# 2018 CBA Playoffs

The 2018 CBA Playoffs was the postseason tournament of the Chinese Basketball Association's 2017–18 season. It began on 3 March 2018. In this season, the playoffs were expanded from 8 teams to 10 teams.

## 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.
| First round | First round | First round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| | | | 1 | Zhejiang Lions | 3 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Shenzhen Leopards | 2 | 8 | Shenzhen Leopards | 2 | | | | | | |
| 9 | Guangzhou Long-Lions | 0 | | | | 1 | Zhejiang Lions | 4 | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Shandong Golden Stars | 3 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Shandong Golden Stars | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Jiangsu Dragons | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 1 | Zhejiang Lions | 0 |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | Liaoning Flying Leopards | 4 |
| | | | 2 | Liaoning Flying Leopards | 3 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Beijing Ducks | 2 | 7 | Beijing Ducks | 1 | | | | | | |
| 10 | Shanghai Sharks | 1 | | | | 2 | Liaoning Flying Leopards | 4 | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | Guangdong Southern Tigers | 1 | | | |
| | | | 3 | Guangdong Southern Tigers | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Xinjiang Flying Tigers | 1 | | | | | | |

## Pre-elimination Playoffs

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

### (8) Shenzhen Leopards vs. (9) Guangzhou Long-Lions

* March 3 19:35
Shenzhen Leopards 121, Guangzhou Long-Lions 113 :
* Scoring by quarter: 30–30, 35–23, 26–34, 30–26 ||
* Shenzhen leads series, 1–0 ||
* Shenzhen Dayun Arena, Shenzhen, Guangdong
* March 6 19:35
Guangzhou Long-Lions 112, Shenzhen Leopards 116 :
* Scoring by quarter: 28–30, 28–21, 23–30, 33–35 ||
* Shenzhen win series, 2–0 ||
* Tianhe Gymnasium, Guangzhou, Guangdong

### (7) Beijing Ducks vs. (10) Shanghai Sharks

* March 4 19:35
Beijing Ducks 95, Shanghai Sharks 104 :
* Scoring by quarter: 15–14, 21–21, 35–36, 24–33 ||
* Shanghai leads series, 1–0 ||
* Cadillac Arena, Beijing
* March 7 19:35
Shanghai Sharks 95, Beijing Ducks 101 :
* Scoring by quarter: 20–20, 22–29, 27–30, 26–22 ||
* series tied, 1–1 ||
* Pudong Yuanshen Sports Centre, Shanghai
* March 10 19:35
Beijing Ducks 97, Shanghai Sharks 72 :
* Scoring by quarter: 28–24, 23–22, 27–8, 19–18 ||
* Beijing win series, 2–1 ||
* Cadillac Arena, Beijing

## First round
### (1) Zhejiang Lions vs. (8) Shenzhen Leopards

* March 13 20:00
Shenzhen Leopards 119, Zhejiang Lions 122 :
* Scoring by quarter: 27–31, 31–24, 32–28, 29–39 ||
* Zhejiang leads series, 1–0 ||
* Shenzhen Dayun Arena, Shenzhen, Guangdong
* March 16 19:35
Zhejiang Lions 102, Shenzhen Leopards 106 :
* Scoring by quarter: 22–29, 20–32, 27–22, 33–23 ||
* series tied, 1–1 ||
* Hangzhou Gymnasium, Hangzhou, Zhejiang
* March 18 19:35
Zhejiang Lions 101, Shenzhen Leopards 89 :
* Scoring by quarter: 26–13, 15–19, 35–25, 25–32 ||
* Zhejiang leads series, 2–1 ||
* Hangzhou Gymnasium, Hangzhou, Zhejiang
* March 21 19:35
Shenzhen Leopards 100, Zhejiang Lions 95 :
* Scoring by quarter: 30–16, 19–27, 26–30, 25–22 ||
* series tied, 2–2 ||
* Shenzhen Dayun Arena, Shenzhen, Guangdong
* March 23 19:35
Zhejiang Lions 107, Shenzhen Leopards 98 :
* Scoring by quarter: 20–26, 38–11, 32–29, 17–32 ||
* Zhejiang win series, 3–2 ||
* Hangzhou Gymnasium, Hangzhou, Zhejiang

### (4) Shandong Golden Stars vs. (5) Jiangsu Dragons

* March 13 19:35
Jiangsu Dragons 100, Shandong Golden Stars 104 :
| Scoring by quarter: 25–27, 29–30, 23–20, 23–26 |||
| Pts: Marshon Brooks 27 Rebs: Miroslav Raduljica 13 Asts: Marshon Brooks 8 | Pts: Ding Yanyuhang 33 Rebs: Jia Cheng 9 Asts: three players; 2 |
| Shandong leads series, 1–0 |||
* Changzhou Olympic Sports Centre, Changzhou, Jiangsu
* March 16 19:35
Shandong Golden Stars 111, Jiangsu Dragons 91 :
| Scoring by quarter: 33–21, 28–25, 19–24, 31–21 |||
| Pts: Donatas Motiejunas 28 Rebs: Donatas Motiejunas 16 Asts: Ding Yanyuhang 9 | Pts: Marshon Brooks 30 Rebs: Miroslav Raduljica 16 Asts: three players 2 |
| Shandong leads series, 2–0 |||
* Shandong Arena, Jinan, Shandong
* March 18 19:35
Shandong Golden Stars 127, Jiangsu Dragons 104 :
| Scoring by quarter: 25–18, 36–28, 35–33, 31–25 |||
| Pts: Ding Yanyuhang 27 Rebs: Donatas Motiejunas 13 Asts: Ty Lawson 11 | Pts: Wu Quanxi 22 Rebs: Marshon Brooks 8 Asts: Marshon Brooks 7 |
| Shandong win series, 3–0 |||
* Shandong Arena, Jinan, Shandong

### (2) Liaoning Flying Leopards vs. (7) Beijing Ducks

* March 14 19:35
Beijing Ducks 91, Liaoning Flying Leopards 92 :
* Scoring by quarter: 29–22, 24–27, 21–25, 17–18 ||
* Liaoning leads series, 1–0 ||
* Cadillac Arena, Beijing
* March 17 19:35
Liaoning Flying Leopards 87, Beijing Ducks 95 :
* Scoring by quarter: 15–16, 18–25, 27–31, 27–23 ||
* series tied, 1–1 ||
* Benxi Gymnasium, Benxi, Liaoning
* March 19 19:35
Liaoning Flying Leopards 123, Beijing Ducks 119 (2OT) :
* Scoring by quarter: 32–19, 28–18, 24–33, 19–33, Overtime: 7–7, 13–9 ||
* Liaoning leads series, 2–1 ||
* Benxi Gymnasium, Benxi, Liaoning
* March 22 19:35
Beijing Ducks 72, Liaoning Flying Leopards 75 :
* Scoring by quarter: 22–15, 19–18, 18–21, 13–21 ||
* Liaoning win series, 3–1 ||
* Cadillac Arena, Beijing

### (3) Guangdong Southern Tigers vs. (6) Xinjiang Flying Tigers

* March 14 20:00
Xinjiang Flying Tigers 114, Guangdong Southern Tigers 130 :
* Scoring by quarter: 34–43, 22–25, 32–36, 26–26 ||
* Guangdong leads series, 1–0 ||
* Hongshan Arena, Ürümqi, Xinjiang
* March 17 19:35
Guangdong Southern Tigers 123, Xinjiang Flying Tigers 99 :
* Scoring by quarter: 31–23, 29–25, 33–26, 30-25 ||
* Guangdong leads series, 2–0 ||
* Nissan Sports Centre, Dongguan, Guangdong
* March 19 19:35
Guangdong Southern Tigers 92, Xinjiang Flying Tigers 95 :
* Scoring by quarter: 28–28, 23–20, 22–16, 19–31 ||
* Guangdong leads series, 2–1 ||
* Nissan Sports Centre, Dongguan, Guangdong
* March 22 19:35
Xinjiang Flying Tigers 94, Guangdong Southern Tigers 118 :
* Scoring by quarter: 16–35, 30–24, 25–33, 23–26 ||
* Guangdong win series, 3–1 ||
* Hongshan Arena, Ürümqi, Xinjiang

## Semifinals

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

### (1) Zhejiang Lions vs. (4) Shandong Golden Stars

* March 28 19:35
Zhejiang Lions 128, Shandong Golden Stars 118 :
| Scoring by quarter: 31–27, 33–28, 36–29, 28–34 |||
| Pts: Lin Chih-chieh 32 Rebs: Hu Jinqiu 8 Asts: Courtney Fortson 13 | Pts: Ding Yanyuhang 34 Rebs: Donatas Motiejunas 11 Asts: Ty Lawson 9 |
| Zhejiang leads series, 1–0 |||
* Hangzhou Gymnasium, Hangzhou, Zhejiang
* March 30 19:35
Zhejiang Lions 99, Shandong Golden Stars 107 :
| Scoring by quarter: 30–26, 14–25, 30–31, 25–25 |||
| Pts: Courtney Fortson 24 Rebs: Hu Jinqiu 11 Asts: Courtney Fortson 6 | Pts: Ding Yanyuhang 37 Rebs: Ty Lawson 10 Asts: Ty Lawson 8 |
| series tied, 1–1 |||
* Hangzhou Gymnasium, Hangzhou, Zhejiang
* April 2 19:35
Shandong Golden Stars 90, Zhejiang Lions 98 :
| Scoring by quarter: 20–26, 22–33, 25–18, 23–21 |||
| Pts: Ding Yanyuhang 36 Rebs: Donatas Motiejunas 17 Asts: Donatas Motiejunas 5 | Pts: Hu Jinqiu 28 Rebs: Hu Jinqiu 15 Asts: Courtney Fortson 11 |
| Zhejiang leads series, 2–1 |||
* Shandong Arena, Jinan, Shandong
* April 4 19:35
Shandong Golden Stars 119, Zhejiang Lions 116 :
| Scoring by quarter: 25–28, 40–30, 24–27, 30–31 |||
| Pts: Ding Yanyuhang 41 Rebs: Donatas Motiejunas 15 Asts: Ty Lawson 7 | Pts: Hu Jinqiu 33 Rebs: Hu Jinqiu 12 Asts: Courtney Fortson 13 |
| series tied, 2–2 |||
* Shandong Arena, Jinan, Shandong
* April 6 19:35
Shandong Golden Stars 113, Zhejiang Lions 103 :
| Scoring by quarter: 26–26, 23–15, 34–28, 30–34 |||
| Pts: Ding Yanyuhang 27 Rebs: Donatas Motiejunas 13 Asts: Zhang Chunjun 5 | Pts: Ioannis Bourousis 29 Rebs: Ioannis Bourousis 15 Asts: three players; 3 |
| Shandong leads series, 3–2 |||
* Shandong Arena, Jinan, Shandong
* April 9 19:35
Zhejiang Lions 117, Shandong Golden Stars 96 :
| Scoring by quarter: 30–12, 39–30, 24–30, 24–24 |||
| Pts: Courtney Fortson 31 Rebs: Hu Jinqiu 10 Asts: Courtney Fortson 13 | Pts: Ty Lawson 26 Rebs: Donatas Motiejunas 11 Asts: Ty Lawson 8 |
| series tied, 3–3 |||
* Hangzhou Gymnasium, Hangzhou, Zhejiang
* April 11 19:35
Zhejiang Lions 105, Shandong Golden Stars 95 :
| Scoring by quarter: 20–23, 28–23, 29–30, 28–19 |||
| Pts: Courtney Fortson 26 Rebs: Ioannis Bourousis 16 Asts: Courtney Fortson 6 | Pts: Donatas Motiejunas 31 Rebs: Donatas Motiejunas 13 Asts: Ty Lawson 6 |
| Zhejiang win series, 4–3 |||
* Hangzhou Gymnasium, Hangzhou, Zhejiang
In the third quarter of game 6, Shandong star Ding Yanyuhang went down with a knee injury. He did not return or play in game 7, leading to his team's loss.

### (2) Liaoning Flying Leopards vs. (3) Guangdong Southern Tigers

* March 29 19:35
Liaoning Flying Leopards 95, Guangdong Southern Tigers 90 :
* Scoring by quarter: 15–22, 29–28, 21–20, 30–20 ||
* Liaoning leads series, 1–0 ||
* Shenyang Gymnasium, Shenyang, Liaoning
* March 31 19:35
Liaoning Flying Leopards 101, Guangdong Southern Tigers 95 :
* Scoring by quarter: 19–15, 20–29, 36–18, 26–33 ||
* Liaoning leads series, 2–0 ||
* Shenyang Gymnasium, Shenyang, Liaoning
* April 3 19:35
Guangdong Southern Tigers 84, Liaoning Flying Leopards 96 :
* Scoring by quarter: 21–20, 30–22, 14–33, 19–21 ||
* Liaoning leads series, 3–0 ||
* Nissan Sports Centre, Dongguan, Guangdong
* April 5 19:35
Guangdong Southern Tigers 108, Liaoning Flying Leopards 102 :
* Scoring by quarter: 24–9, 29–15, 33–34, 22–44 ||
* Liaoning leads series, 3–1 ||
* Nissan Sports Centre, Dongguan, Guangdong
* April 7 19:35
Guangdong Southern Tigers 97, Liaoning Flying Leopards 111 :
* Scoring by quarter: 29–33, 27–27, 24–20, 17–31 ||
* Liaoning win series, 4–1 ||
* Nissan Sports Centre, Dongguan, Guangdong

## Finals
### (1)Zhejiang Lions vs. (2) Liaoning Flying Leopards

* April 15 19:35
Zhejiang Lions 108, Liaoning Flying Leopards 120 :
* Scoring by quarter: 21–32, 32–22, 26–34, 29–32 ||
* Liaoning leads series, 1–0 ||
* Hangzhou Gymnasium, Hangzhou, Zhejiang
* April 17 19:35
Zhejiang Lions 116, Liaoning Flying Leopards 121 (OT) :
* Scoring by quarter: 34–23, 28–34, 23–22, 22–28, Overtime: 9–14 ||
* Liaoning leads series, 2–0 ||
* Hangzhou Gymnasium, Hangzhou, Zhejiang
* April 20 19:35
Liaoning Flying Leopards 104, Zhejiang Lions 100 :
* Scoring by quarter: 33–16, 30–27, 24–31, 17–26 ||
* Liaoning leads series, 3–0 ||
* Shenyang Gymnasium, Shenyang, Liaoning
* April 22 19:35
Liaoning Flying Leopards 100, Zhejiang Lions 88 :
* Scoring by quarter: 21–23, 29–25, 27–21, 23–19 ||
* Liaoning win series, 4–0 ||
* Shenyang Gymnasium, Shenyang, Liaoning