Dominant matchup
64%win rate vs Grizzlies
38-21 across 59 meetings
See the full series →East Conference · Central Division
Cleveland Cavaliers
All-time head-to-head records, rivalries, and franchise history since 1970.
1
NBA Championships
Last in 2016
5
Finals appearances
56
Seasons played
Since 1970
Cleveland Cavaliers all-time insights
Toughest matchup
35%win rate vs Rockets
51-93 across 144 meetings
See the full series →Headline rivalry
284meetings vs Celtics
114-170 all-time · 40% win rate
See the full series →1 NBA championship (most recent: 2016 vs Golden State Warriors)· 4 runner-up finishes
The story
Across 4,768 games vs 29 opponents the Cleveland Cavaliers hold a 2,282-2,486 all-time head-to-head record, winning 48% of meetings. Their longest series is with the Boston Celtics: 284 meetings, 40% win rate. They feast on the Memphis Grizzlies (64% win rate) and struggle most with the Houston Rockets (35% win rate). Championship context: 1 NBA title, most recently in 2016 over the Golden State Warriors.
All-time records vs every opponent
29 of 29 opponentsEvery opponent the Cleveland Cavaliers have a regular-season or playoff record against. Click any card for the full series page.
Eastern ConferenceHome
14 teams- Boston Celtics114-17040%
- Chicago Bulls121-15444%
- Washington Wizards142-12753%
- Detroit Pistons125-14347%
- Atlanta Hawks128-13549%
- New York Knicks111-13345%
- Milwaukee Bucks108-13345%
- Indiana Pacers118-12149%
- Philadelphia 76ers117-12149%
- Brooklyn Nets124-9057%
- Orlando Magic76-7052%
- Miami Heat59-8242%
- Toronto Raptors76-5956%
- Charlotte Hornets82-5261%
Western Conference
15 teams- Golden State Warriors64-8443%
- Houston Rockets51-9335%
- Los Angeles Clippers80-6156%
- Portland Trail Blazers62-7346%
- Sacramento Kings64-6649%
- Oklahoma City Thunder53-7442%
- Los Angeles Lakers55-7143%
- Phoenix Suns52-7342%
- Utah Jazz55-6247%
- San Antonio Spurs43-6938%
- Denver Nuggets48-5447%
- Dallas Mavericks48-4154%
- Minnesota Timberwolves43-2861%
- Memphis Grizzlies38-2164%
- New Orleans Pelicans25-2649%
Show as sortable table
| Opponent | W | L | Win % | Last meeting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Celtics | 114 | 170 | 40.1% | 2026-03-08 |
| Chicago Bulls | 121 | 154 | 43.8% | 2026-03-19 |
| Washington Wizards | 142 | 127 | 52.8% | 2026-04-12 |
| Detroit Pistons | 125 | 143 | 46.6% | 2026-05-07 |
| Atlanta Hawks | 128 | 135 | 48.7% | 2026-04-10 |
| New York Knicks | 111 | 133 | 44.9% | 2026-02-24 |
| Milwaukee Bucks | 108 | 133 | 44.8% | 2026-03-17 |
| Indiana Pacers | 118 | 121 | 49.4% | 2026-04-05 |
| Philadelphia 76ers | 117 | 121 | 49.0% | 2026-03-09 |
| Brooklyn Nets | 124 | 90 | 56.9% | 2026-03-01 |
| Golden State Warriors | 64 | 84 | 43.2% | 2026-04-02 |
| Orlando Magic | 76 | 70 | 52.1% | 2026-03-24 |
| Houston Rockets | 51 | 93 | 35.4% | 2025-12-27 |
| Los Angeles Clippers | 80 | 61 | 56.3% | 2026-02-04 |
| Miami Heat | 59 | 82 | 41.8% | 2026-03-27 |
| Portland Trail Blazers | 62 | 73 | 45.6% | 2026-02-01 |
| Toronto Raptors | 76 | 59 | 56.3% | 2026-05-03 |
| Charlotte Hornets | 82 | 52 | 61.2% | 2026-02-20 |
| Sacramento Kings | 64 | 66 | 48.9% | 2026-02-07 |
| Oklahoma City Thunder | 53 | 74 | 41.7% | 2026-02-22 |
| Los Angeles Lakers | 55 | 71 | 43.3% | 2026-03-31 |
| Phoenix Suns | 52 | 73 | 41.6% | 2026-01-30 |
| Utah Jazz | 55 | 62 | 46.6% | 2026-03-30 |
| San Antonio Spurs | 43 | 69 | 38.1% | 2025-12-29 |
| Denver Nuggets | 48 | 54 | 47.1% | 2026-02-09 |
| Dallas Mavericks | 48 | 41 | 53.9% | 2026-03-15 |
| Minnesota Timberwolves | 43 | 28 | 60.6% | 2026-01-10 |
| Memphis Grizzlies | 38 | 21 | 64.4% | 2026-04-06 |
| New Orleans Pelicans | 25 | 26 | 49.0% | 2026-03-21 |
Franchise history
Championship moments and W-L across the NBA's structural eras, side by side.
Championship ledger
1 title · 4 runner-ups · 5 Finals appearances2010s
1W · 3L
- 2018lost to Warriors
- 2017lost to Warriors
- 2016vs Warriors
- 2015lost to Warriors
2000s
0W · 1L
- 2007lost to Spurs
ChampionshipFinals lossTeam colors: Cleveland Cavaliers
Performance by era
Baseline: 48% across all opponentsHow the Cleveland Cavaliers have performed across 3 of the NBA's structural eras.
ABA / expansion
1968-1979
345-485(41.6%)
-6.3 pp vs baseline
Rapid expansion and the ABA rival league that folded into the NBA in 1976.
Modern era
1980-1999
773-887(46.6%)
in line with baseline
The 3-point line, Magic vs Bird, the 90s Bulls: a commercial and competitive peak.
Cap / luxury-tax era
2000-present
1,164-1,114(51.1%)
+3.2 pp vs baseline
Luxury tax, player empowerment, positionless basketball, and analytics-led offense.
Methodology & Data Sources
Last updated
Every head-to-head page on SharkBetting is built from verified historical data, not generated prose. Regular-season and playoff game logs are pulled from the balldontlie API (public NBA records from 1946 onward). Playoff series results, arena capacity, and historical context are cross-checked against basketball-reference.com. Player-level top-scorer tables and largest-lead figures use the play-by-play dataset, which has complete coverage only from the 1996-97 season onward; matchups on the page that pre-date 1996 are clearly marked.
Stats are refreshed after every completed game day. 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.