2018 CBA Playoffs
Appearance
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.
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 |
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 |
(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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
(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 | ||
Shandong leads series, 1–0 |
March 16
19:35 |
Shandong Golden Stars 111, Jiangsu Dragons 91 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 33–21, 28–25, 19–24, 31–21 | ||
Shandong leads series, 2–0 |
March 18
19:35 |
Shandong Golden Stars 127, Jiangsu Dragons 104 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 25–18, 36–28, 35–33, 31–25 | ||
Shandong win series, 3–0 |
(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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
(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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 | ||
Zhejiang leads series, 1–0 |
March 30
19:35 |
Zhejiang Lions 99, Shandong Golden Stars 107 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 30–26, 14–25, 30–31, 25–25 | ||
series tied, 1–1 |
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 |
April 4
19:35 |
Shandong Golden Stars 119, Zhejiang Lions 116 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 25–28, 40–30, 24–27, 30–31 | ||
series tied, 2–2 |
April 6
19:35 |
Shandong Golden Stars 113, Zhejiang Lions 103 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 26–26, 23–15, 34–28, 30–34 | ||
Shandong leads series, 3–2 |
April 9
19:35 |
Zhejiang Lions 117, Shandong Golden Stars 96 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 30–12, 39–30, 24–30, 24–24 | ||
series tied, 3–3 |
April 11
19:35 |
Zhejiang Lions 105, Shandong Golden Stars 95 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 20–23, 28–23, 29–30, 28–19 | ||
Zhejiang win series, 4–3 |
(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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |