46pts
LeBron James
CLEvsPHX
Jan 14, 2006
NBA head-to-headCross-Conference
Cleveland Cavaliers vs Phoenix Suns Head-to-Head
Phoenix Suns lead the all-time record 73-52 across 125 recorded meetings.
Matchup fact
The earliest meeting on record was on October 23, 1970: Cleveland Cavaliers 104, Phoenix Suns 108.
By Erik AnderssonStats synced Apr 16, 2026CLE
52
vs
PHX
73
125 meetings
All-time
PHX lead 73-52
Recent form
CLE 4-6 over the latest 10
Last meeting
PHX won 126-113 on Jan 30, 2026
Closeness
21 wins separate the teams
Series context
The average winning margin is 11.6 points across decided games.
Recent Games
Last 10 Games
Jan 30, 26
PHX 126-113 CLE
PHXDec 31, 25
CLE 129-113 PHX
CLEMar 21, 25
PHX 123-112 CLE
PHXJan 20, 25
CLE 118-92 PHX
CLEApr 3, 24
PHX 122-101 CLE
PHXMar 11, 24
CLE 111-117 PHX
PHXJan 8, 23
PHX 98-112 CLE
CLEJan 4, 23
CLE 90-88 PHX
CLENov 24, 21
CLE 115-120 PHX
PHXOct 30, 21
PHX 101-92 CLE
PHX| Date | Home | Away | Score | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 30, 2026 | PHX | CLE | 126–113 | PHX |
| Dec 31, 2025 | CLE | PHX | 129–113 | CLE |
| Mar 21, 2025 | PHX | CLE | 123–112 | PHX |
| Jan 20, 2025 | CLE | PHX | 118–92 | CLE |
| Apr 3, 2024 | PHX | CLE | 122–101 | PHX |
| Mar 11, 2024 | CLE | PHX | 111–117 | PHX |
| Jan 8, 2023 | PHX | CLE | 98–112 | CLE |
| Jan 4, 2023 | CLE | PHX | 90–88 | CLE |
| Nov 24, 2021 | CLE | PHX | 115–120 | PHX |
| Oct 30, 2021 | PHX | CLE | 101–92 | PHX |
Last Meeting
Jan 30, 2026Final
PHX
126
HOME
CLE
113
AWAY
Sunswon by13
Game 125 of all-time series
Matchup context
Phoenix Suns have won 6 of the latest 10 scored meetings. Phoenix Suns lead the complete decided record 73-52. The 11.6-point average margin is reported separately from both win records.
- History span
- 1970 to 2026
- 55 seasons
- Average margin
- 11.6 points
- Across decided games
- Playoff history
- 0
- No playoff meeting is present in the source
All-Time Record
Win Percentage
52W
73W
CLE
PHX
42%58%
Cleveland CavaliersPhoenix Suns
Season Split & Biggest Wins
Regular season vs playoff record, plus each team's largest margin of victory
Regular Season125 games
52
73
These teams have never met in the playoffs.
Cleveland Cavaliers Biggest Win
118–92+26
Jan 20, 2025
Phoenix Suns Biggest Win
136–101+35
Feb 11, 1979
Decade Breakdown
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Season by Season
| Season ↓ | CLE ↕ | PHX ↕ | Games ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2024–25 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2023–24 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022–23 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021–22 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2020–21 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2018–19 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2017–18 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016–17 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2015–16 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Matchup Insights
Home / Away Split
AWAY
17-46
CLE
AWAY
27-35
PHX
Streaks & Momentum
Current Streak
Phoenix Suns won the most recent meeting
1
Avg. Margin of Victory
Games decided by 11.6 pts on average
11.6pts
Momentum (Last 10 vs All-Time)
CLE-Neutral
Last 1040%
All-Time41.6%
PHX-Neutral
Last 1060%
All-Time58.4%
Last 10 Results
CLE / PHX
Advanced Stats
1996-presentBased on 43 of 125 all-time meetings that have play-by-play dataOvertime History
Total OT Games
2
CLE OT Wins
1
PHX OT Wins
1
Biggest OT Game
118-134 on May 4, 2021 (1OT)
Largest Leads
CLE Biggest Leads
+32pts
Mar 7, 2015
#2:+32 pts·Jan 11, 2007
#3:+31 pts·Mar 23, 2018
PHX Biggest Leads
+28pts
Mar 25, 2012
#2:+24 pts·Oct 30, 2021
#3:+22 pts·Jan 8, 2023
Lead Changes
Most in a Game
18
Dec 21, 2009
Average per Game
5.7
per game
Times Tied
Most Ties in a Game
16
Dec 21, 2009
Average Ties per Game
5.3
per game
Attendance Records
Across covered games (1996+)
Highest
20,562
Mar 23, 2018
Lowest
1,485
Feb 8, 2021
Reduced capacity (COVID era)
Average
17,173
Shooting Percentages
Average per game, 1996 to 2023. Every bar uses the same 0 to 100% scale.
FG%
CLE45.4%
PHX46.4%
PHX +1.0 pp
3P%
CLE35.3%
PHX35.7%
PHX +0.4 pp
FT%
CLE76.4%
PHX76.0%
CLE +0.4 pp
TS%
CLE54.4%
PHX54.7%
PHX +0.3 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 | 535 | 20 | 26.8 | 46 |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas | 224 | 17 | 13.2 | 26 |
| Kyrie Irving | 180 | 9 | 20.0 | 27 |
| Kevin Love | 153 | 11 | 13.9 | 25 |
| Mo Williams | 113 | 5 | 22.6 | 44 |
| Ricky Davis | 109 | 5 | 21.8 | 28 |
| Tristan Thompson | 99 | 11 | 9.0 | 17 |
| Cedi Osman | 98 | 8 | 12.3 | 23 |
| Collin Sexton | 91 | 5 | 18.2 | 29 |
| Anderson Varejao | 86 | 13 | 6.6 | 13 |
| Andre Miller | 84 | 5 | 16.8 | 22 |
| Drew Gooden | 80 | 6 | 13.3 | 22 |
| Jarrett Allen | 75 | 6 | 12.5 | 25 |
| Jordan Clarkson | 71 | 4 | 17.8 | 23 |
| Darius Garland | 69 | 4 | 17.3 | 22 |
PHX Top 15 Scorers
| Player | Pts | G | Avg | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devin Booker | 276 | 11 | 25.1 | 36 |
| Shawn Marion | 269 | 14 | 19.2 | 29 |
| Steve Nash | 258 | 16 | 16.1 | 30 |
| Amar'e Stoudemire | 212 | 11 | 19.3 | 27 |
| Leandro Barbosa | 128 | 11 | 11.6 | 19 |
| Channing Frye | 109 | 7 | 15.6 | 22 |
| Markieff Morris | 109 | 6 | 18.2 | 27 |
| Mikal Bridges | 108 | 8 | 13.5 | 22 |
| Deandre Ayton | 105 | 7 | 15.0 | 17 |
| Grant Hill | 96 | 8 | 12.0 | 27 |
| T.J. Warren | 94 | 6 | 15.7 | 23 |
| Raja Bell | 91 | 5 | 18.2 | 27 |
| Joe Johnson | 89 | 7 | 12.7 | 31 |
| Stephon Marbury | 85 | 5 | 17.0 | 24 |
| Chris Paul | 81 | 4 | 20.3 | 25 |
Biggest Individual Games (1996-present)
Single-game scoring highs in this matchup
44pts
Mo Williams
CLEvsPHX
Feb 11, 2009
44pts
LeBron James
CLEvsPHX
Jan 29, 2006
36pts
Devin Booker
PHXvsCLE
Feb 8, 2021
36pts
LeBron James
CLEvsPHX
Jan 25, 2008
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
45 games with complete quarter lines
CLEPHX
How they create points
39 games with complete style splits
Selected comparison
Fast-break points: CLE +1.3 points39 games
CLE highest-scoring quarter
Q1 · 26.1
PHX highest-scoring quarter
Q1 · 27.3
Widest fingerprint gap
CLE +1.3 fast-break points
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.