Dominant matchup
64%win rate vs Grizzlies
38-21 across 59 recorded 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 recorded 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 4,792 recorded meetings vs 29 opponents, the Cleveland Cavaliers hold a 2,286-2,491 decided-game record, winning 48% of games with a final result. Their longest series is with the Boston Celtics: 284 recorded meetings, 40% win rate in decided games. 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 Celtics114-170 · 284 meetings40%
- Chicago Bulls121-154 · 276 meetings44%
- Detroit Pistons129-144 · 273 meetings47%
- Washington Wizards142-127 · 269 meetings53%
- Atlanta Hawks128-135 · 263 meetings49%
- New York Knicks111-137 · 251 meetings45%
- Milwaukee Bucks108-133 · 241 meetings45%
- Indiana Pacers118-121 · 239 meetings49%
- Philadelphia 76ers117-121 · 239 meetings49%
- Brooklyn Nets124-90 · 218 meetings58%
- Orlando Magic76-70 · 146 meetings52%
- Miami Heat59-82 · 141 meetings42%
- Toronto Raptors76-59 · 135 meetings56%
- Charlotte Hornets82-52 · 134 meetings61%
Western Conference
15 teams- Golden State Warriors64-84 · 148 meetings43%
- Houston Rockets51-93 · 144 meetings35%
- Los Angeles Clippers80-61 · 142 meetings57%
- Portland Trail Blazers62-73 · 136 meetings46%
- Sacramento Kings64-66 · 131 meetings49%
- Los Angeles Lakers55-71 · 127 meetings44%
- Oklahoma City Thunder53-74 · 127 meetings42%
- Phoenix Suns52-73 · 125 meetings42%
- Utah Jazz55-62 · 118 meetings47%
- San Antonio Spurs43-69 · 113 meetings38%
- Denver Nuggets48-54 · 102 meetings47%
- Dallas Mavericks48-41 · 89 meetings54%
- Minnesota Timberwolves43-28 · 71 meetings61%
- Memphis Grizzlies38-21 · 59 meetings64%
- New Orleans Pelicans25-26 · 51 meetings49%
Show as sortable table
| Opponent | W | L | Meetings | Win % | Last meeting |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Celtics | 114 | 170 | 284 | 40.1% | 2026-03-08 |
| Chicago Bulls | 121 | 154 | 276 | 44.0% | 2026-03-19 |
| Detroit Pistons | 129 | 144 | 273 | 47.3% | 2026-05-17 |
| Washington Wizards | 142 | 127 | 269 | 52.8% | 2026-04-12 |
| Atlanta Hawks | 128 | 135 | 263 | 48.7% | 2026-04-10 |
| New York Knicks | 111 | 137 | 251 | 44.8% | 2026-05-25 |
| Milwaukee Bucks | 108 | 133 | 241 | 44.8% | 2026-03-17 |
| Indiana Pacers | 118 | 121 | 239 | 49.4% | 2026-04-05 |
| Philadelphia 76ers | 117 | 121 | 239 | 49.2% | 2026-03-09 |
| Brooklyn Nets | 124 | 90 | 218 | 57.9% | 2026-03-01 |
| Golden State Warriors | 64 | 84 | 148 | 43.2% | 2026-04-02 |
| Orlando Magic | 76 | 70 | 146 | 52.1% | 2026-03-24 |
| Houston Rockets | 51 | 93 | 144 | 35.4% | 2025-12-27 |
| Los Angeles Clippers | 80 | 61 | 142 | 56.7% | 2026-02-04 |
| Miami Heat | 59 | 82 | 141 | 41.8% | 2026-03-27 |
| Portland Trail Blazers | 62 | 73 | 136 | 45.9% | 2026-02-01 |
| Toronto Raptors | 76 | 59 | 135 | 56.3% | 2026-05-03 |
| Charlotte Hornets | 82 | 52 | 134 | 61.2% | 2026-02-20 |
| Sacramento Kings | 64 | 66 | 131 | 49.2% | 2026-02-07 |
| Los Angeles Lakers | 55 | 71 | 127 | 43.7% | 2026-03-31 |
| Oklahoma City Thunder | 53 | 74 | 127 | 41.7% | 2026-02-22 |
| Phoenix Suns | 52 | 73 | 125 | 41.6% | 2026-01-30 |
| Utah Jazz | 55 | 62 | 118 | 47.0% | 2026-03-30 |
| San Antonio Spurs | 43 | 69 | 113 | 38.4% | 2025-12-29 |
| Denver Nuggets | 48 | 54 | 102 | 47.1% | 2026-02-09 |
| Dallas Mavericks | 48 | 41 | 89 | 53.9% | 2026-03-15 |
| Minnesota Timberwolves | 43 | 28 | 71 | 60.6% | 2026-01-10 |
| Memphis Grizzlies | 38 | 21 | 59 | 64.4% | 2026-04-06 |
| New Orleans Pelicans | 25 | 26 | 51 | 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
1,168-1,119(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 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.