44pts
LeBron James
CLEvsOKC
Dec 13, 2009
NBA head-to-headCross-Conference
Cleveland Cavaliers vs Oklahoma City Thunder Head-to-Head
Oklahoma City Thunder lead the all-time record 74-53 across 127 recorded meetings.
Matchup fact
The earliest meeting on record was on November 8, 1970: Seattle SuperSonics 111, Cleveland Cavaliers 105.
By Erik AnderssonStats synced Apr 16, 2026CLE
53
vs
OKC
74
127 meetings
All-time
OKC lead 74-53
Recent form
CLE 4-6 over the latest 10
Last meeting
OKC won 121-113 on Feb 22, 2026
Closeness
21 wins separate the teams
Series context
The average winning margin is 11 points across decided games.
Recent Games
Last 10 Games
Feb 22, 26
OKC 121-113 CLE
OKCJan 19, 26
CLE 104-136 OKC
OKCJan 16, 25
OKC 134-114 CLE
OKCJan 8, 25
CLE 129-122 OKC
CLENov 8, 23
OKC 128-120 CLE
OKCOct 27, 23
CLE 105-108 OKC
OKCJan 27, 23
OKC 112-100 CLE
OKCDec 10, 22
CLE 110-102 OKC
CLEJan 22, 22
CLE 94-87 OKC
CLEJan 15, 22
OKC 102-107 CLE
CLE| Date | Home | Away | Score | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 22, 2026 | OKC | CLE | 121–113 | OKC |
| Jan 19, 2026 | CLE | OKC | 104–136 | OKC |
| Jan 16, 2025 | OKC | CLE | 134–114 | OKC |
| Jan 8, 2025 | CLE | OKC | 129–122 | CLE |
| Nov 8, 2023 | OKC | CLE | 128–120 | OKC |
| Oct 27, 2023 | CLE | OKC | 105–108 | OKC |
| Jan 27, 2023 | OKC | CLE | 112–100 | OKC |
| Dec 10, 2022 | CLE | OKC | 110–102 | CLE |
| Jan 22, 2022 | CLE | OKC | 94–87 | CLE |
| Jan 15, 2022 | OKC | CLE | 102–107 | CLE |
Last Meeting
Feb 22, 2026Final
OKC
121
HOME
CLE
113
AWAY
Thunderwon by8
Thunder's 3rd straight in this series·Game 127 of all-time series
Matchup context
Oklahoma City Thunder have won 6 of the latest 10 scored meetings. Oklahoma City Thunder lead the complete decided record 74-53. The 11-point average margin is reported separately from both win records.
- History span
- 1970 to 2026
- 55 seasons
- Average margin
- 11 points
- Across decided games
- Playoff history
- 0
- No playoff meeting is present in the source
All-Time Record
Win Percentage
53W
74W
CLE
OKC
42%58%
Cleveland CavaliersOklahoma City Thunder
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
117–82+35
Nov 26, 2008
Oklahoma City Thunder Biggest Win
118–83+35
Nov 3, 1980
Decade Breakdown
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Season by Season
| Season ↓ | CLE ↕ | OKC ↕ | Games ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024–25 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2023–24 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022–23 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021–22 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020–21 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019–20 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2018–19 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2017–18 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2016–17 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Matchup Insights
Home / Away Split
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
Advanced Stats
1996-presentBased on 43 of 127 all-time meetings that have play-by-play dataOvertime History
Total OT Games
1
CLE OT Wins
0
OKC OT Wins
1
Biggest OT Game
99-101 on Mar 1, 2001 (1OT)
Largest Leads
CLE Biggest Leads
+36pts
Jan 8, 1998
#2:+31 pts·Jan 20, 2018
#3:+31 pts·Dec 12, 2010
OKC Biggest Leads
+42pts
Nov 26, 2008
#2:+21 pts·Dec 16, 2002
#3:+21 pts·Mar 26, 2001
Lead Changes
Most in a Game
20
Mar 9, 2012
Average per Game
6.6
per game
Times Tied
Most Ties in a Game
23
Jan 20, 2004
Average Ties per Game
6.2
per game
Attendance Records
Across covered games (1996+)
Highest
20,562
Jan 20, 2018
Lowest
2,720
Feb 21, 2021
Reduced capacity (COVID era)
Average
17,104
Shooting Percentages
Average per game, 1996 to 2023. Every bar uses the same 0 to 100% scale.
FG%
CLE45.2%
OKC45.3%
OKC +0.1 pp
3P%
CLE36.1%
OKC36.6%
OKC +0.5 pp
FT%
CLE72.5%
OKC75.5%
OKC +3.0 pp
TS%
CLE53.7%
OKC54.1%
OKC +0.4 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 | 384 | 13 | 29.5 | 44 |
| Darius Garland | 168 | 8 | 21.0 | 31 |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas | 157 | 13 | 12.1 | 24 |
| Collin Sexton | 122 | 5 | 24.4 | 30 |
| Kevin Love | 99 | 8 | 12.4 | 20 |
| Daniel Gibson | 97 | 8 | 12.1 | 17 |
| Wesley Person | 91 | 6 | 15.2 | 24 |
| Jarrett Allen | 87 | 5 | 17.4 | 26 |
| Tristan Thompson | 81 | 9 | 9.0 | 19 |
| Evan Mobley | 79 | 4 | 19.8 | 23 |
| Cedi Osman | 71 | 9 | 7.9 | 22 |
| Anderson Varejao | 66 | 10 | 6.6 | 14 |
| Drew Gooden | 62 | 5 | 12.4 | 27 |
| Shawn Kemp | 61 | 4 | 15.3 | 22 |
| Carlos Boozer | 59 | 3 | 19.7 | 32 |
OKC Top 15 Scorers
| Player | Pts | G | Avg | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Durant | 296 | 12 | 24.7 | 35 |
| Russell Westbrook | 240 | 12 | 20.0 | 27 |
| Gary Payton | 208 | 9 | 23.1 | 28 |
| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | 182 | 7 | 26.0 | 35 |
| Vin Baker | 130 | 5 | 26.0 | 32 |
| Rashard Lewis | 122 | 7 | 17.4 | 29 |
| Ray Allen | 122 | 5 | 24.4 | 28 |
| Jeff Green | 103 | 7 | 14.7 | 26 |
| Vladimir Radmanovic | 96 | 7 | 13.7 | 23 |
| Steven Adams | 95 | 9 | 10.6 | 25 |
| Serge Ibaka | 83 | 8 | 10.4 | 23 |
| Dennis Schroder | 80 | 3 | 26.7 | 30 |
| Paul George | 79 | 3 | 26.3 | 36 |
| Brent Barry | 74 | 7 | 10.6 | 21 |
| Nick Collison | 64 | 14 | 4.6 | 14 |
Biggest Individual Games (1996-present)
Single-game scoring highs in this matchup
37pts
LeBron James
CLEvsOKC
Feb 13, 2018
37pts
LeBron James
CLEvsOKC
Jan 23, 2010
36pts
Paul George
OKCvsCLE
Jan 20, 2018
35pts
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
OKCvsCLE
Jan 27, 2023
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
44 games with complete quarter lines
CLEOKC
How they create points
39 games with complete style splits
Selected comparison
Q4 scoring: CLE +2.2 points44 games
CLE highest-scoring quarter
Q2 · 25.8
OKC highest-scoring quarter
Q1 · 26.7
Widest fingerprint gap
CLE +2.2 q4 scoring
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.