whynba.
Following

Today's NBA games

All scores & games
Game times: Eastern Time.Overview follows Eastern league dates.
Head-to-head

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 51–100 of 127, newest first. Series records above include every collected meeting.

Cleveland Cavaliers vs Los Angeles Lakers — collected meeting history
DateSeasonResult
Feb 23, 20001999-00LAL 116, CLE 98
Jan 19, 20001999-00CLE 86, LAL 95
Mar 18, 19991998-99LAL 93, CLE 100
Apr 3, 19981997-98LAL 105, CLE 93
Dec 7, 19971997-98CLE 94, LAL 84
Mar 20, 19971996-97LAL 89, CLE 76
Feb 19, 19971996-97CLE 103, LAL 84
Apr 3, 19961995-96LAL 89, CLE 105
Jan 20, 19961995-96CLE 93, LAL 82
Nov 30, 19941994-95LAL 79, CLE 117
Nov 18, 19941994-95CLE 80, LAL 82
Dec 19, 19931993-94LAL 92, CLE 122
Nov 14, 19931993-94CLE 100, LAL 107
Feb 26, 19931992-93CLE 114, LAL 102
Jan 2, 19931992-93LAL 91, CLE 106
Mar 13, 19921991-92LAL 107, CLE 109
Feb 28, 19921991-92CLE 101, LAL 90
Jan 11, 19911990-91CLE 93, LAL 105
Dec 19, 19901990-91LAL 74, CLE 84
Mar 15, 19901989-90LAL 96, CLE 112
Mar 2, 19901989-90CLE 93, LAL 124
Jan 13, 19891988-89CLE 95, LAL 116
Dec 13, 19881988-89LAL 111, CLE 102
Dec 13, 19871987-88CLE 89, LAL 90
Dec 5, 19871987-88LAL 95, CLE 97
Mar 7, 19871986-87CLE 118, LAL 122
Dec 16, 19861986-87LAL 121, CLE 116
Dec 20, 19851985-86LAL 128, CLE 116
Nov 5, 19851985-86CLE 129, LAL 111
Mar 9, 19851984-85CLE 106, LAL 133
Dec 4, 19841984-85LAL 116, CLE 112
Jan 4, 19841983-84LAL 106, CLE 99
Nov 17, 19831983-84CLE 114, LAL 127
Jan 6, 19831982-83LAL 125, CLE 107
Nov 14, 19821982-83CLE 98, LAL 111
Feb 28, 19821981-82CLE 101, LAL 102
Jan 12, 19821981-82LAL 114, CLE 100
Jan 13, 19811980-81LAL 108, CLE 104
Oct 31, 19801980-81CLE 98, LAL 107
Jan 29, 19801979-80LAL 153, CLE 154
Nov 11, 19791979-80CLE 126, LAL 140
Feb 13, 19791978-79LAL 111, CLE 117
Feb 9, 19791978-79CLE 103, LAL 106
Nov 5, 19781978-79CLE 107, LAL 117
Oct 17, 19781978-79LAL 111, CLE 113
Mar 5, 19781977-78CLE 117, LAL 128
Jan 31, 19781977-78LAL 116, CLE 107
Nov 29, 19771977-78LAL 101, CLE 118
Nov 15, 19771977-78CLE 102, LAL 95
Mar 6, 19771976-77CLE 99, LAL 104

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).

All-time records for every NBA rivalry

Results from whynba Game Centers (whynba licensed data and reviewed sources); team statistics and box scores.