Cleveland Cavaliers vs Oklahoma City Thunder Head-to-Head

Cross-Conference
Cleveland Cavaliers
Oklahoma City Thunder
Thunder lead Cavaliers74to53

Thunder hold a decisive edge in 127 all-time meetings.

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At a glance

Cleveland Cavaliers vs Oklahoma City Thunder insights

The edge
+21wins for Thunder
58% Thunder · 42% Cavaliers

The rivalry has stayed roughly even across eras: 36-23 since 1996.

Recent form
7-13last 20
Thunder on a 3-game streak

Thunder won 121-113 on Feb 22, 2026

Where it matters
0playoff games

These teams have never met in the playoffs.

The story

Thunder built their historical edge pre-1996, winning 38 of 68 decided meetings (56%). In the modern era they are 36-23 against each other (61% Thunder). Thunder currently hold a 3-game winning streak between the teams. Games average a 11.0-point winning margin, with the largest decided blowout coming via Cavaliers' 35-point win. Across the last 20 decided meetings Thunder hold a 13-7 edge, suggesting the modern balance leans their way. The 1970s produced the deepest sample with 37 recorded meetings, more than any other decade in the series and the era that anchors most of its statistical character. Their first recorded meeting fell in 1970, so the rivalry has now spanned 56 seasons of league history. Most recent result: Thunder won 121-113 on Feb 22, 2026. Through the 2020s Thunder have led 9-5 between the teams.

Win Percentage
53W
74W
CLE
OKC
42%58%
Cleveland CavaliersOklahoma City Thunder

Recent Games

Last 10 Games
DateHomeAwayScoreWinner
Feb 22, 2026OKCCLE121113OKC
Jan 19, 2026CLEOKC104136OKC
Jan 16, 2025OKCCLE134114OKC
Jan 8, 2025CLEOKC129122CLE
Nov 8, 2023OKCCLE128120OKC
Oct 27, 2023CLEOKC105108OKC
Jan 27, 2023OKCCLE112100OKC
Dec 10, 2022CLEOKC110102CLE
Jan 22, 2022CLEOKC9487CLE
Jan 15, 2022OKCCLE102107CLE
Last Meeting
Feb 22, 2026Final
OKC
121
HOME
CLE
113
AWAY
Thunderwon by8
Thunder' 3rd straight in this series·Game 127 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 Season127 games
53
74
These teams have never met in the playoffs.
Cleveland Cavaliers Biggest Win
11782+35
Nov 26, 2008
Oklahoma City Thunder Biggest Win
11883+35
Nov 3, 1980
Decade Breakdown
Click a decade to filter stats below
Season by Season
Season CLE OKC Games
202526022
202425112
202324022
202223112
202122202
202021112
201920022
201819022
201718112
201617112

Matchup Insights

Home / Away Split
35-28CLE HOME46-18OKC HOME
AWAY
18-46
CLE
AWAY
28-35
OKC
Streaks & Momentum
Current Streak
Oklahoma City Thunder: 3 consecutive wins
3
Avg. Margin of Victory
Games decided by 11.0 pts on average
11.0pts
Momentum (Last 10 vs All-Time)
CLE-Neutral
Last 1040%
All-Time41.7%
OKC-Neutral
Last 1060%
All-Time58.3%
Last 10 Results
CLE / OKC

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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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