2015 CBA Playoffs

The 2015 CBA Playoffs was the postseason tournament of the Chinese Basketball Association's 2014-15 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.

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

First round

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

(1) Guangdong Southern Tigers vs. (8) Dongguan Leopards

February 6
7:35 pm
Guangdong Southern Tigers 116, Dongguan Leopards 117
Scoring by quarter: 32-27, 32-23, 30-36, 22-31
Pts: Will Bynum 30
Rebs: Jeff Adrien 18
Asts: Will Bynum 9		 Pts: Ike Diogu 46
Rebs: Ike Diogu 13
Asts: Bobby Brown 9
Dalang Arena, Guangdong
Referees: Song Yanping, Jiang Zhiyuan, Cui Xiongzhe
February 8
7:35 pm
Dongguan Leopards 89, Guangdong Southern Tigers 112
Scoring by quarter: 15-28, 23-32, 29-27, 22-25
Pts: Bobby Brown 31
Rebs: Ike Diogu 9
Asts: Bobby Brown 2		 Pts: Yi Jianlian 34
Rebs: Jeff Adrien, Yi Jianlian 11 each
Asts: Will Bynum 11
Dongguan Basketball Center, Guangdong
Referees: Yan Yudong, Wang Xiaochun, Jiang Tongbiao
February 10
7:35 pm
Dongguan Leopards 97, Guangdong Southern Tigers 114
Scoring by quarter: 24-38, 32-21, 22-23, 19-32
Pts: Gu Quan 25
Rebs: Ike Diogu 7
Asts: Luo Hanchen 3		 Pts: Yi Jianlian 28
Rebs: Yi Jianlian 12
Asts: Will Bynum 8
February 12
7:35 pm
Guangdong Southern Tigers 102, Dongguan Leopards 89
Scoring by quarter: 29-18, 24-28, 24-21, 25-22
Pts: Yi Jianlian 26
Rebs: Yi Jianlian 17
Asts: Will Bynum 5		 Pts: Ike Diogu 28
Rebs: Ike Diogu 14
Asts: Bobby Brown 5
Guangdong wins series 3–1

(2) Liaoning Flying Leopards vs. (7) Zhejiang Lions

February 7
8:05 pm
Liaoning Flying Leopards 100, Zhejiang Lions 92
Scoring by quarter: 23-23, 29-35, 26-19, 22-15
Pts: Deon Thompson 29
Rebs: Deon Thompson 14
Asts: Lester Hudson 7		 Pts: Wang Zheng 18
Rebs: Eli Holman 16
Asts: Eli Holman 9
Hangzhou Gymnasium, Zhejiang
Referees: Xia Chun, Du Xiyuan, Yang Hongfeng
February 9
7:35 pm
Zhejiang Lions 105, Liaoning Flying Leopards 121
Scoring by quarter: 28-25, 17-37, 35-32, 25-27
Pts: Eli Holman 29
Rebs: Eli Holman 15
Asts: Lin Chih-chieh, Zhao Dapeng 6 each		 Pts: Han Dejun 36
Rebs: Han Dejun 8
Asts: Lester Hudson 10
Benxi Gymnasium, Liaoning
Referees: Wen Keming, Duan Zhu, He Jingzhou
February 11
7:30 pm
Zhejiang Lions 112, Liaoning Flying Leopards 120 (OT)
Scoring by quarter: 18-26, 22-27, 34-30, 29-20, Overtime: 9–17
Pts: Eli Holman 24
Rebs: Eli Holman 15
Asts: Zhao Dapeng 6		 Pts: Lester Hudson 40
Rebs: Lester Hudson 15
Asts: Lester Hudson 13
Liaoning wins series 3–0
Benxi Gymnasium, Liaoning

(3) Qingdao Eagles vs. (6) Shanxi Brave Dragons

February 6
7:35 pm
Qingdao Eagles 115, Shanxi Brave Dragons 113
Scoring by quarter: 23-26, 26-46, 30-20, 36-21
Pts: Mike Harris 42
Rebs: Hamed Haddadi 15
Asts: Hamed Haddadi 8		 Pts: Von Wafer 37
Rebs: Jeremy Tyler 12
Asts: Von Wafer 7
Shanxi Sports Center, Shanxi
Referees: Qiao Longsheng, Wen Keming, Duan Zhu
February 9
7:35 pm
Shanxi Brave Dragons 101, Qingdao Eagles 118
Scoring by quarter: 17-25, 38-32, 22-32, 24-29
Pts: Von Wafer 38
Rebs: Jeremy Tyler 7
Asts: Zaid Abbas 2		 Pts: Hamed Haddadi 39
Rebs: Hamed Haddadi 13
Asts: Justin Dentmon 5
Guoxin Gymnasium, Qingdao
Referees: Xia Chun, Du Xiyuan, Yang Xiaoguang
February 11
7:30 pm
Shanxi Brave Dragons 96, Qingdao Eagles 108
Scoring by quarter: 25-30, 22-37, 20-22, 29-19
Pts: Von Wafer 23
Rebs: Zaid Abbas 8
Asts: Von Wafer, Zaid Abbas, Luo Zhi 2 each		 Pts: Mike Harris 22
Rebs: Mike Harris 17
Asts: Li Tao 5
Qingdao wins series 3–0

(4) Beijing Ducks vs. (5) Jilin Northeast Tigers

February 6
7:35 pm
Beijing Ducks 128, Jilin Northeast Tigers 119
Scoring by quarter: 29-33, 40-30, 27-23, 32-33
Pts: Li Gen 28
Rebs: Randolph Morris 18
Asts: Stephon Marbury 13		 Pts: Dominique Jones 40
Rebs: Zhong Cheng 14
Asts: Dominique Jones 15
Changchun Gymnasium, Jilin
Referees: Yang Maogong, Liang Bin, Song Xiaojing
February 8
7:35 pm
Jilin Northeast Tigers 92, Beijing Ducks 111
Scoring by quarter: 24-25, 18-34, 30-23, 20-29
Pts: Dominique Jones 32
Rebs: Zhong Cheng 10
Asts: Dominique Jones 10		 Pts: Randolph Morris 31
Rebs: Randolph Morris, Zhu Yanxi 10 each
Asts: Li Gen 6
MasterCard Center, Beijing
Referees: Ban Qi, Wang Mei, Yan Jun
February 10
7:35 pm
Jilin Northeast Tigers 95, Beijing Ducks 137
Scoring by quarter: 28-41, 22-31, 21-32, 24-33
Pts: Dominique Jones, Denzel Bowles 22 each
Rebs: Zhong Cheng 7
Asts: Dominique Jones 3		 Pts: Li Gen 23
Rebs: Morris 14
Asts: Stephon Marbury 10
Beijing wins series 3–0

Semifinals

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

(1) Guangdong Southern Tigers vs. (4) Beijing Ducks

February 25
7:35 pm
Guangdong Southern Tigers 108, Beijing Ducks 114
Scoring by quarter: 24-34, 35-22, 23-27, 26-31
Pts: Yi Jianlian 36
Rebs: Yi Jianlian 16
Asts: Will Bynum 3		 Pts: Li Gen 26
Rebs: Randolph Morris 9
Asts: Sun Yue 7
Beijing leads series 1-0
MasterCard Center, Beijing
Referees: Wang Junzhi, Wang Mei, Hu Ji
February 27
7:35 pm
Beijing Ducks 103, Guangdong Southern Tigers 96
Scoring by quarter: 24-18, 28-25, 24-29, 27-24
Pts: Li Gen 27
Rebs: Zhai Xiaochuan 10
Asts: Stephon Marbury 6		 Pts: Will Bynum 32
Rebs: Yi Jianlian 17
Asts: Will Bynum, Zhu Fangyu 3 each
Beijing leads series 2-0
March 1
7:35 pm
Beijing Ducks 99, Guangdong Southern Tigers 110
Scoring by quarter: 19-26, 19-35, 35-28, 26-21
Pts: Randolph Morris 27
Rebs: Randolph Morris 11
Asts: Stephon Marbury 9		 Pts: Zhou Peng, Emmanuel Mudiay 24 each
Rebs: Yi Jianlian 15
Asts: Will Bynum 9
Beijing leads series 2-1
March 3
7:35 pm
Guangdong Southern Tigers 105, Beijing Ducks 107 (OT)
Scoring by quarter: 22-23, 18-28, 26-24, 30-21, Overtime: 9-11
Pts: Yi Jianlian 31
Rebs: Yi Jianlian 24
Asts: Emmanuel Mudiay 8		 Pts: Stephon Marbury 38
Rebs: Randolph Morris 15
Asts: Sun Yue, Stephon Marbury 3 each
Beijing wins series, 3-1

Ducks center Zhu Yanxi tipped in Stephon Marbury's miss at the buzzer as the Beijing Ducks got the walk-off series victory. This series was considered a major upset and is often considered as one of the best in the CBA's history.

(2) Liaoning Flying Leopards vs. (3) Qingdao Eagles

February 26
7:35 pm
Liaoning Flying Leopards 106, Qingdao Eagles 95
Scoring by quarter: 26-32, 23-32, 26-17, 31-14
Pts: Lester Hudson 39
Rebs: Han Dejun 10
Asts: Guo Ailun 7		 Pts: Justin Dentmon 40
Rebs: Hamed Haddadi 9
Asts: Hamed Haddadi 5
February 28
7:35 pm
Qingdao Eagles 103, Liaoning Flying Leopards 112
Scoring by quarter: 22-22, 25-30, 28-30, 28-30
Benxi Gymnasium, Liaoning
March 2
7:35 pm
Qingdao Eagles 110, Liaoning Flying Leopards 129
Scoring by quarter: 29-27, 27-31, 31-37, 23-34
Liaoning wins series, 3-0
Benxi Gymnasium, Liaoning

Finals

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

(2) Liaoning Flying Leopards vs. (4) Beijing Ducks

March 10
7:35 pm
Beijing Ducks 103, Liaoning Flying Leopards 84
Scoring by quarter: 24-15, 19-22, 28-22, 32-25
Pts: Sun Yue 27
Rebs: Randolph Morris 14
Asts: Sun Yue 5		 Pts: Lester Hudson 26
Rebs: Han Dejun 8
Asts: Guo Ailun 3
Benxi Gymnasium, Liaoning
March 12
7:35 pm
Beijing Ducks 94, Liaoning Flying Leopards 108
Scoring by quarter: 19-26, 29-28, 24-16, 22-38
Pts: Randolph Morris 27
Rebs: Randolph Morris 10
Asts: Li Gen 3		 Pts: Lester Hudson 41
Rebs: Deon Thompson 16
Asts: Lester Hudson 5
Benxi Gymnasium, Liaoning
March 22
7:35 pm
Beijing Ducks 106, Liaoning Flying Leopards 98
Scoring by quarter: 24-25, 29-25, 26-19, 27-29
Pts: Zhai Xiaochuan 27
Rebs: Zhu Yanxi 7
Asts: Stephon Marbury 7		 Pts: Lester Hudson 27
Rebs: Han Dejun 12
Asts: Lester Hudson 7
Beijing wins CBA Finals, 4-2
Benxi Gymnasium, Liaoning