# 2019 CBA Playoffs

The 2019 CBA Playoffs was the postseason tournament of the Chinese Basketball Association's 2018–19 season. It began on 16 March 2019. In this season, the playoffs was expanded from 10 teams to 12 teams.

## Bracket

| First round Best-of-three | First round Best-of-three | First round Best-of-three | Quarterfinals Best-of-five | Quarterfinals Best-of-five | Quarterfinals Best-of-five | Semifinals Best-of-seven | Semifinals Best-of-seven | Semifinals Best-of-seven | Finals Best-of-seven | Finals Best-of-seven | Finals Best-of-seven |
| | | | 1 | Guangdong Southern Tigers | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | 9 | Jiangsu Dragons | 0 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Shandong Golden Stars | 0 | 9 | Jiangsu Dragons | 0 | | | | | | |
| 9 | Jiangsu Dragons | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Jiangsu Dragons | 2 | | | | 1 | Guangdong Southern Tigers | 4 | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Shenzhen Leopards | 0 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Shenzhen Leopards | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Beijing Ducks | 2 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Beijing Ducks | 2 | 5 | Beijing Ducks | 2 | | | | | | |
| 12 | Shanghai Sharks | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Shanghai Sharks | 0 | | | | | | | 1 | Guangdong Southern Tigers | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | 3 | Xinjiang Flying Tigers | 0 |
| | | | 3 | Xinjiang Flying Tigers | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Zhejiang Lions | 1 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Zhejiang Lions | 2 | 6 | Zhejiang Lions | 1 | | | | | | |
| 11 | Zhejiang Golden Bulls | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Zhejiang Golden Bulls | 1 | | | | 3 | Xinjiang Flying Tigers | 4 | | | |
| | | | | | | 2 | Liaoning Flying Leopards | 1 | | | |
| | | | 2 | Liaoning Flying Leopards | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | Fujian Sturgeons | 0 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Fujian Sturgeons | 2 | 7 | Fujian Sturgeons | 0 | | | | | | |
| 10 | Jilin Northeast Tigers | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
* Bold Series winner
* Italics Team with home-court advantage

## First round

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

### (5) Beijing Ducks vs. (12) Shanghai Sharks

* 16 March 2019 19:35
* Boxscore
| Beijing Ducks | 110–97 | Shanghai Sharks |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–21, 33–24, 29–32, 27–20 |||
| Beijing leads series, 1–0 |||
* Cadillac Arena, Beijing
* 19 March 2019 19:35
* Boxscore
| Shanghai Sharks | 103–117 | Beijing Ducks |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–26, 29–33, 22–33, 34–25 |||
| Beijing wins series, 2–0 |||
* Pudong Yuanshen Gymnasium, Shanghai

### (6) Zhejiang Lions vs. (11) Zhejiang Golden Bulls

* 16 March 2019 19:35
* Boxscore
| Zhejiang Lions | 117–125 | Zhejiang Golden Bulls |
| Scoring by quarter: 28–28, 25–27, 38–38, 26–32 |||
| Zhejiang Golden Bulls leads series, 1–0 |||
* Zhuji Sports Centre Gymnasium, Zhuji, Zhejiang
* 19 March 2019 19:35
* Boxscore
| Zhejiang Golden Bulls | 110–113 | Zhejiang Lions |
| Scoring by quarter: 30–34, 22–27, 31–25, 27–27 |||
| Series tied, 1–1 |||
* Binjiang Gymnasium, Hangzhou, Zhejiang
* 22 March 2019 19:35
* Boxscore
| Zhejiang Lions | 103–90 | Zhejiang Golden Bulls |
| Scoring by quarter: 25–22, 19–22, 33–21, 26–25 |||
| Zhejiang Lions wins series, 2–1 |||
* Zhuji Sports Centre Gymnasium, Zhuji, Zhejiang

### (7) Fujian Sturgeons vs. (10) Jilin Northeast Tigers

* 17 March 2019 19:35
* Boxscore
| Fujian Sturgeons | 111–105 | Jilin Northeast Tigers |
| Scoring by quarter: 30–24, 34–22, 28–37, 19–22 |||
| Fujian leads series, 1–0 |||
* Zuchang Gymnasium, Jinjiang, Fujian
* 20 March 2019 19:35
* Boxscore
| Jilin Northeast Tigers | 95–110 | Fujian Sturgeons |
| Scoring by quarter: 26–31, 26–34, 31–21, 12–24 |||
| Fujian wins series, 2–0 |||
* Changchun Gymnasium, Changchun, Jilin

### (8) Shandong Golden Stars vs. (9) Jiangsu Dragons

* 17 March 2019 19:35
* Boxscore
| Shandong Golden Stars | 101–103 | Jiangsu Dragons |
| Scoring by quarter: 27–19, 32–25, 26–32, 16–27 |||
| Jiangsu leads series, 1–0 |||
* Shandong Arena, Jinan, Shandong
* 20 March 2019 19:35
* Boxscore
| Jiangsu Dragons | 113–105 | Shandong Golden Stars |
| Scoring by quarter: 26–28, 36–21, 20–30, 31–26 |||
| Jiangsu wins series, 2–0 |||
* Suzhou Sports Center Gymnasium, Suzhou, Jiangsu

## Quarterfinals
### (1) Guangdong Southern Tigers vs. (9) Jiangsu Dragons

* 25 March 2019 19:35
* Boxscore
| Guangdong Southern Tigers | 137–108 | Jiangsu Dragons |
| Scoring by quarter: 31–20, 36–30, 41–29, 29–29 |||
| Guangdong leads series, 1–0 |||
* Dongfeng Nissan Cultural and Sports Centre, Dongguan, Guangdong
* 27 March 2019 19:35
* Boxscore
| Guangdong Southern Tigers | 141–99 | Jiangsu Dragons |
| Scoring by quarter: 35–20, 39–21, 46–21, 21–37 |||
| Guangdong leads series, 2–0 |||
* Dongfeng Nissan Cultural and Sports Centre, Dongguan, Guangdong
* 30 March 2019 19:35
* Boxscore
| Jiangsu Dragons | 108–135 | Guangdong Southern Tigers |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–30, 23–36, 35–32, 33–37 |||
| Guangdong wins series, 3–0 |||
* Suzhou Sports Center Gymnasium, Suzhou, Jiangsu

### (2) Liaoning Flying Leopards vs. (7) Fujian Sturgeons

* 26 March 2019 19:35
* Boxscore
| Liaoning Flying Leopards | 124–118 (OT) | Fujian Sturgeons |
| Scoring by quarter: 28–19, 26–23, 23–32, 26–29, Overtime: 12–12, 9–3 |||
| Liaoning leads series, 1–0 |||
* Shenyang Gymnasium, Shenyang, Liaoning
* 28 March 2019 19:35
* Boxscore
| Liaoning Flying Leopards | 115–95 | Fujian Sturgeons |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–26, 29–21, 37–22, 25–26 |||
| Liaoning leads series, 2–0 |||
* Shenyang Gymnasium, Shenyang, Liaoning
* 31 March 2019 19:35
* Boxscore
| Fujian Sturgeons | 102–106 | Liaoning Flying Leopards |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–18, 27–36, 35–32, 19–20 |||
| Liaoning wins series, 3–0 |||
* Zuchang Gymnasium, Jinjiang, Fujian

### (3) Xinjiang Flying Tigers vs. (6) Zhejiang Lions

* 26 March 2019 19:35
* Boxscore
| Xinjiang Flying Tigers | 134–100 | Zhejiang Lions |
| Scoring by quarter: 27–21, 36–29, 26–25, 45–25 |||
| Xinjiang leads series, 1–0 |||
* Hongshan Arena, Ürümqi, Xinjiang
* 28 March 2019 19:35
* Boxscore
| Xinjiang Flying Tigers | 139–125 | Zhejiang Lions |
| Scoring by quarter: 39–35, 34–27, 33–38, 33–25 |||
| Xinjiang leads series, 2–0 |||
* Hongshan Arena, Ürümqi, Xinjiang
* 31 March 2019 19:35
* Boxscore
| Zhejiang Lions | 120–112 | Xinjiang Flying Tigers |
| Scoring by quarter: 29–29, 25–32, 38–25, 28–26 |||
| Xinjiang leads series, 2–1 |||
* Zhuji Sports Centre Gymnasium, Zhuji, Zhejiang
* 2 April 2019 19:35
* Boxscore
| Zhejiang Lions | 95–111 | Xinjiang Flying Tigers |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–30, 31–27, 17–34, 30–20 |||
| Xinjiang wins series, 3–1 |||
* Zhuji Sports Centre Gymnasium, Zhuji, Zhejiang

### (4) Shenzhen Leopards vs. (5) Beijing Ducks

* 25 March 2019 19:35
* Boxscore
| Shenzhen Leopards | 96–106 | Beijing Ducks |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–32, 33–18, 23–25, 20–31 |||
| Beijing leads series, 1–0 |||
* Shenzhen Universiade Sports Centre, Shenzhen, Guangdong
* 27 March 2019 19:35
* Boxscore
| Shenzhen Leopards | 88–104 | Beijing Ducks |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–24, 27–29, 22–24, 17–27 |||
| Beijing leads series, 2–0 |||
* Shenzhen Universiade Sports Centre, Shenzhen, Guangdong
* 30 March 2019 19:35
* Boxscore
| Beijing Ducks | 110–116 (OT) | Shenzhen Leopards |
| Scoring by quarter: 29–23, 27–32, 22–27, 24–20, Overtime: 8–14 |||
| Beijing leads series, 2–1 |||
* Cadillac Arena, Beijing
* 1 April 2019 19:35
* Boxscore
| Beijing Ducks | 83–94 | Shenzhen Leopards |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–19, 21–19, 25–29, 23–27 |||
| Series tied, 2–2 |||
* Cadillac Arena, Beijing
* 4 April 2019 19:35
* Boxscore
| Shenzhen Leopards | 118–107 | Beijing Ducks |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–18, 26–40, 38–23, 30–26 |||
| Shenzhen wins series, 3–2 |||
* Shenzhen Universiade Sports Centre, Shenzhen, Guangdong

## Semifinals
### (1) Guangdong Southern Tigers vs. (4) Shenzhen Leopards

* 8 April 2019 19:35
* Boxscore
| Guangdong Southern Tigers | 141–118 | Shenzhen Leopards |
| Scoring by quarter: 45–23, 32–28, 34–29, 30–38 |||
| Guangdong leads series, 1–0 |||
* Dongfeng Nissan Cultural and Sports Centre, Dongguan, Guangdong
* 10 April 2019 19:35
* Boxscore
| Guangdong Southern Tigers | 119–112 | Shenzhen Leopards |
| Scoring by quarter: 31–19, 30–29, 40–35, 18–29 |||
| Guangdong leads series, 2–0 |||
* Dongfeng Nissan Cultural and Sports Centre, Dongguan, Guangdong
* 13 April 2019 19:35
* Boxscore
| Shenzhen Leopards | 106–111 | Guangdong Southern Tigers |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–34, 25–25, 30–30, 28–22 |||
| Guangdong leads series, 3–0 |||
* Shenzhen Universiade Sports Centre, Shenzhen, Guangdong
* 15 April 2019 19:35
* Boxscore
| Shenzhen Leopards | 117–135 | Guangdong Southern Tigers |
| Scoring by quarter: 27–30, 30–35, 29–43, 31–27 |||
| Guangdong wins series, 4–0 |||
* Shenzhen Universiade Sports Centre, Shenzhen, Guangdong

### (2) Liaoning Flying Leopards vs. (3) Xinjiang Flying Tigers

* 9 April 2019 19:35
* Boxscore
| Liaoning Flying Leopards | 95–97 | Xinjiang Flying Tigers |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–22, 21–29, 26–25, 27–21 |||
| Xinjiang leads series, 1–0 |||
* Shenyang Gymnasium, Shenyang, Liaoning
* 11 April 2019 19:35
* Boxscore
| Liaoning Flying Leopards | 100–109 | Xinjiang Flying Tigers |
| Scoring by quarter: 27–23, 27–25, 28–36, 18–25 |||
| Xinjiang leads series, 2–0 |||
* Shenyang Gymnasium, Shenyang, Liaoning
* 14 April 2019 19:35
* Boxscore
| Xinjiang Flying Tigers | 100–109 | Liaoning Flying Leopards |
| Scoring by quarter: 27–25, 28–21, 27–36, 18–27 |||
| Xinjiang leads series, 2–1 |||
* Hongshan Arena, Ürümqi, Xinjiang
* 16 April 2019 19:35
* Boxscore
| Xinjiang Flying Tigers | 107–81 | Liaoning Flying Leopards |
| Scoring by quarter: 28–20, 22–17, 27–22, 30–22 |||
| Xinjiang leads series, 3–1 |||
* Hongshan Arena, Ürümqi, Xinjiang
* 18 April 2019 19:35
* Boxscore
| Xinjiang Flying Tigers | 99–62 | Liaoning Flying Leopards |
| Scoring by quarter: 26–19, 20–15, 27–9, 26–19 |||
| Xinjiang wins series, 4–1 |||
* Hongshan Arena, Ürümqi, Xinjiang

## Finals
### (1) Guangdong Southern Tigers vs. (3) Xinjiang Flying Tigers

* 26 April 2019 19:35
* Boxscore
| Guangdong Southern Tigers | 142–123 | Xinjiang Flying Tigers |
| Scoring by quarter: 42–33, 33–28, 35–26, 32–36 |||
| Guangdong leads series, 1–0 |||
* Dongfeng Nissan Cultural and Sports Centre, Dongguan, Guangdong
* 28 April 2019 19:35
* Boxscore
| Guangdong Southern Tigers | 116–97 | Xinjiang Flying Tigers |
| Scoring by quarter: 32–30, 34–21, 19–20, 31–26 |||
| Guangdong leads series, 2–0 |||
* Dongfeng Nissan Cultural and Sports Centre, Dongguan, Guangdong
* 1 May 2019 19:35
* Boxscore
| Xinjiang Flying Tigers | 118–128 | Guangdong Southern Tigers |
| Scoring by quarter: 32–31, 35–29, 23–33, 28–35 |||
| Guangdong leads series, 3–0 |||
* Hongshan Arena, Ürümqi, Xinjiang
* 3 May 2019 19:35
* Boxscore
| Xinjiang Flying Tigers | 98–103 | Guangdong Southern Tigers |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–23, 22–21, 36–30, 21–29 |||
| Guangdong wins series, 4–0 |||
* Hongshan Arena, Ürümqi, Xinjiang