Cleveland Cavaliers vs Detroit Pistons head-to-head
Who has won more, the Cleveland Cavaliers or the Detroit Pistons?
Cleveland Cavaliers lead the series 90-77 in 167 meetings since Nov 30, 1993. They average 96.4 to 95.5. The last meeting was May 17, 2026, 125-94.
- Record
- Cleveland Cavaliers 90-77 Detroit Pistons
- Games
- 167
- Points per game
- 96.4 – 95.5
- Biggest win
- Detroit Pistons by 39
28 of those 167 games were in the postseason.
Every meeting on file
| May 17, 2026 |  CLE at  DET | 125-94 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Postseason |
| May 15, 2026 | DET at CLE | 115-94 | Detroit Pistons | Postseason |
| May 13, 2026 | CLE at DET | 117-113 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Postseason |
| May 11, 2026 | DET at CLE | 103-112 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Postseason |
| May 9, 2026 | DET at CLE | 109-116 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Postseason |
| May 7, 2026 | CLE at DET | 97-107 | Detroit Pistons | Postseason |
| May 5, 2026 | CLE at DET | 101-111 | Detroit Pistons | Postseason |
| Mar 3, 2026 | DET at CLE | 109-113 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Regular |
| Feb 27, 2026 | CLE at DET | 119-122 | Detroit Pistons | Regular |
| Jan 4, 2026 | DET at CLE | 114-110 | Detroit Pistons | Regular |
| Oct 27, 2025 | CLE at DET | 116-95 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Regular |
| Oct 14, 2025 | DET at CLE | 100-118 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Preseason |
| Mar 28, 2025 | CLE at DET | 122-133 | Detroit Pistons | Regular |
| Feb 5, 2025 | CLE at DET | 118-115 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Regular |
| Jan 27, 2025 | DET at CLE | 91-110 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Regular |
| Oct 25, 2024 | DET at CLE | 101-113 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Regular |
| Oct 16, 2024 | CLE at DET | 92-108 | Detroit Pistons | Preseason |
| Mar 1, 2024 | CLE at DET | 110-100 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Regular |
| Jan 31, 2024 | DET at CLE | 121-128 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Regular |
| Dec 2, 2023 | CLE at DET | 110-101 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Regular |
| Nov 17, 2023 | DET at CLE | 100-108 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Regular |
| Mar 4, 2023 | DET at CLE | 90-114 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Regular |
| Feb 8, 2023 | DET at CLE | 85-113 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Regular |
| Nov 27, 2022 | CLE at DET | 102-94 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Regular |
| Nov 4, 2022 | CLE at DET | 112-88 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Regular |
| Mar 19, 2022 | DET at CLE | 109-113 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Regular |
| Feb 24, 2022 | CLE at DET | 103-106 | Detroit Pistons | Regular |
| Jan 30, 2022 | CLE at DET | 105-115 | Detroit Pistons | Regular |
| Nov 12, 2021 | DET at CLE | 78-98 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Regular |
| Apr 19, 2021 | CLE at DET | 105-109 | Detroit Pistons | Regular |
| Jan 27, 2021 | DET at CLE | 107-122 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Regular |
| Dec 26, 2020 | CLE at DET | 128-119 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Regular |
| Mar 18, 2019 | DET at CLE | 119-126 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Regular |
| Mar 2, 2019 | DET at CLE | 129-93 | Detroit Pistons | Regular |
| Nov 19, 2018 | CLE at DET | 102-113 | Detroit Pistons | Regular |
| Oct 25, 2018 | CLE at DET | 103-110 | Detroit Pistons | Regular |
| Oct 12, 2018 | DET at CLE | 129-110 | Detroit Pistons | Preseason |
| Mar 5, 2018 | DET at CLE | 90-112 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Regular |
| Jan 30, 2018 | CLE at DET | 114-125 | Detroit Pistons | Regular |
| Jan 28, 2018 | DET at CLE | 104-121 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Regular |
| Nov 20, 2017 | CLE at DET | 116-88 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Regular |
| Mar 14, 2017 | DET at CLE | 96-128 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Regular |
| Mar 9, 2017 | CLE at DET | 101-106 | Detroit Pistons | Regular |
| Dec 26, 2016 | CLE at DET | 90-106 | Detroit Pistons | Regular |
| Nov 18, 2016 | DET at CLE | 81-104 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Regular |
| Apr 24, 2016 | CLE at DET | 100-98 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Postseason |
| Apr 22, 2016 | CLE at DET | 101-91 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Postseason |
| Apr 20, 2016 | DET at CLE | 90-107 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Postseason |
| Apr 17, 2016 | DET at CLE | 101-106 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Postseason |
| Apr 13, 2016 | DET at CLE | 112-110 | Detroit Pistons | Regular |
| Feb 22, 2016 | DET at CLE | 96-88 | Detroit Pistons | Regular |
| Jan 29, 2016 | CLE at DET | 114-106 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Regular |
| Nov 17, 2015 | CLE at DET | 99-104 | Detroit Pistons | Regular |
| Apr 13, 2015 | DET at CLE | 97-109 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Regular |
| Feb 24, 2015 | CLE at DET | 102-93 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Regular |
| Jan 27, 2015 | CLE at DET | 103-95 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Regular |
| Dec 28, 2014 | DET at CLE | 103-80 | Detroit Pistons | Regular |
| Apr 9, 2014 | DET at CLE | 100-122 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Regular |
| Mar 26, 2014 | CLE at DET | 97-96 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Regular |
| Feb 12, 2014 | CLE at DET | 93-89 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Regular |
| Dec 23, 2013 | DET at CLE | 115-92 | Detroit Pistons | Regular |
| Oct 17, 2013 | DET at CLE | 84-96 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Preseason |
| Apr 10, 2013 | DET at CLE | 111-104 | Detroit Pistons | Regular |
| Feb 1, 2013 | CLE at DET | 99-117 | Detroit Pistons | Regular |
| Dec 8, 2012 | DET at CLE | 104-97 | Detroit Pistons | Regular |
| Dec 3, 2012 | CLE at DET | 79-89 | Detroit Pistons | Regular |
| Apr 17, 2012 | CLE at DET | 77-116 | Detroit Pistons | Regular |
| Mar 28, 2012 | DET at CLE | 87-75 | Detroit Pistons | Regular |
| Feb 21, 2012 | DET at CLE | 100-101 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Regular |
| Dec 28, 2011 | CLE at DET | 105-89 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Regular |
| Dec 20, 2011 | DET at CLE | 90-89 | Detroit Pistons | Preseason |
| Dec 16, 2011 | CLE at DET | 91-87 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Preseason |
| Apr 11, 2011 | CLE at DET | 110-101 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Regular |
| Mar 25, 2011 | DET at CLE | 91-97 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Regular |
| Feb 9, 2011 | DET at CLE | 103-94 | Detroit Pistons | Regular |
| Dec 5, 2010 | CLE at DET | 92-102 | Detroit Pistons | Regular |
| Mar 21, 2010 | DET at CLE | 79-104 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Regular |
| Mar 16, 2010 | CLE at DET | 113-101 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Regular |
| Mar 5, 2010 | DET at CLE | 92-99 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Regular |
| Nov 25, 2009 | CLE at DET | 98-88 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Regular |
| Apr 26, 2009 | CLE at DET | 99-78 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Postseason |
| Apr 24, 2009 | CLE at DET | 79-68 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Postseason |
| Apr 21, 2009 | DET at CLE | 82-94 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Postseason |
| Apr 18, 2009 | DET at CLE | 84-102 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Postseason |
| Mar 31, 2009 | DET at CLE | 73-79 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Regular |
| Feb 22, 2009 | DET at CLE | 78-99 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Regular |
| Feb 1, 2009 | CLE at DET | 90-80 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Regular |
| Nov 19, 2008 | CLE at DET | 89-96 | Detroit Pistons | Regular |
| Oct 22, 2008 | CLE at DET | 79-97 | Detroit Pistons | Preseason |
| Apr 16, 2008 | DET at CLE | 84-74 | Detroit Pistons | Regular |
| Mar 29, 2008 | CLE at DET | 71-85 | Detroit Pistons | Regular |
| Mar 19, 2008 | DET at CLE | 73-89 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Regular |
| Nov 28, 2007 | CLE at DET | 74-109 | Detroit Pistons | Regular |
| Oct 11, 2007 | DET at CLE | 90-96 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Preseason |
| Jun 2, 2007 | DET at CLE | 82-98 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Postseason |
| May 31, 2007 | CLE at DET | 109-107 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Postseason |
| May 29, 2007 | DET at CLE | 87-91 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Postseason |
| May 27, 2007 | DET at CLE | 82-88 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Postseason |
| May 24, 2007 | CLE at DET | 76-79 | Detroit Pistons | Postseason |
| May 21, 2007 | CLE at DET | 76-79 | Detroit Pistons | Postseason |
| Apr 8, 2007 | CLE at DET | 82-87 | Detroit Pistons | Regular |
| Mar 7, 2007 | CLE at DET | 101-97 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Regular |
| Feb 4, 2007 | DET at CLE | 90-78 | Detroit Pistons | Regular |
| Dec 21, 2006 | DET at CLE | 87-71 | Detroit Pistons | Regular |
| May 21, 2006 | CLE at DET | 61-79 | Detroit Pistons | Postseason |
| May 19, 2006 | DET at CLE | 84-82 | Detroit Pistons | Postseason |
| May 17, 2006 | CLE at DET | 86-84 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Postseason |
| May 15, 2006 | DET at CLE | 72-74 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Postseason |
| May 13, 2006 | DET at CLE | 77-86 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Postseason |
| May 9, 2006 | CLE at DET | 91-97 | Detroit Pistons | Postseason |
| May 7, 2006 | CLE at DET | 86-113 | Detroit Pistons | Postseason |
| Apr 12, 2006 | CLE at DET | 73-96 | Detroit Pistons | Regular |
| Feb 27, 2006 | DET at CLE | 84-72 | Detroit Pistons | Regular |
| Feb 26, 2006 | CLE at DET | 78-90 | Detroit Pistons | Regular |
| Dec 31, 2005 | DET at CLE | 84-97 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Regular |
| Apr 17, 2005 | CLE at DET | 87-90 | Detroit Pistons | Regular |
| Mar 22, 2005 | DET at CLE | 76-91 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Regular |
| Dec 16, 2004 | CLE at DET | 69-81 | Detroit Pistons | Regular |
| Nov 24, 2004 | DET at CLE | 76-92 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Regular |
| Mar 21, 2004 | DET at CLE | 96-76 | Detroit Pistons | Regular |
| Feb 3, 2004 | CLE at DET | 85-82 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Regular |
| Dec 11, 2003 | DET at CLE | 86-95 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Regular |
| Nov 28, 2003 | CLE at DET | 88-92 | Detroit Pistons | Regular |
| Oct 7, 2003 | CLE at DET | 100-96 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Preseason |
| Apr 14, 2003 | CLE at DET | 88-89 | Detroit Pistons | Regular |
| Feb 16, 2003 | DET at CLE | 90-75 | Detroit Pistons | Regular |
| Dec 20, 2002 | CLE at DET | 107-109 | Detroit Pistons | Regular |
| Dec 18, 2002 | DET at CLE | 111-106 | Detroit Pistons | Regular |
| Oct 10, 2002 | CLE at DET | 79-83 | Detroit Pistons | Preseason |
| Mar 13, 2002 | CLE at DET | 84-85 | Detroit Pistons | Regular |
| Feb 2, 2002 | DET at CLE | 115-107 | Detroit Pistons | Regular |
| Jan 5, 2002 | CLE at DET | 91-101 | Detroit Pistons | Regular |
| Dec 4, 2001 | DET at CLE | 88-100 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Regular |
| Oct 9, 2001 | CLE at DET | 77-101 | Detroit Pistons | Preseason |
| Feb 25, 2001 | CLE at DET | 101-94 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Regular |
| Feb 3, 2001 | DET at CLE | 88-81 | Detroit Pistons | Regular |
| Dec 1, 2000 | CLE at DET | 93-103 | Detroit Pistons | Regular |
| Nov 21, 2000 | DET at CLE | 98-117 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Regular |
| Oct 10, 2000 | CLE at DET | 97-101 | Detroit Pistons | Preseason |
| Apr 8, 2000 | DET at CLE | 98-117 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Regular |
| Feb 4, 2000 | CLE at DET | 96-105 | Detroit Pistons | Regular |
| Jan 25, 2000 | DET at CLE | 107-116 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Regular |
| Nov 19, 1999 | CLE at DET | 90-101 | Detroit Pistons | Regular |
| Mar 16, 1999 | DET at CLE | 82-86 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Regular |
| Mar 4, 1999 | DET at CLE | 99-84 | Detroit Pistons | Regular |
| Feb 24, 1999 | CLE at DET | 73-89 | Detroit Pistons | Regular |
| Apr 1, 1998 | CLE at DET | 92-90 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Regular |
| Mar 27, 1998 | DET at CLE | 87-88 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Regular |
| Feb 27, 1998 | CLE at DET | 87-90 | Detroit Pistons | Regular |
| Jan 31, 1998 | DET at CLE | 88-90 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Regular |
| Apr 18, 1997 | CLE at DET | 82-75 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Regular |
| Mar 17, 1997 | DET at CLE | 82-85 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Regular |
| Dec 6, 1996 | CLE at DET | 81-93 | Detroit Pistons | Regular |
| Nov 16, 1996 | DET at CLE | 102-98 | Detroit Pistons | Regular |
| Apr 20, 1996 | DET at CLE | 73-75 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Regular |
| Mar 15, 1996 | CLE at DET | 69-80 | Detroit Pistons | Regular |
| Nov 18, 1995 | DET at CLE | 90-93 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Regular |
| Nov 10, 1995 | CLE at DET | 80-100 | Detroit Pistons | Regular |
| Apr 18, 1995 | CLE at DET | 76-85 | Detroit Pistons | Regular |
| Mar 7, 1995 | DET at CLE | 81-89 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Regular |
| Feb 2, 1995 | CLE at DET | 83-85 | Detroit Pistons | Regular |
| Dec 10, 1994 | DET at CLE | 79-87 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Regular |
| Mar 27, 1994 | DET at CLE | 99-111 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Regular |
| Mar 11, 1994 | CLE at DET | 96-98 | Detroit Pistons | Regular |
| Jan 31, 1994 | CLE at DET | 107-103 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Regular |
| Dec 18, 1993 | CLE at DET | 92-98 | Detroit Pistons | Regular |
| Nov 30, 1993 | DET at CLE | 74-92 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Regular |
Completed games on file, which start in 1993-94 — not the clubs’ full all-time series. Regular season 139, postseason 28.