Cavaliers vs Pelicans: head-to-head
22 meetings since 2015-16
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New Orleans Pelicans11Rivalry analysis
Since the 2015-16 season, the Cavaliers and the Pelicans have met 22 times, regular season and playoffs combined. The series is tied 11-11.
Over the last 6 meetings, the Cavaliers won 5 and the Pelicans won 1. The most recent game, on March 21, 2026, ended Cavaliers 111-106.
The home team won 14 of the 22 games (64%). These matchups averaged 221.0 total points, with a typical winning margin of 14.0 points; 5 of them were decided by five points or fewer.
Their next meeting is scheduled for January 25, 2027 in New Orleans.
Next meetings
| Jan 25, 2027 | Cavaliers @ Pelicans | 8:00 PM EST | CLE 69% |
| Jan 30, 2027 | Pelicans @ Cavaliers | 7:30 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 | NOP 100 – 128 CLE · 2024-11-20 |
| Pelicans | NOP 133 – 98 CLE · 2019-01-05 |
2025-26 CLE 2 – 0 NOP
| 2026-03-21 | CLE 111 – 106 NOP | Final |
| 2025-12-23 | NOP 118 – 141 CLE | Final |
2024-25 CLE 2 – 0 NOP
| 2024-11-20 | NOP 100 – 128 CLE | Final |
| 2024-11-06 | CLE 131 – 122 NOP | Final |
2023-24 CLE 1 – 1 NOP
| 2024-03-13 | CLE 116 – 95 NOP | Final |
| 2023-12-21 | NOP 123 – 104 CLE | Final |
2022-23 CLE 2 – 0 NOP
| 2023-02-10 | CLE 118 – 107 NOP | Final |
| 2023-01-16 | NOP 103 – 113 CLE | Final |
2021-22 CLE 1 – 1 NOP
| 2022-01-31 | NOP 90 – 93 CLE | Final |
| 2021-12-28 | CLE 104 – 108 NOP | Final |
2020-21 CLE 0 – 2 NOP
| 2021-04-11 | NOP 116 – 109 CLE | Final |
| 2021-03-12 | CLE 82 – 116 NOP | Final |
2019-20 CLE 0 – 2 NOP
| 2020-02-28 | CLE 104 – 116 NOP | Final |
| 2020-01-28 | NOP 125 – 111 CLE | Final |
2018-19 CLE 0 – 2 NOP
| 2019-01-09 | CLE 124 – 140 NOP | Final |
| 2019-01-05 | NOP 133 – 98 CLE | Final |
2017-18 CLE 1 – 1 NOP
| 2018-03-30 | NOP 102 – 107 CLE | Final |
| 2017-10-28 | CLE 101 – 123 NOP | Final |
2016-17 CLE 1 – 1 NOP
| 2017-01-23 | CLE 122 – 124 NOP | Final |
| 2017-01-02 | NOP 82 – 90 CLE | Final |
2015-16 CLE 1 – 1 NOP
| 2016-02-06 | NOP 84 – 99 CLE | Final |
| 2015-12-04 | CLE 108 – 114 NOP | Final |
Results from BALLDONTLIE. Our database starts with the 2015-16 season, so this is not an all-time franchise record.