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 ยท 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, 2026OKCCLE121โ€“113OKC
Jan 19, 2026CLEOKC104โ€“136OKC
Jan 16, 2025OKCCLE134โ€“114OKC
Jan 8, 2025CLEOKC129โ€“122CLE
Nov 8, 2023OKCCLE128โ€“120OKC
Oct 27, 2023CLEOKC105โ€“108OKC
Jan 27, 2023OKCCLE112โ€“100OKC
Dec 10, 2022CLEOKC110โ€“102CLE
Jan 22, 2022CLEOKC94โ€“87CLE
Jan 15, 2022OKCCLE102โ€“107CLE
Last Meeting
Feb 22, 2026Final
OKC
121
HOME
CLE
113
AWAY
Thunderwon by8
Thunder' 3rd straight in this seriesยทGame 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
117โ€“82+35
Nov 26, 2008
Oklahoma City Thunder Biggest Win
118โ€“83+35
Nov 3, 1980
Decade Breakdown
Click a decade to filter stats below
Season by Season
Season โ†“CLE โ†•OKC โ†•Games โ†•
2025โ€“26022
2024โ€“25112
2023โ€“24022
2022โ€“23112
2021โ€“22202
2020โ€“21112
2019โ€“20022
2018โ€“19022
2017โ€“18112
2016โ€“17112

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

Frequently Asked Questions: Cleveland Cavaliers vs Oklahoma City Thunder

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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