Cavaliers vs Mavericks: head-to-head
22 meetings since 2015-16
Cleveland Cavaliers13wins
Dallas Mavericks9Rivalry analysis
Since the 2015-16 season, the Cavaliers and the Mavericks have met 22 times, regular season and playoffs combined. The Cavaliers lead the series 13-9.
Over the last 6 meetings, the Cavaliers won 5 and the Mavericks won 1. The most recent game, on March 15, 2026, ended Mavericks 130-120.
The home team won 10 of the 22 games (45%). These matchups averaged 221.8 total points, with a typical winning margin of 15.4 points; 6 of them were decided by five points or fewer.
Their next meeting is scheduled for November 14, 2026 in Cleveland.
Next meetings
| Nov 14, 2026 | Mavericks @ Cavaliers | 7:30 PM EST | CLE 76% |
| Jan 23, 2027 | Cavaliers @ Mavericks | 8:00 PM EST |
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
| Cavaliers | DAL 101 – 144 CLE · 2025-02-02 |
| Mavericks | CLE 101 – 143 DAL · 2019-11-22 |
2025-26 CLE 1 – 1 DAL
| 2026-03-15 | DAL 130 – 120 CLE | Final |
| 2026-03-13 | CLE 138 – 105 DAL | Final |
2024-25 CLE 2 – 0 DAL
| 2025-02-02 | DAL 101 – 144 CLE | Final |
| 2025-01-03 | CLE 134 – 122 DAL | Final |
2023-24 CLE 2 – 0 DAL
| 2024-02-27 | DAL 119 – 121 CLE | Final |
| 2023-12-27 | CLE 113 – 110 DAL | Final |
2022-23 CLE 2 – 0 DAL
| 2022-12-17 | DAL 99 – 100 CLE | Final/OT |
| 2022-12-14 | CLE 105 – 90 DAL | Final |
2021-22 CLE 1 – 1 DAL
| 2022-03-30 | DAL 120 – 112 CLE | Final |
| 2021-11-29 | CLE 114 – 96 DAL | Final |
2020-21 CLE 0 – 2 DAL
| 2021-05-09 | DAL 124 – 97 CLE | Final |
| 2021-05-07 | CLE 90 – 110 DAL | Final |
2019-20 CLE 0 – 2 DAL
| 2019-11-22 | CLE 101 – 143 DAL | Final |
| 2019-11-03 | DAL 131 – 111 CLE | Final |
2018-19 CLE 0 – 2 DAL
| 2019-03-16 | CLE 116 – 121 DAL | Final |
| 2019-02-02 | DAL 111 – 98 CLE | Final |
2017-18 CLE 2 – 0 DAL
| 2018-04-01 | DAL 87 – 98 CLE | Final |
| 2017-11-11 | CLE 111 – 104 DAL | Final |
2016-17 CLE 1 – 1 DAL
| 2017-01-30 | CLE 97 – 104 DAL | Final |
| 2016-11-25 | DAL 90 – 128 CLE | Final |
2015-16 CLE 2 – 0 DAL
| 2016-03-16 | DAL 98 – 99 CLE | Final |
| 2016-01-12 | CLE 110 – 107 DAL | Final |
Results from BALLDONTLIE. Our database starts with the 2015-16 season, so this is not an all-time franchise record.