2017 CBA Playoffs

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.

First Round
24 February–3 March 		Semifinals
10–19 March 		Finals
31 March–7 April
         
1 Xinjiang Flying Tigers 3
8 Shandong Golden Stars 1
1 Xinjiang Flying Tigers 4
5 Liaoning Flying Leopards 1
4 Zhejiang Lions 1
5 Liaoning Flying Leopards 3
1 Xinjiang Flying Tigers 4
2 Guangdong Southern Tigers 0
2 Guangdong Southern Tigers 3
7 Sichuan Blue Whales 0
2 Guangdong Southern Tigers 4
6 Shenzhen Leopards 1
3 Shanghai Sharks 2
6 Shenzhen Leopards 3
  • Bold Series winner
  • Italics Team with home-court advantage

First round

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

(1) Xinjiang Flying Tigers vs. (8) Shandong Golden Stars

February 24
19:35
Xinjiang Flying Tigers 78, Shandong Golden Stars 95
Scoring by quarter: 16–17, 22–32, 16–24, 24–22
Shandong leads series, 1–0
Shandong Arena, Jinan, Shandong
Referees: Xia Chun, He Jingzhou, Yang Xiaoguang
February 26
20:00
Shandong Golden Stars 104, Xinjiang Flying Tigers 119
Scoring by quarter: 14–33, 34–29, 22–42, 34–15
Series tied, 1–1
Hongshan Arena, Ürümqi, Xinjiang
Referees: Wang Junzhi, Sun Weibing, Wei Guoliang
March 1
20:00
Shandong Golden Stars 93, Xinjiang Flying Tigers 102
Scoring by quarter: 21–24, 30–28, 14–24, 28–26
Xinjiang leads series, 2–1
Hongshan Arena, Ürümqi, Xinjiang
Referees: Yang Maogong, Song Xiaojing, Jiang Zhiyuan
March 3
19:35
Xinjiang Flying Tigers 108, Shandong Golden Stars 102
Scoring by quarter: 20–27, 25–33, 33–17, 30–25
Xinjiang wins series, 3–1
Shandong Arena, Jinan, Shandong
Referees: Wen Keming, Wang Mei, Duan Zhu

(2) Guangdong Southern Tigers vs. (7) Sichuan Blue Whales

February 24
19:35
Guangdong Southern Tigers 111, Sichuan Blue Whales 91
Scoring by quarter: 27–22, 31–30, 25–23, 28–16
Guangdong leads series, 1–0
Sichuan Provincial Stadium, Chengdu, Sichuan
Referees: Song Yanping, Song Xiaojing, Wang Honghua
February 26
19:35
Sichuan Blue Whales 99, Guangdong Southern Tigers 123
Scoring by quarter: 27–33, 21–27, 21–31, 30–32
Guangdong leads series, 2–0
Dongguan Basketball Center, Dongguan, Guangdong
Referees: Yang Maogong, Liang Bin, Lin Wenwu
March 1
19:35
Sichuan Blue Whales 97, Guangdong Southern Tigers 119
Scoring by quarter: 27–29, 19–25, 23–33, 28–32
Guangdong wins series, 3–0
Dongguan Basketball Center, Dongguan, Guangdong
Referees: Wang Junzhi, Yang Hongfeng, Ye Nan

(3) Shanghai Sharks vs. (6) Shenzhen Leopards

February 24
19:35
Shanghai Sharks 75, Shenzhen Leopards 115
Scoring by quarter: 23–30, 15–30, 8–31, 29–24
Shenzhen leads series, 1–0
Shenzhen Dayun Arena, Shenzhen, Guangdong
Referees: Wang Mei, Yang Hongfeng, Ye Nan
February 26
19:35
Shenzhen Leopards 99, Shanghai Sharks 107 (OT)
Scoring by quarter: 21–22, 31–26, 24–26, 16–18, Overtime: 7–15
Series tied, 1–1
Yuanshen Gymnasium, Shanghai
Referees: Qiao Longsheng, Zhang Peng, Han Xu
March 1
19:35
Shenzhen Leopards 92, Shanghai Sharks 95
Scoring by quarter: 23–25, 25–27, 25–17, 19–26
Shanghai leads series, 2–1
Yuanshen Gymnasium, Shanghai
Referees: Wen Keming, Liang Bin, Duan Zhu
March 3
19:35
Shanghai Sharks 93, Shenzhen Leopards 100
Scoring by quarter: 17–28, 30–24, 22–29, 24–19
Series tied, 2–2
Shenzhen Dayun Arena, Shenzhen, Guangdong
Referees: Song Yanping, Song Xiaojing, Ye Nan
March 5
19:35
Shenzhen Leopards 102, Shanghai Sharks 95 (OT)
Scoring by quarter: 24–24, 29–21, 18–19, 18–25, Overtime: 13–6
Shenzhen wins series, 3–2
Yuanshen Gymnasium, Shanghai
Referees: Yang Maogong, Wen Keming, Jiang Zhiyuan

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

February 24
19:35
Zhejiang Lions 114, Liaoning Flying Leopards 124
Scoring by quarter: 21–33, 25–29, 28–26, 40–36
Liaoning leads series 1–0
Benxi Gymnasium, Benxi, Liaoning
Referees: Qiao Longsheng, Duan Zhu, Guo Nan
February 26
19:35
Liaoning Flying Leopards 110, Zhejiang Lions 118
Scoring by quarter: 22–22, 31–26, 16–37, 41–33
Series tied, 1–1
Hangzhou Gymnasium, Hangzhou, Zhejiang
Referees: Wen Keming, Yan Jun, Cui Zhexiong
March 1
19:35
Liaoning Flying Leopards 117, Zhejiang Lions 100
Scoring by quarter: 21–19, 35–22, 28–31, 33–28
Liaoning leads series 2–1
Hangzhou Gymnasium, Hangzhou, Zhejiang
Referees: Song Yanping, Wang Mei, He Jingzhou
March 3
19:35
Zhejiang Lions 106, Liaoning Flying Leopards 112
Scoring by quarter: 27–27, 22–23, 32–30, 25–32
Liaoning wins series, 3–1
Benxi Gymnasium, Benxi, Liaoning
Referees: Qiao Longsheng, Liang Bin, Yang Hongfeng

Semifinals

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

(1) Xinjiang Flying Tigers vs. (5) Liaoning Flying Leopards

March 10
19:35
Liaoning Flying Leopards 93, Xinjiang Flying Tigers 118
Scoring by quarter: 21–25, 25–33, 26–37, 21–23
Xinjiang leads series, 1–0
Hongshan Arena, Ürümqi, Xinjiang
Referees: Wen Keming, He Jingzhou, Duan Zhu
March 12
19:35
Liaoning Flying Leopards 90, Xinjiang Flying Tigers 102
Scoring by quarter: 23–18, 22–22, 15–32, 30–30
Xinjiang leads series, 2–0
Hongshan Arena, Ürümqi, Xinjiang
Referees: Qiao Longsheng, Du Xiyuan, Song Xiaojing
March 15
19:35
Xinjiang Flying Tigers 116, Liaoning Flying Leopards 108
Scoring by quarter: 31–22, 29–22, 37–24, 19–40
Xinjiang leads series, 3–0
Benxi Gymnasium, Benxi, Liaoning
Referees: Wen Keming, Wang Xiaochun, Duan Zhu
March 17
19:35
Xinjiang Flying Tigers 107, Liaoning Flying Leopards 109
Scoring by quarter: 25–33, 32–29, 24–22, 26–25
Xinjiang leads series, 3–1
Benxi Gymnasium, Benxi, Liaoning
Referees: Song Yanping, Wang Mei, Ye Nan
March 19
19:35
Xinjiang Flying Tigers 111, Liaoning Flying Leopards 103
Scoring by quarter: 31–26, 27–23, 26–35, 27–19
Xinjiang wins series, 4–1
Benxi Gymnasium, Benxi, Liaoning
Referees: Qiao Longsheng, Liang Bin, Yang Hongfeng

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

March 10
19:35
Shenzhen Leopards 113, Guangdong Southern Tigers 130
Scoring by quarter: 18–38, 33–28, 28–36, 34–28
Guangdong leads series, 1–0
Dongguan Basketball Center, Dongguan, Guangdong
Referees: Wang Junzhi, Liang Bin, Ye Nan
March 12
19:35
Shenzhen Leopards 88, Guangdong Southern Tigers 98
Scoring by quarter: 18–26, 26–22, 23–25, 21–25
Guangdong leads series, 2–0
Dongguan Basketball Center, Dongguan, Guangdong
Referees: Song Yanping, Wang Mei, Yang Hongfeng
March 15
20:00
Guangdong Southern Tigers 90, Shenzhen Leopards 109
Scoring by quarter: 28–28, 23–25, 23–32, 16–24
Guangdong leads series, 2–1
Shenzhen Dayun Arena, Shenzhen, Guangdong
Referees: Yang Maogong, Jiang Zhiyuan, Yan Jun
March 17
19:35
Guangdong Southern Tigers 90, Shenzhen Leopards 81
Scoring by quarter: 24–18, 25–25, 17–23, 24–15
Guangdong leads series, 3–1
Shenzhen Dayun Arena, Shenzhen, Guangdong
Referees: Xia Chun, Song Xiaojing, Du Xiyuan
March 19
19:35
Guangdong Southern Tigers 103, Shenzhen Leopards 90
Scoring by quarter: 31–16, 31–24, 28–32, 13–18
Guangdong wins series, 4–1
Shenzhen Dayun Arena, Shenzhen, Guangdong
Referees: Yang Maogong, Wang Mei, Duan Zhu

Finals

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

(1) Xinjiang Flying Tigers vs. (2) Guangdong Southern Tigers

March 31
20:00
Guangdong Southern Tigers 105, Xinjiang Flying Tigers 122
Scoring by quarter: 27–29, 23–31, 29–37, 26–25
Xinjiang leads series, 1–0
Hongshan Arena, Ürümqi, Xinjiang
Referees: Wang Junzhi, Xia Chun, He Jingzhou
April 2
20:00
Guangdong Southern Tigers 97, Xinjiang Flying Tigers 103
Scoring by quarter: 30–16, 18–34, 32–31, 17–22
Xinjiang leads series, 2–0
Hongshan Arena, Ürümqi, Xinjiang
Referees: Yang Maogong, Wen Keming, Yang Hongfeng
April 5
19:30
Xinjiang Flying Tigers 104, Guangdong Southern Tigers 91
Scoring by quarter: 32–15, 30–29, 23–21, 19–26
Xinjiang leads series, 3–0
Dongguan Basketball Center, Dongguan, Guangdong
Referees: Qiao Longsheng, Liang Bin, Song Xiaojing
April 7
19:30
Xinjiang Flying Tigers 117, Guangdong Southern Tigers 109
Scoring by quarter: 17–27, 36–22, 34–26, 30–34
Xinjiang wins series, 4–0
Dongguan Basketball Center, Dongguan, Guangdong
Referees: Yang Maogong, Qiao Longsheng, Wen Keming

References