# 2022–23 Chinese Basketball Association season

The 2022–23 CBA season was the 28th season of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). The season began on 21 October 2022 and ended on 5 April 2023.
The league consisted of 20 teams. The Liaoning Flying Leopards won their third championship in team history following their finals victory over the Zhejiang Golden Bulls.
On 17 April 2023, during the playoffs, the CBA ruled that the Jiangsu Dragons and Shanghai Sharks engaged in unsportsmanlike conduct following matchfixing suspicions, and were suspended for the next season. Coaches and players were given multiyear suspensions as well.

## Regular season

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Zhejiang Golden Bulls | 42 | 35 | 7 | 4412 | 3782 | +630 | Advance to playoffs quarter-finals |
| 2 | Guangdong Southern Tigers | 42 | 33 | 9 | 4324 | 3874 | +450 | Advance to playoffs quarter-finals |
| 3 | Liaoning Flying Leopards | 42 | 32 | 10 | 4067 | 3550 | +517 | Advance to playoffs quarter-finals |
| 4 | Shenzhen Leopards | 42 | 28 | 14 | 4242 | 4037 | +205 | Advance to playoffs quarter-finals |
| 5 | Shanghai Sharks | 42 | 26 | 16 | 4470 | 4305 | +165 | Advance to playoffs first round |
| 6 | Shougang Beijing Ducks | 42 | 26 | 16 | 3878 | 3613 | +265 | Advance to playoffs first round |
| 7 | Zhejiang Guangsha Lions | 42 | 25 | 17 | 4058 | 3952 | +106 | Advance to playoffs first round |
| 8 | Shandong Hi-Speed Kirin | 42 | 23 | 19 | 4250 | 4058 | +192 | Advance to playoffs first round |
| 9 | Guangzhou Long-Lions | 42 | 22 | 20 | 4090 | 3924 | +166 | Advance to playoffs first round |
| 10 | Shanxi Loongs | 42 | 21 | 21 | 4388 | 4422 | −34 | Advance to playoffs first round |
| 11 | Jilin Northeast Tigers | 42 | 20 | 22 | 4045 | 4214 | −169 | Advance to playoffs first round |
| 12 | Xinjiang Flying Tigers | 42 | 20 | 22 | 3396 | 3513 | −117 | |
| 13 | Jiangsu Nangang Dragons Nanjing | 42 | 19 | 23 | 3914 | 4100 | −186 | Advance to playoffs first round |
| 14 | Qingdao Eagles | 42 | 18 | 24 | 3918 | 3889 | +29 | |
| 15 | Nanjing Tongxi Monkey Kings | 42 | 17 | 25 | 4301 | 4382 | −81 | |
| 16 | Beijing Royal Fighters | 42 | 16 | 26 | 3901 | 4212 | −311 | |
| 17 | Fujian Sturgeons | 42 | 13 | 29 | 3826 | 4305 | −479 | |
| 18 | Sichuan Blue Whales | 42 | 12 | 30 | 3836 | 4140 | −304 | |
| 19 | Tianjin Ronggang Pioneers | 42 | 10 | 32 | 4029 | 4259 | −230 | |
| 20 | Ningbo Rockets | 42 | 4 | 38 | 3598 | 4412 | −814 | |

## Playoffs

| First round | First round | First round | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | 1 | Zhejiang | 2 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Shangdong | 0 | 9 | Guangzhou | 0 | | | | | | |
| 9 | Guangzhou | 2 | | | | 1 | Zhejiang | 3 | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Shenzhen | 2 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Shenzhen | w/o | | | | | | |
| 5 | Shanghai | 2 | 5 | Shanghai | – | | | | | | |
| 13 | Jiangsu | 1 | | | | | | | 1 | Zhejiang | 0 |
| | | | | | | | | | 3 | Liaoning | 4 |
| | | | 2 | Guangdong | 1 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Guangsha | 2 | 7 | Guangsha | 2 | | | | | | |
| 10 | Shanxi | 0 | | | | 7 | Guangsha | 2 | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | Liaoning | 3 | | | |
| | | | 3 | Liaoning | 2 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Beijing | 2 | 6 | Beijing | 0 | | | | | | |
| 11 | Jilin | 0 | | | | | | | | | |

## Awards

| Category | Player | Team(s) |
| Domestic MVP | Wang Zhelin | Shanghai Sharks |
| Foreign MVP | Dominique Jones | Jilin Northeast Tigers |
| Finals MVP | Zhao Jiwei | Xinjiang Flying Tigers |
| All-Star Game MVP | Abdusalam Abdurixit | Xinjiang Flying Tigers |

## Individual statistics

| Category | Player | Team(s) | Statistic |
| Points per game | Antonio Blakeney | Jiangsu Dragons | 32.1 |
| Rebounds per game | Jared Sullinger | Shenzhen Leopards | 13.9 |
| Assists per game | Dominique Jones | Jilin Northeast Tigers | 10.5 |
| Steals per game | Dominique Jones | Jilin Northeast Tigers | 2.5 |
| Blocks per game | Tacko Fall | Xinjiang Flying Tigers | 3.3 |