44pts
Kyrie Irving
CLEvsCHA
Apr 5, 2014
NBA head-to-head
Charlotte Hornets vs Cleveland Cavaliers Head-to-Head
Cleveland Cavaliers lead the all-time record 82-52 across 134 recorded meetings.
Matchup fact
The earliest meeting on record was on November 4, 1988: Cleveland Cavaliers 133, Charlotte Hornets 93.
By Erik AnderssonStats synced Apr 16, 2026CHA
52
vs
CLE
82
134 meetings
All-time
CLE lead 82-52
Recent form
CHA 3-7 over the latest 10
Last meeting
CLE won 118-113 on Feb 20, 2026
Closeness
30 wins separate the teams
Series context
The average winning margin is 10.3 points across decided games.
Recent Games
Last 10 Games
Feb 20, 26
CHA 113-118 CLE
CLEJan 21, 26
CHA 87-94 CLE
CLEDec 22, 25
CLE 139-132 CHA
CLEDec 14, 25
CLE 111-119 CHA
CHAMar 7, 25
CHA 117-118 CLE
CLEJan 5, 25
CLE 115-105 CHA
CLEDec 7, 24
CHA 102-116 CLE
CLENov 17, 24
CLE 128-114 CHA
CLEApr 14, 24
CLE 110-120 CHA
CHAMar 27, 24
CHA 118-111 CLE
CHA| Date | Home | Away | Score | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 20, 2026 | CHA | CLE | 113–118 | CLE |
| Jan 21, 2026 | CHA | CLE | 87–94 | CLE |
| Dec 22, 2025 | CLE | CHA | 139–132 | CLE |
| Dec 14, 2025 | CLE | CHA | 111–119 | CHA |
| Mar 7, 2025 | CHA | CLE | 117–118 | CLE |
| Jan 5, 2025 | CLE | CHA | 115–105 | CLE |
| Dec 7, 2024 | CHA | CLE | 102–116 | CLE |
| Nov 17, 2024 | CLE | CHA | 128–114 | CLE |
| Apr 14, 2024 | CLE | CHA | 110–120 | CHA |
| Mar 27, 2024 | CHA | CLE | 118–111 | CHA |
Last Meeting
Feb 20, 2026Final
CHA
113
HOME
CLE
118
AWAY
Cavalierswon by5
Cavaliers' 3rd straight in this series·Game 134 of all-time series
Matchup context
Cleveland Cavaliers have won 7 of the latest 10 scored meetings. Cleveland Cavaliers lead the complete decided record 82-52. The 10.3-point average margin is reported separately from both win records.
- History span
- 1988 to 2026
- 36 seasons
- Average margin
- 10.3 points
- Across decided games
- Playoff history
- 0
- No playoff meeting is present in the source
All-Time Record
Win Percentage
52W
82W
CHA
CLE
39%61%
Charlotte HornetsCleveland Cavaliers
Season Split & Biggest Wins
Regular season vs playoff record, plus each team's largest margin of victory
Regular Season134 games
52
82
These teams have never met in the playoffs.
Charlotte Hornets Biggest Win
126–94+32
Nov 3, 2018
Cleveland Cavaliers Biggest Win
133–93+40
Nov 4, 1988
Decade Breakdown
Click a decade to filter stats below
Season by Season
| Season ↓ | CHA ↕ | CLE ↕ | Games ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2024–25 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2023–24 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2022–23 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2021–22 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2020–21 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2019–20 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018–19 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2017–18 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2016–17 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
Matchup Insights
Home / Away Split
AWAY
17-50
CHA
AWAY
32-35
CLE
Streaks & Momentum
Current Streak
Cleveland Cavaliers: 3 consecutive wins
3
Avg. Margin of Victory
Games decided by 10.3 pts on average
10.3pts
Momentum (Last 10 vs All-Time)
CHA-Neutral
Last 1030%
All-Time38.8%
CLE-Neutral
Last 1070%
All-Time61.2%
Last 10 Results
CHA / CLE
Advanced Stats
1996-presentBased on 77 of 134 all-time meetings that have play-by-play dataOvertime History
Total OT Games
8
CHA OT Wins
4
CLE OT Wins
4
Biggest OT Game
132-122 on Nov 18, 2022 (2OT)
Largest Leads
CHA Biggest Leads
+32pts
Nov 3, 2018
#2:+28 pts·Dec 6, 2008
#3:+27 pts·Feb 2, 2007
CLE Biggest Leads
+33pts
Jan 7, 2009
#2:+33 pts·Jan 25, 1997
#3:+27 pts·Apr 9, 2019
Lead Changes
Most in a Game
21
Jan 11, 2008
Average per Game
6.0
per game
Times Tied
Most Ties in a Game
17
Jan 11, 2008
Average Ties per Game
5.4
per game
Attendance Records
Across covered games (1996+)
Highest
24,042
Nov 28, 1997
Lowest
300
Dec 23, 2020
Reduced capacity (COVID era)
Average
17,242
Shooting Percentages
Average per game, 1996 to 2023. Every bar uses the same 0 to 100% scale.
FG%
CHA44.8%
CLE46.4%
CLE +1.6 pp
3P%
CHA35.3%
CLE36.7%
CLE +1.4 pp
FT%
CHA74.7%
CLE74.2%
CHA +0.5 pp
TS%
CHA53.3%
CLE54.4%
CLE +1.1 pp
Top Scorers (1996-present)
Career points, games, and biggest single-game vs this opponent
CHA Top 15 Scorers
| Player | Pts | G | Avg | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kemba Walker | 392 | 22 | 17.8 | 30 |
| Terry Rozier | 311 | 12 | 25.9 | 42 |
| David Wesley | 282 | 16 | 17.6 | 32 |
| Gerald Wallace | 259 | 17 | 15.2 | 31 |
| Raymond Felton | 209 | 15 | 13.9 | 30 |
| Glen Rice | 194 | 8 | 24.3 | 42 |
| Gerald Henderson | 185 | 15 | 12.3 | 21 |
| Michael Kidd-Gilchrist | 181 | 17 | 10.7 | 22 |
| Marvin Williams | 177 | 16 | 11.1 | 22 |
| Cody Zeller | 174 | 21 | 8.3 | 15 |
| Miles Bridges | 172 | 13 | 13.2 | 30 |
| D.J. Augustin | 155 | 10 | 15.5 | 26 |
| P.J. Washington | 145 | 10 | 14.5 | 28 |
| Emeka Okafor | 143 | 12 | 11.9 | 25 |
| Jamal Mashburn | 142 | 7 | 20.3 | 30 |
CLE Top 15 Scorers
| Player | Pts | G | Avg | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron James | 756 | 28 | 27.0 | 41 |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas | 323 | 26 | 12.4 | 22 |
| Kyrie Irving | 309 | 14 | 22.1 | 44 |
| Kevin Love | 275 | 18 | 15.3 | 27 |
| Darius Garland | 224 | 10 | 22.4 | 41 |
| Collin Sexton | 198 | 10 | 19.8 | 33 |
| Tristan Thompson | 181 | 21 | 8.6 | 21 |
| Andre Miller | 163 | 10 | 16.3 | 30 |
| Anderson Varejao | 162 | 24 | 6.8 | 17 |
| Wesley Person | 162 | 12 | 13.5 | 33 |
| JR Smith | 159 | 10 | 15.9 | 27 |
| Lamond Murray | 159 | 10 | 15.9 | 31 |
| Cedi Osman | 152 | 14 | 10.9 | 24 |
| Drew Gooden | 150 | 12 | 12.5 | 21 |
| Shawn Kemp | 143 | 8 | 17.9 | 25 |
Biggest Individual Games (1996-present)
Single-game scoring highs in this matchup
42pts
Terry Rozier
CHAvsCLE
Dec 23, 2020
42pts
Glen Rice
CHAvsCLE
Apr 7, 1997
41pts
Darius Garland
CLEvsCHA
Nov 18, 2022
41pts
LeBron James
CLEvsCHA
Mar 28, 2018
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
83 games with complete quarter lines
CHACLE
How they create points
71 games with complete style splits
Selected comparison
Points off turnovers: CLE +2.6 points71 games
CHA highest-scoring quarter
Q1 · 24.8
CLE highest-scoring quarter
Q1 · 25.0
Widest fingerprint gap
CLE +2.6 points off turnovers
Methodology & Data Sources
Last updated
Every head-to-head record on SharkBetting is computed from scored game logs. Regular-season and playoff results come from the balldontlie API and historical records cross-checked against basketball-reference.com. All-time records, recent form, postseason splits, margins, streaks, decades, and seasons are calculated from the same listed results. Records without a final score are excluded from decided-game statistics.
Stats are refreshed after completed game days when new source data is available. Each page's Last updated date shows when its underlying data was actually synced. If you spot an error, head to our contact page with the game date and we will verify against the source feeds.
Pre-1996 game scores partially derived from the nbadb dataset by Wyatt Walsh, distributed under CC BY-SA 4.0.