cleveland cavaliers all time record openers record

The Cleveland Cavaliers are 18-39 in season openers all-time.

	TEAM	DATE	REC	TM		OPP	RESULT	W%	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF
1	Cavaliers	10/14/1970	0-1	CLE	@	BUF	L 92-107	.000	240	92	50	16			33	79	41.8				26	39	66.7	47.8				26
2	Cavaliers	10/15/1971	0-1	CLE	vs	BUF	L 109-111	.000	265	109	44	30			46	92	50.0				17	28	60.7	52.2				27
3	Cavaliers	10/10/1972	0-1	CLE	vs	BAL	L 90-102	.000	240	90	59	26			37	100	37.0				16	27	59.3	40.2			17	23
4	Cavaliers	10/12/1973	0-1	CLE	vs	HOU	L 99-106	.000	240	99	43	32	7		39	86	45.3				21	23	91.3	51.5	11	32	21	27
5	Cavaliers	10/18/1974	0-1	CLE	@	POR	L 129-131	.000	340	129	67	32	11	8	54	125	43.2				21	27	77.8	47.1	17	50		31
6	Cavaliers	10/23/1975	0-1	CLE	vs	GSW	L 83-89	.000	240	83	55	24	8	5	33	89	37.1				17	29	58.6	40.8	16	39	17	15
7	Cavaliers	10/22/1976	1-0	CLE	vs	CHI	W 106-95	1.000	240	106	48	28	6	9	42	91	46.2				22	29	75.9	51.1	18	30	11	17
8	Cavaliers	10/18/1977	0-1	CLE	vs	CHI	L 88-91	.000	240	88	34	20	10	8	37	77	48.1				14	25	56.0	50.0	7	27	20	24
9	Cavaliers	10/13/1978	1-0	CLE	@	BOS	W 115-101	1.000	240	115	40	21	8	1	51	97	52.6				13	16	81.3	55.3	13	27	13	27
10	Cavaliers	10/12/1979	0-1	CLE	@	NJN	L 95-102	.000	240	95	51	23	14	2	41	100	41.0	1	2	50.0	12	16	75.0	44.4	16	35	31	28
11	Cavaliers	10/10/1980	0-1	CLE	@	BOS	L 103-130	.000	240	103	49	20		0	36	94	38.3	0			31	39	79.5	46.3				31
12	Cavaliers	10/30/1981	0-1	CLE	@	PHI	L 104-128	.000	240	104	35	30	10	5	42	91	46.2	0	0		20	24	83.3	51.2	17	18	17	32
13	Cavaliers	10/29/1982	0-1	CLE	vs	BOS	L 93-104	.000	240	93	47	16	8	2	24	73	32.9	0	1	0.0	45	58	77.6	47.2	16	31	13	20
14	Cavaliers	10/28/1983	0-1	CLE	vs	NYK	L 106-113	.000	240	106	35	22	9	8	39	78	50.0	2	3	66.7	26	40	65.0	55.4	18	17	18	25
15	Cavaliers	10/26/1984	0-1	CLE	@	PHI	L 101-111	.000	240	101	45	26	4	2	39	89	43.8	0	3	0.0	23	29	79.3	49.6	18	27	17	25
16	Cavaliers	10/25/1985	0-1	CLE	@	CHI	L 115-116	.000	265	115	47	24	8	8	45	93	48.4	2	3	66.7	23	32	71.9	53.7	16	31	20	34
17	Cavaliers	11/1/1986	1-0	CLE	vs	WAS	W 113-106	1.000	240	113	42	32	8	5	46	86	53.5	1	5	20.0	20	30	66.7	57.0	11	31	22	22
18	Cavaliers	11/6/1987	1-0	CLE	@	NJN	W 114-108	1.000	240	114	46	27	14	10	47	82	57.3	2	3	66.7	18	32	56.3	59.3	11	35	27	35
19	Cavaliers	11/4/1988	1-0	CLE	@	CHA	W 133-93	1.000	240	133	54	33	16	3	54	92	58.7	1	2	50.0	24	34	70.6	62.2	14	40	20	24
20	Cavaliers	11/3/1989	0-1	CLE	@	CHI	L 119-124	.000	265	119	46	32	7	6	48	93	51.6	4	14	28.6	19	33	57.6	55.3	13	33	20	30
21	Cavaliers	11/2/1990	0-1	CLE	@	BOS	L 101-125	.000	240	101	38	27	10	5	36	95	37.9	2	8	25.0	27	30	90.0	46.7	17	21	15	21
22	Cavaliers	11/1/1991	0-1	CLE	@	POR	L 106-117	.000	240	106	42	22	5	5	43	88	48.9	3	11	27.3	17	19	89.5	55.0	14	28	19	25
23	Cavaliers	11/6/1992	0-1	CLE	vs	CHI	L 96-101	.000	240	96	49	18	6	15	36	91	39.6	3	8	37.5	21	26	80.8	46.9	14	35	11	19
24	Cavaliers	11/5/1993	0-1	CLE	vs	MIL	L 91-94	.000	240	91	47	25	9	11	34	71	47.9	3	11	27.3	20	31	64.5	53.8	15	32	23	18
25	Cavaliers	11/5/1994	1-0	CLE	@	CHA	W 115-107	1.000	240	115	43	24	7	5	41	81	50.6	7	9	77.8	26	36	72.2	59.4	14	29	19	30
	Average							.316	243.9	100.5	44.1	23.3			38.3	85.1	45.0	5.7			19.1	26.9	71.2	51.9				23.8
	Total		18-39					.316	13,905	5,729	2,511	1,327			2,183	4,849	45.0	272			1,091	1,532	71.2	51.9				1,357

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More Cavaliers Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

22.6

Mitchell

RPG

8.0

Mobley

APG

5.9

Harden

Team Rankings

ORTG

116.5

10th

DRTG

112.1

12th

NETRTG

4.5

13th

3P%

37.0

10th

2026-27 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
4	Hawks	6	4	.600	2.0
5	Raptors	5	4	.556	2.5
6	Cavaliers	5	4	.556	2.5
7	Knicks	4	4	.500	3.0
8	Wizards	4	5	.444	3.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 11/7	NYK	@	CLE	8:00 PM
Mon 11/9	CLE	@	CHA	7:00 PM
Wed 11/11	CLE	@	NYK	7:00 PM
Fri 11/13	CLE	@	MIA	8:00 PM
Sat 11/14	DAL	@	CLE	7:30 PM

Last Game

76ers

8 - 2

Final

119

Cavaliers

5 - 4

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NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

40.1

Dončić

29.9

Gilgeous-Alexander

29.9

Curry

RPG Leaders

14.6

Sabonis

13.6

Towns

12.7

Antetokounmpo

APG Leaders

9.6

Young

9.3

Jokić

8.5

Wagner

SPG Leaders

2.8

Dunn

2.7

Gillespie

2.6

Daniels

BPG Leaders

4.2

Wembanyama

2.7

Turner

2.4

Kessler

3PM Leaders

5.8

Dončić

4.7

Curry

4.4

Robinson

TS% Leaders

78.5

Stewart

76.3

Matković

75.9

Carter

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.2

121.9

121.1

118.7

118.2

117.7

DRtg Rankings

103.6

106.6

108.2

108.6

108.7

NetRtg Rankings

10.6

10.0

9.5

9.0

Tank Leaderboard

1-8

1-7

2-6

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

FanDuel Points Leaders

567.5

Dončić

565.1

Wembanyama

477.8

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings Points Leaders

602.5

Dončić

550.3

Wembanyama

501

Antetokounmpo

USG% Leaders

40.6

Dončić

36.6

Wembanyama

36.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

MPG Leaders

37.0

Murray

36.9

Acuff

36.5

Maxey

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.03

Wembanyama

1.75

Dončić

1.63

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.97

Wembanyama

1.86

Dončić

1.70

Antetokounmpo

NBA 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

9-1

7-2

6-2

7-3

6-3

Worst Record ATS

1-8

1-6

2-7

2-6

3-7

NBA 2026-27 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	76ers	8	2	.800
2	Celtics	7	2	.778	0.5
3	Pistons	6	2	.750	1.0
4	Hawks	6	4	.600	2.0
5	Raptors	5	4	.556	2.5
6	Cavaliers	5	4	.556	2.5
7	Knicks	4	4	.500	3.0
8	Wizards	4	5	.444	3.5
9	Heat	3	6	.333	4.5
10	Pacers	3	6	.333	4.5
11	Hornets	3	7	.300	5.0
12	Magic	2	6	.250	5.0
13	Nets	2	6	.250	5.0
14	Bulls	1	7	.125	6.0
15	Bucks	1	8	.111	6.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Lakers	8	2	.800
2	Rockets	7	2	.778	0.5
3	Thunder	7	2	.778	0.5
4	Spurs	7	2	.778	0.5
5	Trail Blazers	6	2	.750	1.0
6	Timberwolves	7	3	.700	1.0
7	Grizzlies	6	3	.667	1.5
8	Warriors	6	3	.667	1.5
9	Nuggets	4	3	.571	2.5
10	Mavericks	5	4	.556	2.5
11	Pelicans	4	5	.444	3.5
12	Suns	2	5	.286	4.5
13	Clippers	1	7	.125	6.0
14	Kings	1	8	.111	6.5
15	Jazz	1	8	.111	6.5