NBA realigned into Eastern and Western conferences, with four divisions between them. As a result of the realignment, New York was placed in the Eastern Conference as a member of the Atlantic Division. Jump up ^ Though the Knicks had the same record as Washington in the Atlantic Division, they lost the tiebreaker and finished fourth. Jump up ^ Sparrow and Michael Cooper were co-winners of the award. Jump up ^ Though the Knicks had the same record as New Jersey in the Atlantic Division, they lost the tiebreaker and finished fifth. Jump up ^ Though the Knicks had the same record as Washington in the Atlantic Division, they lost the tiebreaker and finished third. Jump up ^ Though the Knicks had the same record as Boston in the Atlantic Division, they lost the tiebreaker and finished second. Jump up ^ Due to a lockout, the season did not start until February 5, 1999, and all 29 teams played a shortened 50 - game regular season schedule. Jump up ^ Though the Knicks had the same record as the Washington Wizards in the Atlantic Division, they lost the tiebreaker and finished sixth. Jump up ^ Though the Knicks had the same record as Toronto in the Atlantic Division, they lost the tiebreaker and finished fifth. Jump up ^ Due to a lockout, the season did not start until December 25, 2011 and all 30 teams played a shortened 66 - game regular season schedule. References General `` New York Knickerbockers ''. Basketball - Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 17, 2008. `` Knicks Season - by - Season Records ''. New York Knicks. Turner Sports Interactive. Retrieved October 17, 2008. Specific Jump up ^ `` Team Index ''. 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Question: when was the last time the knicks made it to the finals
Answer: 1998–99