55pts
James Harden
HOUvsCLE
Dec 11, 2019
NBA head-to-headCross-Conference
Cleveland Cavaliers vs Houston Rockets Head-to-Head
Houston Rockets lead the all-time record 93-51 across 144 recorded meetings.
Matchup fact
The earliest meeting on record was on October 22, 1970: Cleveland Cavaliers 110, San Diego Rockets 140.
By Erik AnderssonStats synced Apr 16, 2026CLE
51
vs
HOU
93
144 meetings
All-time
HOU lead 93-51
Recent form
CLE 4-6 over the latest 10
Last meeting
HOU won 117-100 on Dec 27, 2025
Closeness
42 wins separate the teams
Series context
The average winning margin is 10.7 points across decided games.
Recent Games
Last 10 Games
Dec 27, 25
HOU 117-100 CLE
HOUNov 19, 25
CLE 104-114 HOU
HOUJan 25, 25
CLE 131-135 HOU
HOUJan 22, 25
HOU 109-108 CLE
HOUMar 16, 24
HOU 117-103 CLE
HOUDec 18, 23
CLE 135-130 HOU
CLEMar 26, 23
CLE 108-91 HOU
CLEJan 26, 23
HOU 95-113 CLE
CLEFeb 2, 22
HOU 115-104 CLE
HOUDec 15, 21
CLE 124-89 HOU
CLE| Date | Home | Away | Score | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 27, 2025 | HOU | CLE | 117–100 | HOU |
| Nov 19, 2025 | CLE | HOU | 104–114 | HOU |
| Jan 25, 2025 | CLE | HOU | 131–135 | HOU |
| Jan 22, 2025 | HOU | CLE | 109–108 | HOU |
| Mar 16, 2024 | HOU | CLE | 117–103 | HOU |
| Dec 18, 2023 | CLE | HOU | 135–130 | CLE |
| Mar 26, 2023 | CLE | HOU | 108–91 | CLE |
| Jan 26, 2023 | HOU | CLE | 95–113 | CLE |
| Feb 2, 2022 | HOU | CLE | 115–104 | HOU |
| Dec 15, 2021 | CLE | HOU | 124–89 | CLE |
Last Meeting
Dec 27, 2025Final
HOU
117
HOME
CLE
100
AWAY
Rocketswon by17
Rockets' 5th straight in this series·Game 144 of all-time series
Matchup context
Houston Rockets have won 6 of the latest 10 scored meetings. Houston Rockets lead the complete decided record 93-51. The 10.7-point average margin is reported separately from both win records.
- History span
- 1970 to 2025
- 56 seasons
- Average margin
- 10.7 points
- Across decided games
- Playoff history
- 0
- No playoff meeting is present in the source
All-Time Record
Win Percentage
51W
93W
CLE
HOU
35%65%
Cleveland CavaliersHouston Rockets
Season Split & Biggest Wins
Regular season vs playoff record, plus each team's largest margin of victory
Regular Season144 games
51
93
These teams have never met in the playoffs.
Cleveland Cavaliers Biggest Win
124–89+35
Dec 15, 2021
Houston Rockets Biggest Win
116–78+38
Mar 22, 2013
Decade Breakdown
Click a decade to filter stats below
Season by Season
| Season ↓ | CLE ↕ | HOU ↕ | Games ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024–25 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023–24 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2022–23 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021–22 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020–21 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019–20 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018–19 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2017–18 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2016–17 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Matchup Insights
Home / Away Split
AWAY
16-55
CLE
AWAY
38-35
HOU
Streaks & Momentum
Current Streak
Houston Rockets: 5 consecutive wins
5
Avg. Margin of Victory
Games decided by 10.7 pts on average
10.7pts
Momentum (Last 10 vs All-Time)
CLE-Neutral
Last 1040%
All-Time35.4%
HOU-Neutral
Last 1060%
All-Time64.6%
Last 10 Results
CLE / HOU
Advanced Stats
1996-presentBased on 45 of 144 all-time meetings that have play-by-play dataOvertime History
Total OT Games
2
CLE OT Wins
1
HOU OT Wins
1
Biggest OT Game
105-103 on Mar 1, 2015 (1OT)
Largest Leads
CLE Biggest Leads
+45pts
Dec 15, 2021
#2:+32 pts·Jan 6, 1998
#3:+29 pts·Mar 22, 2014
HOU Biggest Leads
+44pts
Jan 11, 2019
#2:+35 pts·Feb 3, 2018
#3:+23 pts·Mar 13, 1999
Lead Changes
Most in a Game
18
Mar 26, 2006
Average per Game
5.8
per game
Times Tied
Most Ties in a Game
16
Dec 23, 2008
Average Ties per Game
5.5
per game
Attendance Records
Across covered games (1996+)
Highest
20,562
Feb 3, 2018
Lowest
2,720
Feb 24, 2021
Reduced capacity (COVID era)
Average
16,612
Shooting Percentages
Average per game, 1996 to 2023. Every bar uses the same 0 to 100% scale.
FG%
CLE44.2%
HOU45.1%
HOU +0.9 pp
3P%
CLE37.7%
HOU34.7%
CLE +3.0 pp
FT%
CLE74.5%
HOU75.6%
HOU +1.1 pp
TS%
CLE52.5%
HOU55.1%
HOU +2.6 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 | 455 | 19 | 23.9 | 37 |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas | 259 | 18 | 14.4 | 24 |
| Kyrie Irving | 194 | 7 | 27.7 | 38 |
| Kevin Love | 156 | 9 | 17.3 | 24 |
| Tristan Thompson | 125 | 13 | 9.6 | 16 |
| Collin Sexton | 123 | 5 | 24.6 | 39 |
| Andre Miller | 112 | 5 | 22.4 | 31 |
| Darius Garland | 100 | 6 | 16.7 | 26 |
| Jarrett Allen | 91 | 6 | 15.2 | 26 |
| Cedi Osman | 80 | 9 | 8.9 | 15 |
| Shawn Kemp | 79 | 4 | 19.8 | 25 |
| Antawn Jamison | 78 | 3 | 26.0 | 28 |
| Wesley Person | 73 | 6 | 12.2 | 23 |
| Mo Williams | 72 | 5 | 14.4 | 21 |
| Lamond Murray | 71 | 5 | 14.2 | 24 |
HOU Top 15 Scorers
| Player | Pts | G | Avg | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Harden | 425 | 13 | 32.7 | 55 |
| Yao Ming | 218 | 12 | 18.2 | 28 |
| Cuttino Mobley | 181 | 10 | 18.1 | 29 |
| Steve Francis | 162 | 9 | 18.0 | 35 |
| Tracy McGrady | 156 | 7 | 22.3 | 34 |
| Trevor Ariza | 117 | 9 | 13.0 | 26 |
| Luis Scola | 112 | 8 | 14.0 | 30 |
| Clint Capela | 106 | 9 | 11.8 | 19 |
| Eric Gordon | 105 | 6 | 17.5 | 28 |
| Hakeem Olajuwon | 102 | 7 | 14.6 | 24 |
| Rafer Alston | 99 | 6 | 16.5 | 22 |
| Shane Battier | 91 | 9 | 10.1 | 16 |
| Maurice Taylor | 83 | 7 | 11.9 | 30 |
| Kevin Martin | 73 | 3 | 24.3 | 40 |
| Patrick Beverley | 70 | 6 | 11.7 | 15 |
Biggest Individual Games (1996-present)
Single-game scoring highs in this matchup
43pts
James Harden
HOUvsCLE
Jan 11, 2019
41pts
James Harden
HOUvsCLE
Nov 1, 2016
40pts
James Harden
HOUvsCLE
Nov 24, 2018
40pts
Kevin Martin
HOUvsCLE
Dec 11, 2010
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
46 games with complete quarter lines
CLEHOU
How they create points
41 games with complete style splits
Selected comparison
Points off turnovers: HOU +2.3 points41 games
CLE highest-scoring quarter
Q4 · 24.7
HOU highest-scoring quarter
Q3 · 25.1
Widest fingerprint gap
HOU +2.3 points off turnovers
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.