2013–14 Chinese Basketball Association season

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]

2013–14 CBA season
LeagueChinese Basketball Association
SportBasketball
DurationNovember 8, 2013 – February 16, 2014 (regular season）
TV partner(s)CCTV-5 and many local channels.
Regular Season
Season championsGuangdong Southern Tigers
Season MVP Yi Jianlian (Domestic MVP)
Lester Hudson (Foreign MVP)
Playoffs
Finals
ChampionsBeijing Ducks
  Runners-upXinjiang 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.

Foreign players policy

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 teamsFacing Bayi Rockets
Chinese players+No LimitNo Limit
Asian players++5 quarters collectively+++
International players6 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
Club Player 1 Player 2 Asian Player
Bayi Rockets---
Beijing Ducks Stephon Marbury
Damien Wilkins[2]		 Randolph Morris-
Dongguan Leopards Bobby Brown Donté Greene-
Foshan Dralions Gerald Fitch Shavlik Randolph-
Fujian Sturgeons Delonte West Will McDonald Samad Nikkhah Bahrami
Guangdong Southern Tigers Khalif Wyatt
Royal Ivey [3]		 Josh Powell-
Jiangsu Dragons Marcus Haislip Jackson Vroman-
Jilin Northeast Tigers Leon Rodgers Denzel Bowles Sam Daghles
Liaoning Flying Leopards Dominique Jones Hakim Warrick-
Qingdao Eagles Peter John Ramos Josh Akognon Sani Sakakini
Shandong Lions Eugene Jeter Donnell Harvey-
Shanghai Sharks Darnell Jackson Quincy Douby-
Shanxi Brave Dragons Charles Gaines Marcus Williams-
Sichuan Blue Whales Michael Efevberha D. J. White Hamed Haddadi
Tianjin Golden Lions Sebastian Telfair Shelden Williams Zaid Abbas
Xinjiang Flying Tigers Lester Hudson James Singleton
Reggie Okosa [4]		-
Zhejiang Golden Bulls Ivan Johnson Dewarick Spencer-
Zhejiang Lions Jonathan Gibson Chris Johnson -

Regular Season Standings
# 2013–14 CBA season
Team W L PCT GB Home Road Tiebreaker
1 Guangdong Southern Tigers304.882-15–215–2
2 Xinjiang Flying Tigers268.765416–110–7
3 Dongguan Leopards259.735515–210–7
4 Beijing Ducks2311.676715–28–9
5 Zhejiang Lions2113.618914–37–10
6 Tianjin Golden Lions2014.5881015–25–12TJ 3-1
LN 2-2
SH 1-3
7 Liaoning Dinosaurs2014.5881014–36–11
8 Shanghai Sharks2014.5881014–36–11
9 Shandong Lions1915.5591113–46–11
10 Fujian Sturgeons1618.4711412–54–13
11 Jiangsu Dragons1519.4411510–75–12
12 Sichuan Blue Whales1420.4121610–74–13
13 Zhejiang Golden Bulls1321.3821711–62–15
14 Jilin Northeast Tigers1222.3531811–61–16
15 Foshan Dralions1123.324195–126–11
16 Shanxi Brave Dragons1024.294208–92–15
17 Bayi Rockets628.176246–110–17
18 Qingdao Eagles529.147253–142–15
Key to colors
     Top 8 teams advance to the Playoffs

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
  • Bold Series winner
  • italics Team with home-court advantage

Finals

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
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

Statistical leaders

Individual statistical leaders
CategoryPlayerTeamStatistics
Points per game Jonathan GibsonZhejiang Lions31.7
Rebounds per game Charles GainesShanxi Brave Dragons14.1
Assists per game Osama DaghlesJilin Northeast Tigers8.3
Steals per game Ivan JohnsonZhejiang Golden Bulls2.6
Blocks per game Zhang ZhaoxuShanghai Sharks2.4
Minutes per game Samad Nikkhah BahramiFujian SBS Sturgeons41.9

Awards

Players of the week

The following players were named the Domestic and Foreign Players of the Week.

Week Domestic Player Foreign Player Ref.
1Yi Jianlian (Guangdong Southern Tigers) Shavlik Randolph (Foshan Dralions) [5]
2Yi Jianlian (Guangdong Southern Tigers) (2) Charles Gaines (Shanxi Brave Dragons) [6]
3Wang Zhelin (Fujian Sturgeons) Shelden Williams (Tianjin Golden Lions) [7]
4Wang Zhelin (Fujian Sturgeons) (2) Randolph Morris (Beijing Ducks) [8]
5Wang Zhelin (Fujian Sturgeons) (3) Lester Hudson (Xinjiang Flying Tigers) [9]
6Wang Zhelin (Fujian Sturgeons) (4) Dominique Jones (Liaoning Flying Leopards) [10]
7Yi Jianlian (Guangdong Southern Tigers) (3) Marcus Williams (Shanxi Brave Dragons) [11]
8Yi Jianlian (Guangdong Southern Tigers) (4) Shelden Williams (Tianjin Golden Lions) (2)
9Wang Zhelin (Fujian Sturgeons) (5) Samad Nikkhah Bahrami (Fujian Sturgeons) [12]
10Yi Jianlian (Guangdong Southern Tigers) (5) Michael Efevberha (Sichuan Blue Whales)
11Sun Yue (Beijing Ducks) Marcus Haislip (Jiangsu Dragons) [13]
12Yi Jianlian (Guangdong Southern Tigers) (6) Jonathan Gibson (Zhejiang Lions) [14]

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