Cavaliers vs Lakers: head-to-head
21 meetings since 2015-16
Cleveland Cavaliers11wins
Los Angeles Lakers10Rivalry analysis
Since the 2015-16 season, the Cavaliers and the Lakers have met 21 times, regular season and playoffs combined. The Cavaliers lead the series 11-10, close to an even split.
Over the last 6 meetings, the Cavaliers won 3 and the Lakers won 3. The most recent game, on March 31, 2026, ended Lakers 127-113.
The home team won 12 of the 21 games (57%). These matchups averaged 225.7 total points, with a typical winning margin of 13.1 points; 2 of them were decided by five points or fewer.
Their next meeting is scheduled for March 12, 2027 in Los Angeles.
Next meetings
| Mar 12, 2027 | Cavaliers @ Lakers | 10:00 PM EST | LAL 66% |
| Mar 25, 2027 | Lakers @ 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 | LAL 99 – 129 CLE · 2026-01-28 |
| Lakers | CLE 99 – 128 LAL · 2020-01-13 |
2025-26 CLE 1 – 1 LAL
| 2026-03-31 | CLE 113 – 127 LAL | Final |
| 2026-01-28 | LAL 99 – 129 CLE | Final |
2024-25 CLE 2 – 0 LAL
| 2024-12-31 | CLE 122 – 110 LAL | Final |
| 2024-10-30 | LAL 110 – 134 CLE | Final |
2023-24 CLE 0 – 2 LAL
| 2024-04-06 | CLE 97 – 116 LAL | Final |
| 2023-11-25 | LAL 121 – 115 CLE | Final |
2022-23 CLE 2 – 0 LAL
| 2022-12-06 | LAL 102 – 116 CLE | Final |
| 2022-11-06 | CLE 114 – 100 LAL | Final |
2021-22 CLE 0 – 2 LAL
| 2022-03-21 | LAL 131 – 120 CLE | Final |
| 2021-10-29 | CLE 101 – 113 LAL | Final |
2020-21 CLE 0 – 2 LAL
| 2021-03-26 | CLE 86 – 100 LAL | Final |
| 2021-01-25 | LAL 115 – 108 CLE | Final |
2019-20 CLE 0 – 1 LAL
| 2020-01-13 | CLE 99 – 128 LAL | Final |
2018-19 CLE 1 – 1 LAL
| 2019-01-13 | CLE 101 – 95 LAL | Final |
| 2018-11-21 | LAL 109 – 105 CLE | Final |
2017-18 CLE 1 – 1 LAL
| 2018-03-11 | CLE 113 – 127 LAL | Final |
| 2017-12-14 | LAL 112 – 121 CLE | Final |
2016-17 CLE 2 – 0 LAL
| 2017-03-19 | CLE 125 – 120 LAL | Final |
| 2016-12-17 | LAL 108 – 119 CLE | Final |
2015-16 CLE 2 – 0 LAL
| 2016-03-10 | CLE 120 – 108 LAL | Final |
| 2016-02-10 | LAL 111 – 120 CLE | Final |
Results from BALLDONTLIE. Our database starts with the 2015-16 season, so this is not an all-time franchise record.