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.
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 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 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 - Zhejiang Golden Bulls Ivan Johnson Dewarick Spencer - Zhejiang Lions Jonathan Gibson Chris Johnson -
Regular Season Standings # 2013–14 CBA season Team 1Guangdong Southern Tigers 30 4 .882 - 15–2 15–2 2Xinjiang Flying Tigers 26 8 .765 4 16–1 10–7 3Dongguan Leopards 25 9 .735 5 15–2 10–7 4Beijing Ducks 23 11 .676 7 15–2 8–9 5Zhejiang Lions 21 13 .618 9 14–3 7–10 6Tianjin Golden Lions 20 14 .588 10 15–2 5–12 TJ 3–1LN 2-2SH 1–37Liaoning Dinosaurs 20 14 .588 10 14–3 6–118Shanghai Sharks 20 14 .588 10 14–3 6–11 9Shandong Lions 19 15 .559 11 13–4 6–11 10Fujian Sturgeons 16 18 .471 14 12–5 4–13 11Jiangsu Dragons 15 19 .441 15 10–7 5–12 12Sichuan Blue Whales 14 20 .412 16 10–7 4–13 13Zhejiang Golden Bulls 13 21 .382 17 11–6 2–15 14Jilin Northeast Tigers 12 22 .353 18 11–6 1–16 15Foshan Dralions 11 23 .324 19 5–12 6–11 16Shanxi Brave Dragons 10 24 .294 20 8–9 2–15 17Bayi Rockets 6 28 .176 24 6–11 0–17 18Qingdao 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:
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. WeekDomestic PlayerForeign PlayerRef.1 Yi Jianlian (Guangdong Southern Tigers) Shavlik Randolph (Foshan Dralions)2 Yi Jianlian (Guangdong Southern Tigers) (2) Charles Gaines (Shanxi Brave Dragons)3 Wang Zhelin (Fujian Sturgeons) Shelden Williams (Tianjin Golden Lions)4 Wang Zhelin (Fujian Sturgeons) (2) Randolph Morris (Beijing Ducks)5 Wang Zhelin (Fujian Sturgeons) (3) Lester Hudson (Xinjiang Flying Tigers)6 Wang Zhelin (Fujian Sturgeons) (4) 7 Yi Jianlian (Guangdong Southern Tigers) (3) Marcus Williams (Shanxi Brave Dragons)8 Yi Jianlian (Guangdong Southern Tigers) (4) Shelden Williams (Tianjin Golden Lions) (2)9 Wang Zhelin (Fujian Sturgeons) (5) Samad Nikkhah Bahrami (Fujian Sturgeons)10 Yi Jianlian (Guangdong Southern Tigers) (5) Michael Efevberha (Sichuan Blue Whales)11 Sun Yue (Beijing Ducks) Marcus Haislip (Jiangsu Dragons)12 Yi Jianlian (Guangdong Southern Tigers) (6) Jonathan Gibson (Zhejiang Lions)
References
External links CBA Official Website CBA China - 2013-14 Standings and Stats on Basketball-Reference.com