Cleveland Cavaliers franchise history
Cleveland Cavaliers
1990-91: 33 wins and 49 losses in the certified regular-season scope below.
The record
Franchise continuity across the explicitly listed names. Aggregate tables omit the blocked 2020-21 season.
| Scope | Played | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990-91 | 82 | 33 | 49 |
| 1991-92 | 82 | 57 | 25 |
| 1992-93 | 82 | 54 | 28 |
| 1993-94 | 82 | 47 | 35 |
| 1994-95 | 82 | 43 | 39 |
| 1995-96 | 82 | 47 | 35 |
| 1996-97 | 82 | 42 | 40 |
| 1997-98 | 82 | 47 | 35 |
| 1998-99 | 50 | 22 | 28 |
| 1999-00 | 82 | 32 | 50 |
| 2000-01 | 82 | 30 | 52 |
| 2001-02 | 82 | 29 | 53 |
| 2002-03 | 82 | 17 | 65 |
| 2003-04 | 82 | 35 | 47 |
| 2004-05 | 82 | 42 | 40 |
| 2005-06 | 82 | 50 | 32 |
| 2006-07 | 82 | 50 | 32 |
| 2007-08 | 82 | 45 | 37 |
| 2008-09 | 82 | 66 | 16 |
| 2009-10 | 82 | 61 | 21 |
| 2010-11 | 82 | 19 | 63 |
| 2011-12 | 66 | 21 | 45 |
| 2012-13 | 82 | 24 | 58 |
| 2013-14 | 82 | 33 | 49 |
| 2014-15 | 82 | 53 | 29 |
| 2015-16 | 82 | 57 | 25 |
| 2016-17 | 82 | 51 | 31 |
| 2017-18 | 82 | 50 | 32 |
| 2018-19 | 82 | 19 | 63 |
| 2019-20 | 65 | 19 | 46 |
| 2021-22 | 82 | 44 | 38 |
| 2022-23 | 82 | 51 | 31 |
| 2023-24 | 82 | 48 | 34 |
| 2024-25 | 82 | 64 | 18 |
| 2025-26 | 82 | 52 | 30 |
Across the aggregate-safe scope: highest combined game score 287 points; largest winning margin 68 points.
Notable games
- Biggest winning margin: Miami Heat 80, Cleveland Cavaliers 148 (17 December 1991)
- Highest combined score: Brooklyn Nets 148, Cleveland Cavaliers 139 (13 February 2019)
Head-to-head
- Milwaukee Bucks vs Cleveland Cavaliers
- Chicago Bulls vs Cleveland Cavaliers
- Cleveland Cavaliers vs Boston Celtics
- Cleveland Cavaliers vs Los Angeles Clippers
- Cleveland Cavaliers vs Atlanta Hawks
- Cleveland Cavaliers vs Miami Heat
- Cleveland Cavaliers vs Utah Jazz
- Cleveland Cavaliers vs Sacramento Kings
- Cleveland Cavaliers vs New York Knicks
- Cleveland Cavaliers vs Los Angeles Lakers
- Cleveland Cavaliers vs Orlando Magic
- Cleveland Cavaliers vs Dallas Mavericks
- Cleveland Cavaliers vs Brooklyn Nets
- Cleveland Cavaliers vs Denver Nuggets
- Cleveland Cavaliers vs Indiana Pacers
- Cleveland Cavaliers vs Detroit Pistons
- Cleveland Cavaliers vs Houston Rockets
- Cleveland Cavaliers vs Philadelphia 76ers
- Cleveland Cavaliers vs San Antonio Spurs
- Cleveland Cavaliers vs Phoenix Suns
- Cleveland Cavaliers vs Oklahoma City Thunder
- Cleveland Cavaliers vs Minnesota Timberwolves
- Cleveland Cavaliers vs Portland Trail Blazers
- Cleveland Cavaliers vs Golden State Warriors
- Cleveland Cavaliers vs Washington Wizards
- Cleveland Cavaliers vs Charlotte Hornets (1988 franchise)
- Cleveland Cavaliers vs Memphis Grizzlies
- Cleveland Cavaliers vs Toronto Raptors
- Cleveland Cavaliers vs New Orleans Pelicans
- Cleveland Cavaliers vs Charlotte Hornets
Scope: 1990-91, 1991-92, 1992-93, 1993-94, 1994-95, 1995-96, 1996-97, 1997-98, 1998-99, 1999-00, 2000-01, 2001-02, 2002-03, 2003-04, 2004-05, 2005-06, 2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11, 2011-12, 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20, 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26. These are frozen historical regular-season records. Playoffs, play-in and current-season results are outside this page.
Data & credits
Scorewit snapshot 6 Oct 2026. FiveThirtyEight archive through the 2014-15 ending season; BALLDONTLIE thereafter. Wikipedia revision-linked facts support the recorded corrections.
Details
Dataset version: 2026-10-06-wikipedia-v1. No live API request occurs when you view this page. Pagination and cross-source agreement do not independently prove every score correct.
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