48pts
LeBron James
CLEvsATL
Dec 30, 2009
NBA head-to-headClassic Rivalry
Atlanta Hawks vs Cleveland Cavaliers Head-to-Head
Atlanta Hawks lead the all-time record 135-128 across 263 recorded meetings.
Matchup fact
The Atlanta Hawks led the 1980s 36-23; the Cleveland Cavaliers led the 2000s 27-15.
By Erik AnderssonStats synced Apr 16, 2026ATL
135
vs
CLE
128
263 meetings
All-time
ATL lead 135-128
Recent form
ATL 5-5 over the latest 10
Last meeting
ATL won 124-102 on Apr 10, 2026
Closeness
7 wins separate the teams
Series context
The average winning margin is 10.8 points across decided games.
Recent Games
Last 10 Games
Apr 10, 26
ATL 124-102 CLE
ATLApr 8, 26
CLE 122-116 ATL
CLENov 28, 25
ATL 130-123 CLE
ATLNov 2, 25
CLE 117-109 ATL
CLEJan 30, 25
CLE 137-115 ATL
CLENov 29, 24
ATL 117-101 CLE
ATLNov 27, 24
CLE 124-135 ATL
ATLMar 6, 24
ATL 112-101 CLE
ATLJan 20, 24
ATL 95-116 CLE
CLEDec 16, 23
CLE 127-119 ATL
CLE| Date | Home | Away | Score | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 10, 2026 | ATL | CLE | 124–102 | ATL |
| Apr 8, 2026 | CLE | ATL | 122–116 | CLE |
| Nov 28, 2025 | ATL | CLE | 130–123 | ATL |
| Nov 2, 2025 | CLE | ATL | 117–109 | CLE |
| Jan 30, 2025 | CLE | ATL | 137–115 | CLE |
| Nov 29, 2024 | ATL | CLE | 117–101 | ATL |
| Nov 27, 2024 | CLE | ATL | 124–135 | ATL |
| Mar 6, 2024 | ATL | CLE | 112–101 | ATL |
| Jan 20, 2024 | ATL | CLE | 95–116 | CLE |
| Dec 16, 2023 | CLE | ATL | 127–119 | CLE |
Last Meeting
Apr 10, 2026Final
ATL
124
HOME
CLE
102
AWAY
Hawkswon by22
Game 263 of all-time series
Matchup context
The latest 10 scored meetings are split 5-5. Atlanta Hawks lead the complete decided record 135-128. The 10.8-point average margin is reported separately from both win records.
- History span
- 1970 to 2026
- 56 seasons
- Average margin
- 10.8 points
- Across decided games
- Playoff history
- 13
- 13 playoff meetings across 4 postseasons
All-Time Record
Win Percentage
135W
128W
ATL
CLE
51%49%
Atlanta HawksCleveland Cavaliers
Season Split & Biggest Wins
Regular season vs playoff record, plus each team's largest margin of victory
Regular Season250 games
134
116
Playoffs13 games
1
12
Atlanta Hawks Biggest Win
119–85+34
Dec 31, 1970
Cleveland Cavaliers Biggest Win
123–80+43
Mar 22, 1992
Decade Breakdown
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Season by Season
| Season ↓ | ATL ↕ | CLE ↕ | Games ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2024–25 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2023–24 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2022–23 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2021–22 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2020–21 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2019–20 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2018–19 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2017–18 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2016–17 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
Matchup Insights
Home / Away Split
AWAY
54-81
ATL
AWAY
47-81
CLE
Streaks & Momentum
Current Streak
Atlanta Hawks won the most recent meeting
1
Avg. Margin of Victory
Games decided by 10.8 pts on average
10.8pts
Momentum (Last 10 vs All-Time)
ATL-Neutral
Last 1050%
All-Time51.3%
CLE-Neutral
Last 1050%
All-Time48.7%
Last 10 Results
ATL / CLE
Advanced Stats
1996-presentBased on 94 of 263 all-time meetings that have play-by-play dataOvertime History
Total OT Games
9
ATL OT Wins
7
CLE OT Wins
2
Biggest OT Game
125-127 on Dec 26, 2013 (2OT)
Largest Leads
ATL Biggest Leads
+43pts
Nov 15, 2014
#2:+40 pts·Mar 3, 2004
#3:+36 pts·May 7, 2009
CLE Biggest Leads
+41pts
May 4, 2016
#2:+38 pts·Apr 14, 2007
#3:+29 pts·Dec 6, 2013
Lead Changes
Most in a Game
19
Jan 2, 2008
Average per Game
6.0
per game
Times Tied
Most Ties in a Game
17
Dec 26, 2013
Average Ties per Game
5.1
per game
Attendance Records
Across covered games (1996+)
Highest
20,562
Dec 12, 2017
Lowest
2,322
Mar 14, 2021
Reduced capacity (COVID era)
Average
16,994
Shooting Percentages
Average per game, 1996 to 2023. Every bar uses the same 0 to 100% scale.
FG%
ATL46.0%
CLE45.7%
ATL +0.3 pp
3P%
ATL34.2%
CLE35.2%
CLE +1.0 pp
FT%
ATL75.8%
CLE74.0%
ATL +1.8 pp
TS%
ATL54.6%
CLE54.1%
ATL +0.5 pp
Top Scorers (1996-present)
Career points, games, and biggest single-game vs this opponent
ATL Top 15 Scorers
| Player | Pts | G | Avg | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Johnson | 413 | 20 | 20.6 | 35 |
| Jeff Teague | 387 | 23 | 16.8 | 34 |
| Al Horford | 377 | 28 | 13.5 | 25 |
| Paul Millsap | 375 | 22 | 17.1 | 29 |
| Trae Young | 363 | 14 | 25.9 | 41 |
| Dennis Schroder | 330 | 25 | 13.2 | 28 |
| Kent Bazemore | 294 | 26 | 11.3 | 25 |
| Josh Smith | 289 | 22 | 13.1 | 26 |
| Jason Terry | 249 | 15 | 16.6 | 32 |
| Marvin Williams | 202 | 17 | 11.9 | 22 |
| John Collins | 193 | 14 | 13.8 | 27 |
| Shareef Abdur-Rahim | 181 | 8 | 22.6 | 43 |
| Zaza Pachulia | 170 | 19 | 8.9 | 22 |
| Kyle Korver | 158 | 17 | 9.3 | 20 |
| Alan Henderson | 155 | 15 | 10.3 | 21 |
CLE Top 15 Scorers
| Player | Pts | G | Avg | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron James | 1207 | 44 | 27.4 | 48 |
| Kyrie Irving | 475 | 20 | 23.8 | 45 |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas | 446 | 33 | 13.5 | 27 |
| Kevin Love | 365 | 24 | 15.2 | 27 |
| Tristan Thompson | 275 | 27 | 10.2 | 27 |
| Darius Garland | 233 | 11 | 21.2 | 33 |
| Cedi Osman | 219 | 19 | 11.5 | 23 |
| JR Smith | 219 | 21 | 10.4 | 28 |
| Mo Williams | 204 | 13 | 15.7 | 26 |
| Anderson Varejao | 166 | 25 | 6.6 | 14 |
| Lamond Murray | 166 | 9 | 18.4 | 29 |
| Collin Sexton | 162 | 9 | 18.0 | 29 |
| Shawn Kemp | 145 | 8 | 18.1 | 29 |
| Channing Frye | 144 | 15 | 9.6 | 27 |
| Matthew Dellavedova | 127 | 19 | 6.7 | 17 |
Biggest Individual Games (1996-present)
Single-game scoring highs in this matchup
47pts
LeBron James
CLEvsATL
May 9, 2009
45pts
Kyrie Irving
CLEvsATL
Apr 9, 2017
44pts
Donovan Mitchell
CLEvsATL
Mar 28, 2023
43pts
Kyrie Irving
CLEvsATL
Mar 3, 2017
Rivalry Fingerprint
Focus or tap a row to compare the exact gap. Every value is an average from matched game-level records, not a projection.
Quarter scoring pulse
98 games with complete quarter lines
ATLCLE
How they create points
85 games with complete style splits
Selected comparison
Q1 scoring: ATL +0.6 points98 games
ATL highest-scoring quarter
Q1 · 25.8
CLE highest-scoring quarter
Q1 · 25.2
Widest fingerprint gap
ATL +0.6 q1 scoring
Questions about this record: Atlanta Hawks vs Cleveland Cavaliers
What is the Atlanta Hawks vs Cleveland Cavaliers NBA playoff record?
The playoff subset contains 13 games: Atlanta Hawks have 1 wins and Cleveland Cavaliers have 12. Those games are already included in the complete all-time total.
How do recent Atlanta Hawks vs Cleveland Cavaliers results compare with the complete record?
The latest 10 decided meetings are split 5-5. Atlanta Hawks lead the complete decided record 135-128. The recent window is a subset of the complete history, so the page reports the two separately.
Methodology & Data Sources
Last updated
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Pre-1996 game scores partially derived from the nbadb dataset by Wyatt Walsh, distributed under CC BY-SA 4.0.