Cavaliers vs Rockets: head-to-head
21 meetings since 2015-16
Cleveland Cavaliers9wins
Houston Rockets12Rivalry analysis
Since the 2015-16 season, the Cavaliers and the Rockets have met 21 times, regular season and playoffs combined. The Rockets lead the series 12-9.
Over the last 6 meetings, the Cavaliers won 1 and the Rockets won 5. The most recent game, on December 27, 2025, ended Rockets 117-100.
The home team won 13 of the 21 games (62%). These matchups averaged 220.7 total points, with a typical winning margin of 12.9 points; 5 of them were decided by five points or fewer.
Their next meeting is scheduled for January 3, 2027 in Houston.
Next meetings
| Jan 3, 2027 | Cavaliers @ Rockets | 7:00 PM EST | HOU 66% |
| Mar 22, 2027 | Rockets @ 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
| Cavaliers | HOU 89 – 124 CLE · 2021-12-15 |
| Rockets | HOU 120 – 88 CLE · 2018-02-03 |
2025-26 CLE 0 – 2 HOU
| 2025-12-27 | CLE 100 – 117 HOU | Final |
| 2025-11-19 | HOU 114 – 104 CLE | Final |
2024-25 CLE 0 – 2 HOU
| 2025-01-25 | HOU 135 – 131 CLE | Final |
| 2025-01-22 | CLE 108 – 109 HOU | Final |
2023-24 CLE 1 – 1 HOU
| 2024-03-16 | CLE 103 – 117 HOU | Final |
| 2023-12-18 | HOU 130 – 135 CLE | Final/OT |
2022-23 CLE 2 – 0 HOU
| 2023-03-26 | HOU 91 – 108 CLE | Final |
| 2023-01-26 | CLE 113 – 95 HOU | Final |
2021-22 CLE 1 – 1 HOU
| 2022-02-02 | CLE 104 – 115 HOU | Final |
| 2021-12-15 | HOU 89 – 124 CLE | Final |
2020-21 CLE 2 – 0 HOU
| 2021-03-01 | CLE 101 – 90 HOU | Final |
| 2021-02-24 | HOU 96 – 112 CLE | Final |
2019-20 CLE 0 – 1 HOU
| 2019-12-11 | HOU 116 – 110 CLE | Final |
2018-19 CLE 1 – 1 HOU
| 2019-01-11 | CLE 113 – 141 HOU | Final |
| 2018-11-24 | HOU 108 – 117 CLE | Final |
2017-18 CLE 0 – 2 HOU
| 2018-02-03 | HOU 120 – 88 CLE | Final |
| 2017-11-09 | CLE 113 – 117 HOU | Final |
2016-17 CLE 1 – 1 HOU
| 2017-03-12 | CLE 112 – 117 HOU | Final |
| 2016-11-01 | HOU 120 – 128 CLE | Final |
2015-16 CLE 1 – 1 HOU
| 2016-03-29 | HOU 106 – 100 CLE | Final |
| 2016-01-15 | CLE 91 – 77 HOU | Final |
Results from BALLDONTLIE. Our database starts with the 2015-16 season, so this is not an all-time franchise record.