Heat vs. Knicks Playoffs Comparison: Summary and Year by Year

Here you can compare, side by side, the all-time postseason performance of the Miami Heat and the New York Knicks, and how far these two NBA teams advanced in Playoffs each year.

The Miami Heat have been present in the NBA Playoffs 26 times in 38 seasons while the New York Knicks did it 46 times in their 80 seasons. Between the two they total 5 of the 79 NBA championships (6.3%).

They have faced each other in 6 playoff series, 3 of them won by the Heat and 3 by the Knicks.

On this page, after a summary of their Playoff history (with championships won, playoff appearances and all-time records), you can see, side by side, how far the Heat and the Knicks advanced in the postseason each year. Also, if they met that year, a note with details of the outcome of the series.

Summary of Their Playoff History
	Miami Heat	New York Knicks
Playoff Appearances:	26 (70.3%)	46 (58.2%)
Playoffs Missed:	11 (29.7%)	33 (41.8%)
NBA Titles:	3	2
Finals Lost:	4	6
All-time Playoff Record:	163 wins 136 losses (.545)	210 wins 212 losses (.498)
Total NBA Seasons:	38 1988-89 to present	80 1946-47 to present

Playoffs	Miami Heat	New York Knicks
2019	DNQ	DNQ
2018	Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round	DNQ
2017	DNQ	DNQ
2016	Lost Eastern Conference Semis	DNQ
2015	DNQ	DNQ
2014	Lost NBA Finals	DNQ
2013	NBA Champions	Lost Eastern Conference Semis
2012	NBA Champions	Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round
	* The Heat defeated the Knicks 4-1 in the Eastern Conference First Round.
2011	Lost NBA Finals	Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round
2010	Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round	DNQ

Playoffs	Miami Heat	New York Knicks
2009	Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round	DNQ
2008	DNQ	DNQ
2007	Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round	DNQ
2006	NBA Champions	DNQ
2005	Lost Eastern Conference Finals	DNQ
2004	Lost Eastern Conference Semis	Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round
2003	DNQ	DNQ
2002	DNQ	DNQ
2001	Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round	Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round
2000	Lost Eastern Conference Semis	Lost Eastern Conference Finals
	* The Knicks defeated the Heat 4-3 in the Eastern Conference Semifinals.

Playoffs	Miami Heat	New York Knicks
1979	-	DNQ
1978	-	Lost Eastern Conference Semis
1977	-	DNQ
1976	-	DNQ
1975	-	Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round
1974	-	Lost Eastern Conference Finals
1973	-	NBA Champions
1972	-	Lost NBA Finals
1971	-	Lost Eastern Conference Finals
1970	-	NBA Champions