Bulls vs Cavaliers: head-to-head
43 meetings since 2015-16
Chicago Bulls20wins
Cleveland Cavaliers23Rivalry analysis
Since the 2015-16 season, the Bulls and the Cavaliers have met 43 times, regular season and playoffs combined. The Cavaliers lead the series 23-20, close to an even split.
Over the last 6 meetings, the Bulls won 2 and the Cavaliers won 4. The most recent game, on March 19, 2026, ended Cavaliers 115-110.
The home team won 25 of the 43 games (58%). These matchups averaged 217.8 total points, with a typical winning margin of 10.7 points; 12 of them were decided by five points or fewer.
Season-series sweeps: Cavaliers in 2024-25, Cavaliers in 2022-23, Cavaliers in 2017-18, Bulls in 2016-17. Their next meeting is scheduled for November 16, 2026 in Cleveland.
Next meetings
| Nov 16, 2026 | Bulls @ Cavaliers | 7:00 PM EST | CLE 85% |
| Nov 23, 2026 | Cavaliers @ Bulls | 8:00 PM EST | |
| Dec 3, 2026 | Cavaliers @ Bulls | 8:00 PM EST | |
| Mar 20, 2027 | Bulls @ Cavaliers | 7:30 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
| Bulls | CHI 112 – 92 CLE · 2018-12-23 |
| Cavaliers | CLE 128 – 96 CHI · 2022-10-22 |
2025-26 CHI 2 – 2 CLE
| 2026-03-19 | CLE 115 – 110 CHI | Final |
| 2025-12-19 | CHI 136 – 125 CLE | Final |
| 2025-12-17 | CLE 111 – 127 CHI | Final |
| 2025-11-08 | CHI 122 – 128 CLE | Final |
2024-25 CHI 0 – 4 CLE
| 2025-04-08 | CHI 113 – 135 CLE | Final |
| 2025-03-04 | CLE 139 – 117 CHI | Final |
| 2024-11-15 | CHI 126 – 144 CLE | Final |
| 2024-11-11 | CLE 119 – 113 CHI | Final |
2023-24 CHI 1 – 3 CLE
| 2024-02-28 | CLE 123 – 132 CHI | Final/2OT |
| 2024-02-14 | CHI 105 – 108 CLE | Final |
| 2024-01-15 | CHI 91 – 109 CLE | Final |
| 2023-12-23 | CLE 109 – 95 CHI | Final |
2022-23 CHI 0 – 4 CLE
| 2023-02-11 | CHI 89 – 97 CLE | Final |
| 2023-01-02 | CHI 134 – 145 CLE | Final/OT |
| 2022-12-31 | CLE 103 – 102 CHI | Final |
| 2022-10-22 | CLE 128 – 96 CHI | Final |
2021-22 CHI 3 – 1 CLE
| 2022-03-26 | CHI 98 – 94 CLE | Final |
| 2022-03-12 | CLE 91 – 101 CHI | Final |
| 2022-01-19 | CLE 104 – 117 CHI | Final |
| 2021-12-08 | CHI 92 – 115 CLE | Final |
2020-21 CHI 1 – 2 CLE
| 2021-04-21 | CHI 105 – 121 CLE | Final |
| 2021-04-17 | CLE 96 – 106 CHI | Final |
| 2021-03-24 | CLE 103 – 94 CHI | Final |
2019-20 CHI 3 – 1 CLE
| 2020-03-10 | CLE 103 – 108 CHI | Final |
| 2020-01-25 | CHI 118 – 106 CLE | Final |
| 2020-01-18 | CLE 116 – 118 CHI | Final |
| 2019-10-30 | CHI 111 – 117 CLE | Final |
2018-19 CHI 3 – 1 CLE
| 2019-01-27 | CLE 104 – 101 CHI | Final |
| 2019-01-21 | CHI 104 – 88 CLE | Final |
| 2018-12-23 | CHI 112 – 92 CLE | Final |
| 2018-11-10 | CLE 98 – 99 CHI | Final |
2017-18 CHI 0 – 4 CLE
| 2018-03-17 | CLE 114 – 109 CHI | Final |
| 2017-12-21 | CHI 112 – 115 CLE | Final |
| 2017-12-04 | CLE 113 – 91 CHI | Final |
| 2017-10-24 | CHI 112 – 119 CLE | Final |
2016-17 CHI 4 – 0 CLE
| 2017-03-30 | CLE 93 – 99 CHI | Final |
| 2017-02-25 | CHI 117 – 99 CLE | Final |
| 2017-01-04 | CHI 106 – 94 CLE | Final |
| 2016-12-02 | CLE 105 – 111 CHI | Final |
2015-16 CHI 3 – 1 CLE
| 2016-04-09 | CLE 102 – 105 CHI | Final |
| 2016-02-18 | CHI 95 – 106 CLE | Final |
| 2016-01-23 | CHI 96 – 83 CLE | Final |
| 2015-10-27 | CLE 95 – 97 CHI | Final |
Results from BALLDONTLIE. Our database starts with the 2015-16 season, so this is not an all-time franchise record.