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Cleveland Cavaliers vs Washington Wizards

Cleveland Cavaliers and Washington Wizards: every meeting we hold, series records and the next games.

All-time series

Cleveland Cavaliers lead 71-49120 meetings since 1997
Cleveland Cavaliers lead 59-45Regular season
Cleveland Cavaliers lead 12-4Playoff games
Cleveland Cavaliers W16Current streak

Playoff meetings

Biggest wins

Every meeting (120)

Meetings 101–120 of 120, newest first. Series records above include every collected meeting.

Cleveland Cavaliers vs Washington Wizards — collected meeting history
DateSeasonResult
Feb 4, 20032002-03CLE 84, WAS 93
Nov 9, 20022002-03WAS 93, CLE 79
Nov 6, 20022002-03CLE 100, WAS 107
Jan 31, 20022001-02WAS 93, CLE 92
Jan 24, 20022001-02CLE 85, WAS 94
Nov 27, 20012001-02WAS 75, CLE 94
Apr 15, 20012000-01CLE 106, WAS 98
Mar 7, 20012000-01WAS 88, CLE 83
Jan 29, 20012000-01CLE 89, WAS 95
Nov 11, 20002000-01WAS 73, CLE 86
Feb 1, 20001999-00WAS 108, CLE 112
Jan 29, 20001999-00CLE 98, WAS 103
Dec 29, 19991999-00WAS 94, CLE 96
Dec 1, 19991999-00CLE 111, WAS 108
Apr 29, 19991998-99CLE 86, WAS 97
Apr 13, 19991998-99WAS 77, CLE 86
Mar 20, 19991998-99CLE 83, WAS 113
Apr 15, 19981997-98CLE 93, WAS 101
Feb 4, 19981997-98CLE 88, WAS 104
Nov 22, 19971997-98WAS 101, CLE 110

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 4-02025-26 · Regular season
Cleveland Cavaliers 4-02024-25 · Regular season

Next meetings

All results

DateStageResultTop scorers
Apr 12, 20262025-26 · Regular seasonWAS 117, CLE 130Jamir Watkins 24 · NaeQwan Tomlin 26
Feb 11, 20262025-26 · Regular seasonWAS 113, CLE 138Kyshawn George 17 · Sam Merrill 32
Dec 12, 20252025-26 · Regular seasonCLE 130, WAS 126Donovan Mitchell 48 · Bub Carrington 27
Nov 7, 20252025-26 · 2025 NBA Cup · Group stageCLE 148, WAS 115Donovan Mitchell 24 · CJ McCollum 25
Feb 7, 20252024-25 · Regular seasonCLE 134, WAS 124Donovan Mitchell 33 · Jordan Poole 45
Dec 13, 20242024-25 · Regular seasonWAS 105, CLE 115Bilal Coulibaly 27 · Darius Garland 24
Dec 3, 20242024-25 · Regular seasonWAS 87, CLE 118Jordan Poole 13 · Evan Mobley 19
Oct 26, 20242024-25 · Regular seasonCLE 135, WAS 116Donovan Mitchell 30 · Bilal Coulibaly 23

2025-26 team comparison

Cleveland CavaliersPer gameWashington Wizards
119.5Points112.9
115.4Points allowed124.9
+4.1Net rating-11.7
119.0Offensive rating110.5
114.9Defensive rating122.2
100.4Pace102.2
44.4Rebounds41.9
28.3Assists25.0

Quick answers

Who won the last Cleveland Cavaliers vs Washington Wizards game?
The Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Washington Wizards 130-117 on April 12, 2026 (2025-26, regular season).
When do the Cleveland Cavaliers and Washington Wizards play next?
The Washington Wizards visit the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday, October 28, 2026 at 7:00 pm Eastern Time (2026-27 regular season).
What is the all-time record between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Washington Wizards?
The Cleveland Cavaliers lead 71-49 in 120 meetings since 1997 (regular season, play-in, playoffs and NBA Cup).

All-time records for every NBA rivalry

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