Hawks vs Cavaliers: head-to-head
43 meetings since 2015-16
Atlanta Hawks19wins
Cleveland Cavaliers24Rivalry analysis
Since the 2015-16 season, the Hawks and the Cavaliers have met 43 times, regular season and playoffs combined. The Cavaliers lead the series 24-19, close to an even split.
Over the last 6 meetings, the Hawks won 3 and the Cavaliers won 3. The most recent game, on October 29, 2026, ended Hawks 114-111.
The home team won 28 of the 43 games (65%). These matchups averaged 227.0 total points, with a typical winning margin of 10.9 points; 13 of them were decided by five points or fewer.
Season-series sweeps: Cavaliers in 2015-16. They have also met 5 times in the playoffs (2021-22, 2015-16), with the Hawks winning 1 and the Cavaliers 4. Their next meeting is scheduled for January 13, 2027 in Atlanta.
Next meetings
| Jan 13, 2027 | Cavaliers @ Hawks | 7:00 PM EST | ATL 54% |
| Mar 6, 2027 | Hawks @ Cavaliers | 5:30 PM EST | |
| Apr 11, 2027 | Hawks @ Cavaliers | 6:00 PM EDT |
Probability from today's Elo ratings (home court included); the frozen pre-game figure appears on the game page 7 days before tip-off.
Biggest wins
| Hawks | CLE 107 – 131 ATL · 2021-12-19 |
| Cavaliers | ATL 98 – 123 CLE · 2016-05-04 |
2026-27 ATL 1 – 0 CLE
| 2026-10-29 | CLE 111 – 114 ATL | Final |
2025-26 ATL 2 – 2 CLE
| 2026-04-10 | CLE 102 – 124 ATL | Final |
| 2026-04-08 | ATL 116 – 122 CLE | Final |
| 2025-11-28 | CLE 123 – 130 ATL | Final |
| 2025-11-02 | ATL 109 – 117 CLE | Final |
2024-25 ATL 2 – 1 CLE
| 2025-01-30 | ATL 115 – 137 CLE | Final |
| 2024-11-29 | CLE 101 – 117 ATL | Final |
| 2024-11-27 | ATL 135 – 124 CLE | Final |
2023-24 ATL 1 – 3 CLE
| 2024-03-06 | CLE 101 – 112 ATL | Final |
| 2024-01-20 | CLE 116 – 95 ATL | Final |
| 2023-12-16 | ATL 119 – 127 CLE | Final |
| 2023-11-28 | ATL 105 – 128 CLE | Final |
2022-23 ATL 2 – 1 CLE
| 2023-03-28 | CLE 118 – 120 ATL | Final |
| 2023-02-24 | CLE 119 – 136 ATL | Final |
| 2022-11-21 | ATL 102 – 114 CLE | Final |
2021-22 ATL 4 – 1 CLE
| 2022-04-15 · playoffs | ATL 107 – 101 CLE | Final |
| 2022-02-15 | CLE 116 – 124 ATL | Final |
| 2021-12-31 | ATL 121 – 118 CLE | Final |
| 2021-12-19 | CLE 107 – 131 ATL | Final |
| 2021-10-23 | ATL 95 – 101 CLE | Final |
2020-21 ATL 1 – 2 CLE
| 2021-03-14 | CLE 82 – 100 ATL | Final |
| 2021-02-23 | ATL 111 – 112 CLE | Final |
| 2021-01-02 | CLE 96 – 91 ATL | Final |
2019-20 ATL 0 – 2 CLE
| 2020-02-12 | ATL 105 – 127 CLE | Final |
| 2019-12-23 | ATL 118 – 121 CLE | Final |
2018-19 ATL 2 – 1 CLE
| 2018-12-29 | CLE 108 – 111 ATL | Final |
| 2018-10-30 | ATL 114 – 136 CLE | Final |
| 2018-10-21 | ATL 133 – 111 CLE | Final |
2017-18 ATL 1 – 3 CLE
| 2018-02-09 | CLE 123 – 107 ATL | Final |
| 2017-12-12 | ATL 114 – 123 CLE | Final |
| 2017-11-30 | CLE 121 – 114 ATL | Final |
| 2017-11-05 | ATL 117 – 115 CLE | Final |
2016-17 ATL 3 – 1 CLE
| 2017-04-09 | CLE 125 – 126 ATL | Final |
| 2017-04-07 | ATL 114 – 100 CLE | Final |
| 2017-03-03 | CLE 135 – 130 ATL | Final |
| 2016-11-08 | ATL 110 – 106 CLE | Final |
2015-16 ATL 0 – 7 CLE
| 2016-05-08 · playoffs | CLE 100 – 99 ATL | Final |
| 2016-05-06 · playoffs | CLE 121 – 108 ATL | Final |
| 2016-05-04 · playoffs | ATL 98 – 123 CLE | Final |
| 2016-05-02 · playoffs | ATL 93 – 104 CLE | Final |
| 2016-04-11 | ATL 94 – 109 CLE | Final |
| 2016-04-01 | CLE 110 – 108 ATL | Final |
| 2015-11-21 | ATL 97 – 109 CLE | Final |
Results from BALLDONTLIE. Our database starts with the 2015-16 season, so this is not an all-time franchise record.