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
Teams20
Games played38 (Regular season)
DatesNovember 1, 2014 – February 1, 2015 (regular season）
February 6, 2015 – March 6, 2015 (Playoffs)
March 10, 2015 – March 22, 2015 (Finals)
Final positions
Top seedGuangdong Southern Tigers
ChampionsBeijing Ducks
(3rd title)
Runners-upLiaoning Flying Leopards
SemifinalistsGuangdong Southern Tigers
Qingdao Eagles
Awards
Finals MVP Stephon Marbury
Domestic MVP Yi Jianlian
International MVP Lester Hudson
Statistical leaders
Points Errick McCollum 39.6
Rebounds Charles Gaines 16.4
Assists Dominique Jones 8.3
← 2013–14

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

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 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 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

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 Tigers344.89572
2 Liaoning Flying Leopards335.86871
3 Qingdao Eagles2810.73766
4 Beijing Ducks2711.71165BJ 4-2
JL 3-3
SX 3-3
(JL 253-214 SX)
ZJ 2-4
5 Jilin Northeast Tigers2711.71165
6 Shanxi Brave Dragons2711.71165
7 Zhejiang Guangsha Lions2711.71165
8 Dongguan Leopards2513.65863DG 2-0 XJ
9 Xinjiang Flying Tigers2513.65863
10 Foshan Long-Lions1820.47456FS 2-0 SD
11 Shandong Golden Stars1820.47456
12 Shanghai Sharks1721.44755
13 Tianjin Gold Lions1325.34251
14 Jiangsu Dragons1127.28949JS 1-1(222-221) ZJ
15 Zhejiang Golden Bulls1127.28949
16 Fujian Sturgeons1028.26348FJ 1-1(249-247) JS
17 Jiangsu Tongxi Monkey Kings1028.26348
18 Sichuan Blue Whales830.21146
19 Bayi Rockets731.18445
20 Chongqing Fly Dragons434.10542
Key to colors
     Top 8 teams advance to the Playoffs

Playoffs
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.

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
CategoryPlayerTeamStatistics
Points per gameErrick McCollumZhejiang Golden Bulls39.6
Rebounds per gameCharles GainesZhejiang Golden Bulls16.4
Assists per gameDominique JonesJilin Northeast Tigers8.3
Steals per gameLester HudsonLiaoning Flying Leopards3.32
Blocks per gameZhou QiXinjiang Flying Tigers3.4
Turnovers per gameMichael BeasleyShanghai Sharks4.76
Triple-doublesLester HudsonLiaoning Flying Leopards5

Team statistic leaders
CategoryTeamStatistics
Points per gameGuangdong Southern Tigers116.6
Rebounds per gameShanghai Sharks47.6
Assists per gameLiaoning Flying Leopards21.3
Steals per gameJiangsu Dragons11.3
Blocks per gameShanghai Sharks4.8
Turnovers per gameShanghai Sharks18.5
Fouls per gameZhejiang Golden Bulls28.7
FG%Guangdong Southern Tigers53.3%
FT%Foshan Long-Lions79.9%
3FG%Guangdong Southern Tigers40.8%

Awards
Lester Hudson won the CBA Foreign MVP award, Stephon Marbury was named CBA Finals MVP
Award Player Team Ref
Domestic Most Valuable Player Yi JianlianGuangdong Southern Tigers
Foreign Most Valuable Player Lester HudsonLiaoning Flying Leopards
[1]
Finals MVP Stephon MarburyBeijing Ducks
[2]

References
  1. "Lester Hudson named 2015 CBA MVP". basketballbuddha.com. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
  2. "Beijing beat Liaoning to win CBA championship". sohu.com. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
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