East Coast Showdown: 76ers vs. Knicks Upcoming Game Tickets & Info

When Do the Philadelphia 76ers and the New York Knicks Play Next?

Philadelphia 76ers tickets and New York Knicks tickets can be found on their respective team pages, along with schedule information.

Are the Philadelphia 76ers and the New York Knicks Rivals?

Yes, the Philadelphia 76ers and the New York Knicks are fierce rivals within the Atlantic Division of the National Basketball Association due to their geographic proximity and each team’s rich legacy within the Eastern Conference

Who are the Philadelphia 76ers’ Biggest Rivals?

Other than the New York Knicks, the 76ers stoke deep rivalries in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference with the Boston Celtics and the neighboring Brooklyn Nets. They also foster historic rivalries with the Denver Nuggets and the Washington Wizards.

Who are the New York Knicks Biggest Rivals?

Since the early days of the NBA, the Knicks have fostered rivalries with the Boston Celtics, Miami Heat and Chicago Bulls. More recently, the Knicks have embraced a hometown rivalry with the Brooklyn Nets.

Game Results Between the 76ers & Knicks

Both the Philadelphia 76ers and the New York Nets can trace their lineage back to the first days of the National Basketball Association. Because of this, the teams have played each other a whopping 501 times in the regular and postseason. In the head-to-head standings the 76ers have the edge, with 284 victories to the Knicks’ 217 wins.

Philadelphia 76ers vs. New York Knicks History

Rivalries rarely run as deep as Philadelphia 76ers vs. New York Knicks does. Reaching all the way back to the NBA’s inaugural season in 1949-50, the then Syracuse Nationals (later Philadelphia 76ers) swept the New York Nets in their first two scheduled games, going on to win the Eastern Championship. In the following 1950-51 season, the Knicks won an even split of their 10 games. Thus, a rivalry was born.

The 76ers and the Knicks have played a staggering total of 468 games in the regular season with the 263-205 win record favoring the 76ers. History and geography bind these two legendary franchises, but it is in the postseason that their rivalry is codified in bad blood.

Through the 1950s, both teams took turns spoiling each other’s championship aspirations in the playoffs. In 1968, the 76ers knocked off the Knicks, four games to two, in the Eastern Division Semifinals. In 1978, the 76ers ousted the Knicks in the Eastern Conference Semifinals with a 4-0 sweep. Again in 1983 the 76ers swept the Knicks 4-0 in the Eastern Conference Semifinals. Most recently the two teams met in the first round of the 1989 Eastern Conference Playoffs in which the Knicks achieved retribution, sweeping the 76ers 3-0.

Where Do the Philadelphia 76ers New York Knicks Play?

The Philadelphia 76ers have called the Wells Fargo Center at the South Philadelphia Sports complex home since its completion in 1996. A part of the larger South Philadelphia Sports Complex located in South Philly, the Wells Fargo Center is also home to the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League, the Villanova Wildcats men’s college basketball team, and the Philadelphia Wings National Lacrosse League team.

Madison Square Garden is at the same time home court to the New York Knicks and one of America’s most iconic sports venues. Located in the beating heart of New York City’s Midtown, Madison Square Garden hosted its first Knicks game on Valentines Day 1968. Since then, the Garden has been host to countless memorable National Basketball League and National Hockey League games, professional boxing and mixed martial arts matches and professional wrestling and entertainment events.