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Cleveland Cavaliers vs Dallas Mavericks

Cleveland Cavaliers and Dallas Mavericks: every meeting we hold, series records and the next games.

All-time series

Cleveland Cavaliers lead 48-4189 meetings since 1980
Cleveland Cavaliers lead 48-41Regular season
Dallas Mavericks W1Current streak

Biggest wins

Every meeting (89)

Meetings 51–89 of 89, newest first. Series records above include every collected meeting.

Cleveland Cavaliers vs Dallas Mavericks — collected meeting history
DateSeasonResult
Dec 12, 20002000-01DAL 87, CLE 92
Mar 23, 20001999-00CLE 104, DAL 98
Nov 30, 19991999-00DAL 99, CLE 106
Jan 27, 19981997-98CLE 77, DAL 84
Dec 23, 19971997-98DAL 85, CLE 99
Mar 30, 19971996-97DAL 80, CLE 84
Mar 22, 19971996-97CLE 75, DAL 72
Mar 19, 19961995-96CLE 81, DAL 72
Dec 3, 19951995-96DAL 107, CLE 108
Mar 20, 19951994-95DAL 102, CLE 100
Mar 2, 19951994-95CLE 84, DAL 90
Apr 2, 19941993-94CLE 95, DAL 88
Feb 26, 19941993-94DAL 99, CLE 110
Feb 17, 19931992-93DAL 97, CLE 124
Nov 21, 19921992-93CLE 119, DAL 108
Dec 14, 19911991-92DAL 99, CLE 97
Nov 5, 19911991-92CLE 112, DAL 101
Feb 13, 19911990-91DAL 93, CLE 95
Jan 23, 19911990-91CLE 99, DAL 85
Feb 19, 19901989-90DAL 96, CLE 87
Jan 20, 19901989-90CLE 96, DAL 105
Mar 28, 19891988-89DAL 90, CLE 102
Dec 10, 19881988-89CLE 102, DAL 98
Feb 24, 19881987-88CLE 89, DAL 93
Dec 15, 19871987-88DAL 93, CLE 106
Mar 29, 19871986-87DAL 101, CLE 98
Nov 15, 19861986-87CLE 96, DAL 111
Jan 31, 19861985-86CLE 91, DAL 107
Dec 22, 19851985-86DAL 105, CLE 119
Mar 16, 19851984-85CLE 135, DAL 128
Feb 12, 19851984-85DAL 131, CLE 112
Mar 7, 19841983-84CLE 103, DAL 115
Nov 4, 19831983-84DAL 84, CLE 105
Mar 5, 19831982-83CLE 98, DAL 91
Feb 16, 19831982-83DAL 96, CLE 99
Feb 20, 19821981-82DAL 109, CLE 116
Nov 3, 19811981-82CLE 125, DAL 110
Dec 29, 19801980-81DAL 100, CLE 112
Dec 2, 19801980-81CLE 109, DAL 102

All-time results (regular season, play-in, playoffs and NBA Cup; preseason and summer league excluded). Play-in games are counted separately from playoff series. Franchise history is listed under current team names.

Series by season

Tied 1-12025-26 · Regular season
Cleveland Cavaliers 2-02024-25 · Regular season

Next meetings

All results

DateStageResultTop scorers
Mar 15, 20262025-26 · Regular seasonDAL 130, CLE 120Cooper Flagg 27 · Donovan Mitchell 26
Mar 13, 20262025-26 · Regular seasonCLE 138, DAL 105Evan Mobley 29 · Cooper Flagg 25
Feb 2, 20252024-25 · Regular seasonDAL 101, CLE 144Jaden Hardy 21 · Sam Merrill 27
Jan 3, 20252024-25 · Regular seasonCLE 134, DAL 122Evan Mobley 34 · Quentin Grimes 26

2025-26 team comparison

Cleveland CavaliersPer gameDallas Mavericks
119.5Points114.1
115.4Points allowed119.6
+4.1Net rating-5.3
119.0Offensive rating110.8
114.9Defensive rating116.2
100.4Pace103.0
44.4Rebounds44.7
28.3Assists25.3

Quick answers

Who won the last Cleveland Cavaliers vs Dallas Mavericks game?
The Dallas Mavericks beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 130-120 on March 15, 2026 (2025-26, regular season).
When do the Cleveland Cavaliers and Dallas Mavericks play next?
The Dallas Mavericks visit the Cleveland Cavaliers on Saturday, November 14, 2026 at 7:30 pm Eastern Time (2026-27 regular season).
What is the all-time record between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Dallas Mavericks?
The Cleveland Cavaliers lead 48-41 in 89 meetings since 1980 (regular season, play-in, playoffs and NBA Cup).

All-time records for every NBA rivalry

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