The 2013–14 CBA season is the 19th CBA season.

Sichuan Blue Whales The Sichuan Jinqiang Blue Whales (sometimes spelled Whale) (四川金强蓝鲸), also known as Sichuan Jinqiang or Sichuan Jinrong Industry, are a professional basketball team based in Wenjiang District, Chengdu, Sichuan, China, which plays in t ...

were promoted to the CBA, becoming the 18th team of the league. The regular season began on Friday, November 8, 2013 with the

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hosting the

. The 2014 CBA All-Star Game was played on January 19, 2014, at the

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. The regular season ended on Sunday, February 16, 2014.

Foreign players policy

All teams except

Bayi Rockets The Bayi Rockets ( zh, c=八一双鹿电池火箭 , p=Bāyī Shuānglù Diànchí Huǒjiàn) were a professional basketball team based in Nanchang, Jiangxi, China, which played in the South Division of the Chinese Basketball Association. The Roc ...

can have two foreign players, while the bottom 5 teams of last season and

have an extra right to sign an Asian player. However,

Shanghai Sharks The Shanghai Sharks ( zh, s=上海久事大鲨鱼, t=上海久事大鯊魚, p=Shànghǎi Jǐushì Dàshāyú) are a Chinese Basketball Association team based in Shanghai. The Sharks, who share their colors with the New York Knicks, are best know ...

waived their rights to sign the extra Asian player. The rule of using players in each game is described in this chart: + Including players from Hong Kong and Chinese Taipei. ++ If teams waive their rights to sign the extra Asian player, they may use foreign players for 7 quarters collectively. +++ Only 1 allowed in the 4th quarter.

Foreign players

Regular Season Standings

Playoffs

The playoffs of the 2013–14 CBA season started on February 18, 2014. The playoff brackets are shown below:

Finals

The finals of 2013–14 CBA season started on March 19, 2014.

Beijing Ducks The Beijing Shougang Ducks (''simplified Chinese'': 北京首钢霹雳鸭俱乐部篮球队), also known as Beijing Shougang or Beijing Ducks, are a professional basketball team based in Beijing, China, which plays in the North Division of th ...

and

Xinjiang Flying Tigers The Xinjiang Flying Tigers () is a professional basketball team based in Ürümqi, Xinjiang, China. The team plays its home games at the Urumqi Olympic Sports Center, which has a capacity for 12,000 spectators. The club joined the Chinese Bas ...

competed for the champions in a 2-3-2 format of homes. Because

ranked higher in the regular season, they hosted

in the first two games. Beijing won the first two away games. The next three games were played in

with the Flying Tigers taking two out of the three to make the series 3-2 in favor of the Ducks. In the sixth game at Urumqi, Beijing defeated Xinjiang with a score of 98-88 and secured their second CBA Championship. The scores of the six games are as follows:

Statistical leaders

Individual statistical leaders

Awards

Players of the week

The following players were named the Domestic and Foreign Players of the Week.

References

External links

CBA Official Website

on Basketball-Reference.com {{DEFAULTSORT:2013-14 Cba Season

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