2003–04 Chinese Basketball Association season
The 2003–04 CBA season is the ninth CBA season.[1]
| 2003–04 CBA season | |
|---|---|
| League | Chinese Basketball Association |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Duration | November 16, 2003 – March 3, 2004 |
| TV partner(s) | CCTV-5 and local channels |
| Regular Season | |
| Season champions | Guangdong Southern Tigers |
| Season MVP |  Tang Zhengdong |
| Playoffs | |
| Finals | |
| Champions | Guangdong Southern Tigers |
| Runners-up | Bayi Rockets |
| Finals MVP | Du Feng |
The season ran from November 16, 2003 to March 3, 2004. No teams were promoted from the Second Division, while two teams were set to be relegated. However, relegations were abolished after all Relegation Round matches have been played.[2]
Regular Season Standings
| # | 2003–04 CBA season | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Tiebreaker | |
| 1 | Guangdong Southern Tigers | 19 | 3 | .864 | - | 11–0 | 8–3 | |
| 2 | Jiangsu Dragons | 15 | 7 | .682 | 4 | 11–0 | 4–7 | |
| 3 | Bayi Rockets | 14 | 8 | .636 | 5 | 8–3 | 6–5 | |
| 4 | Jilin Northeast Tigers | 13 | 9 | .591 | 6 | 8–3 | 5–6 | |
| 5 | Xinjiang Flying Tigers | 12 | 10 | .545 | 7 | 9–2 | 3–8 | |
| 6 | Shandong Lions | 10 | 12 | .455 | 9 | 8–3 | 2–9 | SD 2-0 BO |
| 7 | Beijing Olympians | 10 | 12 | .455 | 9 | 5–6 | 5–6 | |
| 8 | Shaanxi Kylins | 9 | 13 | .409 | 10 | 6–5 | 3–8 | SX 1-1(190-190) LN Shaanxi has advantage on Goal Average |
| 9 | Liaoning Hunters | 9 | 13 | .409 | 10 | 5–6 | 4–7 | |
| 10 | Shanghai Sharks | 8 | 14 | .364 | 11 | 4–7 | 4–7 | |
| 11 | Beijing Ducks | 7 | 15 | .318 | 12 | 5–6 | 2–9 | |
| 12 | Zhejiang Cyclones | 6 | 16 | .273 | 10 | 4–7 | 2–9 | |
| Top 8 teams advance to the Playoffs | |
| Bottom 4 teams advance to the Relegation Round |
Playoffs
The top 8 teams in the regular season advanced to the playoffs. The quarterfinals and semifinals once again used best-of-three series to determine the advancing team.
In the Final series, Guangdong Southern Tigers defeated Bayi Rockets (3-1).[1][2]
Teams in bold advanced to the next round. The numbers to the left of each team indicate the team's seeding in regular season, 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 3 | Finals Best of 5 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Guangdong Southern Tigers | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Shaanxi Kylins | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Guangdong Southern Tigers | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Jilin Northeast Tigers | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Jilin Northeast Tigers | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Xinjiang Flying Tigers | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Guangdong Southern Tigers | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Bayi Rockets | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Jiangsu Dragons | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Beijing Olympians | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Jiangsu Dragons | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Bayi Rockets | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Bayi Rockets | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Shandong Lions | 0 | ||||||||||||
Relegations
The bottom 4 teams participated in the Relegation Round. Each team played 4 games against each of the other three teams, for a total of 12 games.
2 teams were set to be relegated. However, relegations were abolished after all Relegation Round matches have been played.[1][2]
| Team | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Shanghai Sharks | 7 | 5 |
| Beijing Ducks | 7 | 5 |
| Zhejiang Cyclones | 6 | 6 |
| Liaoning Hunters | 4 | 8 |
References
- "2003-2004赛季CBA大事记：宏远掀翻八一王朝". 网易体育. Archived from the original on 6 September 2011. Retrieved 2 December 2011.
- 搜狐体育. "Data Source". Retrieved 2 December 2011.
