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Cavaliers schedule

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80 regular-season games ahead
80 regular season40 home · 40 road20 national TV3 preseason16 back-to-backs
Next game
Away at76ersThu, Oct 22 · 7:00 PM ET · 4:00 PM PT
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80 regular-season games (40 at home, 40 on the road), 20 on national TV, plus 3 preseason games. Next up: at 76ers on Thu, Oct 22 at 7:00 PM ET. Times in ET and PT; local TV means the regional sports network in each market — see how to watch the Cavaliers for the streaming options.

October 2026

9 games · 5 home · 4 road · 1 B2B

November 2026

14 games · 8 home · 6 road · 2 B2B

December 2026

12 games · 7 home · 5 road · 3 B2B

January 2027

16 games · 5 home · 11 road · 3 B2B

February 2027

12 games · 6 home · 6 road · 4 B2B

March 2027

14 games · 7 home · 7 road · 1 B2B

April 2027

6 games · 4 home · 2 road · 2 B2B

Rest and travel

All 30 teams →
Miles39,351

between arenas · 30 time-zone changes · longest trip 6 games

Back-to-backs16

23 three-in-four · 2 five-in-seven

Rest edge19 / 27

games with more rest than the opponent / with less

The hard nights · 37
Sat, Oct 24vs Netsrest 1 · opp 2 · 359 miLess rest
Thu, Oct 29at Hawksrest 0 · opp 0 · 555 miB2B
Sat, Oct 31at Bucksrest 1 · opp 2 · 669 mi3 in 4Less rest
Sat, Nov 7vs Knicksrest 0 · opp 2 · 0 miB2BLess rest
Mon, Nov 9at Hornetsrest 1 · opp 2 · 436 mi3 in 4Less rest
Fri, Nov 13at Heatrest 1 · opp 2 · 1,094 miLess rest
Sat, Nov 14vs Mavericksrest 0 · opp 1 · 1,089 miB2BLess rest
Wed, Nov 25at Knicksrest 1 · opp 2 · 713 miLess rest
Tue, Dec 1vs Pacersrest 1 · opp 2 · 0 miLess rest
Sat, Dec 12vs Warriorsrest 8 · opp 10 · 310 miLess rest
Wed, Dec 16at Magicrest 0 · opp 1 · 895 miB2BLess rest
Mon, Dec 21vs Knicksrest 0 · opp 2 · 0 miB2B5 in 7Less rest
Mon, Dec 28at Celticsrest 0 · opp 2 · 549 miB2BLess rest
Sun, Jan 3at Rocketsrest 0 · opp 1 · 926 miB2BLess rest
Mon, Jan 11at Timberwolvesrest 1 · opp 2 · 630 miLess rest
Sat, Jan 16at Grizzliesrest 0 · opp 1 · 558 miB2BLess restTrip game 4
Mon, Jan 25at Pelicansrest 1 · opp 2 · 443 miLess rest
Sat, Jan 30vs Pelicansrest 0 · opp 1 · 189 miB2BLess rest
Mon, Feb 1at Jazzrest 1 · opp 1 · 1,565 mi3 in 42 time zones
Wed, Feb 3at Sunsrest 1 · opp 2 · 506 miLess rest
Thu, Feb 4at Trail Blazersrest 0 · opp 1 · 1,006 miB2B5 in 7Less rest
Sat, Feb 6vs Magicrest 1 · opp 1 · 2,050 mi3 in 43 time zones
Wed, Feb 10at Pacersrest 0 · opp 1 · 263 miB2BLess rest
Fri, Feb 12at Raptorsrest 1 · opp 2 · 440 mi3 in 4Less rest
Tue, Feb 16vs Bucksrest 1 · opp 2 · 0 miLess rest
Wed, Feb 17vs Bucksrest 0 · opp 0 · 0 miB2B
Fri, Feb 26at Celticsrest 0 · opp 7 · 549 miB2BLess rest
Tue, Mar 9at Pistonsrest 2 · opp 3 · 91 miLess rest
Thu, Mar 11at Clippersrest 1 · opp 0 · 1,987 miRest edge3 time zones
Fri, Mar 12at Lakersrest 0 · opp 0 · 8 miB2B
Sun, Mar 14at Kingsrest 1 · opp 1 · 361 mi3 in 4Trip game 4
Tue, Mar 16at Warriorsrest 1 · opp 1 · 74 miTrip game 5
Thu, Mar 18at Nuggetsrest 1 · opp 1 · 945 miTrip game 6
Sat, Mar 20vs Bullsrest 1 · opp 2 · 1,225 miLess rest2 time zones
Mon, Mar 22vs Rocketsrest 1 · opp 2 · 0 miLess rest
Thu, Apr 1vs Celticsrest 0 · opp 1 · 405 miB2BLess rest
Mon, Apr 5vs Netsrest 0 · opp 0 · 0 miB2B

Rest is full days without a game before tip-off (a back-to-back is 0). Miles are straight-line distances between the arenas of consecutive games, starting the season at home.