# 2012 CBA Playoffs

The 2012 CBA Playoffs is the postseason for the Chinese Basketball Association's 2011–12 season. The playoffs started on February 22, 2012, and ended on March 30, 2012. Beijing Ducks defeated Guangdong Southern Tigers to win their first CBA championship. It was broadcast on CCTV-5 and many local channels in China. Eight teams qualified for the playoffs, all seeded 1 to 8 in a tournament bracket, with first and second round in a best-of-five format, and a final in a best-of-seven format.

## Playoff qualifying

| Seed | Team | Wins | Clinched Playoff berth | Fixed seed ranking |
| 1 | Guangdong Southern Tigers | 27 | January 19 | February 5 |
| 2 | Beijing Ducks | 21 | February 5 | February 12 |
| 3 | Shanxi Brave Dragons | 20 | February 10 | February 15$^+$ |
| 4 | Xinjiang Flying Tigers | 19 | February 12 | February 15$^+$ |
| 5 | Dongguan Leopards | 19 | February 8 | February 15$^+$ |
| 6 | Shanghai Sharks | 18 | February 10 | February 15$^+$ |
| 7 | Zhejiang Lions | 18 | February 10 | February 15$^+$ |
| 8 | Fujian Xunxing | 17 | February 10 | February 15$^+$ |
* Note +: February 15 was the last matchday of regular season.

## Bracket

Teams in bold advanced to the next round. The numbers to the left of each team indicate the team's seeding in regular season, and the numbers to the right indicate the number of games the team won in that round. Home court advantage belongs to the team with the better regular season record; teams enjoying the home 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 | Fujian Xunxing | 0 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Fujian Xunxing | 0 | 1 | Guangdong Southern Tigers | 3 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Xinjiang Flying Tigers | 0 | | | |
| 4 | Xinjiang Flying Tigers | 3 | 4 | Xinjiang Flying Tigers | 0 | | | |
| 5 | Dongguan Leopards | 2 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Dongguan Leopards | 2 | | | | 1 | Guangdong Southern Tigers | 1 |
| | | | | | | 2 | Beijing Ducks | 4 |
| 3 | Shanxi Brave Dragons | 3 | | | | | | | 2 | Beijing Ducks | 4 |
| 6 | Shanghai Sharks | 1 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Shanghai Sharks | 1 | 3 | Shanxi Brave Dragons | 2 | | | |
| | | | 2 | Beijing Ducks | 3 | | | |
| 2 | Beijing Ducks | 3 | 2 | Beijing Ducks | 3 | | | |
| 7 | Zhejiang Lions | 0 | | | | | | |

## Match details

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

### Quarterfinals
#### (1) Guangdong Southern Tigers vs. (8) Fujian Xunxing

* FJTV
* February 22 19:30
* Report
| Fujian Xunxing | 97–115 | Guangdong Southern Tigers |
| Scoring by quarter: 25-19, 13-35, 27-28, 32-33 |||
| Pts: Will McDonald 33 Rebs: Will McDonald 6 Asts: Zaid Abbas 9 | | Pts: Wang Shipeng 24 Rebs: James Singleton 12 Asts: Aaron Brooks 8 |
* Zuchang Gymnasium, Jinjiang Referees: Ban Qi Song Xiaojing Hu Ji
* GDTV
* February 24 19:30
* Report
| Guangdong Southern Tigers | 116–104 | Fujian Xunxing |
| Scoring by quarter: 37-22, 22-26, 31-24, 26-32 |||
| Pts: Aaron Brooks 23 Rebs: James Singleton 9 Asts: 5 players 3 | | Pts: Will McDonald 24 Rebs: Will McDonald 17 Asts: Gong Songlin, Xie Yacai 3 |
* Dongguan Arena, Dongguan Referees: Wu Minhua Sun Weibing He Luwei
* GDTV
* February 26 19:30
* Report
| Guangdong Southern Tigers | Fujian Xunxing |
| Scoring by quarter: 39-25, 26-42, 33-24, 39-15 |||
| Pts: Zhou Peng 31 Rebs: James Singleton 14 Asts: Aaron Brooks 7 | Pts: Guo Lei 25 Rebs: Guo Lei, Will McDonald 8 Asts: Gong Songlin 7 |
| Guangdong win series, 3–0. |||
* Dongguan Arena, Dongguan Referees: Yu Bin Yan Yudong Yan Jun

##### Regular-season series

Teams were tied 1–1 in the regular-season series:
* December 21, 2011
* Report
| Fujian Xunxing | 90–85 | Guangdong Southern Tigers |
* Zuchang Gymnasium, Jinjiang
* February 8, 2012
* Report
| Guangdong Southern Tigers | 126–116 | Fujian Xunxing |
* Dongguan Arena, Dongguan
This was the first time Guangdong and Fujian had met in the CBA Playoffs.

#### (2) Beijing Ducks vs. (7) Zhejiang Lions

* HZTV-5
* February 22 19:30
* Report
| Zhejiang Lions | 103–106 | Beijing Ducks |
| Scoring by quarter: 25-29, 23-26, 22-31, 33-20 |||
| Pts: Peter John Ramos 26 Rebs: Peter John Ramos 20 Asts: Wang Zirui, Rodney White 4 | | Pts: Stephon Marbury 32 Rebs: Zhai Xiaochuan 10 Asts: Stephon Marbury 7 |
* Hangzhou Gymnasium, Hangzhou Referees: Wang Mei Yang Xiaoguang Ning Rihui
* BTV-6 CCTV-5
* February 24 19:30
* Report
| Beijing Ducks | 104–87 | Zhejiang Lions |
| Scoring by quarter: 33-28, 27-15, 26-21, 18-23 |||
| Pts: Randolph Morris, Zhu Yanxi 20 Rebs: Zhai Xiaochuan 9 Asts: Stephon Marbury 7 | | Pts: Rodney White 23 Rebs: Rodney White, PJ Ramos 10 Asts: Lin Chih-chieh 4 |
* Shougang Gymnasium, Beijing Referees: Xia Chun He Jingzhou Cui Zhexiong
* BTV-6
* February 26 19:30
* Report
| Beijing Ducks | Zhejiang Lions |
| Scoring by quarter: 24-13, 20-33, 36-20, 25-25 |||
| Pts: Randolph Morris 31 Rebs: Randolph Morris 11 Asts: 3 players 4 | Pts: Rodney White 30 Rebs: Wang Bo 9 Asts: Lin Chih-chieh 4 |
| Beijing win series, 3–0. |||
* Shougang Gymnasium, Beijing Referees: Song Yanping Wang Xiaochun Jiang Tongbiao

##### Regular-season series

Zhejiang Lions won 2–0 in the regular-season series:
* December 28, 2011
* Report
| Beijing Ducks | 112–118 | Zhejiang Lions |
* Shougang Gymnasium, Beijing
* February 15, 2012
* Report
| Zhejiang Lions | 114–94 | Beijing Ducks |
* Hangzhou Gymnasium, Hangzhou
This was the first time Beijing and the Zhejiang Lions had met in the CBA Playoffs.

#### (3) Shanxi Brave Dragons vs. (6) Shanghai Sharks

* G-Sports
* February 22 20:00
* Report
| Shanghai Sharks | 85–90 | Shanxi Brave Dragons |
| Scoring by quarter: 27-25, 17-13, 12-31, 29-21 |||
| Pts: Mike Harris 22 Rebs: Mike Harris 14 Asts: Liu Wei 4 | | Pts: Marcus Williams 37 Rebs: Charles Gaines 19 Asts: Marcus Williams, Ren Junwei 3 |
* Yuanshen Center, Shanghai Referees: Song Yanping Liang Bin Zhang Peng
* SXTV
* February 24 19:30
* Report
| Shanxi Brave Dragons | 99–95 | Shanghai Sharks |
| Scoring by quarter: 22-32, 30-17, 27-24, 20-22 |||
| Pts: Charles Gaines 31 Rebs: Charles Gaines 17 Asts: Lü Xiaoming 4 | | Pts: Marcus Landry 30 Rebs: Zhang Zhaoxu 13 Asts: Liu Wei 4 |
* Binhe Stadium, Taiyuan Referees: Li Ping Duan Zhu Gao Xin
* SXTV
* February 26 19:30
* Report
| Shanxi Brave Dragons | 99–101 | Shanghai Sharks |
| Scoring by quarter: 25-28, 34-17, 24-32, 16-24 |||
| Pts: Duan Jiangpeng 36 Rebs: Charles Gaines 17 Asts: Lü Xiaoming 13 | | Pts: Marcus Landry 24 Rebs: Mike Harris 12 Asts: Tseng Wen-ting 4 |
* Binhe Stadium, Taiyuan Referees: Liang Bin Yang Hongfeng Liu Jianhua
* G-Sports CCTV-5
* February 29 19:30
* Report
| Shanghai Sharks | Shanxi Brave Dragons |
| Scoring by quarter: 28-27, 24-27, 33-31, 29-36 |||
| Pts: Liu Wei 23 Rebs: Zhang Zhaoxu 17 Asts: Liu Wei 4 | Pts: Marcus Williams 35 Rebs: Charles Gaines 22 Asts: Marcus Williams 8 |
| Shanxi win series, 3–1. |||
* Yuanshen Center, Shanghai Referees: Song Yanping Wang Mei Song Xiaojing

##### Regular-season series

Teams were tied 1–1 in the regular-season series:
* December 16, 2011
* Report
| Shanghai Sharks | 92–90 | Shanxi Brave Dragons |
* Yuanshen Center, Shanghai
* February 3, 2012
* Report
| Shanxi Brave Dragons | 119–108 | Shanghai Sharks |
* Binhe Stadium, Taiyuan
This was the first time Shanxi and Shanghai had met in the CBA Playoffs.

#### (4) Xinjiang Flying Tigers vs. (5) Dongguan Leopards

* EuroSoccer CCTV-5
* February 22 19:30
* Report
| Dongguan Leopards | 101–95 | Xinjiang Flying Tigers |
| Scoring by quarter: 29-21, 20-20, 27-24, 25-30 |||
| Pts: Ronald Randolph 30 Rebs: Ronald Randolph 14 Asts: Josh Akognon 9 | | Pts: Ike Diogu, Tim Pickett 19 Rebs: Mengke Bateer 11 Asts: Mengke Bateer 5 |
* Dalang Arena, Dongguan Referees: Yang Maogong Wen Keming Ye Nan
* XJTV
* February 24 20:00
* Report
| Xinjiang Flying Tigers | 93–82 | Dongguan Leopards |
| Scoring by quarter: 23-13, 22-18, 25-25, 23-26 |||
| Pts: Ike Diogu 29 Rebs: Xiralijan Muhtar 13 Asts: Mengke Bateer 5 | | Pts: Josh Akognon 31 Rebs: Sun Tonglin 9 Asts: Zhang Kai 4 |
* Hongshan Arena, Ürümqi Referees: Qiao Longsheng Jiang Zhiyuan Li Chengxin
* XJTV
* February 26 20:00
* Report
| Xinjiang Flying Tigers | 121–115 | Dongguan Leopards |
| Scoring by quarter: 30-26, 34-26, 20-26, 37-37 |||
| Pts: Ike Diogu 42 Rebs: Ike Diogu 12 Asts: Xiralijan Muhtar 5 | | Pts: Josh Akognon 42 Rebs: Ronald Randolph 12 Asts: Josh Akognon, Hung Chih-shan 4 |
* Hongshan Arena, Ürümqi Referees: Yang Maogong Wen Keming Ye Nan
* GDTV
* February 29 19:30
* Report
| Dongguan Leopards | 111–103 | Xinjiang Flying Tigers |
| Scoring by quarter: 20-33, 22-19, 29-32, 40-19 |||
| Pts: Josh Akognon 39 Rebs: Zhang Kai, Li Muhao 7 Asts: Josh Akognon 7 | | Pts: Ike Diogu, Xiralijan Muhtar 29 Rebs: Mengke Bateer 9 Asts: Mengke Bateer 6 |
* Dalang Arena, Dongguan Referees: Ban Qi He Jingzhou Jiang Zhiyuan
* XJTV CCTV-5
* March 2 19:30
* Report
| Xinjiang Flying Tigers | Dongguan Leopards |
| Scoring by quarter: 24-17, 38-26, 23-27, 24-18 |||
| Pts: Tim Pickett 43 Rebs: Tim Pickett 15 Asts: Mengke Bateer 5 | Pts: Josh Akognon 29 Rebs: Ronald Randolph 16 Asts: R. Randolph, He Zhongmian 2 |
| Xinjiang win series, 3–2. |||
* Hongshan Arena, Ürümqi Referees: Wu Minhua Wen Keming Wang Mei

##### Regular-season series

Teams were tied 1–1 in the regular-season series:
* December 25, 2011
* Report
| Dongguan Leopards | 97–90 | Xinjiang Flying Tigers |
* Dalang Arena, Dongguan
* February 12, 2012
* Report
| Xinjiang Flying Tigers | 97–89 | Dongguan Leopards |
* Hongshan Arena, Ürümqi
This was the first time Xinjiang and Dongguan had met in the CBA Playoffs.

### Semifinals
#### (1) Guangdong Southern Tigers vs. (4) Xinjiang Flying Tigers

* XJTV CCTV-5
* March 4 19:30
* Report
| Xinjiang Flying Tigers | 92–95 | Guangdong Southern Tigers |
| Scoring by quarter: 21-23, 24-29, 22-17, 25-26 |||
| Pts: Tim Pickett 24 Rebs: Tim Pickett, Mengke Bateer 10 Asts: Tim Pickett 6 | | Pts: Wang Shipeng 23 Rebs: James Singleton 16 Asts: Aaron Brooks, Wang Shipeng 4 |
* Hongshan Arena, Ürümqi Referees: Foreign Referee Wen Keming Yang Hongfeng
* GDTV
* March 7 20:00
* Report
| Guangdong Southern Tigers | 97–92 | Xinjiang Flying Tigers |
| Scoring by quarter: 22-24, 22-18, 27-26, 26-24 |||
| Pts: Zhu Fangyu 25 Rebs: James Singleton 9 Asts: 3 players 4 | | Pts: Tim Pickett 17 Rebs: Ike Diogu 9 Asts: Tim Pickett 4 |
* Dongguan Arena, Dongguan Referees: Foreign Referee Foreign Referee Song Xiaojing
* GDTV CCTV-5
* March 9 19:30
* Report
| Guangdong Southern Tigers | Xinjiang Flying Tigers |
| Scoring by quarter: 26-15, 38-31, 24-25, 32-31 |||
| Pts: James Singleton 21 Rebs: James Singleton 16 Asts: Aaron Brooks 7 | Pts: Xu Guochong 23 Rebs: Ike Diogu 10 Asts: Tim Pickett 3 |
| Guangdong win series, 3–0. |||
* Dongguan Arena, Dongguan Referees: Yu Bin Foreign Referee Zhang Peng

##### Regular-season series

Guangdong won 2–0 in the regular-season series:
* December 23, 2011
* Report
| Guangdong Southern Tigers | 109–92 | Xinjiang Flying Tigers |
* Dongguan Arena, Dongguan
* February 10, 2012
* Report
| Xinjiang Flying Tigers | 106–110 (OT) | Guangdong Southern Tigers |
* Hongshan Arena, Ürümqi
Last Playoffs meeting: 2011 CBA Finals (Guangdong won 4–2).

#### (2) Beijing Ducks vs. (3) Shanxi Brave Dragons

* SXTV
* March 4 19:30
* Report
| Shanxi Brave Dragons | 122–119 | Beijing Ducks |
| Scoring by quarter: 32-22, 23-31, 34-33, 33-33 |||
| Pts: Marcus Williams 40 Rebs: Charles Gaines 18 Asts: Marcus Williams, Lü Xiaoming 4 | | Pts: Stephon Marbury 42 Rebs: Randolph Morris 9 Asts: Lee Hsueh-lin 5 |
* Binhe Stadium, Taiyuan Referees: Yang Maogong Foreign Referee Qiao Longsheng
* BTV-6 CCTV-5
* March 7 20:00
* Report
| Beijing Ducks | 132–123 | Shanxi Brave Dragons |
| Scoring by quarter: 40-30, 24-19, 43-35, 25-39 |||
| Pts: Stephon Marbury 52 Rebs: Randolph Morris 10 Asts: Stephon Marbury 10 | | Pts: Marcus Williams 45 Rebs: Charles Gaines 16 Asts: Lü Xiaoming 4 |
* Shougang Gymnasium, Beijing Referees: Song Yanping Foreign Referee Jiang Zhiyuan
* BTV-6
* March 9 19:30
* Report
| Beijing Ducks | 128–115 | Shanxi Brave Dragons |
| Scoring by quarter: 35-20, 26-35, 29-33, 38-27 |||
| Pts: Stephon Marbury 53 Rebs: Lee Hsueh-lin 10 Asts: Lee Hsueh-lin 5 | | Pts: Charles Gaines 34 Rebs: Charles Gaines 23 Asts: Marcus Williams 3 |
* Shougang Gymnasium, Beijing Referees: Foreign Referee Ban Qi Liang Bin
* SXTV CCTV-5
* March 11 19:30
* Report
| Shanxi Brave Dragons | 102–100 | Beijing Ducks |
| Scoring by quarter: 28-26, 26-22, 30-32, 18-20 |||
| Pts: Marcus Williams 34 Rebs: Charles Gaines 16 Asts: Lü Xiaoming 9 | | Pts: Randolph Morris 36 Rebs: Randolph Morris 13 Asts: Randolph Morris 4 |
* Binhe Stadium, Taiyuan Referees: Foreign Referee Wu Minhua Foreign Referee
* BTV-6 CCTV-5
* March 18 19:30
* Report
| Beijing Ducks | Shanxi Brave Dragons |
| Scoring by quarter: 29-13, 26-25, 29-27, 26-33 |||
| Pts: Stephon Marbury 30 Rebs: Ji Zhe, Randolph Morris 10 Asts: Stephon Marbury 8 | Pts: Charles Gaines 30 Rebs: Charles Gaines 14 Asts: Marcus Williams 5 |
| Beijing win series, 3–2. |||
* Shougang Gymnasium, Beijing Referees: Foreign Referee Foreign Referee Qiao Longsheng

##### Regular-season series

Teams were tied 1–1 in the regular-season series:
* December 4, 2011
* Report
| Beijing Ducks | 121–97 | Shanxi Brave Dragons |
* Shougang Gymnasium, Beijing
* January 13, 2012
* Report
| Shanxi Brave Dragons | 114–111 | Beijing Ducks |
* Binhe Stadium, Taiyuan
This was the first time Beijing and Shanxi had met in the CBA Playoffs.

### CBA Finals: (1) Guangdong Southern Tigers vs. (2) Beijing Ducks

* BTV-6 CCTV-5
* March 21 20:00
* Report
| Beijing Ducks | 108–101 | Guangdong Southern Tigers |
| Scoring by quarter: 37-22, 18-25, 33-24, 20-30 |||
| Pts: Stephon Marbury 36 Rebs: Lee Hsueh-lin, Ji Zhe 7 Asts: Stephon Marbury 5 | | Pts: Aaron Brooks 36 Rebs: James Singleton 16 Asts: 3 players 3 |
* MasterCard Center, Beijing Referees: Foreign Referee Wang Mei Foreign Referee
* GDTV CCTV-5
* March 23 19:45
* Report
| Guangdong Southern Tigers | 106–109 | Beijing Ducks |
| Scoring by quarter: 32-25, 24-25, 31-27, 19-32 |||
| Pts: Aaron Brooks 25 Rebs: James Singleton 15 Asts: Chen Jianghua 5 | | Pts: Randolph Morris 33 Rebs: Randolph Morris 12 Asts: Stephon Marbury 9 |
* Dongguan Arena, Dongguan Referees: Foreign Referee Xia Chun Foreign Referee
* GDTV CCTV-5
* March 25 19:45
* Report
| Guangdong Southern Tigers | 111–93 | Beijing Ducks |
| Scoring by quarter: 29-21, 20-25, 31-24, 31-23 |||
| Pts: Aaron Brooks 30 Rebs: James Singleton 19 Asts: Aaron Brooks 5 | | Pts: Stephon Marbury 39 Rebs: Randolph Morris 14 Asts: Stephon Marbury 3 |
* Dongguan Arena, Dongguan Referees: Song Yanping Foreign Referee Foreign Referee
* BTV-6 CCTV-5
* March 28 19:45
* Report
| Beijing Ducks | 107–98 | Guangdong Southern Tigers |
| Scoring by quarter: 26-28, 22-16, 28-26, 31-28 |||
| Pts: Randolph Morris 32 Rebs: Randolph Morris 12 Asts: Stephon Marbury 7 | | Pts: Aaron Brooks 28 Rebs: James Singleton 11 Asts: Aaron Brooks 6 |
* MasterCard Center, Beijing Referees: Foreign Referee Wen Keming Foreign Referee
* BTV-6 CCTV-5
* March 30 19:45
* Report
| Beijing Ducks | Guangdong Southern Tigers |
| Scoring by quarter: 25-36, 37-21, 32-36, 29-28 |||
| Pts: Stephon Marbury 41 Rebs: Randolph Morris, Ji Zhe 8 Asts: Stephon Marbury 7 | Pts: Aaron Brooks 33 Rebs: Dong Hanlin 10 Asts: Aaron Brooks 5 |
| Beijing win CBA Finals, 4–1. |||
* MasterCard Center, Beijing Referees: Foreign Referee Yang Maogong Foreign Referee

#### Regular-season series

Teams were tied 1–1 in the regular-season series:
* November 25, 2011
* Report
| Guangdong Southern Tigers | 92–104 | Beijing Ducks |
* Dongguan Arena, Dongguan
* January 4, 2012
* Report
| Beijing Ducks | 99–112 | Guangdong Southern Tigers |
* Shougang Gymnasium, Beijing
Last Playoffs meeting: 2003 CBA Semifinals (Guangdong won 3–0).