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Cleveland Cavaliers vs Los Angeles Lakers

Cleveland Cavaliers and Los Angeles Lakers: every meeting we hold, series records and the next games.

All-time series

Los Angeles Lakers lead 71-56127 meetings since 1970
Los Angeles Lakers lead 71-56Regular season
Los Angeles Lakers W1Current streak

Biggest wins

Every meeting (127)

Meetings 1–50 of 127, newest first. Series records above include every collected meeting.

Cleveland Cavaliers vs Los Angeles Lakers — collected meeting history
DateSeasonResult
Mar 31, 20262025-26CLE 113, LAL 127
Jan 28, 20262025-26LAL 99, CLE 129
Dec 31, 20242024-25CLE 122, LAL 110
Oct 30, 20242024-25LAL 110, CLE 134
Apr 6, 20242023-24CLE 97, LAL 116
Nov 25, 20232023-24LAL 121, CLE 115
Dec 6, 20222022-23LAL 102, CLE 116
Nov 6, 20222022-23CLE 114, LAL 100
Mar 21, 20222021-22LAL 131, CLE 120
Oct 29, 20212021-22CLE 101, LAL 113
Mar 26, 20212020-21CLE 86, LAL 100
Jan 25, 20212020-21LAL 115, CLE 108
Jan 13, 20202019-20CLE 99, LAL 128
Jan 13, 20192018-19CLE 101, LAL 95
Nov 21, 20182018-19LAL 109, CLE 105
Mar 11, 20182017-18CLE 113, LAL 127
Dec 14, 20172017-18LAL 112, CLE 121
Mar 19, 20172016-17CLE 125, LAL 120
Dec 17, 20162016-17LAL 108, CLE 119
Mar 10, 20162015-16CLE 120, LAL 108
Feb 10, 20162015-16LAL 111, CLE 120
Feb 8, 20152014-15LAL 105, CLE 120
Jan 15, 20152014-15CLE 109, LAL 102
Feb 5, 20142013-14LAL 119, CLE 108
Jan 14, 20142013-14CLE 120, LAL 118
Jan 13, 20132012-13CLE 93, LAL 113
Dec 11, 20122012-13LAL 94, CLE 100
Jan 13, 20122011-12CLE 92, LAL 97
Feb 16, 20112010-11LAL 99, CLE 104
Jan 11, 20112010-11CLE 57, LAL 112
Jan 21, 20102009-10LAL 87, CLE 93
Dec 25, 20092009-10CLE 102, LAL 87
Feb 8, 20092008-09LAL 101, CLE 91
Jan 19, 20092008-09CLE 88, LAL 105
Jan 27, 20082007-08CLE 98, LAL 95
Dec 20, 20072007-08LAL 90, CLE 94
Feb 15, 20072006-07CLE 114, LAL 108
Feb 11, 20072006-07LAL 90, CLE 99
Mar 19, 20062005-06LAL 95, CLE 96
Jan 12, 20062005-06CLE 98, LAL 99
Feb 13, 20052004-05LAL 89, CLE 103
Jan 13, 20052004-05CLE 94, LAL 98
Feb 4, 20042003-04LAL 111, CLE 106
Jan 12, 20042003-04CLE 79, LAL 89
Jan 10, 20032002-03CLE 99, LAL 115
Nov 5, 20022002-03LAL 70, CLE 89
Mar 26, 20022001-02CLE 116, LAL 121
Feb 21, 20022001-02LAL 104, CLE 97
Jan 30, 20012000-01LAL 102, CLE 96
Jan 12, 20012000-01CLE 98, LAL 101

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 31, 20262025-26 · Regular seasonCLE 113, LAL 127Jarrett Allen 18 · Luka Dončić 42
Jan 28, 20262025-26 · Regular seasonLAL 99, CLE 129Luka Dončić 29 · Donovan Mitchell 25
Dec 31, 20242024-25 · Regular seasonCLE 122, LAL 110Jarrett Allen 27 · Austin Reaves 35
Oct 30, 20242024-25 · Regular seasonLAL 110, CLE 134LeBron James 26 · Evan Mobley 25

2025-26 team comparison

Cleveland CavaliersPer gameLos Angeles Lakers
119.5Points116.3
115.4Points allowed114.6
+4.1Net rating+1.8
119.0Offensive rating117.8
114.9Defensive rating116.1
100.4Pace98.7
44.4Rebounds41.0
28.3Assists25.9

Quick answers

Who won the last Cleveland Cavaliers vs Los Angeles Lakers game?
The Los Angeles Lakers beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 127-113 on March 31, 2026 (2025-26, regular season).
When do the Cleveland Cavaliers and Los Angeles Lakers play next?
The Cleveland Cavaliers visit the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday, March 12, 2027 at 10:00 pm Eastern Time (2026-27 regular season).
What is the all-time record between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Los Angeles Lakers?
The Los Angeles Lakers lead 71-56 in 127 meetings since 1970 (regular season, play-in, playoffs and NBA Cup).

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