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.

By Stats synced Apr 16, 2026
CLE
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
DateHomeAwayScoreWinner
Mar 15, 2026CLEDAL120130DAL
Mar 13, 2026DALCLE105138CLE
Feb 2, 2025CLEDAL144101CLE
Jan 3, 2025DALCLE122134CLE
Feb 27, 2024CLEDAL121119CLE
Dec 27, 2023DALCLE110113CLE
Dec 17, 2022CLEDAL10099CLE
Dec 14, 2022DALCLE90105CLE
Mar 30, 2022CLEDAL112120DAL
Nov 29, 2021DALCLE96114CLE
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
144101+43
Feb 2, 2025
Dallas Mavericks Biggest Win
143101+42
Nov 22, 2019
Decade Breakdown
Click a decade to filter stats below
Season by Season
Season CLE DAL Games
202526112
202425202
202324202
202223202
202122112
202021022
201920022
201819022
201718202
201617112

Matchup Insights

Home / Away Split
26-19CLE HOME22-22DAL HOME
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
12.2 pts
Momentum (Last 10 vs All-Time)
CLETrending Up
Last 1080%
All-Time53.9%
DALTrending Down
Last 1020%
All-Time46.1%
Last 10 Results
CLE / DAL

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.

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.

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