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The 2013–14 CBA season is the 19th CBA season. Sichuan Blue Whales were promoted to the CBA, becoming the 18th team of the league.[1]
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2013–14 CBA season | |
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League | Chinese Basketball Association |
Sport | Basketball |
Duration | November 8, 2013 – February 16, 2014 (regular season) |
TV partner(s) | CCTV-5 and many local channels. |
Regular Season | |
Season champions | Guangdong Southern Tigers |
Season MVP | Yi Jianlian (Domestic MVP) Lester Hudson (Foreign MVP) |
Playoffs | |
Finals | |
Champions | Beijing Ducks |
Runners-up | Xinjiang Flying Tigers |
Finals MVP | Randolph Morris |
The regular season began on Friday, November 8, 2013 with the Guangdong Southern Tigers hosting the Sichuan Blue Whales. The 2014 CBA All-Star Game was played on January 19, 2014, at the MasterCard Center in Beijing. The regular season ended on Sunday, February 16, 2014.
All teams except Bayi Rockets can have two foreign players, while the bottom 5 teams of last season and Sichuan Blue Whales have an extra right to sign an Asian player. However, Shanghai Sharks waived their rights to sign the extra Asian player.
The rule of using players in each game is described in this chart:
# | Facing other teams | Facing Bayi Rockets |
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Chinese players+ | No Limit | No Limit |
Asian players++ | 5 quarters collectively+++ | |
International players | 6 quarters collectively |
+ Including players from Hong Kong and Chinese Taipei.
++ If teams waive their rights to sign the extra Asian player, they may use foreign players for 7 quarters collectively.
+++ Only 1 allowed in the 4th quarter.
# | 2013–14 CBA season | |||||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Tiebreaker | |
1 | Guangdong Southern Tigers | 30 | 4 | .882 | - | 15–2 | 15–2 | |
2 | Xinjiang Flying Tigers | 26 | 8 | .765 | 4 | 16–1 | 10–7 | |
3 | Dongguan Leopards | 25 | 9 | .735 | 5 | 15–2 | 10–7 | |
4 | Beijing Ducks | 23 | 11 | .676 | 7 | 15–2 | 8–9 | |
5 | Zhejiang Lions | 21 | 13 | .618 | 9 | 14–3 | 7–10 | |
6 | Tianjin Golden Lions | 20 | 14 | .588 | 10 | 15–2 | 5–12 | TJ 3-1 LN 2-2 SH 1-3 |
7 | Liaoning Dinosaurs | 20 | 14 | .588 | 10 | 14–3 | 6–11 | |
8 | Shanghai Sharks | 20 | 14 | .588 | 10 | 14–3 | 6–11 | |
9 | Shandong Lions | 19 | 15 | .559 | 11 | 13–4 | 6–11 | |
10 | Fujian Sturgeons | 16 | 18 | .471 | 14 | 12–5 | 4–13 | |
11 | Jiangsu Dragons | 15 | 19 | .441 | 15 | 10–7 | 5–12 | |
12 | Sichuan Blue Whales | 14 | 20 | .412 | 16 | 10–7 | 4–13 | |
13 | Zhejiang Golden Bulls | 13 | 21 | .382 | 17 | 11–6 | 2–15 | |
14 | Jilin Northeast Tigers | 12 | 22 | .353 | 18 | 11–6 | 1–16 | |
15 | Foshan Dralions | 11 | 23 | .324 | 19 | 5–12 | 6–11 | |
16 | Shanxi Brave Dragons | 10 | 24 | .294 | 20 | 8–9 | 2–15 | |
17 | Bayi Rockets | 6 | 28 | .176 | 24 | 6–11 | 0–17 | |
18 | Qingdao Eagles | 5 | 29 | .147 | 25 | 3–14 | 2–15 |
Top 8 teams advance to the Playoffs |
The playoffs of the 2013–14 CBA season started on February 18, 2014. The playoff brackets are shown below:
Quarterfinals Best of 5 | Semifinals Best of 5 | Finals Best of 7 | ||||||||||||
1 | Guangdong Southern Tigers | 3 | ||||||||||||
8 | Shanghai Sharks | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Guangdong Southern Tigers | 2 | ||||||||||||
4 | Beijing Ducks | 3 | ||||||||||||
4 | Beijing Ducks | 3 | ||||||||||||
5 | Zhejiang Lions | 1 | ||||||||||||
4 | Beijing Ducks | 4 | ||||||||||||
2 | Xinjiang Flying Tigers | 2 | ||||||||||||
2 | Xinjiang Flying Tigers | 3 | ||||||||||||
7 | Liaoning Flying Leopards | 1 | ||||||||||||
2 | Xinjiang Flying Tigers | 3 | ||||||||||||
3 | Dongguan Leopards | 0 | ||||||||||||
3 | Dongguan Leopards | 3 | ||||||||||||
6 | Tianjin Golden Lions | 1 |
The finals of 2013–14 CBA season started on March 19, 2014. Beijing Ducks and Xinjiang Flying Tigers competed for the champions in a 2-3-2 format of homes. Because Xinjiang Flying Tigers ranked higher in the regular season, they hosted Beijing Ducks in the first two games. Beijing won the first two away games. The next three games were played in Beijing with the Flying Tigers taking two out of the three to make the series 3-2 in favor of the Ducks. In the sixth game at Urumqi, Beijing defeated Xinjiang with a score of 98-88 and secured their second CBA Championship.
The scores of the six games are as follows:
Date | Result | Host Arena | Host City |
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March 19, 2014 | Xinjiang 75 vs 95 Beijing | Hongshan Arena | Ürümqi |
March 21, 2014 | Xinjiang 86 vs 90 Beijing | Hongshan Arena | Ürümqi |
March 23, 2014 | Beijing 81 vs 92 Xinjiang | MasterCard Center | Beijing |
March 26, 2014 | Beijing 94 vs 88 Xinjiang | MasterCard Center | Beijing |
March 28, 2014 | Beijing 80 vs 83 Xinjiang | MasterCard Center | Beijing |
March 30, 2014 | Xinjiang 88 vs 98 Beijing | Hongshan Arena | Ürümqi |
Category | Player | Team | Statistics |
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Points per game | Jonathan Gibson | Zhejiang Lions | 31.7 |
Rebounds per game | Charles Gaines | Shanxi Brave Dragons | 14.1 |
Assists per game | Osama Daghles | Jilin Northeast Tigers | 8.3 |
Steals per game | Ivan Johnson | Zhejiang Golden Bulls | 2.6 |
Blocks per game | Zhang Zhaoxu | Shanghai Sharks | 2.4 |
Minutes per game | Samad Nikkhah Bahrami | Fujian SBS Sturgeons | 41.9 |
The following players were named the Domestic and Foreign Players of the Week.
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