12 mind-blowing stats on the Knicks' historic 12-game playoff win streak
With a 105-95 victory against the San Antonio Spurs in Game 1 of the 2026 NBA Finals on Wednesday night, the New York Knicks logged their 12th consecutive win in the playoffs.
Just for fun, here are a dozen impressive numbers from the victory streak …
12
The Knicks' 12-game win streak has tied the 1999 Spurs for the second-longest in NBA playoff history. Only the 2017 Golden State Warriors won more playoff games straight.
272
The Knicks have outscored their opponents by 272 points over their 12-game win streak. That isn't just the best 12-game streak in playoff history. It's the best 12-game streak ever.
40.3%
The Knicks have shot 40.3% as a team on 402 attempts from 3-point range during their 12-game win streak. Only four teams in NBA history have attempted 400 or more 3-pointers and made better than 40% of them over any 12-game playoff span: last year's Indiana Pacers, the 2021 Los Angeles Clippers, the 2017 Cleveland Cavaliers and the 2016 Cavaliers.
111
The Knicks have grabbed 111 more rebounds than their opponents during their 12-game win streak. Only four other teams in history (all champs) reached the NBA Finals while outrebounding opponents by 111 or more in any 12-game stretch: the 1996 Chicago Bulls, the 1980 Los Angeles Lakers, the 1979 Seattle SuperSonics and the 1976 Boston Celtics.
85
The Knicks have logged 85 more assists than their opponents over the 12-game win streak. Only a handful of teams in playoff history have recorded so many more assists than their opponents over any 12-game span, and you should recognize the engines of all of them: Tyrese Haliburton's Indiana Pacers (2024-25), Stephen Curry's Warriors (2017), Steve Nash's Phoenix Suns (2006), Kobe Bryant's Lakers (2001), John Stockton's Utah Jazz (1996, 1998), Michael Jordan's Bulls (1991, 1996-97) and Larry Bird's Celtics (1986).
6.3
Knicks center Karl-Anthony Towns is averaging 6.3 assists per game during the 12-game win streak. At no point in his career, regular season or playoffs, has he done that before.
7
As part of their 12-game win streak, the Knicks have won seven consecutive games on the road. Only the championship-winning 2001 Lakers won more road games in a row (8).
Likewise, the Knicks are the second team in NBA history to record seven straight double-digit playoff victories, joining the '09 Cavs, who won a record eight straight playoff routs.
124.6
The Knicks own a 124.6 offensive rating over their 12-game win streak, which would rank as the greatest offense in NBA history if averaged across a full 82-game regular season. Only four other times in NBA history has a team won 12 straight games with an offensive rating so high (all in the regular season): this year's Denver Nuggets, last year's Cavaliers, last year's championship-winning Oklahoma City Thunder and the 2022-23 Brooklyn Nets.
101.5
The Knicks own a 101.5 defensive rating over their 12-game win streak, the best of any team in that span. The Spurs are second (106.7). The last team to put together a 12-game postseason stretch of defense this good: the 2019 Toronto Raptors, who won the title.
4
The Knicks have won four games by 30 or more points during their 12-game win streak. Only one other team in NBA history — last year's Thunder, who of course won the championship — has won four games by 30 or more points in any one single postseason.
118
The Knicks have outscored their opponents by a combined 118 points in their three close-out games of this postseason, defeating the Atlanta Hawks in Game 6, 140-89, the Philadelphia 76ers in Game 4, 144-114, and the Cavs in Game 4, 130-93. It is, needless to say, the most dominant stretch of close-out victories by any team in a single postseason.
26.9
Knicks star Jalen Brunson, the 2026 Eastern Conference finals MVP, is averaging 26.9 points (49/33/86 shooting splits), 6.3 assists and 2.7 rebounds a game over his team's 12-game win streak. How is everyone else in New York's rotation performing on this stretch?
(Hint: pretty good!)
The Knicks will put their win streak on the line in Game 2 of the 2026 NBA Finals on Friday (8:30 p.m. ET, ABC).
