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
League	Chinese Basketball Association
Sport	Basketball
Duration	November 8, 2013 – February 16, 2014 (regular season）
TV partner(s)	CCTV-5 and many local channels.
Regular Season
Season champions	Guangdong Southern Tigers
Season MVP	Yi Jianlian (Domestic MVP) Lester Hudson (Foreign MVP)
Playoffs
Finals
Champions	Beijing Ducks
Runners-up	Xinjiang 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 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	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 Tigers	30	4	.882	-	15–2	15–2
2	Xinjiang Flying Tigers	26	8	.765	4	16–1	10–7
3	Dongguan Leopards	25	9	.735	5	15–2	10–7
4	Beijing Ducks	23	11	.676	7	15–2	8–9
5	Zhejiang Lions	21	13	.618	9	14–3	7–10
6	Tianjin Golden Lions	20	14	.588	10	15–2	5–12	TJ 3-1 LN 2-2 SH 1-3
7	Liaoning Dinosaurs	20	14	.588	10	14–3	6–11
8	Shanghai Sharks	20	14	.588	10	14–3	6–11
9	Shandong Lions	19	15	.559	11	13–4	6–11
10	Fujian Sturgeons	16	18	.471	14	12–5	4–13
11	Jiangsu Dragons	15	19	.441	15	10–7	5–12
12	Sichuan Blue Whales	14	20	.412	16	10–7	4–13
13	Zhejiang Golden Bulls	13	21	.382	17	11–6	2–15
14	Jilin Northeast Tigers	12	22	.353	18	11–6	1–16
15	Foshan Dralions	11	23	.324	19	5–12	6–11
16	Shanxi Brave Dragons	10	24	.294	20	8–9	2–15
17	Bayi Rockets	6	28	.176	24	6–11	0–17
18	Qingdao Eagles	5	29	.147	25	3–14	2–15

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

Category	Player	Team	Statistics
Points per game	Jonathan Gibson	Zhejiang Lions	31.7
Rebounds per game	Charles Gaines	Shanxi Brave Dragons	14.1
Assists per game	Osama Daghles	Jilin Northeast Tigers	8.3
Steals per game	Ivan Johnson	Zhejiang Golden Bulls	2.6
Blocks per game	Zhang Zhaoxu	Shanghai Sharks	2.4
Minutes per game	Samad Nikkhah Bahrami	Fujian SBS Sturgeons	41.9

Awards

Players of the week

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

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