Cavaliers vs Warriors: head-to-head
37 meetings since 2015-16
Cleveland Cavaliers11wins
Golden State Warriors26Rivalry analysis
Since the 2015-16 season, the Cavaliers and the Warriors have met 37 times, regular season and playoffs combined. The Warriors lead the series 26-11, a clear edge.
Over the last 6 meetings, the Cavaliers won 5 and the Warriors won 1. The most recent game, on April 2, 2026, ended Cavaliers 118-111.
The home team won 20 of the 37 games (54%). These matchups averaged 216.4 total points, with a typical winning margin of 15.1 points; 5 of them were decided by five points or fewer.
They have also met 16 times in the playoffs (2017-18, 2016-17, 2015-16), with the Cavaliers winning 5 and the Warriors 11. Their next meeting is scheduled for December 12, 2026 in Cleveland.
Next meetings
| Dec 12, 2026 | Warriors @ Cavaliers | 8:00 PM EST | CLE 66% |
| Mar 16, 2027 | Cavaliers @ Warriors | 10:00 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
| Cavaliers | GSW 90 – 120 CLE · 2016-06-08 |
| Warriors | CLE 91 – 126 GSW · 2017-01-16 |
2025-26 CLE 1 – 1 GSW
| 2026-04-02 | CLE 118 – 111 GSW | Final |
| 2025-12-06 | GSW 99 – 94 CLE | Final |
2024-25 CLE 2 – 0 GSW
| 2024-12-30 | CLE 113 – 95 GSW | Final |
| 2024-11-08 | GSW 117 – 136 CLE | Final |
2023-24 CLE 2 – 0 GSW
| 2023-11-11 | CLE 118 – 110 GSW | Final |
| 2023-11-05 | GSW 104 – 115 CLE | Final |
2022-23 CLE 0 – 2 GSW
| 2023-01-20 | GSW 120 – 114 CLE | Final |
| 2022-11-11 | CLE 101 – 106 GSW | Final |
2021-22 CLE 0 – 2 GSW
| 2022-01-09 | CLE 82 – 96 GSW | Final |
| 2021-11-18 | GSW 104 – 89 CLE | Final |
2020-21 CLE 0 – 2 GSW
| 2021-04-15 | GSW 119 – 101 CLE | Final |
| 2021-02-15 | CLE 98 – 129 GSW | Final |
2019-20 CLE 0 – 1 GSW
| 2020-02-01 | GSW 131 – 112 CLE | Final |
2018-19 CLE 0 – 2 GSW
| 2019-04-05 | CLE 114 – 120 GSW | Final |
| 2018-12-05 | GSW 129 – 105 CLE | Final |
2017-18 CLE 0 – 6 GSW
| 2018-06-08 · playoffs | GSW 108 – 85 CLE | Final |
| 2018-06-06 · playoffs | GSW 110 – 102 CLE | Final |
| 2018-06-03 · playoffs | CLE 103 – 122 GSW | Final |
| 2018-05-31 · playoffs | CLE 114 – 124 GSW | Final |
| 2018-01-15 | GSW 118 – 108 CLE | Final |
| 2017-12-25 | CLE 92 – 99 GSW | Final |
2016-17 CLE 2 – 5 GSW
| 2017-06-12 · playoffs | CLE 120 – 129 GSW | Final |
| 2017-06-09 · playoffs | GSW 116 – 137 CLE | Final |
| 2017-06-07 · playoffs | GSW 118 – 113 CLE | Final |
| 2017-06-04 · playoffs | CLE 113 – 132 GSW | Final |
| 2017-06-01 · playoffs | CLE 91 – 113 GSW | Final |
| 2017-01-16 | CLE 91 – 126 GSW | Final |
| 2016-12-25 | GSW 108 – 109 CLE | Final |
2015-16 CLE 4 – 5 GSW
| 2016-06-19 · playoffs | CLE 93 – 89 GSW | Final |
| 2016-06-16 · playoffs | GSW 101 – 115 CLE | Final |
| 2016-06-13 · playoffs | CLE 112 – 97 GSW | Final |
| 2016-06-10 · playoffs | GSW 108 – 97 CLE | Final |
| 2016-06-08 · playoffs | GSW 90 – 120 CLE | Final |
| 2016-06-05 · playoffs | CLE 77 – 110 GSW | Final |
| 2016-06-02 · playoffs | CLE 89 – 104 GSW | Final |
| 2016-01-18 | GSW 132 – 98 CLE | Final |
| 2015-12-25 | CLE 83 – 89 GSW | Final |
Results from BALLDONTLIE. Our database starts with the 2015-16 season, so this is not an all-time franchise record.