2014–15 Chinese Basketball Association season

The 2014–15 CBA season was the 20th Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) season. The Jiangsu Tongxi Monkey Kings and Chongqing Fly Dragons were "promoted" to the CBA, becoming the league's 19th and 20th teams. Two clubs also altered or changed their mascots, with the Foshan Dralions opting to be called the Foshan Long-Lions in English, while the Shandong Gold Lions became the Shandong Golden Stars.

CBA
Season2014–15
DurationNovember 1, 2014 – February 1, 2015 (regular season)
February 6, 2015 – March 6, 2015 (Playoffs)
March 10, 2015 – March 22, 2015 (Finals)
Games played38 (Regular season)
Teams20
Regular season
Top seedGuangdong Southern Tigers
Finals
ChampionsBeijing Ducks
(3rd title)
  Runners-upLiaoning Flying Leopards
SemifinalistsGuangdong Southern Tigers
Qingdao Eagles
Finals MVPUnited States Stephon Marbury
Awards
Domestic MVPChina Yi Jianlian
International MVPUnited States Lester Hudson
Statistical leaders
Points United States Errick McCollum 39.6
Rebounds United States Charles Gaines 16.4
Assists United States Dominique Jones 8.3

The regular season began on Saturday, November 1, 2014 with the Beijing Ducks hosting the Guangdong Southern Tigers. The 2015 CBA All-Star Game was played on January 18, 2015, at the Beijing National Indoor Stadium in Beijing. The regular season ended on Sunday, February 1, 2015, and the playoffs began on Friday, February 6, 2015.

Foreign players policy

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All teams except the Bayi Rockets can have two foreign players while the bottom four teams from the previous season, as well as the Jiangsu Tongxi Monkey Kings and Chongqing Fly Dragons, have an additional right to sign an extra Asian player.

The rule of using players in each game is described in this chart:

# Facing other teams Facing Bayi Rockets
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.

Foreign players

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Club Player 1 Player 2 Asian Player
Bayi Rockets - - -
Beijing Ducks   Stephon Marbury   Randolph Morris -
Chongqing Fly Dragons   Willie Warren   J'mison Morgan   Arsalan Kazemi
Dongguan Leopards   Bobby Brown    Ike Diogu -
Foshan Long-Lions    Josh Akognon   Viacheslav Kravtsov   Fadi El Khatib
Fujian Sturgeons   John Lucas III   D. J. White -
Guangdong Southern Tigers   Will Bynum   Emmanuel Mudiay -
Jiangsu Dragons   Toney Douglas   Arnett Moultrie -
Jiangsu Tongxi Monkey Kings   Brandon Costner   Will McDonald   Mehdi Kamrani
Jilin Northeast Tigers   Dominique Jones   Denzel Bowles   Michel Madanly
Liaoning Flying Leopards   Lester Hudson   Deon Thompson -
Qingdao Eagles   Justin Dentmon   Mike Harris   Hamed Haddadi
Shandong Golden Stars    Eugene Jeter   Earl Clark -
Shanghai Sharks   Michael Beasley   Bernard James -
Shanxi Brave Dragons   Von Wafer   Jeremy Tyler   Zaid Abbas
Sichuan Blue Whales    Michael Efevberha   Daniel Orton -
Tianjin Gold Lions   Dwight Buycks   Shelden Williams -
Xinjiang Flying Tigers   Sebastian Telfair    Andray Blatche -
Zhejiang Golden Bulls   Errick McCollum   Charles Gaines -
Zhejiang Guangsha Lions   Kevin Murphy   Eli Holman -

Regular season

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The regular season began on Saturday, November 1, 2014 with the Beijing Ducks hosting the Guangdong Southern Tigers. The regular season ended on February 1, 2015.

Standings

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# 2014–15 CBA season
Team W L PCT Pts Tiebreaker
1 Guangdong Southern Tigers 34 4 .895 72
2 Liaoning Flying Leopards 33 5 .868 71
3 Qingdao Eagles 28 10 .737 66
4 Beijing Ducks 27 11 .711 65 BJ 4-2
JL 3-3
SX 3-3
(JL 253-214 SX)
ZJ 2-4
5 Jilin Northeast Tigers 27 11 .711 65
6 Shanxi Brave Dragons 27 11 .711 65
7 Zhejiang Guangsha Lions 27 11 .711 65
8 Dongguan Leopards 25 13 .658 63 DG 2-0 XJ
9 Xinjiang Flying Tigers 25 13 .658 63
10 Foshan Long-Lions 18 20 .474 56 FS 2-0 SD
11 Shandong Golden Stars 18 20 .474 56
12 Shanghai Sharks 17 21 .447 55
13 Tianjin Gold Lions 13 25 .342 51
14 Jiangsu Dragons 11 27 .289 49 JS 1-1(222-221) ZJ
15 Zhejiang Golden Bulls 11 27 .289 49
16 Fujian Sturgeons 10 28 .263 48 FJ 1-1(249-247) JS
17 Jiangsu Tongxi Monkey Kings 10 28 .263 48
18 Sichuan Blue Whales 8 30 .211 46
19 Bayi Rockets 7 31 .184 45
20 Chongqing Fly Dragons 4 34 .105 42
Key to colors
     Top 8 teams advance to the Playoffs

Playoffs

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The 2015 CBA Playoffs began on Friday, February 6, 2015. The season champion is Beijing Ducks who succeeded in defending their title.

Bracket

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Quarterfinals
Best of 5
Semifinals
Best of 5
Finals
Best of 7
         
1 Guangdong Southern Tigers 3
8 Dongguan Leopards 1
1 Guangdong Southern Tigers 1
4 Beijing Ducks 3
4 Beijing Ducks 3
5 Jilin Northeast Tigers 0
4 Beijing Ducks 4
2 Liaoning Flying Leopards 2
2 Liaoning Flying Leopards 3
7 Zhejiang Lions 0
2 Liaoning Flying Leopards 3
3 Qingdao Eagles 0
3 Qingdao Eagles 3
6 Shanxi Brave Dragons 0
  • Bold Series winner
  • Italics Team with home-court advantage

Statistics leaders

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Individual statistic leaders

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Category Player Team Statistics
Points per game Errick McCollum Zhejiang Golden Bulls 39.6
Rebounds per game Charles Gaines Zhejiang Golden Bulls 16.4
Assists per game Dominique Jones Jilin Northeast Tigers 8.3
Steals per game Lester Hudson Liaoning Flying Leopards 3.32
Blocks per game Zhou Qi Xinjiang Flying Tigers 3.4
Turnovers per game Michael Beasley Shanghai Sharks 4.76
Triple-doubles Lester Hudson Liaoning Flying Leopards 5

Team statistic leaders

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Category Team Statistics
Points per game Guangdong Southern Tigers 116.6
Rebounds per game Shanghai Sharks 47.6
Assists per game Liaoning Flying Leopards 21.3
Steals per game Jiangsu Dragons 11.3
Blocks per game Shanghai Sharks 4.8
Turnovers per game Shanghai Sharks 18.5
Fouls per game Zhejiang Golden Bulls 28.7
FG% Guangdong Southern Tigers 53.3%
FT% Foshan Long-Lions 79.9%
3FG% Guangdong Southern Tigers 40.8%

Awards

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Award Player Team Ref
Domestic Most Valuable Player   Yi Jianlian Guangdong Southern Tigers
Foreign Most Valuable Player   Lester Hudson Liaoning Flying Leopards
Finals MVP   Stephon Marbury Beijing Ducks

References

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  1. ^ "Lester Hudson named 2015 CBA MVP". basketballbuddha.com. Archived from the original on 27 March 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
  2. ^ "Beijing beat Liaoning to win CBA championship". sohu.com. Archived from the original on 21 September 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
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