Bulls–Knicks rivalry
Season at Chicago Bulls Bulls-Knicks at New York Knicks Knicks-Bulls Neutral site Knicks-Bulls Total Notes
1966-67 105- 124 , 98- 103 , 110 -107 , 131 -116 , 116 -104 , 133 -132 , 106 -103 , 122 -121 , 103- 117 Knicks 6-3 Bulls ' only season at International Amphitheatre Knicks did not qualify for the playoffs
1967-68 102 -100 , 118- 126 125 -123 ( 2OT ) , 109 -101 96- 106 , 121 -99 , 112 -103 Knicks 5-2 Bulls ' first season at Chicago Stadium Knicks ' final season at Madison Square Garden III Knicks ' first season at Madison Square Garden IV
1968-69 83- 94 , 102 -101 , 98- 105 96- 100 , 119 -97 114 -107 Knicks 4-2 Bulls did not qualify for the playoffs
1969-70 87- 116 , 99- 108 , 117- 120 114 -99 , 116 -96 , 123 -104 N.A Knicks 6-0 Knicks achieve franchise-record 60 wins Knicks were the eventual NBA champions
1970-71 98- 106 , 109 -103 96- 99 , 98 -87 , 102- 109 N.A Bulls 3-2
1971-72 122 -96 , 116 -91 , 99- 102 ( OT ) 100 -99 , 108- 113 , N.A Bulls 3-2 Knicks were the eventual Eastern Conference champions
1972-73 90 -86 , 84 -83 97 -83 , 98- 100 N.A Bulls 3-1 Knicks were the eventual NBA champions
1973-74 115 -97 , 80- 108 69- 85 , 89 -80 N.A Tie 2-2
1974-75 91- 104 , 101 -84 90- 95 , 94- 97 N.A Bulls 3-1
1975-76 93- 94 , 95- 110 96 -89 , 93 -85 N.A Knicks 4-0 Both teams did not qualify for the playoffs
1976-77 108 -88 , 105 -87 108 -91 , 123 -103 N.A Tie 2-2 Knicks did not qualify for the playoffs
1977-78 97- 99 , 129 -117 112 -103 , 108 -96 N.A Knicks 3-1 Bulls did not qualify for the playoffs
1978-79 94- 118 , 107 -104 96- 101 , 143- 148 ( 2OT ) N.A Bulls 3-1 Both teams did not qualify for the playoffs
1979-80 102- 120 124 -117 N.A Knicks 2-0 Both teams did not qualify for the playoffs
1980-81 130 -121 , 117 -114 , 94- 112 ' 105 -97 , 97- 101 , 127 -117 N.A Tie 3-3
1980-81 115 -114 ( OT ) 80- 90 N.A Bulls 2-0 Eastern Conference First Round
1981-82 108- 111 , 131 -107 121 -106 , 139- 140 ( OT ) , 116- 120 N.A Bulls 3-2 Both teams did not qualify for the playoffs
1982-83 91 -85 , 91- 93 , 103- 120 119 -109 , 94 -79 N.A Knicks 4-1 Bulls did not qualify for the playoffs
1983-84 102 -96 , 111- 113 , 96- 113 107- 113 , 109 -92 , 115 -113 N.A Knicks 4-2 Bulls did not qualify for the playoffs
1984-85 95 -93 , 113 -97 , 109 -104 106- 121 , 119 -113 , 106 -97 N.A Bulls 4-2 Knicks did not qualify for the playoffs
Head to head
The results in brackets concern the playoff games .
The Bulls-Knicks rivalry is a rivalry between the Chicago Bulls and the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The two basketball teams have played each other every year since the Bulls first joined the NBA in 1966. However, the rivalry began to grow in intensity during the late 1980s and early 1990s, when both teams became huge playoff contenders. This was due to a variety of factors: the great frequency in which the teams competed against each other in high-stakes contests and playoff series; well-known players such as Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen, Patrick Ewing, and John Starks; the reputations of the team's respective cities; and personnel changes and conflicts between the teams. The two teams met in the playoffs seven times between 1981 and 1996, with the Bulls winning six of those series.