2014–15 CBA season

































































CBA
Competition details
Season
2014–15
Teams
20
Games played
38 (Regular season)
Dates
November 1, 2014 – February 1, 2015 (regular season)
February 6, 2015 – March 6, 2015 (Playoffs)
March 10, 2015 – March 22, 2015 (Finals)
Final positions
Champions
Beijing Ducks
(3rd title)
Runners-up
Liaoning Flying Leopards
Semifinalists
Guangdong Southern Tigers
Qingdao Eagles
Awards
Finals MVP
United States Stephon Marbury
Domestic MVP
China Yi Jianlian
International MVP
United 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


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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.




Contents






  • 1 Foreign players policy


    • 1.1 Foreign players




  • 2 Regular season


    • 2.1 Standings




  • 3 Playoffs


    • 3.1 Bracket




  • 4 Statistics leaders


    • 4.1 Individual statistic leaders


    • 4.2 Team statistic leaders




  • 5 Awards


  • 6 References


  • 7 External links





Foreign players policy


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

































































































































Club
Player 1
Player 2
Asian Player
Bayi Rockets - - -
Beijing Ducks
United States Stephon Marbury

United States Randolph Morris
-
Chongqing Fly Dragons
United States Willie Warren

United States J'mison Morgan

Iran Arsalan Kazemi
Dongguan Leopards
United States Bobby Brown

NigeriaUnited States Ike Diogu
-
Foshan Long-Lions
United StatesNigeria Josh Akognon

Ukraine Viacheslav Kravtsov

Lebanon Fadi El Khatib
Fujian Sturgeons
United States John Lucas III

United States D. J. White
-
Guangdong Southern Tigers
United States Will Bynum

Democratic Republic of the Congo Emmanuel Mudiay
-
Jiangsu Dragons
United States Toney Douglas

United States Arnett Moultrie
-
Jiangsu Tongxi Monkey Kings
United States Brandon Costner

United States Will McDonald

Iran Mehdi Kamrani
Jilin Northeast Tigers
United States Dominique Jones

United States Denzel Bowles

Syria Michel Madanly
Liaoning Flying Leopards
United States Lester Hudson

United States Deon Thompson
-
Qingdao Eagles
United States Justin Dentmon

United States Mike Harris

Iran Hamed Haddadi
Shandong Golden Stars
United StatesUkraine Eugene Jeter

United States Earl Clark
-
Shanghai Sharks
United States Michael Beasley

United States Bernard James
-
Shanxi Brave Dragons
United States Von Wafer

United States Jeremy Tyler

Jordan Zaid Abbas
Sichuan Blue Whales
NigeriaUnited States Michael Efevberha

United States Daniel Orton
-
Tianjin Gold Lions
United States Dwight Buycks

United States Shelden Williams
-
Xinjiang Flying Tigers
United States Sebastian Telfair

United StatesPhilippines Andray Blatche
-
Zhejiang Golden Bulls
United States Errick McCollum

United States Charles Gaines
-
Zhejiang Guangsha Lions
United States Kevin Murphy

United States Eli Holman
-


Regular season


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




























































































































































































#
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



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



Bracket









































































































































































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



Individual statistic leaders



















































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


























































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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Lester Hudson won the CBA Foreign MVP award, Stephon Marbury was named CBA Finals MVP



























Award
Player
Team

Ref
Domestic Most Valuable Player
China Yi Jianlian
Guangdong Southern Tigers
Foreign Most Valuable Player
United States Lester Hudson
Liaoning Flying Leopards
[1]
Finals MVP
United States Stephon Marbury
Beijing Ducks
[2]


References





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  2. ^ "Beijing beat Liaoning to win CBA championship". sohu.com. Retrieved 31 July 2015.




External links


  • CBA Official Website








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