Celtics–Knicks rivalry

Celtics–Knicks rivalry
	Knicks' Carmelo Anthony (right) driving to the basket against Celtics' Brandon Bass (left) at Madison Square Garden during the 2013 Eastern Conference First Round
	Boston Celtics New York Knicks
First meeting	December 7, 1946; Knicks 90, Celtics 65
Latest meeting	May 16, 2025; Knicks 119, Celtics 81
Statistics
Meetings total	571
All-time series	346–225 (BOS)
Regular season series	308–190 (BOS)
Postseason results	38–35 (BOS)
Longest win streak	BOS W21; NYK W21
Current win streak	NYK W1
Postseason history
	1951 Eastern Division Semifinals: Knicks won, 2–0; 1952 Eastern Division Semifinals: Knicks won, 2–1; 1953 Eastern Division Finals: Knicks won, 3–1; 1954 Eastern Division Round Robin Semifinals: Celtics won, 2–0; 1955 Eastern Division Semifinals: Celtics won, 2–1; 1967 Eastern Division Semifinals: Celtics won, 3–1; 1969 Eastern Division Finals: Celtics won, 4–2; 1972 Eastern Conference Finals: Knicks won, 4–1; 1973 Eastern Conference Finals: Knicks won, 4–3; 1974 Eastern Conference Finals: Celtics won, 4–1; 1984 Eastern Conference Semifinals: Celtics won, 4–3; 1988 Eastern Conference First Round: Celtics won, 3–1; 1990 Eastern Conference First Round: Knicks won, 3–2; 2011 Eastern Conference First Round: Celtics won, 4–0; 2013 Eastern Conference First Round: Knicks won, 4–2; 2025 Eastern Conference Semifinals: Knicks won, 4–2;

The Celtics–Knicks rivalry is a National Basketball Association (NBA) rivalry between the Boston Celtics and the New York Knicks. The Celtics and Knicks are two of only three remaining charter franchises (the other being the Golden State Warriors) from the Basketball Association of America, which began operations in 1946.

The Celtics and Knicks were both established in 1946 as charter franchises of the Basketball Association of America, and are the two oldest teams still playing in their original city today. As a result, they have also played the most overall regular season games in history, with the Celtics playing nine more games (6,196 to 6,187) due to their invitation to the 2020 NBA Bubble. Their 498 regular season meetings are the most in NBA history.