Cavaliers vs Kings: head-to-head
20 meetings since 2015-16
Cleveland Cavaliers9wins
Sacramento Kings11Rivalry analysis
Since the 2015-16 season, the Cavaliers and the Kings have met 20 times, regular season and playoffs combined. The Kings lead the series 11-9, close to an even split.
Over the last 6 meetings, the Cavaliers won 3 and the Kings won 3. The most recent game, on February 7, 2026, ended Cavaliers 132-126.
The home team won 11 of the 20 games (55%). These matchups averaged 227.3 total points, with a typical winning margin of 10.3 points; 5 of them were decided by five points or fewer.
Their next meeting is scheduled for February 25, 2027 in Cleveland.
Next meetings
| Feb 25, 2027 | Kings @ Cavaliers | 7:00 PM EST | CLE 87% |
| Mar 14, 2027 | Cavaliers @ Kings | 6:00 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 | SAC 110 – 136 CLE · 2024-02-05 |
| Kings | SAC 129 – 110 CLE · 2018-12-07 |
2025-26 CLE 2 – 0 SAC
| 2026-02-07 | CLE 132 – 126 SAC | Final |
| 2026-01-23 | SAC 118 – 123 CLE | Final |
2024-25 CLE 0 – 2 SAC
| 2025-04-06 | SAC 120 – 113 CLE | Final |
| 2025-03-19 | CLE 119 – 123 SAC | Final |
2023-24 CLE 1 – 1 SAC
| 2024-02-05 | SAC 110 – 136 CLE | Final |
| 2023-11-13 | CLE 120 – 132 SAC | Final |
2022-23 CLE 0 – 2 SAC
| 2022-12-09 | SAC 106 – 95 CLE | Final |
| 2022-11-09 | CLE 120 – 127 SAC | Final |
2021-22 CLE 2 – 0 SAC
| 2022-01-10 | CLE 109 – 108 SAC | Final |
| 2021-12-11 | SAC 103 – 117 CLE | Final |
2020-21 CLE 0 – 2 SAC
| 2021-03-27 | CLE 98 – 100 SAC | Final |
| 2021-03-22 | SAC 119 – 105 CLE | Final |
2018-19 CLE 0 – 2 SAC
| 2019-04-04 | CLE 104 – 117 SAC | Final |
| 2018-12-07 | SAC 129 – 110 CLE | Final |
2017-18 CLE 1 – 1 SAC
| 2017-12-27 | CLE 95 – 109 SAC | Final |
| 2017-12-06 | SAC 95 – 101 CLE | Final |
2016-17 CLE 1 – 1 SAC
| 2017-01-25 | SAC 116 – 112 CLE | Final |
| 2017-01-13 | CLE 120 – 108 SAC | Final |
2015-16 CLE 2 – 0 SAC
| 2016-03-09 | CLE 120 – 111 SAC | Final |
| 2016-02-08 | SAC 100 – 120 CLE | Final |
Results from BALLDONTLIE. Our database starts with the 2015-16 season, so this is not an all-time franchise record.