Hornets vs Cavaliers: head-to-head
40 meetings since 2015-16
Charlotte Hornets13wins
Cleveland Cavaliers27Rivalry analysis
Since the 2015-16 season, the Hornets and the Cavaliers have met 40 times, regular season and playoffs combined. The Cavaliers lead the series 27-13, a clear edge.
Over the last 6 meetings, the Hornets won 2 and the Cavaliers won 4. The most recent game, on November 9, 2026, ended Hornets 124-112.
The home team won 19 of the 40 games (48%). These matchups averaged 218.4 total points, with a typical winning margin of 10.4 points; 8 of them were decided by five points or fewer.
Season-series sweeps: Cavaliers in 2024-25, Cavaliers in 2017-18, Cavaliers in 2016-17. Their next meeting is scheduled for January 2, 2027 in Charlotte.
Next meetings
| Jan 2, 2027 | Cavaliers @ Hornets | 1:00 PM EST | CLE 54% |
| Apr 4, 2027 | Hornets @ Cavaliers | 3:00 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
| Hornets | CLE 94 – 126 CHA · 2018-11-03 |
| Cavaliers | CHA 89 – 113 CLE · 2018-11-13 |
2026-27 CHA 1 – 0 CLE
| 2026-11-09 | CLE 112 – 124 CHA | Final |
2025-26 CHA 1 – 3 CLE
| 2026-02-20 | CLE 118 – 113 CHA | Final |
| 2026-01-21 | CLE 94 – 87 CHA | Final |
| 2025-12-22 | CHA 132 – 139 CLE | Final |
| 2025-12-14 | CHA 119 – 111 CLE | Final/OT |
2024-25 CHA 0 – 4 CLE
| 2025-03-07 | CLE 118 – 117 CHA | Final |
| 2025-01-05 | CHA 105 – 115 CLE | Final |
| 2024-12-07 | CLE 116 – 102 CHA | Final |
| 2024-11-17 | CHA 114 – 128 CLE | Final |
2023-24 CHA 2 – 1 CLE
| 2024-04-14 | CHA 120 – 110 CLE | Final |
| 2024-03-27 | CLE 111 – 118 CHA | Final |
| 2024-03-25 | CHA 92 – 115 CLE | Final |
2022-23 CHA 1 – 3 CLE
| 2023-04-09 | CHA 106 – 95 CLE | Final |
| 2023-03-14 | CLE 120 – 104 CHA | Final |
| 2023-03-12 | CLE 114 – 108 CHA | Final |
| 2022-11-18 | CHA 122 – 132 CLE | Final/2OT |
2021-22 CHA 2 – 2 CLE
| 2022-03-02 | CHA 119 – 98 CLE | Final |
| 2022-02-04 | CLE 102 – 101 CHA | Final |
| 2021-11-01 | CLE 113 – 110 CHA | Final |
| 2021-10-22 | CHA 123 – 112 CLE | Final |
2020-21 CHA 1 – 2 CLE
| 2021-04-23 | CLE 102 – 108 CHA | Final |
| 2021-04-14 | CLE 103 – 90 CHA | Final |
| 2020-12-23 | CHA 114 – 121 CLE | Final |
2019-20 CHA 1 – 1 CLE
| 2020-01-02 | CHA 109 – 106 CLE | Final |
| 2019-12-18 | CHA 98 – 100 CLE | Final |
2018-19 CHA 3 – 1 CLE
| 2019-04-09 | CHA 124 – 97 CLE | Final |
| 2018-12-19 | CLE 99 – 110 CHA | Final |
| 2018-11-13 | CHA 89 – 113 CLE | Final |
| 2018-11-03 | CLE 94 – 126 CHA | Final |
2017-18 CHA 0 – 3 CLE
| 2018-03-28 | CLE 118 – 105 CHA | Final |
| 2017-11-24 | CHA 99 – 100 CLE | Final |
| 2017-11-15 | CLE 115 – 107 CHA | Final |
2016-17 CHA 0 – 4 CLE
| 2017-03-24 | CLE 112 – 105 CHA | Final |
| 2016-12-31 | CLE 121 – 109 CHA | Final |
| 2016-12-10 | CHA 105 – 116 CLE | Final |
| 2016-11-13 | CHA 93 – 100 CLE | Final |
2015-16 CHA 1 – 3 CLE
| 2016-04-03 | CHA 103 – 112 CLE | Final |
| 2016-02-24 | CHA 103 – 114 CLE | Final |
| 2016-02-03 | CLE 97 – 106 CHA | Final |
| 2015-11-27 | CLE 95 – 90 CHA | Final |
Results from BALLDONTLIE. Our database starts with the 2015-16 season, so this is not an all-time franchise record.