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Cleveland Cavaliers vs New Orleans Pelicans

Cleveland Cavaliers and New Orleans Pelicans: every meeting we hold, series records and the next games.

All-time series

New Orleans Pelicans lead 19-1635 meetings since 2008
New Orleans Pelicans lead 19-16Regular season
Cleveland Cavaliers W5Current streak

Biggest wins

Every meeting (35)

Meetings 1–35 of 35, newest first. Series records above include every collected meeting.

Cleveland Cavaliers vs New Orleans Pelicans — collected meeting history
DateSeasonResult
Mar 21, 20262025-26CLE 111, NOP 106
Dec 23, 20252025-26NOP 118, CLE 141
Nov 20, 20242024-25NOP 100, CLE 128
Nov 6, 20242024-25CLE 131, NOP 122
Mar 13, 20242023-24CLE 116, NOP 95
Dec 21, 20232023-24NOP 123, CLE 104
Feb 10, 20232022-23CLE 118, NOP 107
Jan 16, 20232022-23NOP 103, CLE 113
Jan 31, 20222021-22NOP 90, CLE 93
Dec 28, 20212021-22CLE 104, NOP 108
Apr 11, 20212020-21NOP 116, CLE 109
Mar 12, 20212020-21CLE 82, NOP 116
Feb 28, 20202019-20CLE 104, NOP 116
Jan 28, 20202019-20NOP 125, CLE 111
Jan 9, 20192018-19CLE 124, NOP 140
Jan 5, 20192018-19NOP 133, CLE 98
Mar 30, 20182017-18NOP 102, CLE 107
Oct 28, 20172017-18CLE 101, NOP 123
Jan 23, 20172016-17CLE 122, NOP 124
Jan 2, 20172016-17NOP 82, CLE 90
Feb 6, 20162015-16NOP 84, CLE 99
Dec 4, 20152015-16CLE 108, NOP 114
Dec 12, 20142014-15CLE 114, NOP 119
Nov 10, 20142014-15NOP 111, CLE 118
Jan 28, 20142013-14NOP 100, CLE 89
Nov 22, 20132013-14CLE 100, NOP 104
Mar 31, 20132012-13CLE 92, NOP 112
Feb 20, 20132012-13NOP 100, CLE 105
Feb 22, 20122011-12NOP 89, CLE 84
Mar 6, 20112010-11NOP 96, CLE 81
Nov 19, 20102010-11CLE 101, NOP 108
Mar 24, 20102009-10CLE 105, NOP 92
Feb 23, 20102009-10NOP 95, CLE 105
Jan 16, 20092008-09NOP 78, CLE 92
Nov 1, 20082008-09CLE 92, NOP 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

Cleveland Cavaliers 2-02025-26 · Regular season
Cleveland Cavaliers 2-02024-25 · Regular season

Next meetings

All results

DateStageResultTop scorers
Mar 21, 20262025-26 · Regular seasonCLE 111, NOP 106Donovan Mitchell 27 · Zion Williamson 25
Dec 23, 20252025-26 · Regular seasonNOP 118, CLE 141Zion Williamson 26 · Donovan Mitchell 27
Nov 20, 20242024-25 · Regular seasonNOP 100, CLE 128Antonio Reeves 34 · Ty Jerome 29
Nov 6, 20242024-25 · Regular seasonCLE 131, NOP 122Donovan Mitchell 29 · Zion Williamson 29

2025-26 team comparison

Cleveland CavaliersPer gameNew Orleans Pelicans
119.5Points115.5
115.4Points allowed120.0
+4.1Net rating-4.4
119.0Offensive rating114.2
114.9Defensive rating118.7
100.4Pace101.1
44.4Rebounds43.9
28.3Assists25.1

Quick answers

Who won the last Cleveland Cavaliers vs New Orleans Pelicans game?
The Cleveland Cavaliers beat the New Orleans Pelicans 111-106 on March 21, 2026 (2025-26, regular season).
When do the Cleveland Cavaliers and New Orleans Pelicans play next?
The Cleveland Cavaliers visit the New Orleans Pelicans on Monday, January 25, 2027 at 8:00 pm Eastern Time (2026-27 regular season).
What is the all-time record between the Cleveland Cavaliers and New Orleans Pelicans?
The New Orleans Pelicans lead 19-16 in 35 meetings since 2008 (regular season, play-in, playoffs and NBA Cup).

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