Knicks vs. Thunder 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 Oklahoma City Thunder, 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 Oklahoma City Thunder did it 34 times in their 59 seasons. Between the two they total 4 of the 79 NBA championships (5.1%).
The Knicks and the Thunder 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 Thunder 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 | Oklahoma City Thunder | |
| Playoff Appearances: | 46 (58.2%) | 34 (58.6%) |
| Playoffs Missed: | 33 (41.8%) | 24 (41.4%) |
| NBA Titles: | 2  | 2 |
| Finals Lost: | 6 | 3 |
| All-time Playoff Record: | 210 wins 212 losses (.498) | 186 wins 178 losses (.511) |
| Total NBA Seasons: | 80 1946-47 to present | 59 1967-68 to present |
Head-to-Head in Playoffs | ||
New York Knicks | Oklahoma City Thunder | |
| Total Series | 0 Playoff Series | |
| Series Won | none | none |
Teams Comparison | ||
| Playoffs | New York Knicks | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| 2026 | TBD | TBD |
| 2025 | Lost Eastern Conference Finals |  NBA Champions |
| 2024 | Lost Eastern Conference Semis | Lost Western Conference Semis |
| 2023 | Lost Eastern Conference Semis | DNQ (lost Play-in) |
| 2022 | DNQ | DNQ |
| 2021 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | DNQ |
| 2020 | DNQ | Lost Western Conference 1st Round |
| Playoffs | New York Knicks | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| 2019 | DNQ | Lost Western Conference 1st Round |
| 2018 | DNQ | Lost Western Conference 1st Round |
| 2017 | DNQ | Lost Western Conference 1st Round |
| 2016 | DNQ | Lost Western Conference Finals |
| 2015 | DNQ | DNQ |
| 2014 | DNQ | Lost Western Conference Finals |
| 2013 | Lost Eastern Conference Semis | Lost Western Conference Semis |
| 2012 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | Lost NBA Finals |
| 2011 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | Lost Western Conference Finals |
| 2010 | DNQ | Lost Western Conference 1st Round |
| Playoffs | New York Knicks | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| 2009 | DNQ | DNQ |
| 2008 | DNQ | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 2007 | DNQ | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 2006 | DNQ | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 2005 | DNQ | Lost Western Conference Semis (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 2004 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 2003 | DNQ | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 2002 | DNQ | Lost Western Conference 1st Round (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 2001 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 2000 | Lost Eastern Conference Finals | Lost Western Conference 1st Round (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| Playoffs | New York Knicks | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| 1999 | Lost NBA Finals | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1998 | Lost Eastern Conference Semis | Lost Western Conference Semis (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1997 | Lost Eastern Conference Semis | Lost Western Conference Semis (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1996 | Lost Eastern Conference Semis | Lost NBA Finals (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1995 | Lost Eastern Conference Semis | Lost Western Conference 1st Round (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1994 | Lost NBA Finals | Lost Western Conference 1st Round (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1993 | Lost Eastern Conference Finals | Lost Western Conference Finals (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1992 | Lost Eastern Conference Semis | Lost Western Conference Semis (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1991 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | Lost Western Conference 1st Round (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1990 | Lost Eastern Conference Semis | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| Playoffs | New York Knicks | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| 1989 | Lost Eastern Conference Semis | Lost Western Conference Semis (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1988 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | Lost Western Conference 1st Round (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1987 | DNQ | Lost Western Conference Finals (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1986 | DNQ | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1985 | DNQ | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1984 | Lost Eastern Conference Semis | Lost Western Conference 1st Round (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1983 | Lost Eastern Conference Semis | Lost Western Conference 1st Round (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1982 | DNQ | Lost Western Conference Semis (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1981 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1980 | DNQ | Lost Western Conference Finals (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| Playoffs | New York Knicks | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| 1979 | DNQ | NBA Champions (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1978 | Lost Eastern Conference Semis | Lost NBA Finals (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1977 | DNQ | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1976 | DNQ | Lost Western Conference Semis (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1975 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | Lost Western Conference Semis (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1974 | Lost Eastern Conference Finals | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1973 | NBA Champions | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1972 | Lost NBA Finals | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1971 | Lost Eastern Conference Finals | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1970 | NBA Champions | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| Playoffs | New York Knicks | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| 1969 | Lost Eastern Division Finals | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1968 | Lost Eastern Division Semis | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1967 | Lost Eastern Division Semis | - |
| 1966 | DNQ | - |
| 1965 | DNQ | - |
| 1964 | DNQ | - |
| 1963 | DNQ | - |
| 1962 | DNQ | - |
| 1961 | DNQ | - |
| 1960 | DNQ | - |
| Playoffs | New York Knicks | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| 1959 | Lost Eastern Division Semis | - |
| 1958 | DNQ | - |
| 1957 | DNQ | - |
| 1956 | Lost Eastern Division Tiebreaker | - |
| 1955 | Lost Eastern Division Semis | - |
| 1954 | Lost Eastern Division Round Robin | - |
| 1953 | Lost NBA Finals | - |
| 1952 | Lost NBA Finals | - |
| 1951 | Lost NBA Finals | - |
| 1950 | Lost Eastern Division Finals | - |
| Playoffs | New York Knicks | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| 1949 | Lost Eastern Division Finals | - |
| 1948 | Lost First Round | - |
| 1947 | Lost Semifinals | - |