2017 CBA Playoffs explained

The 2017 CBA Playoffs is the postseason tournament of the Chinese Basketball Association's 2016–17 season.

Bracket

Teams in bold advanced to the next round. The numbers to the left of each team indicate the team's seeding, and the numbers to the right indicate the number of games the team won in that round. Teams with home court advantage are shown in italics.

Bold Series winner
Italics Team with home-court advantage

First round

All times are in China standard time (UTC+8)

(4) Zhejiang Lions vs. (5) Liaoning Flying Leopards

Semifinals

All times are in China standard time (UTC+8)

(2) Guangdong Southern Tigers vs. (6) Shenzhen Leopards

Finals

All times are in China standard time (UTC+8)