The rivalry has stayed roughly even across eras: 36-23 since 1996.
Cleveland Cavaliers vs Oklahoma City Thunder Head-to-Head
Thunder hold a decisive edge in 127 all-time meetings.
At a glance
Cleveland Cavaliers vs Oklahoma City Thunder insights
Thunder won 121-113 on Feb 22, 2026
These teams have never met in the playoffs.
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.
Recent Games
| Date | Home | Away | Score | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 22, 2026 | OKC | CLE | 121โ113 | OKC |
| Jan 19, 2026 | CLE | OKC | 104โ136 | OKC |
| Jan 16, 2025 | OKC | CLE | 134โ114 | OKC |
| Jan 8, 2025 | CLE | OKC | 129โ122 | CLE |
| Nov 8, 2023 | OKC | CLE | 128โ120 | OKC |
| Oct 27, 2023 | CLE | OKC | 105โ108 | OKC |
| Jan 27, 2023 | OKC | CLE | 112โ100 | OKC |
| Dec 10, 2022 | CLE | OKC | 110โ102 | CLE |
| Jan 22, 2022 | CLE | OKC | 94โ87 | CLE |
| Jan 15, 2022 | OKC | CLE | 102โ107 | CLE |
All-Time Record
| Season โ | CLE โ | OKC โ | Games โ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025โ26 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024โ25 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2023โ24 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022โ23 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021โ22 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020โ21 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019โ20 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2018โ19 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2017โ18 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2016โ17 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Matchup Insights
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Methodology & Data Sources
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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.
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Pre-1996 game scores partially derived from the nbadb dataset by Wyatt Walsh, distributed under CC BY-SA 4.0.