Note: The First Round didn’t start until 1975, prior to that the Semifinals was the start of the NBA playoffs.
*Note: The High Seed is the team with Home Court advantage.
New York Knicks Sweep data
- New York Knicks
| Round | First Round | Semifinals | Conference Finals | League Finals | Total |
| Total Series | 25 | 33 | 16 | 8 | 82 |
| High Seed Sweeps | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Low Seed Sweeps | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| High Seed Swepts | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Low Seed Swepts | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Sweeps By Season (Seasons with no sweeps or swepts are ommited)
| Season | First Round | Semifinals | Conference Finals | Finals | Total |
| 1947 Swepts: | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1950 Sweeps: | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1951 Sweeps: | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1953 Sweeps: | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1959 Swepts: | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1969 Sweeps: | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1978 Sweeps: | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1978 Swepts: | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1981 Swepts: | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1983 Sweeps: | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1983 Swepts: | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1989 Sweeps: | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1991 Swepts: | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1996 Sweeps: | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1997 Sweeps: | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 Sweeps: | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 Sweeps: | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 Swepts: | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 Swepts: | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |