New York Knicks Largest Margins of Defeat in the 1985-86 NBA Regular Season

Here you can find which game was the Knicks' worst loss by point differential during the 1986 season and also the full list of their losses ordered from the largest to the smallest margin of defeat, with final score, date and other details.

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What was the Knicks' biggest margin of defeat in the 1985-86 Regular Season?

The New York Knicks lost to the Milwaukee Bucks by 38 points, 116-78, on April 12, 1986. That was the biggest of the team's 59 losses in the 1985-86 NBA Regular Season.

Largest Margin of Defeat
1985-86 Regular Season

38
points
vs. Milwaukee Bucks

Full list of Knicks' Losses in the 1985-86 NBA Regular Season, by Point Differential, from the Largest to the Smallest

Lost by...W/LGame / Details
1.
38
L
78 - 116
New York Knicks
Apr. 12, 1986, at Milwaukee
2.
33
L
86 - 119
New York Knicks
Jan. 4, 1986, at Milwaukee
3.
24
L
83 - 107
New York Knicks
Dec. 6, 1985, at Indiana
4.
23
L
89 - 112
New York Knicks
Mar. 14, 1986, at Detroit
23
L
85 - 108
New York Knicks
Dec. 12, 1985, at New York
Lost by...W/LGame / Details
6.
21
L
98 - 119
New York Knicks
Apr. 4, 1986, at Boston
7.
20
L
92 - 112
New York Knicks
Mar. 17, 1986, at Indiana
20
L
80 - 100
New York Knicks
Dec. 28, 1985, at New York
20
L
95 - 115
New York Knicks
Nov. 30, 1985, at New York
10.
18
L
93 - 111
New York Knicks
Apr. 1, 1986, at New York
18
L
101 - 119
New York Knicks
Feb. 6, 1986, at Utah
Lost by...W/LGame / Details
12.
17
L
74 - 91
New York Knicks
Feb. 25, 1986, at New York
17
L
100 - 117
New York Knicks
Jan. 24, 1986, at Atlanta
14.
16
L
88 - 104
New York Knicks
Jan. 25, 1986, at New York
15.
15
L
99 - 114
New York Knicks
Mar. 22, 1986, at New York
15
L
87 - 102
New York Knicks
Oct. 29, 1985, at Atlanta
Lost by...W/LGame / Details
17.
14
L
93 - 107
New York Knicks
Apr. 5, 1986, at New Jersey
14
L
97 - 111
New York Knicks
Feb. 17, 1986, at Cleveland
14
L
99 - 113
New York Knicks
Feb. 12, 1986, at Detroit
14
L
96 - 110
New York Knicks
Nov. 3, 1985, at Portland
21.
13
L
95 - 108
New York Knicks
Apr. 11, 1986, at New York
13
L
98 - 111
New York Knicks
Mar. 25, 1986, at Chicago
13
L
101 - 114
New York Knicks
Mar. 9, 1986, at Chicago
13
L
100 - 113
New York Knicks
Jan. 17, 1986, at San Antonio
Lost by...W/LGame / Details
25.
12
L
111 - 123
New York Knicks
Dec. 30, 1985, at New Jersey
26.
11
L
99 - 110
New York Knicks
Feb. 23, 1986, at New York
11
L
98 - 109
New York Knicks
Nov. 20, 1985, at Detroit
28.
10
L
96 - 106
New York Knicks
Mar. 29, 1986, at New York
10
L
95 - 105
New York Knicks
Mar. 12, 1986, at Philadelphia
10
L
93 - 103
New York Knicks
Jan. 20, 1986, at Philadelphia
10
L
95 - 105
New York Knicks
Dec. 5, 1985, at New York
10
L
94 - 104
New York Knicks
Nov. 26, 1985, at Atlanta
10
L
89 - 99
New York Knicks
Oct. 26, 1985, at New York
Lost by...W/LGame / Details
34.
9
L
95 - 104
New York Knicks
Jan. 18, 1986, at Houston
9
L
104 - 113
New York Knicks
Nov. 23, 1985, at New York
36.
8
L
94 - 102
New York Knicks
Nov. 22, 1985, at Washington
8
L
95 - 103
New York Knicks
Nov. 2, 1985, at Los Angeles
38.
7
L
108 - 115
New York Knicks
Mar. 7, 1986, at Boston
7
L
108 - 115
New York Knicks
Mar. 3, 1986, at Milwaukee
7
L
97 - 104
New York Knicks
Feb. 15, 1986, at New York
7
L
104 - 111
New York Knicks
Oct. 31, 1985, at Golden State
Lost by...W/LGame / Details
42.
6
L
87 - 93
New York Knicks
Apr. 2, 1986, at Philadelphia
6
L
105 - 111
New York Knicks
Feb. 18, 1986, at New York
6
L
109 - 115
New York Knicks
Jan. 2, 1986, at New York
6
L
99 - 105
New York Knicks
Dec. 17, 1985, at New York
6
L
88 - 94
New York Knicks
Nov. 29, 1985, at Boston
Lost by...W/LGame / Details
47.
5
L
105 - 110
New York Knicks
Mar. 27, 1986, at New York
5
L
101 - 106
New York Knicks
Mar. 15, 1986, at New York
5
L
107 - 112
New York Knicks
Mar. 11, 1986, at New York
5
L
97 - 102
New York Knicks
Jan. 30, 1986, at Denver
51.
4
L
90 - 94
New York Knicks
Feb. 3, 1986, at Sacramento
4
L
105 - 109
New York Knicks
Dec. 19, 1985, at New York
4
L
88 - 92
New York Knicks
Nov. 7, 1985, at New York
4
L
80 - 84
New York Knicks
Nov. 5, 1985, at Seattle
Lost by...W/LGame / Details
55.
3
L
92 - 95
New York Knicks
Feb. 13, 1986, at New York
3
L
106 - 109
New York Knicks
Jan. 11, 1986, at New York
3
L
94 - 97
New York Knicks
Nov. 9, 1985, at New York
58.
2
L
111 - 113  OT
New York Knicks
Mar. 6, 1986, at Washington
2
L
100 - 102
New York Knicks
Mar. 1, 1986, at New York

Number of games shown: 59