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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 101–127 of 127, newest first. Series records above include every collected meeting.

Cleveland Cavaliers vs Los Angeles Lakers — collected meeting history
DateSeasonResult
Jan 11, 19771976-77LAL 101, CLE 99
Nov 14, 19761976-77CLE 97, LAL 95
Oct 24, 19761976-77LAL 95, CLE 100
Mar 16, 19761975-76LAL 109, CLE 105
Feb 29, 19761975-76CLE 97, LAL 108
Dec 21, 19751975-76LAL 98, CLE 99
Dec 16, 19751975-76CLE 123, LAL 103
Mar 13, 19751974-75LAL 85, CLE 104
Feb 28, 19751974-75CLE 105, LAL 109
Dec 26, 19741974-75LAL 99, CLE 89
Dec 17, 19741974-75CLE 119, LAL 106
Jan 22, 19741973-74CLE 111, LAL 110
Dec 11, 19731973-74LAL 100, CLE 101
Nov 18, 19731973-74CLE 100, LAL 102
Nov 6, 19731973-74LAL 96, CLE 115
Mar 4, 19731972-73CLE 84, LAL 127
Jan 6, 19731972-73LAL 93, CLE 108
Nov 10, 19721972-73CLE 88, LAL 118
Oct 15, 19721972-73LAL 95, CLE 83
Mar 22, 19721971-72LAL 120, CLE 124
Mar 10, 19721971-72CLE 98, LAL 132
Jan 5, 19721971-72LAL 113, CLE 103
Nov 16, 19711971-72CLE 90, LAL 108
Feb 28, 19711970-71CLE 90, LAL 107
Feb 9, 19711970-71LAL 116, CLE 111
Jan 7, 19711970-71LAL 110, CLE 105
Oct 25, 19701970-71CLE 96, LAL 123

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.