Nets vs Cavaliers: head-to-head
39 meetings since 2015-16
Brooklyn Nets13wins
Cleveland Cavaliers26Rivalry analysis
Since the 2015-16 season, the Nets and the Cavaliers have met 39 times, regular season and playoffs combined. The Cavaliers lead the series 26-13, a clear edge.
Over the last 6 meetings, the Nets won 0 and the Cavaliers won 6. The most recent game, on October 24, 2026, ended Cavaliers 125-121.
The home team won 21 of the 39 games (54%). These matchups averaged 221.8 total points, with a typical winning margin of 9.8 points; 11 of them were decided by five points or fewer.
Season-series sweeps: Cavaliers in 2025-26, Cavaliers in 2024-25, Cavaliers in 2016-17. They have also met 1 times in the playoffs (2021-22), with the Nets winning 1 and the Cavaliers 0. Their next meeting is scheduled for January 21, 2027 in Brooklyn.
Next meetings
| Jan 21, 2027 | Cavaliers @ Nets | 7:30 PM EST | CLE 72% |
| Mar 31, 2027 | Cavaliers @ Nets | 7:30 PM EDT | |
| Apr 5, 2027 | Nets @ Cavaliers | 7:00 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
| Nets | BKN 120 – 101 CLE · 2024-03-10 |
| Cavaliers | CLE 130 – 101 BKN · 2024-12-16 |
2026-27 BKN 0 – 1 CLE
| 2026-10-24 | BKN 121 – 125 CLE | Final |
2025-26 BKN 0 – 3 CLE
| 2026-03-01 | CLE 106 – 102 BKN | Final |
| 2026-02-19 | BKN 84 – 112 CLE | Final |
| 2025-10-24 | CLE 131 – 124 BKN | Final |
2024-25 BKN 0 – 4 CLE
| 2025-03-11 | BKN 104 – 109 CLE | Final |
| 2025-02-20 | CLE 110 – 97 BKN | Final |
| 2024-12-16 | CLE 130 – 101 BKN | Final |
| 2024-11-09 | BKN 100 – 105 CLE | Final |
2023-24 BKN 1 – 3 CLE
| 2024-03-10 | BKN 120 – 101 CLE | Final |
| 2024-02-08 | CLE 118 – 95 BKN | Final |
| 2024-01-11 | BKN 102 – 111 CLE | Final |
| 2023-10-25 | CLE 114 – 113 BKN | Final |
2022-23 BKN 1 – 2 CLE
| 2023-03-23 | CLE 116 – 114 BKN | Final |
| 2023-03-21 | CLE 115 – 109 BKN | Final |
| 2022-12-26 | BKN 125 – 117 CLE | Final |
2021-22 BKN 4 – 1 CLE
| 2022-04-12 · playoffs | CLE 108 – 115 BKN | Final |
| 2022-04-08 | CLE 107 – 118 BKN | Final |
| 2022-01-17 | BKN 107 – 114 CLE | Final |
| 2021-11-22 | BKN 117 – 112 CLE | Final |
| 2021-11-17 | CLE 99 – 109 BKN | Final |
2020-21 BKN 1 – 2 CLE
| 2021-05-16 | CLE 109 – 123 BKN | Final |
| 2021-01-22 | BKN 113 – 125 CLE | Final |
| 2021-01-20 | BKN 135 – 147 CLE | Final/2OT |
2019-20 BKN 1 – 0 CLE
| 2019-11-25 | BKN 108 – 106 CLE | Final |
2018-19 BKN 3 – 1 CLE
| 2019-03-06 | CLE 107 – 113 BKN | Final |
| 2019-02-13 | BKN 148 – 139 CLE | Final/3OT |
| 2018-12-03 | CLE 99 – 97 BKN | Final |
| 2018-10-24 | BKN 102 – 86 CLE | Final |
2017-18 BKN 1 – 3 CLE
| 2018-03-25 | CLE 121 – 114 BKN | Final |
| 2018-02-27 | BKN 123 – 129 CLE | Final |
| 2017-11-22 | BKN 109 – 119 CLE | Final |
| 2017-10-25 | CLE 107 – 112 BKN | Final |
2016-17 BKN 0 – 3 CLE
| 2017-01-27 | BKN 116 – 124 CLE | Final |
| 2017-01-06 | CLE 116 – 108 BKN | Final |
| 2016-12-23 | BKN 99 – 119 CLE | Final |
2015-16 BKN 1 – 3 CLE
| 2016-03-31 | BKN 87 – 107 CLE | Final |
| 2016-03-24 | CLE 95 – 104 BKN | Final |
| 2016-01-20 | CLE 91 – 78 BKN | Final |
| 2015-11-28 | BKN 88 – 90 CLE | Final |
Results from BALLDONTLIE. Our database starts with the 2015-16 season, so this is not an all-time franchise record.