The Knicks hold the tie-breaker over the Bucks, having swept the season series 3-0. The Knicks hold the tie-breaker over the Pacers, winning the season series 2-1. The Knicks do NOT hold the tie-breaker over the Pistons, as they currently trail the season series 1-2.

Here are the teams the Knicks want to play in the 2025 NBA playoffs and the teams that they want no part of in the postseason.

The New York Knicks have had a great season thus far as they have been one of the top teams in the Eastern Conference. New York currently sits third in the East standings with a 47-27 record and they are one of just three East teams to have already clinched a playoff spot with the other two being the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Boston Celtics.

The Knicks, who hope to get Jalen Brunson back from injury soon, overcame an off night by Karl-Anthony Towns as OG Anunoby and Mikal Bridges combined for 56 points in Sunday's 110-93 win over the Portland Trail Blazers.

The wings reinforced why the Knicks have kept afloat without Jalen Brunson. OG Anunoby and Mikal Bridges carried a second-half comeback Sunday evening for the Knicks, who toppled the Blazers 110-93 after trailing by 14 in the third quarter as MSG celebrated Clyde Frazier’s 80th birthday.