Cavaliers vs Suns: head-to-head
20 meetings since 2015-16
Cleveland Cavaliers11wins
Phoenix Suns9Rivalry analysis
Since the 2015-16 season, the Cavaliers and the Suns have met 20 times, regular season and playoffs combined. The Cavaliers lead the series 11-9, close to an even split.
Over the last 6 meetings, the Cavaliers won 2 and the Suns won 4. The most recent game, on January 30, 2026, ended Suns 126-113.
The home team won 13 of the 20 games (65%). These matchups averaged 221.8 total points, with a typical winning margin of 12.9 points; 4 of them were decided by five points or fewer.
Their next meeting is scheduled for February 3, 2027 in Phoenix.
Next meetings
| Feb 3, 2027 | Cavaliers @ Suns | 9:00 PM EST | CLE 51% |
| Feb 14, 2027 | Suns @ Cavaliers | 1:00 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 | PHX 92 – 118 CLE · 2025-01-20 |
| Suns | CLE 101 – 122 PHX · 2024-04-03 |
2025-26 CLE 1 – 1 PHX
| 2026-01-30 | CLE 113 – 126 PHX | Final |
| 2025-12-31 | PHX 113 – 129 CLE | Final |
2024-25 CLE 1 – 1 PHX
| 2025-03-21 | CLE 112 – 123 PHX | Final |
| 2025-01-20 | PHX 92 – 118 CLE | Final |
2023-24 CLE 0 – 2 PHX
| 2024-04-03 | CLE 101 – 122 PHX | Final |
| 2024-03-11 | PHX 117 – 111 CLE | Final |
2022-23 CLE 2 – 0 PHX
| 2023-01-08 | CLE 112 – 98 PHX | Final |
| 2023-01-04 | PHX 88 – 90 CLE | Final |
2021-22 CLE 0 – 2 PHX
| 2021-11-24 | PHX 120 – 115 CLE | Final |
| 2021-10-30 | CLE 92 – 101 PHX | Final |
2020-21 CLE 0 – 2 PHX
| 2021-05-04 | PHX 134 – 118 CLE | Final/OT |
| 2021-02-08 | CLE 113 – 119 PHX | Final |
2018-19 CLE 1 – 1 PHX
| 2019-04-01 | CLE 113 – 122 PHX | Final |
| 2019-02-21 | PHX 98 – 111 CLE | Final |
2017-18 CLE 2 – 0 PHX
| 2018-03-23 | PHX 95 – 120 CLE | Final |
| 2018-03-13 | CLE 129 – 107 PHX | Final |
2016-17 CLE 2 – 0 PHX
| 2017-01-19 | PHX 103 – 118 CLE | Final |
| 2017-01-08 | CLE 120 – 116 PHX | Final |
2015-16 CLE 2 – 0 PHX
| 2016-01-27 | PHX 93 – 115 CLE | Final |
| 2015-12-28 | CLE 101 – 97 PHX | Final |
Results from BALLDONTLIE. Our database starts with the 2015-16 season, so this is not an all-time franchise record.