# 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 | Quarterfinals Best of 5 | Quarterfinals Best of 5 | Semifinals Best of 5 | Semifinals Best of 5 | Semifinals Best of 5 | Finals Best of 7 | Finals Best of 7 | Finals Best of 7 |
| 1 | Guangdong Southern Tigers | 3 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Dongguan Leopards | 1 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Dongguan Leopards | 1 | 1 | Guangdong Southern Tigers | 1 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Beijing Ducks | 3 | | | |
| 4 | Beijing Ducks | 3 | 4 | Beijing Ducks | 3 | | | |
| 5 | Jilin Northeast Tigers | 0 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Jilin Northeast Tigers | 0 | | | | 4 | Beijing Ducks | 4 |
| | | | | | | 2 | Liaoning Flying Leopards | 2 |
| 2 | Liaoning Flying Leopards | 3 | | | | | | | 2 | Liaoning Flying Leopards | 2 |
| 7 | Zhejiang Lions | 0 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Zhejiang Lions | 0 | 2 | Liaoning Flying Leopards | 3 | | | |
| | | | 3 | Qingdao Eagles | 0 | | | |
| 3 | Qingdao Eagles | 3 | 3 | Qingdao Eagles | 0 | | | |
| 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
* Boxscore
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
* Boxscore
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
* Boxscore
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 |
* Dongguan Basketball Center, Guangdong
* February 12 7:35 pm
* Boxscore
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 |||
* Dalang Arena, Guangdong

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

* February 7 8:05 pm
* Boxscore
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
* Boxscore
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
* Boxscore
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
* Boxscore
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
* Boxscore
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 |||
* Guoxin Gymnasium, Qingdao

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

* February 6 7:35 pm
* Boxscore
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
* Boxscore
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
* Boxscore
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 |||
* MasterCard Center, Beijing

## Semifinals

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

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

* February 25 7:35 pm
* Boxscore
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
* Boxscore
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 |||
* Dongguan Basketball Center, Guangdong
* March 1 7:35 pm
* Boxscore
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 |||
* Dongguan Basketball Center, Guangdong
* March 3 7:35 pm
* Boxscore
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 |||
* MasterCard Center, Beijing
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
* Boxscore
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 |
* Guoxin Gymnasium, Qingdao
* February 28 7:35 pm
* Boxscore
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
* Boxscore
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 15 7:35 pm
* MasterCard Center, Beijing
* March 17 8:00 pm
* MasterCard Center, Beijing
* March 19 7:35 pm
* MasterCard Center, Beijing
* 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