The Knicks' victory Wednesday snapped the Sixers winning streak at six games.
It was the 76th time in franchise history (including the time spent as the Syracuse Nationals) the club had a winning streak of six or more games. Below is how they breakdown:
(Special thanks to the play index page at basketball-reference.com, which makes finding stuff like this possible.)
| Wins | Times | Last Occurence |
| 18 | 1 | March 3 to Nov. 4, 1966 |
| 14 | 1 | Dec. 21, 1982 to Jan. 21, 1983 |
| 13 | 1 | Dec. 22, 1984 to Jan. 16, 1985 |
| 12 | 3 | Jan. 13, 1990 to Feb. 5, 1990 |
| 11 | 3 | April 18, 2000 to Nov. 20, 2000 |
| 10 | 7 | Feb. 6, 1983 to March 1, 1983 |
| 9 | 11 | Feb. 12, 2003 to March 2, 2003 |
| 8 | 7 | Nov. 20, 2002 to Dec. 4, 2002 |
| 7 | 19 | Jan. 6, 2009 to Jan. 17, 2009 |
| 6 | 23 | Dec. 31, 2011 to Jan. 10, 2012 |
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