46pts
LeBron James
CLEvsDAL
Mar 29, 2006
NBA head-to-headModern Rivalry
Cleveland Cavaliers vs Dallas Mavericks Head-to-Head
Cleveland Cavaliers lead the all-time record 48-41 across 89 recorded meetings.
Matchup fact
Visiting teams won 41 of 89 games in this matchup (46.1%).
By Erik AnderssonStats synced Apr 16, 2026CLE
48
vs
DAL
41
89 meetings
All-time
CLE lead 48-41
Recent form
CLE 8-2 over the latest 10
Last meeting
DAL won 130-120 on Mar 15, 2026
Closeness
7 wins separate the teams
Series context
The average winning margin is 12.2 points across decided games.
Recent Games
Last 10 Games
Mar 15, 26
CLE 120-130 DAL
DALMar 13, 26
DAL 105-138 CLE
CLEFeb 2, 25
CLE 144-101 DAL
CLEJan 3, 25
DAL 122-134 CLE
CLEFeb 27, 24
CLE 121-119 DAL
CLEDec 27, 23
DAL 110-113 CLE
CLEDec 17, 22
CLE 100-99 DAL
CLEDec 14, 22
DAL 90-105 CLE
CLEMar 30, 22
CLE 112-120 DAL
DALNov 29, 21
DAL 96-114 CLE
CLE| Date | Home | Away | Score | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 15, 2026 | CLE | DAL | 120–130 | DAL |
| Mar 13, 2026 | DAL | CLE | 105–138 | CLE |
| Feb 2, 2025 | CLE | DAL | 144–101 | CLE |
| Jan 3, 2025 | DAL | CLE | 122–134 | CLE |
| Feb 27, 2024 | CLE | DAL | 121–119 | CLE |
| Dec 27, 2023 | DAL | CLE | 110–113 | CLE |
| Dec 17, 2022 | CLE | DAL | 100–99 | CLE |
| Dec 14, 2022 | DAL | CLE | 90–105 | CLE |
| Mar 30, 2022 | CLE | DAL | 112–120 | DAL |
| Nov 29, 2021 | DAL | CLE | 96–114 | CLE |
Last Meeting
Mar 15, 2026Final
CLE
120
HOME
DAL
130
AWAY
Maverickswon by10
Game 89 of all-time series
Matchup context
Cleveland Cavaliers have won 8 of the latest 10 scored meetings. Cleveland Cavaliers lead the complete decided record 48-41. The 12.2-point average margin is reported separately from both win records.
- History span
- 1980 to 2026
- 45 seasons
- Average margin
- 12.2 points
- Across decided games
- Playoff history
- 0
- No playoff meeting is present in the source
All-Time Record
Win Percentage
48W
41W
CLE
DAL
54%46%
Cleveland CavaliersDallas Mavericks
Season Split & Biggest Wins
Regular season vs playoff record, plus each team's largest margin of victory
Regular Season89 games
48
41
These teams have never met in the playoffs.
Cleveland Cavaliers Biggest Win
144–101+43
Feb 2, 2025
Dallas Mavericks Biggest Win
143–101+42
Nov 22, 2019
Decade Breakdown
Click a decade to filter stats below
Season by Season
| Season ↓ | CLE ↕ | DAL ↕ | Games ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2024–25 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023–24 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022–23 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021–22 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020–21 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2019–20 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2018–19 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2017–18 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016–17 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Matchup Insights
Home / Away Split
AWAY
22-22
CLE
AWAY
19-26
DAL
Streaks & Momentum
Current Streak
Dallas Mavericks won the most recent meeting
1
Avg. Margin of Victory
Games decided by 12.2 pts on average
12.2pts
Momentum (Last 10 vs All-Time)
CLE↑Trending Up
Last 1080%
All-Time53.9%
DAL↓Trending Down
Last 1020%
All-Time46.1%
Last 10 Results
CLE / DAL
Advanced Stats
1996-presentBased on 43 of 89 all-time meetings that have play-by-play dataOvertime History
Total OT Games
3
CLE OT Wins
2
DAL OT Wins
1
Biggest OT Game
100-99 on Dec 17, 2022 (1OT)
Largest Leads
CLE Biggest Leads
+45pts
Nov 25, 2016
#2:+35 pts·Mar 10, 2015
#3:+31 pts·Nov 29, 2021
DAL Biggest Leads
+35pts
Mar 26, 2005
#2:+25 pts·Oct 31, 2007
#3:+24 pts·Dec 13, 2001
Lead Changes
Most in a Game
16
Mar 18, 2003
Average per Game
5.4
per game
Times Tied
Most Ties in a Game
14
Mar 18, 2003
Average Ties per Game
4.7
per game
Attendance Records
Across covered games (1996+)
Highest
20,575
Mar 30, 2004
Lowest
4,148
May 9, 2021
Reduced capacity (COVID era)
Average
17,848
Shooting Percentages
Average per game, 1996 to 2023. Every bar uses the same 0 to 100% scale.
FG%
CLE44.3%
DAL45.9%
DAL +1.6 pp
3P%
CLE32.7%
DAL34.8%
DAL +2.1 pp
FT%
CLE76.5%
DAL78.9%
DAL +2.4 pp
TS%
CLE52.5%
DAL54.9%
DAL +2.4 pp
Top Scorers (1996-present)
Career points, games, and biggest single-game vs this opponent
CLE Top 15 Scorers
| Player | Pts | G | Avg | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron James | 432 | 17 | 25.4 | 46 |
| Kevin Love | 262 | 15 | 17.5 | 30 |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas | 236 | 14 | 16.9 | 34 |
| Kyrie Irving | 204 | 9 | 22.7 | 33 |
| Anderson Varejao | 136 | 14 | 9.7 | 18 |
| Collin Sexton | 116 | 6 | 19.3 | 28 |
| Darius Garland | 105 | 6 | 17.5 | 25 |
| Tristan Thompson | 99 | 9 | 11.0 | 19 |
| JR Smith | 98 | 7 | 14.0 | 21 |
| Cedi Osman | 95 | 7 | 13.6 | 22 |
| Jordan Clarkson | 69 | 4 | 17.3 | 19 |
| Mo Williams | 69 | 4 | 17.3 | 25 |
| Lamond Murray | 66 | 5 | 13.2 | 23 |
| Jarrett Allen | 60 | 5 | 12.0 | 28 |
| Carlos Boozer | 59 | 3 | 19.7 | 24 |
DAL Top 15 Scorers
| Player | Pts | G | Avg | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dirk Nowitzki | 571 | 31 | 18.4 | 35 |
| Michael Finley | 262 | 13 | 20.1 | 39 |
| Luka Doncic | 223 | 8 | 27.9 | 35 |
| Jason Terry | 174 | 11 | 15.8 | 25 |
| Steve Nash | 146 | 8 | 18.3 | 31 |
| Dorian Finney-Smith | 123 | 12 | 10.3 | 28 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | 117 | 8 | 14.6 | 25 |
| Dwight Powell | 112 | 14 | 8.0 | 16 |
| Devin Harris | 110 | 15 | 7.3 | 16 |
| Josh Howard | 110 | 8 | 13.8 | 19 |
| Jalen Brunson | 95 | 8 | 11.9 | 18 |
| Monta Ellis | 94 | 5 | 18.8 | 22 |
| Shawn Bradley | 90 | 11 | 8.2 | 15 |
| J.J. Barea | 89 | 10 | 8.9 | 17 |
| Chandler Parsons | 82 | 5 | 16.4 | 25 |
Biggest Individual Games (1996-present)
Single-game scoring highs in this matchup
39pts
LeBron James
CLEvsDAL
Mar 1, 2007
39pts
Michael Finley
DALvsCLE
Jan 27, 1998
37pts
LeBron James
CLEvsDAL
Apr 3, 2005
35pts
Luka Doncic
DALvsCLE
Mar 30, 2022
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
45 games with complete quarter lines
CLEDAL
How they create points
41 games with complete style splits
Selected comparison
Points in paint: CLE +2.4 points41 games
CLE highest-scoring quarter
Q1 · 25.9
DAL highest-scoring quarter
Q1 · 25.7
Widest fingerprint gap
CLE +2.4 points in paint
Questions about this record: Cleveland Cavaliers vs Dallas Mavericks
How do recent Cleveland Cavaliers vs Dallas Mavericks results compare with the complete record?
Cleveland Cavaliers have won 8 of the latest 10 decided meetings. Cleveland Cavaliers lead the complete decided record 48-41. 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.
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Pre-1996 game scores partially derived from the nbadb dataset by Wyatt Walsh, distributed under CC BY-SA 4.0.