Matchup Index

Cleveland Cavaliers vs Los Angeles Lakers

Cleveland Cavaliers 56
Los Angeles Lakers leads 71-56
wins
1970-71 to 2025-26
Los Angeles Lakers won the last meeting
Los Angeles Lakers 71

Series timeline

▼ Los Angeles Lakers ahead (peak +22)
1970-71: Los Angeles Lakers 123-961970-71: Los Angeles Lakers 110-1051970-71: Los Angeles Lakers 116-1111970-71: Los Angeles Lakers 107-901971-72: Los Angeles Lakers 108-901971-72: Los Angeles Lakers 113-1031971-72: Los Angeles Lakers 132-981971-72: Cleveland Cavaliers 124-1201972-73: Los Angeles Lakers 95-831972-73: Los Angeles Lakers 118-881972-73: Cleveland Cavaliers 108-931972-73: Los Angeles Lakers 127-841973-74: Cleveland Cavaliers 115-961973-74: Los Angeles Lakers 102-1001973-74: Cleveland Cavaliers 101-1001973-74: Cleveland Cavaliers 111-1101974-75: Cleveland Cavaliers 119-1061974-75: Los Angeles Lakers 99-891974-75: Los Angeles Lakers 109-1051974-75: Cleveland Cavaliers 104-851975-76: Cleveland Cavaliers 123-1031975-76: Cleveland Cavaliers 99-981975-76: Los Angeles Lakers 108-971975-76: Los Angeles Lakers 109-1051976-77: Cleveland Cavaliers 100-951976-77: Cleveland Cavaliers 97-951976-77: Los Angeles Lakers 101-991976-77: Los Angeles Lakers 104-991977-78: Cleveland Cavaliers 102-951977-78: Cleveland Cavaliers 118-1011977-78: Los Angeles Lakers 116-1071977-78: Los Angeles Lakers 128-1171978-79: Cleveland Cavaliers 113-1111978-79: Los Angeles Lakers 117-1071978-79: Los Angeles Lakers 106-1031978-79: Cleveland Cavaliers 117-1111979-80: Los Angeles Lakers 140-1261979-80: Cleveland Cavaliers 154-1531980-81: Los Angeles Lakers 107-981980-81: Los Angeles Lakers 108-1041981-82: Los Angeles Lakers 114-1001981-82: Los Angeles Lakers 102-1011982-83: Los Angeles Lakers 111-981982-83: Los Angeles Lakers 125-1071983-84: Los Angeles Lakers 127-1141983-84: Los Angeles Lakers 106-991984-85: Los Angeles Lakers 116-1121984-85: Los Angeles Lakers 133-1061985-86: Cleveland Cavaliers 129-1111985-86: Los Angeles Lakers 128-1161986-87: Los Angeles Lakers 121-1161986-87: Los Angeles Lakers 122-1181987-88: Cleveland Cavaliers 97-951987-88: Los Angeles Lakers 90-891988-89: Los Angeles Lakers 111-1021988-89: Los Angeles Lakers 116-951989-90: Los Angeles Lakers 124-931989-90: Cleveland Cavaliers 112-961990-91: Cleveland Cavaliers 84-741990-91: Los Angeles Lakers 105-931991-92: Cleveland Cavaliers 101-901991-92: Cleveland Cavaliers 109-1071992-93: Cleveland Cavaliers 106-911992-93: Cleveland Cavaliers 114-1021993-94: Los Angeles Lakers 107-1001993-94: Cleveland Cavaliers 122-921994-95: Los Angeles Lakers 82-801994-95: Cleveland Cavaliers 117-791995-96: Cleveland Cavaliers 93-821995-96: Cleveland Cavaliers 105-891996-97: Cleveland Cavaliers 103-841996-97: Los Angeles Lakers 89-761997-98: Cleveland Cavaliers 94-841997-98: Los Angeles Lakers 105-931998-99: Cleveland Cavaliers 100-931999-00: Los Angeles Lakers 95-861999-00: Los Angeles Lakers 116-982000-01: Los Angeles Lakers 101-982000-01: Los Angeles Lakers 102-962001-02: Los Angeles Lakers 104-972001-02: Los Angeles Lakers 121-1162002-03: Cleveland Cavaliers 89-702002-03: Los Angeles Lakers 115-992003-04: Los Angeles Lakers 89-792003-04: Los Angeles Lakers 111-1062004-05: Los Angeles Lakers 98-942004-05: Cleveland Cavaliers 103-892005-06: Los Angeles Lakers 99-982005-06: Cleveland Cavaliers 96-952006-07: Cleveland Cavaliers 99-902006-07: Cleveland Cavaliers 114-1082007-08: Cleveland Cavaliers 94-902007-08: Cleveland Cavaliers 98-952008-09: Los Angeles Lakers 105-882008-09: Los Angeles Lakers 101-912009-10: Cleveland Cavaliers 102-872009-10: Cleveland Cavaliers 93-872010-11: Los Angeles Lakers 112-572010-11: Cleveland Cavaliers 104-992011-12: Los Angeles Lakers 97-922012-13: Cleveland Cavaliers 100-942012-13: Los Angeles Lakers 113-932013-14: Cleveland Cavaliers 120-1182013-14: Los Angeles Lakers 119-1082014-15: Cleveland Cavaliers 109-1022014-15: Cleveland Cavaliers 120-1052015-16: Cleveland Cavaliers 120-1112015-16: Cleveland Cavaliers 120-1082016-17: Cleveland Cavaliers 119-1082016-17: Cleveland Cavaliers 125-1202017-18: Cleveland Cavaliers 121-1122017-18: Los Angeles Lakers 127-1132018-19: Los Angeles Lakers 109-1052018-19: Cleveland Cavaliers 101-952019-20: Los Angeles Lakers 128-992020-21: Los Angeles Lakers 115-1082020-21: Los Angeles Lakers 100-862021-22: Los Angeles Lakers 113-1012021-22: Los Angeles Lakers 131-1202022-23: Cleveland Cavaliers 114-1002022-23: Cleveland Cavaliers 116-1022023-24: Los Angeles Lakers 121-1152023-24: Los Angeles Lakers 116-972024-25: Cleveland Cavaliers 134-1102024-25: Cleveland Cavaliers 122-1102025-26: Cleveland Cavaliers 129-992025-26: Los Angeles Lakers 127-113

Cleveland Cavaliers Los Angeles Lakers Tie Postseason One meeting per cell

Longest streaks: Cleveland Cavaliers 7 (2014-15–2017-18), Los Angeles Lakers 10 (1980-81–1984-85). Current: Los Angeles Lakers 1.

Splits

SplitCleveland Cavaliers record
Regular season56-71
Hosted by Cleveland Cavaliers35-28
Hosted by Los Angeles Lakers21-43
Last 10 seasons (2016-17 to 2025-26)9-10
Largest Cleveland Cavaliers win117-79 (1994-95)
Largest Los Angeles Lakers win112-57 (2010-11)

In the record book

Every meeting

2020s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
2025-26 (1-1) Jan 28, 2026 Cleveland Cavaliers 129-99 at Cleveland Cavaliers
Mar 31, 2026 Los Angeles Lakers 127-113 at Los Angeles Lakers
2024-25 (2-0) Oct 30, 2024 Cleveland Cavaliers 134-110 at Cleveland Cavaliers
Dec 31, 2024 Cleveland Cavaliers 122-110 at Los Angeles Lakers
2023-24 (0-2) Nov 25, 2023 Los Angeles Lakers 121-115 at Cleveland Cavaliers
Apr 6, 2024 Los Angeles Lakers 116-97 at Los Angeles Lakers
2022-23 (2-0) Nov 6, 2022 Cleveland Cavaliers 114-100 at Los Angeles Lakers
Dec 6, 2022 Cleveland Cavaliers 116-102 at Cleveland Cavaliers
2021-22 (0-2) Oct 29, 2021 Los Angeles Lakers 113-101 at Los Angeles Lakers
Mar 21, 2022 Los Angeles Lakers 131-120 at Cleveland Cavaliers
2020-21 (0-2) Jan 25, 2021 Los Angeles Lakers 115-108 at Cleveland Cavaliers
Mar 26, 2021 Los Angeles Lakers 100-86 at Los Angeles Lakers
2010s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
2019-20 Jan 13, 2020 Los Angeles Lakers 128-99 at Los Angeles Lakers
2018-19 (1-1) Nov 21, 2018 Los Angeles Lakers 109-105 at Cleveland Cavaliers
Jan 13, 2019 Cleveland Cavaliers 101-95 at Los Angeles Lakers
2017-18 (1-1) Dec 14, 2017 Cleveland Cavaliers 121-112 at Cleveland Cavaliers
Mar 11, 2018 Los Angeles Lakers 127-113 at Los Angeles Lakers
2016-17 (2-0) Dec 17, 2016 Cleveland Cavaliers 119-108 at Cleveland Cavaliers
Mar 19, 2017 Cleveland Cavaliers 125-120 at Los Angeles Lakers
2015-16 (2-0) Feb 10, 2016 Cleveland Cavaliers 120-111 at Cleveland Cavaliers
Mar 10, 2016 Cleveland Cavaliers 120-108 at Los Angeles Lakers
2014-15 (2-0) Jan 15, 2015 Cleveland Cavaliers 109-102 at Los Angeles Lakers
Feb 8, 2015 Cleveland Cavaliers 120-105 at Cleveland Cavaliers
2013-14 (1-1) Jan 14, 2014 Cleveland Cavaliers 120-118 at Los Angeles Lakers
Feb 5, 2014 Los Angeles Lakers 119-108 at Cleveland Cavaliers
2012-13 (1-1) Dec 11, 2012 Cleveland Cavaliers 100-94 at Cleveland Cavaliers
Jan 13, 2013 Los Angeles Lakers 113-93 at Los Angeles Lakers
2011-12 Jan 13, 2012 Los Angeles Lakers 97-92 at Los Angeles Lakers
2010-11 (1-1) Jan 11, 2011 Los Angeles Lakers 112-57 at Los Angeles Lakers
Feb 16, 2011 Cleveland Cavaliers 104-99 at Cleveland Cavaliers
2000s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
2009-10 (2-0) Dec 25, 2009 Cleveland Cavaliers 102-87 at Los Angeles Lakers
Jan 21, 2010 Cleveland Cavaliers 93-87 at Cleveland Cavaliers
2008-09 (0-2) Jan 19, 2009 Los Angeles Lakers 105-88 at Los Angeles Lakers
Feb 8, 2009 Los Angeles Lakers 101-91 at Cleveland Cavaliers
2007-08 (2-0) Dec 20, 2007 Cleveland Cavaliers 94-90 at Cleveland Cavaliers
Jan 27, 2008 Cleveland Cavaliers 98-95 at Los Angeles Lakers
2006-07 (2-0) Feb 11, 2007 Cleveland Cavaliers 99-90 at Cleveland Cavaliers
Feb 15, 2007 Cleveland Cavaliers 114-108 at Los Angeles Lakers
2005-06 (1-1) Jan 12, 2006 Los Angeles Lakers 99-98 at Los Angeles Lakers
Mar 19, 2006 Cleveland Cavaliers 96-95 at Cleveland Cavaliers
2004-05 (1-1) Jan 13, 2005 Los Angeles Lakers 98-94 at Los Angeles Lakers
Feb 13, 2005 Cleveland Cavaliers 103-89 at Cleveland Cavaliers
2003-04 (0-2) Jan 12, 2004 Los Angeles Lakers 89-79 at Los Angeles Lakers
Feb 4, 2004 Los Angeles Lakers 111-106 at Cleveland Cavaliers
2002-03 (1-1) Nov 5, 2002 Cleveland Cavaliers 89-70 at Cleveland Cavaliers
Jan 10, 2003 Los Angeles Lakers 115-99 at Los Angeles Lakers
2001-02 (0-2) Feb 21, 2002 Los Angeles Lakers 104-97 at Cleveland Cavaliers
Mar 26, 2002 Los Angeles Lakers 121-116 at Los Angeles Lakers
2000-01 (0-2) Jan 12, 2001 Los Angeles Lakers 101-98 at Los Angeles Lakers
Jan 30, 2001 Los Angeles Lakers 102-96 at Cleveland Cavaliers
1990s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1999-00 (0-2) Jan 19, 2000 Los Angeles Lakers 95-86 at Los Angeles Lakers
Feb 23, 2000 Los Angeles Lakers 116-98 at Cleveland Cavaliers
1998-99 Mar 18, 1999 Cleveland Cavaliers 100-93 at Cleveland Cavaliers
1997-98 (1-1) Dec 7, 1997 Cleveland Cavaliers 94-84 at Los Angeles Lakers
Apr 3, 1998 Los Angeles Lakers 105-93 at Cleveland Cavaliers
1996-97 (1-1) Feb 19, 1997 Cleveland Cavaliers 103-84 at Los Angeles Lakers
Mar 20, 1997 Los Angeles Lakers 89-76 at Cleveland Cavaliers
1995-96 (2-0) Jan 20, 1996 Cleveland Cavaliers 93-82 at Los Angeles Lakers
Apr 3, 1996 Cleveland Cavaliers 105-89 at Cleveland Cavaliers
1994-95 (1-1) Nov 18, 1994 Los Angeles Lakers 82-80 at Los Angeles Lakers
Nov 30, 1994 Cleveland Cavaliers 117-79 at Cleveland Cavaliers
1993-94 (1-1) Nov 14, 1993 Los Angeles Lakers 107-100 at Los Angeles Lakers
Dec 19, 1993 Cleveland Cavaliers 122-92 at Cleveland Cavaliers
1992-93 (2-0) Jan 2, 1993 Cleveland Cavaliers 106-91 at Cleveland Cavaliers
Feb 26, 1993 Cleveland Cavaliers 114-102 at Los Angeles Lakers
1991-92 (2-0) Feb 28, 1992 Cleveland Cavaliers 101-90 at Los Angeles Lakers
Mar 13, 1992 Cleveland Cavaliers 109-107 at Cleveland Cavaliers
1990-91 (1-1) Dec 19, 1990 Cleveland Cavaliers 84-74 at Cleveland Cavaliers
Jan 11, 1991 Los Angeles Lakers 105-93 at Los Angeles Lakers
1980s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1989-90 (1-1) Mar 2, 1990 Los Angeles Lakers 124-93 at Los Angeles Lakers
Mar 15, 1990 Cleveland Cavaliers 112-96 at Cleveland Cavaliers
1988-89 (0-2) Dec 13, 1988 Los Angeles Lakers 111-102 at Cleveland Cavaliers
Jan 13, 1989 Los Angeles Lakers 116-95 at Los Angeles Lakers
1987-88 (1-1) Dec 5, 1987 Cleveland Cavaliers 97-95 at Cleveland Cavaliers
Dec 13, 1987 Los Angeles Lakers 90-89 at Los Angeles Lakers
1986-87 (0-2) Dec 16, 1986 Los Angeles Lakers 121-116 at Cleveland Cavaliers
Mar 7, 1987 Los Angeles Lakers 122-118 at Los Angeles Lakers
1985-86 (1-1) Nov 5, 1985 Cleveland Cavaliers 129-111 at Los Angeles Lakers
Dec 20, 1985 Los Angeles Lakers 128-116 at Cleveland Cavaliers
1984-85 (0-2) Dec 4, 1984 Los Angeles Lakers 116-112 at Cleveland Cavaliers
Mar 9, 1985 Los Angeles Lakers 133-106 at Los Angeles Lakers
1983-84 (0-2) Nov 17, 1983 Los Angeles Lakers 127-114 at Los Angeles Lakers
Jan 4, 1984 Los Angeles Lakers 106-99 at Cleveland Cavaliers
1982-83 (0-2) Nov 14, 1982 Los Angeles Lakers 111-98 at Los Angeles Lakers
Jan 6, 1983 Los Angeles Lakers 125-107 at Cleveland Cavaliers
1981-82 (0-2) Jan 12, 1982 Los Angeles Lakers 114-100 at Cleveland Cavaliers
Feb 28, 1982 Los Angeles Lakers 102-101 at Los Angeles Lakers
1980-81 (0-2) Oct 31, 1980 Los Angeles Lakers 107-98 at Los Angeles Lakers
Jan 13, 1981 Los Angeles Lakers 108-104 at Cleveland Cavaliers
1970s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1979-80 (1-1) Nov 11, 1979 Los Angeles Lakers 140-126 at Los Angeles Lakers
Jan 29, 1980 Cleveland Cavaliers 154-153 at Cleveland Cavaliers
1978-79 (2-2) Oct 17, 1978 Cleveland Cavaliers 113-111 at Cleveland Cavaliers
Nov 5, 1978 Los Angeles Lakers 117-107 at Los Angeles Lakers
Feb 9, 1979 Los Angeles Lakers 106-103 at Los Angeles Lakers
Feb 13, 1979 Cleveland Cavaliers 117-111 at Cleveland Cavaliers
1977-78 (2-2) Nov 15, 1977 Cleveland Cavaliers 102-95 at Los Angeles Lakers
Nov 29, 1977 Cleveland Cavaliers 118-101 at Cleveland Cavaliers
Jan 31, 1978 Los Angeles Lakers 116-107 at Cleveland Cavaliers
Mar 5, 1978 Los Angeles Lakers 128-117 at Los Angeles Lakers
1976-77 (2-2) Oct 24, 1976 Cleveland Cavaliers 100-95 at Cleveland Cavaliers
Nov 14, 1976 Cleveland Cavaliers 97-95 at Los Angeles Lakers
Jan 11, 1977 Los Angeles Lakers 101-99 at Cleveland Cavaliers
Mar 6, 1977 Los Angeles Lakers 104-99 at Los Angeles Lakers
1975-76 (2-2) Dec 16, 1975 Cleveland Cavaliers 123-103 at Los Angeles Lakers
Dec 21, 1975 Cleveland Cavaliers 99-98 at Cleveland Cavaliers
Feb 29, 1976 Los Angeles Lakers 108-97 at Los Angeles Lakers
Mar 16, 1976 Los Angeles Lakers 109-105 at Cleveland Cavaliers
1974-75 (2-2) Dec 17, 1974 Cleveland Cavaliers 119-106 at Los Angeles Lakers
Dec 26, 1974 Los Angeles Lakers 99-89 at Cleveland Cavaliers
Feb 28, 1975 Los Angeles Lakers 109-105 at Los Angeles Lakers
Mar 13, 1975 Cleveland Cavaliers 104-85 at Cleveland Cavaliers
1973-74 (3-1) Nov 6, 1973 Cleveland Cavaliers 115-96 at Cleveland Cavaliers
Nov 18, 1973 Los Angeles Lakers 102-100 at Los Angeles Lakers
Dec 11, 1973 Cleveland Cavaliers 101-100 at Cleveland Cavaliers
Jan 22, 1974 Cleveland Cavaliers 111-110 at Los Angeles Lakers
1972-73 (1-3) Oct 15, 1972 Los Angeles Lakers 95-83 at Cleveland Cavaliers
Nov 10, 1972 Los Angeles Lakers 118-88 at Los Angeles Lakers
Jan 6, 1973 Cleveland Cavaliers 108-93 at Cleveland Cavaliers
Mar 4, 1973 Los Angeles Lakers 127-84 at Los Angeles Lakers
1971-72 (1-3) Nov 16, 1971 Los Angeles Lakers 108-90 at Los Angeles Lakers
Jan 5, 1972 Los Angeles Lakers 113-103 at Cleveland Cavaliers
Mar 10, 1972 Los Angeles Lakers 132-98 at Los Angeles Lakers
Mar 22, 1972 Cleveland Cavaliers 124-120 at Cleveland Cavaliers
1970-71 (0-4) Oct 25, 1970 Los Angeles Lakers 123-96 at Los Angeles Lakers
Jan 7, 1971 Los Angeles Lakers 110-105 at Cleveland Cavaliers
Feb 9, 1971 Los Angeles Lakers 116-111 at Cleveland Cavaliers
Feb 28, 1971 Los Angeles Lakers 107-90 at Los Angeles Lakers

Sources

Records are computed from every final game result in the Matchup Index database. About the data.