Cavaliers–Warriors rivalry

Cavaliers–Warriors rivalry
Cleveland Cavaliers
Golden State Warriors
First meetingOctober 17, 1970
GSW 128, CLE 108
Latest meetingDecember 6, 2025
CLE 94, GSW 99
Next meetingApril 2, 2026
Statistics
Meetings total147
All-time series83–63 (GSW)
Regular season series68–56 (GSW)
Postseason results15–7 (GSW)
Longest win streakGSW W19
Current win streakGS W1
Postseason history
900km
559miles
Warriors
Cavaliers

The Cavaliers–Warriors rivalry is a National Basketball Association (NBA) rivalry between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Golden State Warriors. The rivalry became prominent in the mid-to-late 2010s, with the two teams facing each other in four consecutive NBA Finals from 2015 to 2018. In the four Finals, the Warriors won three championships and the Cavaliers won one.