Cavaliers vs Wizards: head-to-head
41 meetings since 2015-16
Cleveland Cavaliers29wins
Washington Wizards12Rivalry analysis
Since the 2015-16 season, the Cavaliers and the Wizards have met 41 times, regular season and playoffs combined. The Cavaliers lead the series 29-12, a clear edge.
Over the last 6 meetings, the Cavaliers won 6 and the Wizards won 0. The most recent game, on October 28, 2026, ended Cavaliers 121-111.
The home team won 20 of the 41 games (49%). These matchups averaged 223.4 total points, with a typical winning margin of 14.2 points; 6 of them were decided by five points or fewer.
Season-series sweeps: Cavaliers in 2025-26, Cavaliers in 2024-25, Cavaliers in 2023-24, Cavaliers in 2022-23, Wizards in 2020-21. Their next meeting is scheduled for December 23, 2026 in Washington.
Next meetings
| Dec 23, 2026 | Cavaliers @ Wizards | 7:00 PM EST | CLE 75% |
| Dec 27, 2026 | Wizards @ Cavaliers | 6:00 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 | WAS 101 – 140 CLE · 2024-01-03 |
| Wizards | WAS 122 – 93 CLE · 2021-04-30 |
2026-27 CLE 1 – 0 WAS
| 2026-10-28 | WAS 111 – 121 CLE | Final |
2025-26 CLE 4 – 0 WAS
| 2026-04-12 | WAS 117 – 130 CLE | Final |
| 2026-02-11 | WAS 113 – 138 CLE | Final |
| 2025-12-12 | CLE 130 – 126 WAS | Final |
| 2025-11-07 | CLE 148 – 115 WAS | Final |
2024-25 CLE 4 – 0 WAS
| 2025-02-07 | CLE 134 – 124 WAS | Final |
| 2024-12-13 | WAS 105 – 115 CLE | Final |
| 2024-12-03 | WAS 87 – 118 CLE | Final |
| 2024-10-26 | CLE 135 – 116 WAS | Final |
2023-24 CLE 4 – 0 WAS
| 2024-02-25 | CLE 114 – 105 WAS | Final |
| 2024-02-07 | CLE 114 – 106 WAS | Final |
| 2024-01-05 | WAS 90 – 114 CLE | Final |
| 2024-01-03 | WAS 101 – 140 CLE | Final |
2022-23 CLE 3 – 0 WAS
| 2023-03-17 | WAS 94 – 117 CLE | Final |
| 2023-02-06 | CLE 114 – 91 WAS | Final |
| 2022-10-23 | WAS 107 – 117 CLE | Final/OT |
2021-22 CLE 2 – 2 WAS
| 2022-02-26 | WAS 86 – 92 CLE | Final |
| 2021-12-30 | CLE 93 – 110 WAS | Final |
| 2021-12-03 | CLE 116 – 101 WAS | Final |
| 2021-11-10 | WAS 97 – 94 CLE | Final |
2020-21 CLE 0 – 3 WAS
| 2021-04-30 | WAS 122 – 93 CLE | Final |
| 2021-01-18 | CLE 105 – 120 WAS | Final |
| 2021-01-17 | CLE 110 – 119 WAS | Final |
2019-20 CLE 2 – 1 WAS
| 2020-02-21 | CLE 113 – 108 WAS | Final |
| 2020-01-23 | WAS 124 – 112 CLE | Final |
| 2019-11-08 | CLE 113 – 100 WAS | Final |
2018-19 CLE 2 – 2 WAS
| 2019-02-08 | CLE 106 – 119 WAS | Final |
| 2019-01-29 | WAS 113 – 116 CLE | Final |
| 2018-12-08 | WAS 101 – 116 CLE | Final |
| 2018-11-14 | CLE 95 – 119 WAS | Final |
2017-18 CLE 3 – 1 WAS
| 2018-04-05 | WAS 115 – 119 CLE | Final |
| 2018-02-22 | WAS 110 – 103 CLE | Final |
| 2017-12-17 | CLE 106 – 99 WAS | Final |
| 2017-11-03 | CLE 130 – 122 WAS | Final |
2016-17 CLE 2 – 1 WAS
| 2017-03-25 | WAS 127 – 115 CLE | Final |
| 2017-02-06 | CLE 140 – 135 WAS | Final |
| 2016-11-11 | CLE 105 – 94 WAS | Final |
2015-16 CLE 2 – 2 WAS
| 2016-03-04 | WAS 83 – 108 CLE | Final |
| 2016-02-28 | CLE 99 – 113 WAS | Final |
| 2016-01-06 | CLE 121 – 115 WAS | Final |
| 2015-12-01 | WAS 97 – 85 CLE | Final |
Results from BALLDONTLIE. Our database starts with the 2015-16 season, so this is not an all-time franchise record.