2004–05 Chinese Basketball Association season

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The 2004–05 CBA season is the tenth CBA season.[1]

The season ran from November 14, 2004 to April 14, 2005. Beijing Olympians was disqualified for this season.

Promotion and relegation were both abolished since the end of the previous season. The Second Division was renamed

Henan Dragons joined the league in this season.[2]

For this season, the league was divided into a North Division (北区) and a South Division (南区), and a new playoff system was also introduced. The regular season consisted of 266 matches, with each team playing 38 matches (four against each of six other teams within its division and two against each of seven teams in the other division).

The all-star game was played on March 6, 2005 in

China. Korea won the first game 85-82; China won the second game 93-77.[3]

Regular season standings

[1][2]

# 2004–05 CBA season
North Division South Division
Team W L PCT GB Team W L PCT GB
1
Liaoning Hunters
29 9 .763 Jiangsu Dragons 35 3 .921
2 Beijing Ducks 22 16 .579 7 Guangdong Southern Tigers 30 8 .789 5
3 Xinjiang Flying Tigers 20 18 .526 9 Bayi Rockets 24 14 .632 11
4 Jilin Northeast Tigers 19 19 .500 10
Yunnan Bulls
22 16 .579 13
5
Shaanxi Kylins
12 26 .316 17 Shanghai Sharks 12 26 .316 23
6
Shandong Lions
11 27 .289 18
Zhejiang Cyclones
11 27 .289 24
7
Henan Dragons
11 27 .289 18
Fujian Xunxing
8 30 .211 27
Key to colors
     Top 4 teams of each division advance to the
Playoffs

Divisional Championships

In the Divisional Championships (分区冠军赛), top 4 teams played with others from the same division in a knock-out bracket.

Winners became the Divisional Champions. No teams were eliminated, the result of the Divisional Championships were used to re-seed teams in the Playoffs.[1][2]

As it turned out, the only change of seeding was that Jiangsu and Guangdong switched places (S1 and S2).

Playoffs

In the Final series, Guangdong Southern Tigers defeated Jiangsu Dragons (3-2). Bayi failed to make the finals for the first time ever.[1][2]

Teams in bold advanced to the next round. The numbers to the left of each team indicate the team's seeding in Divisional Championships, 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 3
Semifinals
Best of 5
Finals
Best of 5
         
S1 Guangdong Southern Tigers 2
N4 Jilin Northeast Tigers 0
S1 Guangdong Southern Tigers 3
S3 Bayi Rockets 0
N2 Beijing Ducks 1
S3 Bayi Rockets 2
S1 Guangdong Southern Tigers 3
S2 Jiangsu Dragons 2
N1
Liaoning Hunters
1
S4
Yunnan Bulls
2
S4
Yunnan Bulls
0
S2 Jiangsu Dragons 3
S2 Jiangsu Dragons 2
N3 Xinjiang Flying Tigers 0

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "2004-2005赛季CBA大事记:巴特尔重返CBA". 网易体育. Archived from the original on 6 September 2011. Retrieved 4 December 2011.
  2. ^ a b c d [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
  3. ^ "People's Daily Online -- China's CBA All-Stars thrash KBL 93-77".