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
Season	2014–15
Duration	November 1, 2014 – February 1, 2015 (regular season） February 6, 2015 – March 6, 2015 (Playoffs) March 10, 2015 – March 22, 2015 (Finals)
Number of games	38 (Regular season)
Number of teams	20
Regular season
Top seed	Guangdong Southern Tigers
Finals
Champions	Beijing Ducks (3rd title)
Runners-up	Liaoning Flying Leopards
Semifinalists	Guangdong Southern Tigers Qingdao Eagles
Finals MVP	Stephon Marbury
Awards
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
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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 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	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 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

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

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

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

Award	Player	Team	Ref
Domestic Most Valuable Player	Yi Jianlian	Guangdong Southern Tigers
Foreign Most Valuable Player	Lester Hudson	Liaoning Flying Leopards
Finals MVP	Stephon Marbury	Beijing Ducks

External links

• CBA Official Website Archived 2014-02-20 at the Wayback Machine
• CBA China - 2014-15 Standings and Stats on Basketball-Reference.com