71pts
Donovan Mitchell
CLEvsCHI
Jan 2, 2023
NBA head-to-headDivision Rivals
Chicago Bulls vs Cleveland Cavaliers Head-to-Head
Chicago Bulls lead the all-time record 154-121 across 276 recorded meetings and 1 meeting without a final source score.
Matchup fact
The Chicago Bulls lead the playoff series 19-14 in 33 decided meetings.
By Erik AnderssonStats synced Apr 16, 2026CHI
154
vs
CLE
121
276 meetings1 score unavailable
All-time
CHI lead 154-121
Recent form
CHI 3-7 over the latest 10
Last meeting
CLE won 115-110 on Mar 19, 2026
Closeness
33 wins separate the teams
Series context
The average winning margin is 11 points across decided games.
Recent Games
Last 10 Games
Mar 19, 26
CHI 110-115 CLE
CLEDec 19, 25
CLE 125-136 CHI
CHIDec 17, 25
CHI 127-111 CLE
CHINov 8, 25
CLE 128-122 CHI
CLEApr 8, 25
CLE 135-113 CHI
CLEMar 4, 25
CHI 117-139 CLE
CLENov 15, 24
CLE 144-126 CHI
CLENov 11, 24
CHI 113-119 CLE
CLEFeb 28, 24
CHI 132-123 CLE
CHIFeb 14, 24
CLE 108-105 CHI
CLE| Date | Home | Away | Score | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 19, 2026 | CHI | CLE | 110–115 | CLE |
| Dec 19, 2025 | CLE | CHI | 125–136 | CHI |
| Dec 17, 2025 | CHI | CLE | 127–111 | CHI |
| Nov 8, 2025 | CLE | CHI | 128–122 | CLE |
| Apr 8, 2025 | CLE | CHI | 135–113 | CLE |
| Mar 4, 2025 | CHI | CLE | 117–139 | CLE |
| Nov 15, 2024 | CLE | CHI | 144–126 | CLE |
| Nov 11, 2024 | CHI | CLE | 113–119 | CLE |
| Feb 28, 2024 | CHI | CLE | 132–123 | CHI |
| Feb 14, 2024 | CLE | CHI | 108–105 | CLE |
Last Meeting
Mar 19, 2026Final
CHI
110
HOME
CLE
115
AWAY
Cavalierswon by5
Game 276 of all-time series
Matchup context
Cleveland Cavaliers have won 7 of the latest 10 scored meetings. Chicago Bulls lead the complete decided record 154-121. The 11-point average margin is reported separately from both win records.
- History span
- 1970 to 2026
- 56 seasons
- Average margin
- 11 points
- Across decided games
- Playoff history
- 33
- 33 playoff meetings across 7 postseasons
All-Time Record
Win Percentage
154W
121W
CHI
CLE
56%44%
Chicago BullsCleveland Cavaliers
Season Split & Biggest Wins
Regular season vs playoff record, plus each team's largest margin of victory
Regular Season242 games
135
107
Playoffs33 games
19
14
Chicago Bulls Biggest Win
121–80+41
Dec 22, 1970
Cleveland Cavaliers Biggest Win
128–96+32
Oct 22, 2022
Decade Breakdown
Click a decade to filter stats below
Season by Season
| Season ↓ | CHI ↕ | CLE ↕ | Games ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2024–25 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2023–24 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2022–23 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2021–22 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2020–21 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2019–20 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2018–19 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2017–18 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2016–17 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
Matchup Insights
Home / Away Split
AWAY
63-74
CHI
AWAY
47-91
CLE
Streaks & Momentum
Current Streak
Cleveland Cavaliers won the most recent meeting
1
Avg. Margin of Victory
Games decided by 11.0 pts on average
11.0pts
Momentum (Last 10 vs All-Time)
CHI↓Trending Down
Last 1030%
All-Time56%
CLE↑Trending Up
Last 1070%
All-Time44%
Last 10 Results
CHI / CLE
Advanced Stats
1996-presentBased on 98 of 276 all-time meetings that have play-by-play dataOvertime History
Total OT Games
6
CHI OT Wins
2
CLE OT Wins
4
Biggest OT Game
145-134 on Jan 2, 2023 (1OT)
Largest Leads
CHI Biggest Leads
+42pts
Jan 20, 2012
#2:+33 pts·Apr 21, 2021
#3:+32 pts·Oct 22, 2022
CLE Biggest Leads
+34pts
Dec 8, 2004
#2:+32 pts·Apr 26, 2012
#3:+29 pts·Apr 6, 2002
Lead Changes
Most in a Game
26
Dec 21, 2017
Average per Game
6.0
per game
Times Tied
Most Ties in a Game
19
Mar 10, 2020
Average Ties per Game
4.8
per game
Attendance Records
Across covered games (1996+)
Highest
23,955
Apr 4, 1997
Lowest
9,023
Feb 18, 2003
Average
20,228
Shooting Percentages
Average per game, 1996 to 2023. Every bar uses the same 0 to 100% scale.
FG%
CHI44.7%
CLE44.8%
CLE +0.1 pp
3P%
CHI34.3%
CLE34.6%
CLE +0.3 pp
FT%
CHI76.9%
CLE75.2%
CHI +1.7 pp
TS%
CHI52.7%
CLE53.1%
CLE +0.4 pp
Top Scorers (1996-present)
Career points, games, and biggest single-game vs this opponent
CHI Top 15 Scorers
| Player | Pts | G | Avg | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derrick Rose | 593 | 28 | 21.2 | 31 |
| Luol Deng | 508 | 31 | 16.4 | 32 |
| Kirk Hinrich | 354 | 31 | 11.4 | 27 |
| Ben Gordon | 320 | 17 | 18.8 | 37 |
| Taj Gibson | 316 | 32 | 9.9 | 26 |
| Jimmy Butler | 297 | 16 | 18.6 | 29 |
| Zach LaVine | 296 | 13 | 22.8 | 42 |
| Joakim Noah | 267 | 30 | 8.9 | 21 |
| Lauri Markkanen | 237 | 13 | 18.2 | 31 |
| Michael Jordan | 191 | 7 | 27.3 | 45 |
| DeMar DeRozan | 189 | 8 | 23.6 | 44 |
| Nikola Vucevic | 179 | 11 | 16.3 | 25 |
| Andres Nocioni | 168 | 16 | 10.5 | 21 |
| Mike Dunleavy | 166 | 15 | 11.1 | 24 |
| Nikola Mirotic | 160 | 17 | 9.4 | 19 |
CLE Top 15 Scorers
| Player | Pts | G | Avg | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron James | 1323 | 47 | 28.1 | 41 |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas | 426 | 32 | 13.3 | 28 |
| Kyrie Irving | 367 | 19 | 19.3 | 34 |
| Kevin Love | 366 | 25 | 14.6 | 29 |
| Tristan Thompson | 268 | 29 | 9.2 | 23 |
| Anderson Varejao | 234 | 29 | 8.1 | 26 |
| Antawn Jamison | 215 | 11 | 19.6 | 31 |
| Darius Garland | 199 | 10 | 19.9 | 28 |
| Mo Williams | 194 | 12 | 16.2 | 35 |
| Shawn Kemp | 189 | 10 | 18.9 | 27 |
| Collin Sexton | 187 | 10 | 18.7 | 30 |
| Wesley Person | 182 | 13 | 14.0 | 23 |
| Cedi Osman | 174 | 16 | 10.9 | 19 |
| JR Smith | 161 | 16 | 10.1 | 24 |
| Andre Miller | 134 | 9 | 14.9 | 24 |
Biggest Individual Games (1996-present)
Single-game scoring highs in this matchup
45pts
Michael Jordan
CHIvsCLE
Dec 28, 1996
44pts
DeMar DeRozan
CHIvsCLE
Jan 2, 2023
42pts
Zach LaVine
CHIvsCLE
Jan 18, 2020
41pts
LeBron James
CLEvsCHI
Nov 8, 2008
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
104 games with complete quarter lines
CHICLE
How they create points
90 games with complete style splits
Selected comparison
Fast-break points: CLE +2.3 points90 games
CHI highest-scoring quarter
Q1 · 25.1
CLE highest-scoring quarter
Q1 · 25.0
Widest fingerprint gap
CLE +2.3 fast-break points
Questions about this record: Chicago Bulls vs Cleveland Cavaliers
How is the Chicago Bulls vs Cleveland Cavaliers meeting total counted?
The source contains 276 recorded meetings. 275 meetings have a winner; 1 meeting has no final source score and does not count as a win. This is why the meeting total can be larger than the two win totals combined.
What is the Chicago Bulls vs Cleveland Cavaliers NBA playoff record?
The playoff subset contains 33 games: Chicago Bulls have 19 wins and Cleveland Cavaliers have 14. Those games are already included in the complete all-time total.
How do recent Chicago Bulls vs Cleveland Cavaliers results compare with the complete record?
Cleveland Cavaliers have won 7 of the latest 10 decided meetings. Chicago Bulls lead the complete decided record 154-121. The recent window is a subset of the complete history, so the page reports the two separately.
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.