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

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

The New York Knicks have been present in the NBA Playoffs 46 times in 80 seasons while the Denver Nuggets did it 31 times in their 50 seasons. Between the two they total 3 of the 79 NBA championships (3.8%).

The Knicks and the Nuggets have never met each other in the NBA Playoffs.

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 Knicks and the Nuggets 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
	New York Knicks	Denver Nuggets
Playoff Appearances:	46 (58.2%)	31 (63.3%)
Playoffs Missed:	33 (41.8%)	18 (36.7%)
NBA Titles:	2	1
Finals Lost:	6	0
All-time Playoff Record:	210 wins 212 losses (.498)	112 wins 144 losses (.438)
Total NBA Seasons:	80 1946-47 to present	50 1976-77 to present

Teams Comparison Playoff Performances Year by Year
Playoffs	New York Knicks	Denver Nuggets
2026	TBD	TBD
2025	Lost Eastern Conference Finals	Lost Western Conference Semis
2024	Lost Eastern Conference Semis	Lost Western Conference Semis
2023	Lost Eastern Conference Semis	NBA Champions
2022	DNQ	Lost Western Conference 1st Round
2021	Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round	Lost Western Conference Semis
2020	DNQ	Lost Western Conference Finals

Playoffs	New York Knicks	Denver Nuggets
1979	DNQ	Lost Western Conference 1st Round
1978	Lost Eastern Conference Semis	Lost Western Conference Finals
1977	DNQ	Lost Western Conference Semis
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	-