Editing New York Knicks (section)

===Brooklyn Nets===
{{Main|Knicks–Nets rivalry}}
The [[Brooklyn Nets]], formerly the New Jersey Nets, are the Knicks' closest rival geographically. Both teams play in New York City, with the Knicks in [[Manhattan]] and the Nets in [[Brooklyn]]. Media outlets have noted the Knicks-Nets rivalry's similarity to those of other New York City teams, such as [[Major League Baseball]]'s [[Subway Series]] rivalry between the [[American League]]'s [[New York Yankees]] ([[the Bronx]]) and the [[National League (baseball)|National League]]'s [[New York Mets]] ([[Queens]]), due to both boroughs' proximity through the [[New York City Subway]]. Historically, the boroughs of Manhattan and Brooklyn competed via the [[Dodgers–Giants rivalry]], when the two teams were known as the [[History of the Brooklyn Dodgers|Brooklyn Dodgers]] and the [[History of the New York Giants (NL)|New York Giants]]. Like the Knicks and Nets, the Giants and Dodgers played in Manhattan and Brooklyn, respectively, and were fierce divisional rivals.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/26/sports/basketball/knicks-nets-will-turn-into-a-rivalry-to-join-new-yorks-rich-past.html |work=The New York Times |title=A Rivalry to Add to the City's Rich History |first=George |last=Vecsey |date=November 25, 2012 |access-date=February 11, 2017 |archive-date=October 31, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171031021919/http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/26/sports/basketball/knicks-nets-will-turn-into-a-rivalry-to-join-new-yorks-rich-past.html |url-status=live}}</ref> The [[Islanders–Rangers rivalry|rivalry]] between the [[New York Islanders]] and [[New York Rangers]] of the [[National Hockey League]] also had this distinction when the Islanders played in Brooklyn from 2015 to 2020.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://fort-greene.thelocal.nytimes.com/2012/10/31/islanders-fans-react-to-barclays-center-move/ |work=The New York Times |title=Islanders Fans React to Barclays Center Move |first=Chris |last=Dell |date=October 31, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130104113253/http://fort-greene.thelocal.nytimes.com/2012/10/31/islanders-fans-react-to-barclays-center-move/ |archive-date=January 4, 2013}}</ref> Due to the Knicks and Nets being located in the boroughs of Manhattan and Brooklyn, some media outlets have dubbed this rivalry "Clash of the Boroughs".<ref name="clashofboros">{{cite web |title=Clash of the Boroughs Resounds in Brooklyn |url=http://www.nba.com/nets/viewfromcouch/clash-boroughs-resounds-brooklyn |publisher=BrooklynNets.com |access-date=November 26, 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130129160633/http://www.nba.com/nets/viewfromcouch/clash-boroughs-resounds-brooklyn |archive-date=January 29, 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The Knicks and Nets have met in the playoffs three times, with the Knicks winning two of the three meetings. The Knicks defeated the Nets in the playoffs in [[1983 NBA playoffs|1983]] and [[1994 NBA playoffs|1994]], while the Nets won their most recent meeting in [[2004 NBA playoffs|2004]].