# 2014–15 Chinese Basketball Association season

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

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 |
| Chinese players+ | No Limit | No Limit |
| Asian players++ | No Limit | 5 quarters collectively+++ |
| International players | 6 quarters collectively+++ | 5 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 | 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

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

| # | 2014–15 CBA season | 2014–15 CBA season | 2014–15 CBA season | 2014–15 CBA season | 2014–15 CBA season | 2014–15 CBA season |
| # | 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 | BJ 4-2 JL 3-3 SX 3-3 (JL 253-214 SX) ZJ 2-4 |
| 6 | Shanxi Brave Dragons | 27 | 11 | .711 | 65 | BJ 4-2 JL 3-3 SX 3-3 (JL 253-214 SX) ZJ 2-4 |
| 7 | Zhejiang Guangsha Lions | 27 | 11 | .711 | 65 | BJ 4-2 JL 3-3 SX 3-3 (JL 253-214 SX) ZJ 2-4 |
| 8 | Dongguan Leopards | 25 | 13 | .658 | 63 | DG 2-0 XJ |
| 9 | Xinjiang Flying Tigers | 25 | 13 | .658 | 63 | DG 2-0 XJ |
| 10 | Foshan Long-Lions | 18 | 20 | .474 | 56 | FS 2-0 SD |
| 11 | Shandong Golden Stars | 18 | 20 | .474 | 56 | FS 2-0 SD |
| 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 | JS 1-1(222-221) ZJ |
| 16 | Fujian Sturgeons | 10 | 28 | .263 | 48 | FJ 1-1(249-247) JS |
| 17 | Jiangsu Tongxi Monkey Kings | 10 | 28 | .263 | 48 | FJ 1-1(249-247) JS |
| 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

## Playoffs

The 2015 CBA Playoffs began on Friday, February 6, 2015. The season champion is Beijing Ducks who succeeded in defending their title.

### Bracket

| 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

## Statistics leaders
### Individual statistic leaders

| Category | Player | Team | Statistics |
| 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

| Category | Team | Statistics |
| 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

| Award | Player | Team |
| Domestic Most Valuable Player | Yi Jianlian | Guangdong Southern Tigers |
| Foreign Most Valuable Player | Lester Hudson | Liaoning Flying Leopards |
| Finals MVP | Stephon Marbury | Beijing Ducks |