# 2016 CBA Playoffs

The 2016 CBA Playoffs is the postseason tournament of the Chinese Basketball Association's 2015–16 season.
The Sichuan Blue Whales won their first CBA championship after defeating the Liaoning Flying Leopards in the CBA finals.

## 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 | Liaoning Flying Leopards | 3 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Zhejiang Golden Bulls | 0 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Zhejiang Golden Bulls | 0 | 1 | Liaoning Flying Leopards | 3 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Guangdong Southern Tigers | 1 | | | |
| 4 | Guangdong Southern Tigers | 3 | 4 | Guangdong Southern Tigers | 1 | | | |
| 5 | Shandong Golden Stars | 0 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Shandong Golden Stars | 0 | | | | 1 | Liaoning Flying Leopards | 1 |
| | | | | | | 3 | Sichuan Blue Whales | 4 |
| 2 | Xinjiang Flying Tigers | 3 | | | | | | | 3 | Sichuan Blue Whales | 4 |
| 7 | Beijing Ducks | 1 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Beijing Ducks | 1 | 2 | Xinjiang Flying Tigers | 0 | | | |
| | | | 3 | Sichuan Blue Whales | 3 | | | |
| 3 | Sichuan Blue Whales | 3 | 3 | Sichuan Blue Whales | 3 | | | |
| 6 | Zhejiang Guangsha Lions | 0 | | | | | | |
* Bold Series winner
* Italics Team with home-court advantage

## First round

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

### (1) Liaoning Flying Leopards vs. (8) Zhejiang Golden Bulls

* February 15 19:35
Liaoning Flying Leopards 116, Zhejiang Golden Bulls 108 :
| Scoring by quarter: 24–34, 29–22, 28–27, 35–25 |||
| Pts: Guo Ailun 27 Rebs: Li Xiaoxu 15 Asts: Lester Hudson 9 | Pts: Willie Warren 35 Rebs: Charles Gaines 9 Asts: Willie Warren 6 |
| Liaoning leads series 1–0 |||
* Yiwu Gymnasium, Yiwu, Zhejiang
* February 17 19:35
Zhejiang Golden Bulls 105, Liaoning Flying Leopards 138 :
| Scoring by quarter: 21–36, 27–38, 23–37, 34–27 |||
| Pts: Charles Gaines 27 Rebs: Charles Gaines 10 Asts: Willie Warren, Wu Qian 5 each | Pts: Lester Hudson 30 Rebs: Han Dejun, Shavlik Randolph 12 each Asts: Guo Ailun 9 |
| Liaoning leads series 2–0 |||
* Benxi Gymnasium, Benxi, Liaoning
* February 19 19:35
Zhejiang Golden Bulls 111, Liaoning Flying Leopards 127 :
| Scoring by quarter: 25–30, 26–32, 33–39, 27–26 |||
| Pts: Samad Nikkhah Bahrami 22 Rebs: Charles Gaines 17 Asts: Samad Nikkhah Bahrami, Charles Gaines 5 each | Pts: Shavlik Randolph 28 Rebs: Shavlik Randolph 8 Asts: Guo Ailun 11 |
| Liaoning wins series 3–0 |||
* Benxi Gymnasium, Benxi, Liaoning

### (2) Xinjiang Flying Tigers vs. (7) Beijing Ducks

* February 15 19:35
Xinjiang Flying Tigers 117, Beijing Ducks 105 :
| Scoring by quarter: 24–25, 35–25, 28–22, 30–33 |||
| Pts: Andray Blatche 29 Rebs: Andray Blatche 16 Asts: Andray Blatche, Bryce Cotton 5 each | Pts: Stephon Marbury 29 Rebs: Randolph Morris 8 Asts: Stephon Marbury 4 |
| Xinjiang leads series 1–0 |||
* LeSports Center, Beijing
* February 17 19:35
Beijing Ducks 101, Xinjiang Flying Tigers 104 :
| Scoring by quarter: 29–23, 25–23, 24–32, 23–26 |||
| Pts: Stephon Marbury 32 Rebs: Randolph Morris 9 Asts: Stephon Marbury 4 | Pts: Andray Blatche 37 Rebs: Andray Blatche 13 Asts: Andray Blatche 5 |
| Xinjiang leads series 2–0 |||
* Hongshan Arena, Ürümqi, Xinjiang
* February 19 19:35
Beijing Ducks 117, Xinjiang Flying Tigers 99 :
| Scoring by quarter: 30–25, 33–31, 29–26, 25–17 |||
| Pts: Stephon Marbury 37 Rebs: Sun Yue 10 Asts: Stephon Marbury 6 | Pts: Andray Blatche 28 Rebs: Andray Blatche, Zhou Qi 8 each Asts: Andray Blatche 7 |
| Xinjiang leads series 2–1 |||
* Hongshan Arena, Ürümqi, Xinjiang
* February 21 19:35
Xinjiang Flying Tigers 103, Beijing Ducks 94 :
| Scoring by quarter: 31–20, 28–26, 18–30, 26–18 |||
| Pts: Andray Blatche 26 Rebs: Zhou Qi 16 Asts: Zhou Qi 3 | Pts: Stephon Marbury 29 Rebs: Ji Zhe 11 Asts: Sun Yue 4 |
| Xinjiang wins series 3–1 |||
* LeSports Center, Beijing

### (3) Sichuan Blue Whales vs. (6) Zhejiang Lions

* February 15 19:35
Sichuan Blue Whales 139, Zhejiang Lions 98 :
| Scoring by quarter: 37–25, 34–29, 36–19, 32–25 |||
| Pts: Justin Dentmon 30 Rebs: Mike Harris 10 Asts: Justin Dentmon 7 | Pts: Eli Holman 29 Rebs: Eli Holman 9 Asts: Sun Minghui 7 |
| Sichuan leads series 1–0 |||
* Hangzhou Gymnasium, Hangzhou, Zhejiang
* February 17 19:35
Zhejiang Lions 118, Sichuan Blue Whales 131 :
| Scoring by quarter: 33–41, 19–34, 32–35, 34–21 |||
| Pts: Lin Chih-chieh 41 Rebs: Eli Holman 9 Asts: Sun Minghui 5 | Pts: Justin Dentmon 32 Rebs: Hamed Haddadi 19 Asts: Justin Dentmon, Hamed Haddadi 7 each |
| Sichuan leads series 2–0 |||
* Sichuan Provincial Stadium, Chengdu, Sichuan
* February 19 19:35
Zhejiang Lions 113, Sichuan Blue Whales 123 :
| Scoring by quarter: 29–33, 30–29, 28–27, 26–34 |||
| Pts: Lin Chih-chieh 27 Rebs: Eli Holman 10 Asts: Jeremy Pargo 10 | Pts: Mike Harris 41 Rebs: Hamed Haddadi 17 Asts: Hamed Haddadi 9 |
| Sichuan wins series 3–0 |||
* Sichuan Provincial Stadium, Chengdu, Sichuan

### (4) Guangdong Southern Tigers vs. (5) Shandong Golden Stars

* February 15 19:35
Guangdong Southern Tigers 95, Shandong Golden Stars 81 :
| Scoring by quarter: 28–22, 22–14, 18–23, 27–22 |||
| Pts: Justin Carter 24 Rebs: Ike Diogu 18 Asts: Justin Carter 7 | Pts: Michael Beasley 32 Rebs: Michael Beasley 17 Asts: Eugene Jeter 3 |
| Guangdong leads series 1–0 |||
* Shandong Arena, Jinan, Shandong
* February 17 19:35
Shandong Golden Stars 111, Guangdong Southern Tigers 130 :
| Scoring by quarter: 21–30, 29–35, 36–38, 25–27 |||
| Pts: Michael Beasley 37 Rebs: Michael Beasley 15 Asts: Eugene Jeter, Sui Ran 4 each | Pts: Ike Diogu 35 Rebs: Ike Diogu 12 Asts: Justin Carter 8 |
| Guangdong leads series 2–0 |||
* Dongguan Basketball Center, Dongguan, Guangdong
* February 19 19:35
Shandong Golden Stars 105, Guangdong Southern Tigers 125 :
| Scoring by quarter: 31–29, 30–35, 19–26, 25–35 |||
| Pts: Michael Beasley 35 Rebs: Michael Beasley 15 Asts: Michael Beasley 6 | Pts: Zhu Fangyu 31 Rebs: Ike Diogu 14 Asts: Justin Carter 4 |
| Guangdong wins series 3–0 |||
* Dongguan Basketball Center, Dongguan, Guangdong

## Semifinals

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

### (1) Liaoning Flying Leopards vs. (4) Guangdong Southern Tigers

* February 26 19:35
Liaoning Flying Leopards 116, Guangdong Southern Tigers 114 (OT) :
| Scoring by quarter: 29–17, 33–31, 22–28, 20–28, Overtime: 12-10 |||
| Pts: Lester Hudson 29 Rebs: Li Xiaoxu 11 Asts: Guo Ailun 7 | Pts: Yi Jianlian 28 Rebs: Ike Diogu 16 Asts: Zhou Peng, Chen Jianghua 4 each |
| Liaoning leads series 1-0 |||
* Dongguan Basketball Center, Dongguan, Guangdong
* February 28 19:35
Guangdong Southern Tigers 88, Liaoning Flying Leopards 103 :
| Scoring by quarter: 22–22, 25–29, 20–30, 21–22 |||
| Pts: Yi Jianlian 23 Rebs: Justin Carter 12 Asts: Zhu Fangyu 5 | Pts: Lester Hudson 31 Rebs: Li Xiaoxu 13 Asts: Lester Hudson 7 |
| Liaoning leads series 2-0 |||
* Benxi Gymnasium, Benxi, Liaoning
* March 2 19:35
Guangdong Southern Tigers 97, Liaoning Flying Leopards 96 :
| Scoring by quarter: 18–13, 27–23, 32–30, 20–30 |||
| Pts: Yi Jianlian 26 Rebs: Yi Jianlian 10 Asts: Justin Carter 5 | Pts: Lester Hudson 34 Rebs: Li Xiaoxu 11 Asts: Yang Ming 4 |
| Liaoning leads series 2-1 |||
* Benxi Gymnasium, Benxi, Liaoning
Tigers player Zhou Peng knocked down a game winning 3-pointer with the Tigers down one point to bring the series back to Dongguan.
* March 4 19:35
Liaoning Flying Leopards 105, Guangdong Southern Tigers 96 :
| Scoring by quarter: 22–26, 26–24, 30–24, 27–22 |||
| Pts: Lester Hudson 30 Rebs: Shavlik Randolph 10 Asts: Lester Hudson 7 | Pts: Yi Jianlian 27 Rebs: Ike Diogu 12 Asts: Justin Carter 4 |
| Liaoning wins series 3-1 |||
* Dongguan Basketball Center, Dongguan, Guangdong

### (2) Xinjiang Flying Tigers Vs. (3) Sichuan Blue Whales

* February 26 19:35
Liaoning Flying Leopards vs. Guangdong Southern Tigers :
* Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, – ||
* Dongguan Basketball Center, Dongguan, Guangdong
* February 28 19:35
Guangdong Southern Tigers vs. Liaoning Flying Leopards :
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* Benxi Gymnasium, Benxi, Liaoning
* March 2 19:35
Guangdong Southern Tigers vs. Liaoning Flying Leopards :
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* Benxi Gymnasium, Benxi, Liaoning
* March 4 19:35
Liaoning Flying Leopards vs. Guangdong Southern Tigers :
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* Dongguan Basketball Center, Dongguan, Guangdong

## Finals
### (1) Liaoning Flying Leopards Vs. (3) Sichuan Blue Whales

* February 26 19:35
Liaoning Flying Leopards vs. Sichuan Blue Whales :
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* Benxi Gymnasium, Benxi, Liaoning
* March 13 19:35
Sichuan Blue Whales vs. Liaoning Flying Leopards :
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* Sichuan Provincial Stadium, Chengdu, Sichuan
* March 16 19:35
Sichuan Blue Whales vs. Liaoning Flying Leopards :
* Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, – ||
* Sichuan Provincial Stadium, Chengdu, Sichuan
* March 20 19:35
Liaoning Flying Leopards vs. Sichuan Blue Whales :
* Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, – ||
* Benxi Gymnasium, Benxi, Liaoning
The series was noted for having a brawl that occurred after the third match of the finals between the Liaoning and Sichuan teams.