2014–15 Chinese Basketball Association season

Basketball league season

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)
Games played| 38 (Regular season)
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

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Rebounds|  Charles Gaines|  16.4
Assists|  Dominique Jones|  8.3

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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.

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

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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

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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

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Club  | Player 1  | Player 2  | Asian Player

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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

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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

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#  | 2014–15 CBA season

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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

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## Playoffs

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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

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This section is transcluded from 2015 CBA Playoffs. (edit | history)

| Quarterfinals
Best of 5 | | | Semifinals
Best of 5 | | | Finals
Best of 7 |

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| 1 | Guangdong Southern Tigers | 3 | | |
| 8 | Dongguan Leopards | 1 |
| | 1 | Guangdong Southern Tigers | 1 |
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| | | 4 | Beijing Ducks | 3 |
| 4 | Beijing Ducks | 3 |

| 5 | Jilin Northeast Tigers | 0 |
| | 4 | Beijing Ducks | 4 |
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| | | 2 | Liaoning Flying Leopards | 2 |
| 2 | Liaoning Flying Leopards | 3 | |

| 7 | Zhejiang Lions | 0 |
| | 2 | Liaoning Flying Leopards | 3 |
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| | | 3 | Qingdao Eagles | 0 |
| 3 | Qingdao Eagles | 3 |

| 6 | Shanxi Brave Dragons | 0 |

* Bold Series winner
* Italics Team with home-court advantage

## Statistics leaders

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### Individual statistic leaders

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Category | Player | Team | Statistics

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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

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Category | Team | Statistics

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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

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

Award  | Player  | Team  | Ref

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Domestic Most Valuable Player |  Yi Jianlian | Guangdong Southern Tigers |
Foreign Most Valuable Player |  Lester Hudson | Liaoning Flying Leopards |

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Finals MVP |  Stephon Marbury | Beijing Ducks |

[2]

## References

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1. ^ "Lester Hudson named 2015 CBA MVP". basketballbuddha.com. Archived from the original on 27 March 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
2. ^ "Beijing beat Liaoning to win CBA championship". sohu.com. Archived from the original on 21 September 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2015.

## External links

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

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