Cavaliers vs. Wizards Playoffs Comparison: Summary and Year by Year
Here you can compare, side by side, the all-time postseason performance of the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Washington Wizards, and how far these two NBA teams advanced in Playoffs each year.
The Cleveland Cavaliers have been present in the NBA Playoffs 25 times in 56 seasons while the Washington Wizards did it 30 times in their 65 seasons. Between the two they total 2 of the 79 NBA championships (2.5%).
They have faced each other in 5 playoff series, 4 of them won by the Cavaliers and 1 by the Wizards.
On this page, after a summary of their Playoff history (with championships won, playoff appearances and all-time records), you can see, side by side, how far the Cavaliers and the Wizards advanced in the postseason each year. Also, if they met that year, a note with details of the outcome of the series.
Summary of Their Playoff History | ||
Cleveland Cavaliers | Washington Wizards | |
| Playoff Appearances: | 25 (45.5%) | 30 (46.9%) |
| Playoffs Missed: | 30 (54.5%) | 34 (53.1%) |
| NBA Titles: | 1  | 1 |
| Finals Lost: | 4 | 3 |
| All-time Playoff Record: | 136 wins 119 losses (.533) | 99 wins 138 losses (.418) |
| Total NBA Seasons: | 56 1970-71 to present | 65 1961-62 to present |
Head-to-Head in Playoffs | ||
Cleveland Cavaliers | Washington Wizards | |
| Total Series | 5 Playoff Series | |
| Series Won | 4 1976, 2006, 2007, 2008 |
1 1977 |
Teams Comparison | ||
| Playoffs | Cleveland Cavaliers | Washington Wizards |
| 2026 | TBD | TBD |
| 2025 | Lost Eastern Conference Semis | DNQ |
| 2024 | Lost Eastern Conference Semis | DNQ |
| 2023 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | DNQ |
| 2022 | DNQ (lost Play-in) | DNQ |
| 2021 | DNQ | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round |
| 2020 | DNQ | DNQ |
| Playoffs | Cleveland Cavaliers | Washington Wizards |
| 2019 | DNQ | DNQ |
| 2018 | Lost NBA Finals | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round |
| 2017 | Lost NBA Finals | Lost Eastern Conference Semis |
| 2016 |  NBA Champions | DNQ |
| 2015 | Lost NBA Finals | Lost Eastern Conference Semis |
| 2014 | DNQ | Lost Eastern Conference Semis |
| 2013 | DNQ | DNQ |
| 2012 | DNQ | DNQ |
| 2011 | DNQ | DNQ |
| 2010 | Lost Eastern Conference Semis | DNQ |
| Playoffs | Cleveland Cavaliers | Washington Wizards | |||
| 2009 | Lost Eastern Conference Finals | DNQ | |||
| 2008 | Lost Eastern Conference Semis | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | |||
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| 2007 | Lost NBA Finals | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | |||
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| 2006 | Lost Eastern Conference Semis | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | |||
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| 2005 | DNQ | Lost Eastern Conference Semis | |||
| 2004 | DNQ | DNQ | |||
| 2003 | DNQ | DNQ | |||
| 2002 | DNQ | DNQ | |||
| 2001 | DNQ | DNQ | |||
| 2000 | DNQ | DNQ | |||
| Playoffs | Cleveland Cavaliers | Washington Wizards |
| 1999 | DNQ | DNQ |
| 1998 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | DNQ |
| 1997 | DNQ | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round (as Washington Bullets) |
| 1996 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | DNQ (as Washington Bullets) |
| 1995 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | DNQ (as Washington Bullets) |
| 1994 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | DNQ (as Washington Bullets) |
| 1993 | Lost Eastern Conference Semis | DNQ (as Washington Bullets) |
| 1992 | Lost Eastern Conference Finals | DNQ (as Washington Bullets) |
| 1991 | DNQ | DNQ (as Washington Bullets) |
| 1990 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | DNQ (as Washington Bullets) |
| Playoffs | Cleveland Cavaliers | Washington Wizards |
| 1989 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | DNQ (as Washington Bullets) |
| 1988 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round (as Washington Bullets) |
| 1987 | DNQ | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round (as Washington Bullets) |
| 1986 | DNQ | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round (as Washington Bullets) |
| 1985 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round (as Washington Bullets) |
| 1984 | DNQ | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round (as Washington Bullets) |
| 1983 | DNQ | DNQ (as Washington Bullets) |
| 1982 | DNQ | Lost Eastern Conference Semis (as Washington Bullets) |
| 1981 | DNQ | DNQ (as Washington Bullets) |
| 1980 | DNQ | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round (as Washington Bullets) |
| Playoffs | Cleveland Cavaliers | Washington Wizards | |||
| 1979 | DNQ | Lost NBA Finals (as Washington Bullets) | |||
| 1978 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | NBA Champions (as Washington Bullets) | |||
| 1977 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | Lost Eastern Conference Semis (as Washington Bullets) | |||
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| 1976 | Lost Eastern Conference Finals | Lost Eastern Conference Semis (as Washington Bullets) | |||
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| 1975 | DNQ | Lost NBA Finals (as Washington Bullets) | |||
| 1974 | DNQ | Lost Eastern Conference Semis (as Capital Bullets) | |||
| 1973 | DNQ | Lost Eastern Conference Semis (as Baltimore Bullets) | |||
| 1972 | DNQ | Lost Eastern Conference Semis (as Baltimore Bullets) | |||
| 1971 | DNQ | Lost NBA Finals (as Baltimore Bullets) | |||
| 1970 | - | Lost Eastern Division Semis (as Baltimore Bullets) | |||
| Playoffs | Cleveland Cavaliers | Washington Wizards |
| 1969 | - | Lost Eastern Division Semis (as Baltimore Bullets) |
| 1968 | - | DNQ (as Baltimore Bullets) |
| 1967 | - | DNQ (as Baltimore Bullets) |
| 1966 | - | Lost Western Division Semis (as Baltimore Bullets) |
| 1965 | - | Lost Western Division Finals (as Baltimore Bullets) |
| 1964 | - | DNQ (as Baltimore Bullets) |
| 1963 | - | DNQ (as Chicago Zephyrs) |
| 1962 | - | DNQ (as Chicago Packers) |
| 1961 | - | - |
| 1960 | - | - |
| Playoffs | Cleveland Cavaliers | Washington Wizards |
| 1959 | - | - |
| 1958 | - | - |
| 1957 | - | - |
| 1956 | - | - |
| 1955 | - | - |
| 1954 | - | - |
| 1953 | - | - |
| 1952 | - | - |
| 1951 | - | - |
| 1950 | - | - |
| Playoffs | Cleveland Cavaliers | Washington Wizards |
| 1949 | - | - |
| 1948 | - | - |
| 1947 | - | - |