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Cleveland Cavaliers vs Houston Rockets

Cleveland Cavaliers and Houston Rockets: every meeting we hold, series records and the next games.

All-time series

Houston Rockets lead 89-51140 meetings since 1971
Houston Rockets lead 89-51Regular season
Houston Rockets W5Current streak

Biggest wins

Every meeting (140)

Meetings 1–50 of 140, newest first. Series records above include every collected meeting.

Cleveland Cavaliers vs Houston Rockets — collected meeting history
DateSeasonResult
Dec 27, 20252025-26CLE 100, HOU 117
Nov 19, 20252025-26HOU 114, CLE 104
Jan 25, 20252024-25HOU 135, CLE 131
Jan 22, 20252024-25CLE 108, HOU 109
Mar 16, 20242023-24CLE 103, HOU 117
Dec 18, 20232023-24HOU 130, CLE 135
Mar 26, 20232022-23HOU 91, CLE 108
Jan 26, 20232022-23CLE 113, HOU 95
Feb 2, 20222021-22CLE 104, HOU 115
Dec 15, 20212021-22HOU 89, CLE 124
Mar 1, 20212020-21CLE 101, HOU 90
Feb 24, 20212020-21HOU 96, CLE 112
Dec 11, 20192019-20HOU 116, CLE 110
Jan 11, 20192018-19CLE 113, HOU 141
Nov 24, 20182018-19HOU 108, CLE 117
Feb 3, 20182017-18HOU 120, CLE 88
Nov 9, 20172017-18CLE 113, HOU 117
Mar 12, 20172016-17CLE 112, HOU 117
Nov 1, 20162016-17HOU 120, CLE 128
Mar 29, 20162015-16HOU 106, CLE 100
Jan 15, 20162015-16CLE 91, HOU 77
Mar 1, 20152014-15CLE 103, HOU 105
Jan 7, 20152014-15HOU 105, CLE 93
Mar 22, 20142013-14HOU 118, CLE 111
Feb 1, 20142013-14CLE 92, HOU 106
Mar 22, 20132012-13CLE 78, HOU 116
Jan 5, 20132012-13HOU 112, CLE 104
Mar 11, 20122011-12HOU 107, CLE 118
Feb 23, 20112010-11HOU 124, CLE 119
Dec 11, 20102010-11CLE 95, HOU 110
Dec 27, 20092009-10HOU 83, CLE 108
Dec 9, 20092009-10CLE 85, HOU 95
Feb 26, 20092008-09CLE 74, HOU 93
Dec 23, 20082008-09HOU 90, CLE 99
Feb 19, 20082007-08HOU 93, CLE 85
Feb 7, 20082007-08CLE 77, HOU 92
Mar 5, 20072006-07HOU 85, CLE 91
Dec 2, 20062006-07CLE 63, HOU 81
Mar 26, 20062005-06CLE 104, HOU 102
Jan 5, 20062005-06HOU 90, CLE 81
Mar 24, 20052004-05CLE 80, HOU 99
Dec 29, 20042004-05HOU 98, CLE 87
Feb 25, 20042003-04CLE 84, HOU 90
Dec 17, 20032003-04HOU 89, CLE 85
Feb 5, 20032002-03HOU 102, CLE 105
Nov 19, 20022002-03CLE 80, HOU 97
Feb 6, 20022001-02HOU 109, CLE 111
Dec 11, 20012001-02CLE 107, HOU 102
Feb 17, 20012000-01CLE 80, HOU 92
Jan 2, 20012000-01HOU 100, CLE 95

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

Houston Rockets 2-02025-26 · Regular season
Houston Rockets 2-02024-25 · Regular season

Next meetings

All results

DateStageResultTop scorers
Dec 27, 20252025-26 · Regular seasonCLE 100, HOU 117Jaylon Tyson 23 · Kevin Durant 30
Nov 19, 20252025-26 · Regular seasonHOU 114, CLE 104Alperen Sengun 28 · De'Andre Hunter 25
Jan 25, 20252024-25 · Regular seasonHOU 135, CLE 131Jalen Green 26 · Darius Garland 39
Jan 22, 20252024-25 · Regular seasonCLE 108, HOU 109Darius Garland 26 · Fred VanVleet 26

2025-26 team comparison

Cleveland CavaliersPer gameHouston Rockets
119.5Points115.2
115.4Points allowed110.0
+4.1Net rating+5.4
119.0Offensive rating118.5
114.9Defensive rating113.1
100.4Pace97.3
44.4Rebounds48.1
28.3Assists25.4

Quick answers

Who won the last Cleveland Cavaliers vs Houston Rockets game?
The Houston Rockets beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 117-100 on December 27, 2025 (2025-26, regular season).
When do the Cleveland Cavaliers and Houston Rockets play next?
The Cleveland Cavaliers visit the Houston Rockets on Sunday, January 3, 2027 at 7:00 pm Eastern Time (2026-27 regular season).
What is the all-time record between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Houston Rockets?
The Houston Rockets lead 89-51 in 140 meetings since 1971 (regular season, play-in, playoffs and NBA Cup).

All-time records for every NBA rivalry

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