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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 51–100 of 140, newest first. Series records above include every collected meeting.

Cleveland Cavaliers vs Houston Rockets — collected meeting history
DateSeasonResult
Mar 20, 20001999-00HOU 85, CLE 98
Feb 8, 20001999-00CLE 83, HOU 91
Mar 13, 19991998-99CLE 89, HOU 100
Jan 6, 19981997-98HOU 70, CLE 100
Oct 31, 19971997-98CLE 86, HOU 94
Mar 27, 19971996-97CLE 89, HOU 107
Jan 8, 19971996-97HOU 81, CLE 78
Mar 21, 19961995-96CLE 98, HOU 85
Feb 22, 19961995-96HOU 86, CLE 80
Feb 27, 19951994-95CLE 78, HOU 86
Nov 8, 19941994-95HOU 100, CLE 98
Jan 25, 19941993-94CLE 93, HOU 96
Dec 5, 19931993-94HOU 99, CLE 98
Dec 15, 19921992-93HOU 97, CLE 124
Nov 19, 19921992-93CLE 92, HOU 99
Dec 30, 19911991-92HOU 89, CLE 121
Nov 7, 19911991-92CLE 86, HOU 105
Feb 7, 19911990-91HOU 96, CLE 92
Jan 26, 19911990-91CLE 97, HOU 103
Jan 17, 19901989-90CLE 98, HOU 107
Nov 25, 19891989-90HOU 85, CLE 75
Feb 20, 19891988-89HOU 90, CLE 110
Dec 6, 19881988-89CLE 105, HOU 106
Jan 28, 19881987-88CLE 109, HOU 85
Nov 19, 19871987-88HOU 105, CLE 97
Jan 19, 19871986-87HOU 127, CLE 103
Nov 16, 19861986-87CLE 106, HOU 134
Jan 28, 19861985-86CLE 109, HOU 116
Dec 17, 19851985-86HOU 98, CLE 94
Feb 16, 19851984-85HOU 122, CLE 115
Nov 13, 19841984-85CLE 98, HOU 106
Mar 11, 19841983-84CLE 101, HOU 108
Nov 2, 19831983-84HOU 94, CLE 103
Mar 30, 19831982-83HOU 95, CLE 102
Mar 8, 19831982-83CLE 102, HOU 99
Feb 17, 19821981-82HOU 110, CLE 102
Nov 7, 19811981-82CLE 96, HOU 92
Dec 3, 19801980-81CLE 109, HOU 118
Nov 20, 19801980-81HOU 117, CLE 114
Mar 20, 19801979-80HOU 96, CLE 109
Feb 8, 19801979-80CLE 104, HOU 105
Jan 12, 19801979-80CLE 96, HOU 112
Jan 8, 19801979-80HOU 118, CLE 115
Nov 28, 19791979-80CLE 111, HOU 113
Oct 30, 19791979-80HOU 112, CLE 124
Apr 6, 19791978-79CLE 110, HOU 112
Apr 1, 19791978-79HOU 105, CLE 114
Jan 12, 19791978-79CLE 96, HOU 107
Dec 21, 19781978-79HOU 90, CLE 101
Mar 14, 19781977-78HOU 98, CLE 119

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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