Cleveland Cavaliers vs New Orleans Pelicans Head-to-Head

Modern Rivalry
Cleveland Cavaliers
New Orleans Pelicans
Pelicans lead Cavaliers26to25

A virtually even rivalry in 51 all-time meetings.

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At a glance

Cleveland Cavaliers vs New Orleans Pelicans insights

The edge
+1wins for Pelicans
51% Pelicans ยท 49% Cavaliers

Post-1996 record: 26-25.

Recent form
10-10last 20
Cavaliers on a 5-game streak

Cavaliers won 111-106 on Mar 21, 2026

Where it matters
0playoff games

These teams have never met in the playoffs.

The story

In the modern era they are 26-25 against each other (51% Pelicans). Cavaliers have won 5 straight in this matchup, the longest active run in the series. Games average a 11.5-point winning margin, with the largest decided blowout coming via Pelicans' 35-point win. Their first recorded meeting fell in 2002, so the rivalry has now spanned 24 seasons of league history. Most recent result: Cavaliers won 111-106 on Mar 21, 2026. Through the 2020s Cavaliers have led 8-6 between the teams.

Win Percentage
25W
26W
CLE
NOP
49%51%
Cleveland CavaliersNew Orleans Pelicans

Recent Games

Last 10 Games
DateHomeAwayScoreWinner
Mar 21, 2026NOPCLE106โ€“111CLE
Dec 23, 2025CLENOP141โ€“118CLE
Nov 20, 2024CLENOP128โ€“100CLE
Nov 6, 2024NOPCLE122โ€“131CLE
Mar 13, 2024NOPCLE95โ€“116CLE
Dec 21, 2023CLENOP104โ€“123NOP
Feb 10, 2023NOPCLE107โ€“118CLE
Jan 16, 2023CLENOP113โ€“103CLE
Jan 31, 2022CLENOP93โ€“90CLE
Dec 28, 2021NOPCLE108โ€“104NOP
Last Meeting
Mar 21, 2026Final
NOP
106
HOME
CLE
111
AWAY
Cavalierswon by5
Cavaliers' 5th straight in this seriesยทGame 51 of all-time series

All-Time Record

Season Split & Biggest Wins
Regular season vs playoff record, plus each team's largest margin of victory
Regular Season51 games
25
26
These teams have never met in the playoffs.
Cleveland Cavaliers Biggest Win
128โ€“100+28
Nov 20, 2024
New Orleans Pelicans Biggest Win
133โ€“98+35
Jan 5, 2019
Decade Breakdown
Click a decade to filter stats below
Season by Season
Season โ†“CLE โ†•NOP โ†•Games โ†•
2025โ€“26202
2024โ€“25202
2023โ€“24112
2022โ€“23202
2021โ€“22112
2020โ€“21022
2019โ€“20022
2018โ€“19022
2017โ€“18112
2016โ€“17112

Matchup Insights

Home / Away Split
17-9CLE HOME17-8NOP HOME
AWAY
8-17
CLE
AWAY
9-17
NOP
Streaks & Momentum
Current Streak
Cleveland Cavaliers: 5 consecutive wins
5
Avg. Margin of Victory
Games decided by 11.5 pts on average
11.5pts
Momentum (Last 10 vs All-Time)
CLEโ†‘Trending Up
Last 1080%
All-Time49%
NOPโ†“Trending Down
Last 1020%
All-Time51%
Last 10 Results
CLE / NOP

Frequently Asked Questions: Cleveland Cavaliers vs New Orleans Pelicans

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.

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