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Season: | 2014–15 |
Champions: | Beijing Ducks (3rd title) |
Runners Up: | Liaoning Flying Leopards |
Semifinalists: | Guangdong Southern Tigers Qingdao Eagles |
Teams: | 20 |
Games: | 38 (Regular season) |
Duration: | November 1, 2014 – February 1, 2015 (regular season) February 6, 2015 – March 6, 2015 (Playoffs) March 10, 2015 – March 22, 2015 (Finals) |
Top Seed: | Guangdong Southern Tigers |
Finals Mvp Link: | CBA Finals MVP |
Finals Mvp N: | USA |
Award4: | Domestic MVP |
Award4 Link: | CBA Most Valuable Player |
Award4 N: | CHN |
Award5: | International MVP |
Award5 Link: | CBA Most Valuable Player |
Award5 N: | USA |
Ppg: | 39.6 |
Ppg N: | USA |
Rpg: | 16.4 |
Rpg N: | USA |
Apg: | 8.3 |
Apg N: | USA |
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.
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.
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 | |
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Chinese players+ | No Limit | No Limit |
Asian players++ | 5 quarters collectively+++ | |
International players | 6 quarters collectively+++ |
++ 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.
Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Asian Player | |
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J'mison Morgan | Arsalan Kazemi | |||
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Fadi El Khatib | ||||
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Mehdi Kamrani | ||||
Michel Madanly | ||||
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Hamed Haddadi | ||||
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Zaid Abbas | ||||
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Andray Blatche | - | |||
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Eli Holman | - |
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.
2014–15 CBA season | |||||||
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1 | 34 | 4 | .895 | 72 | |||
2 | 33 | 5 | .868 | 71 | |||
3 | 28 | 10 | .737 | 66 | |||
4 | 27 | 11 | .711 | 65 | BJ 4-2 JL 3-3 SX 3-3 (JL 253-214 SX) ZJ 2-4 | ||
5 | 27 | 11 | .711 | 65 | |||
6 | 27 | 11 | .711 | 65 | |||
7 | 27 | 11 | .711 | 65 | |||
8 | 25 | 13 | .658 | 63 | DG 2-0 XJ | ||
9 | 25 | 13 | .658 | 63 | |||
10 | 18 | 20 | .474 | 56 | FS 2-0 SD | ||
11 | 18 | 20 | .474 | 56 | |||
12 | 17 | 21 | .447 | 55 | |||
13 | 13 | 25 | .342 | 51 | |||
14 | 11 | 27 | .289 | 49 | JS 1-1(222-221) ZJ | ||
15 | 11 | 27 | .289 | 49 | |||
16 | 10 | 28 | .263 | 48 | FJ 1-1(249-247) JS | ||
17 | 10 | 28 | .263 | 48 | |||
18 | 8 | 30 | .211 | 46 | |||
19 | 7 | 31 | .184 | 45 | |||
20 | 4 | 34 | .105 | 42 |
Top 8 teams advance to the Playoffs |
See main article: 2015 CBA Playoffs. The 2015 CBA Playoffs began on Friday, February 6, 2015. The season champion is Beijing Ducks who succeeded in defending their title.
Category | Player | Team | Statistics | |
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Points per game | 39.6 | |||
Rebounds per game | 16.4 | |||
Assists per game | 8.3 | |||
Steals per game | 3.32 | |||
Blocks per game | 3.4 | |||
Turnovers per game | 4.76 | |||
Triple-doubles | 5 |
Category | Team | Statistics | |
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Points per game | 116.6 | ||
Rebounds per game | 47.6 | ||
Assists per game | 21.3 | ||
Steals per game | 11.3 | ||
Blocks per game | 4.8 | ||
Turnovers per game | 18.5 | ||
Fouls per game | 28.7 | ||
FG% | 53.3% | ||
FT% | 79.9% | ||
3FG% | 40.8% |