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2020–21 Chinese Basketball Association season

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The 2020–21 CBA season was the 26th season of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). All games were played in Zhuji, Zhejiang. The regular season was divided into four stages. The first stage began on 17 October 2020 and ended on 14 November 2020.^[1] The second stage began on 2 December 2020 and ended on 6 February 2021.^[2] The third stage began on 1 March 2021 and ended on 18 March 2021. The last stage began on 24 March 2021 and ended on 13 April 2021.^[3] The All-Star Game was played on 21 March 2021 in Qingdao. The playoffs began on 16 April 2021 and ended on 1 May 2021.

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CBA
Season	2020–21
Duration	17 October–14 November 2020; 2 December 2020–6 February 2021; 1–18 March 2021; 24 March–13 April 2021 (Regular season) 16–25 April 2021 (Playoffs) 27 April–1 May 2021 (Finals)
Number of games	56
Number of teams	19
Regular season
Top seed	Guangdong Southern Tigers
Season MVP	Wu Qian
Finals
Champions	Guangdong Southern Tigers
Runners-up	Liaoning Flying Leopards
Semifinalists	Shandong Heroes Zhejiang Golden Bulls
← 2019–20 2021–22 →

Changes from 2019–20 season

For this season, each team will play 56 games in the regular season. 20 teams are divided into two groups based on the ranking of the previous season. Each team will play against teams in their group four times and play against other teams twice.

Transactions

Free agents

More information Player, Date signed ...

Player	Date signed	New team	Former team	Ref
Yu Changdong	1 September 2020	Beijing Royal Fighters	Xinjiang Flying Tigers	^[4]
Guo Kailun	4 September 2020	Nanjing Monkey Kings	Guangzhou Loong Lions	^[5]
Huang Shiqian		Nanjing Monkey Kings	Shanghai Sharks	^[5]
Wan Shengwei		Nanjing Monkey Kings	Guangdong Southern Tigers	^[5]
Zhao Tianyi		Nanjing Monkey Kings	Zhejiang Lions	^[5]
Han Delong	8 September 2020	Guangzhou Loong Lions	Bayi Rockets	^[6]
Shirelijan Muxtar	9 September 2020	Nanjing Monkey Kings	Xinjiang Flying Tigers	^[7]
Heng Yifeng	10 September 2020	Nanjing Monkey Kings	Guangzhou Loong Lions	^[8]
Feng Xin	12 September 2020	Zhejiang Lions	Nanjing Monkey Kings	^[9]
Sun Chunpeng	12 September 2020	Zhejiang Lions	Fujian Sturgeons	^[9]
Han Shuo	13 September 2020	Sichuan Blue Whales	Bayi Rockets	^[10]
He Zhongda		Shanghai Sharks	Fujian Sturgeons	^[11]
Li Honghan		Sichuan Blue Whales	Shandong Heroes	^[10]
Liu Cheng		Shanghai Sharks	Zhejiang Lions	^[11]
Liu Guancen		Shanxi Loongs	Shandong Heroes	^[12]
Wang Xu		Shanghai Sharks	Beijing Ducks	^[11]
Wu Ke		Shanxi Loongs	Shandong Heroes	^[12]
Yu Dehao		Xinjiang Flying Tigers	Shenzhen Aviators	^[13]
Zhai Yi		Shanxi Loongs	Qingdao Eagles	^[12]
Zhou Zhandong		Shanxi Loongs	Qingdao Eagles	^[12]
Yu Changchun		Fujian Sturgeons	Nanjing Monkey Kings	^[14]
Ding Haoran		Jilin Northeast Tigers	Qingdao Eagles	^[15]
Diao Chenghao		Shandong Heroes	Fujian Sturgeons	^[16]
Jing Haoyang		Shandong Heroes	Beijing Royal Fighters	^[16]
Li Jingyu		Shandong Heroes	Shanxi Loongs	^[16]
Liang Yingqi		Xinjiang Flying Tigers	Bayi Rockets	^[17]
Wang Zhengbo		Xinjiang Flying Tigers	Sichuan Blue Whales	^[17]
Cao Fei	14 September 2020	Nanjing Monkey Kings	Fujian Sturgeons	^[18]
Chang Yasong		Shenzhen Aviators	Beijing Royal Fighters	^[19]
Guo Xiaopeng		Shenzhen Aviators	Shanxi Loongs	^[19]
Hou Xingyu		Shenzhen Aviators	Shanxi Loongs	^[19]
Merdan Turson		Shenzhen Aviators	Nanjing Monkey Kings	^[19]
Wang Zixu		Nanjing Monkey Kings	Beijing Royal Fighters	^[18]
Yu Liang		Shenzhen Aviators	Beijing Royal Fighters	^[19]

Loan

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Player	Date loaned	New team	Former team	Ref
Wu Yujia	9 September 2020	Jiangsu Dragons	Zhejiang Lions	^[20]
Sun Haofeng	10 September 2020	Guangzhou Loong Lions	Beijing Ducks	^[21]
Li Yingbo	11 September 2020	Fujian Sturgeons	Guangdong Southern Tigers	^[22]
Liu Xucheng	11 September 2020	Fujian Sturgeons	Guangdong Southern Tigers	^[22]
Yu Xiaohui	14 September 2020	Sichuan Blue Whales	Xinjiang Flying Tigers	^[23]
Sun Mingyang		Guangzhou Loong Lions	Xinjiang Flying Tigers
Bai Jie		Nanjing Monkey Kings	Zhejiang Golden Bulls
Jiang Wen		Xinjiang Flying Tigers	Zhejiang Lions

Trades

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August
	To Beijing Royal Fighters Li Gen	To Shanghai Sharks Gao Shang Zong Zan
	To Beijing Royal Fighters Hou Yifan	To Jiangsu Dragons Xu Mengjun
	To Liaoning Flying Leopards Zhu Rongzhen (on loan)	To Shandong Heroes Gao Shiyan (on loan) Guo Xu (on loan)

Transfers

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Player	Date signed	New team	Former team	Ref
Liu Yuchen	4 September 2020	Nanjing Monkey Kings	Zhejiang Golden Bulls	^[5]
Li Muhao	9 September 2020	Beijing Ducks	Shenzhen Aviators	^[24]
Wang Haoyu	9 September 2020	Nanjing Monkey Kings	Guangdong Southern Tigers	^[25]
Fan Ziming	10 September 2020	Beijing Ducks	Xinjiang Flying Tigers	^[26]
Zhao Yanman		Guangzhou Loong Lions	Beijing Ducks	^[21]
Yu Gang		Nanjing Monkey Kings	Sichuan Blue Whales	^[27]
Liu Yunan	12 September 2020	Nanjing Monkey Kings	Xinjiang Flying Tigers	^[28]
Kelanbaike Makan	13 September 2020	Shanghai Sharks	Xinjiang Flying Tigers	^[11]
Su Ruoyu		Sichuan Blue Whales	Zhejiang Lions	^[10]
Jeff Wu		Xinjiang Flying Tigers	Shanghai Sharks	^[13]
Li Bairun	14 September 2020	Shenzhen Aviators	Nanjing Monkey Kings	^[19]

Teams

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Team	Head Coach	Home city	Arena	Capacity	Ref.
Beijing Ducks	Yannis Christopoulos	Beijing	Cadillac Center	17,178	^[29]
Beijing Royal Fighters	Stephon Marbury	Beijing	Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium	6,500	^[30]
Fujian Sturgeons	Nenad Vučinić	Jinjiang	Zuchang Gymnasium	4,500	^[31]
Guangdong Southern Tigers	Du Feng	Dongguan	Dongguan Basketball Center	16,000	^[32]
Guangzhou Loong Lions	Guo Shiqiang	Guangzhou	Tianhe Gymnasium	8,000	^[33]
Jiangsu Dragons	Li Nan	Suzhou	Suzhou Sports Center Gymnasium	6,000	^[34]
Jilin Northeast Tigers	Wang Han	Changchun	Changchun Gymnasium	4,000	^[35]
Liaoning Flying Leopards	Yang Ming	Shenyang	Liaoning Gymnasium	12,000	^[36]
Nanjing Monkey Kings	Ma Zhuang (caretaker)	Nanjing	Wutaishan Gymnasium	9,300	^[37]
Qingdao Eagles	Wu Qinglong	Qingdao	Conson Gymnasium	12,500	^[38]
Shandong Heroes	Gong Xiaobin	Jinan	Shandong Arena	8,000	^[39]
Shanghai Sharks	Neven Spahija	Shanghai	Yuanshen Sports Centre Gymnasium	5,091	^[40]
Shanxi Loongs	Pan Jiang	Taiyuan	Shanxi Sports Centre Gymnasium	8,131	^[41]
Shenzhen Aviators	Qiu Biao	Shenzhen	Shenzhen Dayun Arena	18,000	^[42]
Sichuan Blue Whales	Zhou Jinli	Chengdu	Wenjiang Gymnasium	4,500	^[43]
Tianjin Pioneers	Liu Tie	Tianjin	TUFE Gymnasium	4,000	^[44]
Xinjiang Flying Tigers	Adiljan Jun	Ürümqi	Hongshan Arena	4,000	^[45]
Zhejiang Golden Bulls	Liu Weiwei	Hangzhou	Binjiang Gymnasium	5,000	^[46]
Zhejiang Lions	Wang Bo	Zhuji	Zhuji Jiyang Sports Center Gymnasium	6,077	^[47]

Managerial changes

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Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Position in table	Incoming manager	Date of appointment
Shenzhen Aviators	Wang Jianjun	Mutual consent	6 August 2020	Pre-season	Qiu Biao	6 August 2020^[48]
Guangzhou Loong Lions	Ding Wei	Mutual consent	8 August 2020		Guo Shiqiang	8 August 2020^[49]
Jiangsu Dragons	Memi Bečirovič	Mutual consent	19 August 2020		Li Nan	19 August 2020^[50]
Nanjing Monkey Kings	Cui Wanjun	Mutual consent	22 August 2020^[51]		Memi Bečirovič	23 August 2020^[52]
Beijing Ducks	Yannis Christopoulos	Mutual consent	13 September 2020		Simone Pianigiani	13 September 2020^[53]
Shanghai Sharks	Liu Wei	Appointed as assistant coach	15 September 2020		Neven Spahija	15 September 2020^[54]
Shanxi Loongs	Wang Fei	Mutual consent	17 September 2020^[55]		Ding Wei	18 September 2020^[56]
Fujian Sturgeons	Zhu Shilong	Appointed as assistant coach	29 October 2020		Nenad Vučinić	29 October 2020^[57]
Zhejiang Lions	Li Chunjiang	Sacked	22 December 2020		Wang Bo	22 December 2020^[58]
Beijing Ducks	Simone Pianigiani	Sacked	23 December 2020		Xie Libin	23 December 2020^[59]
Beijing Ducks	Xie Libin	Mutual consent	8 February 2021	12th	Yannis Christopoulos	8 February 2021^[60]
Shanxi Loongs	Ding Wei	Mutual consent	19 February 2021	14th	Pan Jiang	19 February 2021^[61]
Nanjing Monkey Kings	Memi Bečirovič	Mutual consent	28 February 2021	18th	Ma Zhuang (caretaker)	28 February 2021^[62]

Draft

The 2020 CBA Draft, the sixth edition of the CBA draft, took place on 21 August 2020 in Quanzhou, Fujian. 19 players were selected in the draft.^[63]

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Rnd.	Pick	Player	Nationality^{[n 1]}	Team	School / club team
1	1	Ou Junxuan	China	Shanghai Sharks	California State University, Northridge (US NCAA)
1	2	Zhu Mingzhen	China	Guangzhou Loong Lions	Peking University
1	3	Lin Ting-chien	Chinese Taipei	Tianjin Pioneers	Bryant University (US NCAA)
1	4	Zhu Songwei	China	Sichuan Blue Whales	Shantou University
1	5	Zheng Qilong	China	Jiangsu Dragons	Tsinghua University
1	6	Jiaoengeer Huyishan	China	Nanjing Monkey Kings	Xinjiang University
1	7	Meng Xiang	China	Shenzhen Aviators	Huaqiao University
1	8	Zhang Ning	China	Shanxi Loongs	Peking University
1	10	Liu Yi	China	Shandong Heroes	Beijing Sport University
1	12	Cheng Feng	China	Fujian Sturgeons	Xiamen University
1	14	Li Rui	China	Beijing Royal Fighters	Shanxi University
1	16	Yang Haozhe	China	Nanjing Monkey Kings (from Beijing Ducks)	Beijing Sport University
1	18	Du Jiabao	China	Liaoning Flying Leopards	Free Agent
2	1	Duan Fengwei	China	Tianjin Pioneers	Chongqing University of Arts and Sciences
2	2	He Junjian	China	Guangzhou Loong Lions	Foshan Kung-Fu Boy (NBL)
2	6	Liu Ziqi	China	Nanjing Monkey Kings	Shanghai Sharks Youth
2	8	Wang Jiamian	China	Shanxi Loongs	Liaoning Flying Leopards Youth
2	14	Zhu Zhaojing	China	Beijing Royal Fighters	Free Agent
2	16	Wang Ziqi	China	Nanjing Monkey Kings (from Beijing Ducks)	Hebei Xianglan (NBL)

Foreign players

Import chart

This is the full list of international players competing in the CBA during the 2020–21 season.^[64]

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Team	Player 1	Player 2	Player 3	Player 4	Replaced
Beijing Ducks	Jonathan Gibson	Justin Hamilton	Jordan McRae	-	-
Beijing Royal Fighters	Andrew Harrison	Joe Young	Ekpe Udoh	-	Salah Mejri
Fujian Sturgeons	Trae Golden	Andrew Nicholson	-	-	-
Guangdong Southern Tigers	MarShon Brooks	Jason Thompson	Sonny Weems	-	-
Guangzhou Loong Lions	Isaac Haas	Dallas Moore	Marreese Speights	-	-
Jiangsu Dragons	Dez Wells	-	-	-	Devin Williams
Jilin Northeast Tigers	Dominique Jones	-	-	-	-
Liaoning Flying Leopards	Kyle Fogg	O. J. Mayo	Jeremy Tyler	-	Jonathon Simmons
Nanjing Monkey Kings	Sean Hill	Arnett Moultrie	-	-	-
Qingdao Eagles	Darius Adams	Dakari Johnson	-	-	Vladimir Štimac
Shandong Heroes	Troy Gillenwater	Lester Hudson	-	-	Manny Harris
Shanghai Sharks	Marcus Denmon	Jimmer Fredette	-	-	-
Shanxi Loongs	Jamaal Franklin	Ricky Ledo	Eric Moreland	-	-
Shenzhen Aviators	Askia Booker	Kenny Boynton	-	-	-
Sichuan Blue Whales	Marcus Georges-Hunt	Hamed Haddadi	Russ Smith	-	-
Tianjin Pioneers	Marko Todorović	D'Montre Edwards	Clarence Trotter III	-	-
Xinjiang Flying Tigers	Ian Clark	Donatas Motiejūnas	-	-	-
Zhejiang Golden Bulls	Sylven Landesberg	Maurice Ndour	Nick Rakocevic	-	Brandon Paul
Zhejiang Lions	Kay Felder	Miroslav Raduljica	-	-	Wilson Chandler

Regular season

League table

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#	2020–21 CBA regular season
#	Team	P	W	L	Pct.	Tiebreaker
1	Guangdong Southern Tigers	52	46	6	.885
2	Liaoning Flying Leopards	54	45	9	.833
3	Zhejiang Golden Bulls	52	41	11	.788
4	Xinjiang Flying Tigers	54	34	20	.630
5	Shandong Heroes	54	33	21	.611
6	Qingdao Eagles	54	32	22	.593
7	Zhejiang Lions	52	30	22	.577
8	Shenzhen Aviators	52	29	23	.558
9	Beijing Ducks	52	28	24	.538
10	Jilin Northeast Tigers	54	28	26	.519
11	Sichuan Blue Whales	54	26	26	.500
12	Guangzhou Loong Lions	54	25	29	.463
13	Beijing Royal Fighters	54	25	29	.463
14	Shanghai Sharks	52	22	30	.423
15	Shanxi Loongs	52	19	33	.365
16	Fujian Sturgeons	52	13	39	.250
17	Tianjin Pioneers	54	11	43	.204
18	Nanjing Monkey Kings	54	9	45	.167
19	Jiangsu Dragons	54	8	46	.148

Key to colors
	Top 4 teams advance directly to Quarter-finals of CBA Playoffs
	5th-12th place teams progress to First Round of CBA Playoffs

Results

19 teams are divided into two groups based on the ranking of the previous season. Each team will play against teams in their group four times and play against other teams twice.

More information Home \ Away, BJD ...

Home \ Away	BJD	BJR	FJS	GDS	GZL	JSD	JLN	LNF	NJM	QDE	SDH	SHS	SXL	SZA	SCB	TJP	XJF	ZJG	ZJL	BJD	BJR	FJS	GDS	GZL	JSD	JLN	LNF	NJM	QDE	SDH	SHS	SXL	SZA	SCB	TJP	XJF	ZJG	ZJL
Beijing Ducks		93–83	80–71	107–111	102–100	120–91	102–105	83–105	126–88	78–75	102–96	111–97	97–109	92–78	111–113 (OT)	95–84	82–66	75–92	104–109 (OT)			125–92	83–90								104–94	91–84	92–95	95–86			109–99	93–116
Beijing Royal Fighters	109–98		126–104	96–127	103–114	87–79	81–99	91–111	120–88	105–92	83–99	122–96	93–85	114–106	109–105	111–95	109–78	102–112	94–101					107–91	105–70	112–108 (OT)	85–91	92–112	99–108	85–94					122–82	100–93
Fujian Sturgeons	124–91	123–111		145–153	115–118 (OT)	103–96	105–109	97–110	90–104	106–111	107–115	87–116	92–99	94–115	79–89	122–111	92–126	83–99	100–125	90–99			110–125								115–128	129–111	118–104	104–113			107–121	102–130
Guangdong Southern Tigers	118–101	127–109	123–111		110–104	106–97	110–111	118–115	161–109	135–122	131–112	119–105	131–106	132–104	121–90	110–87	115–102	113–138	115–106	94–89		137–122									92–117	94–89 (OT)	114–95	107–92			81–105	122–114
Guangzhou Loong Lions	102–114	92–80	124–118	98–105		92–73	94–101	96–102	110–111	88–112	94–111	96–95	105–94	96–98	91–104	96–85	97–102	104–108	103–108		119–92				90–89	95–120	91–99	124–109	111–116	115–117					147–140 (2OT)	93–110
Jiangsu Dragons	95–100	76–94	108–128	98–120	86–104		98–100 (OT)	86–107	108–93	94–102	126–125 (OT)	94–113	106–111	95–114	94–103	110–106	97–109	85–105	116–112		80–105			94–119		94–111	109–122	93–105	103–90	73–111					94–98	98–112
Jilin Northeast Tigers	89–102	109–101	117–110	106–111	99–87	110–92		91–112	105–97	105–84	93–106	102–101	107–116	111–121	111–119	91–99	90–97	94–116	105–104		92–105			85–103	111–94		97–109	108–89	111–112	116–113					114–108	112–119
Liaoning Flying Leopards	104–96	122–108	126–105	124–115 (OT)	117–82	123–80	111–99		125–99	126–103	110–100	117–95	125–110	117–103	93–79	121–108	111–118	129–116	94–114		107–99			95–93	112–119	100–83		112–83	113–110	117–105					108–88	96–84
Nanjing Monkey Kings	89–119	82–110	116–131	92–114	79–100	120–113 (OT)	103–118	105–111		104–118	96–114	83–110	90–108	86–127	97–111	92–83	108–112	86–119	92–99		100–127			107–121	109–99	125–122	82–105		101–117	98–124					102–100	100–109
Qingdao Eagles	102–94	127–95	117–97	104–120	97–94	113–114	115–88	99–105	116–95		103–91	101–109	102–105 (OT)	139–133 (OT)	90–98	104–96	112–89	110–103	113–90		106–99			94–114	120–111	107–99	94–112	145–111		117–112					122–115	136–117
Shandong Heroes	89–86	112–95	115–99	90–104	94–96	100–96 (OT)	111–105	128–127 (OT)	87–69	111–93		114–120	113–84	107–113	118–89	131–100	97–99	119–120	105–104		118–88			113–103	91–83	102–108	109–122	114–106	110–106						115–98	112–106
Shanghai Sharks	99–102	100–114	117–93	92–136	98–93	112–97	107–102	122–115 (OT)	108–106	116–109	88–98		95–88	117–108	102–90	121–96	110–97	123–124	98–102	96–103		98–110	120–146									103–93	93–113	122–102			103–113	123–111
Shanxi Loongs	110–95	95–89	102–85	91–130	100–114	100–84	86–98	87–124	94–92	94–103	91–94	121–118		87–96	103–108	98–103	101–112	112–102	123–111	114–125		119–135	91–119								102–93		87–98	80–94			81–97	74–96
Shenzhen Aviators	84–98	119–94	140–134	126–134	112–103	111–100	108–96	104–117	106–93	95–118	110–107	93–91	112–107		93–83	126–95	104–103	104–106	80–87	100–84		102–114	98–109								113–99	116–93		114–106 (OT)			95–109	103–96
Sichuan Blue Whales	81–80	97–93	90–80	90–111	111–114 (OT)	108–89	107–109	115–102	93–73	110–109	114–106	102–96	92–87	100–92		108–99	98–103	99–130	96–97	86–96		113–121	88–114								136–129 (2OT)	107–101	108–115				101–106	108–112
Tianjin Pioneers	84–101	80–87	117–113	114–138	95–108	105–108	97–105	91–119	92–84	105–113	102–120	113–94	100–108	90–83	112–110		112–121	85–106	136–133 (OT)		96–99			111–112 (OT)	124–119 (OT)	93–103	106–114	106–94	93–134	86–106						91–105
Xinjiang Flying Tigers	106–88	123–92	130–102	95–132	90–93	113–100	97–108	108–121	116–94	113–101	111–94	108–98	119–88	98–114	107–92	117–106		99–93	102–112		113–97			94–105	119–88	109–99	89–83	119–94	129–106	98–114					119–106
Zhejiang Golden Bulls	94–92	100–93	143–90	125–133	96–86	129–110	112–107	107–117	120–92	127–120	124–111	102–84	105–93	91–74	116–106	113–99	123–108		125–100	106–104		97–107	119–125								85–80	94–106 (OT)	115–111	103–99				93–104
Zhejiang Lions	99–101	105–115	133–118	139–131	104–89	94–90	98–123	109–102	113–100	109–115 (OT)	125–121	122–94	103–113	99–88	110–112	133–109	87–65	104–113		107–83		139–101	117–119								117–112 (OT)	100–102	103–99	105–110			90–100

Source: Results
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.

Playoffs

Bracket

First round One-off			Quarter-finals One-off			Semi-finals Best-of-three			Finals Best-of-three

			1	Guangdong Southern Tigers	1

			9	Beijing Ducks	0
8	Shenzhen Aviators	0

9	Beijing Ducks	1
						1	Guangdong Southern Tigers	2

						5	Shandong Heroes	0



			4	Xinjiang Flying Tigers	0

			5	Shandong Heroes	1
5	Shandong Heroes	1

12	Guangzhou Loong Lions	0
									1	Guangdong Southern Tigers	2

									2	Liaoning Flying Leopards	1



			3	Zhejiang Golden Bulls	1

			6	Qingdao Eagles	0
6	Qingdao Eagles	1

11	Sichuan Blue Whales	0
						3	Zhejiang Golden Bulls	0

						2	Liaoning Flying Leopards	2



			2	Liaoning Flying Leopards	1

			7	Zhejiang Lions	0
7	Zhejiang Lions	1

10	Jilin Northeast Tigers	0

Bold Series winner

First round

(5) Shandong Heroes vs. (12) Guangzhou Loong Lions

16 April 2021
19:35

Shandong Heroes	119–107	Guangzhou Loong Lions
Scoring by quarter: 30–24, 33–28, 32–23, 24–32

Zhejiang Lions	105–88	Jilin Northeast Tigers
Scoring by quarter: 19–16, 12–20, 40–26, 34–26

Shenzhen Aviators	97–108	Beijing Ducks
Scoring by quarter: 27–36, 21–32, 23–15, 26–25

Guangdong Southern Tigers	104–103	Beijing Ducks
Scoring by quarter: 27–26, 23–25, 22–34, 32–18

Liaoning Flying Leopards	105–98	Zhejiang Lions
Scoring by quarter: 25–25, 19–27, 27–14, 34–32

Zhejiang Golden Bulls	111–98	Qingdao Eagles
Scoring by quarter: 31–17, 29–22, 36–21, 15–38

Xinjiang Flying Tigers	101–105	Shandong Heroes
Scoring by quarter: 29–24, 28–34, 22–19, 22–28

Guangdong Southern Tigers	117–99	Shandong Heroes
Scoring by quarter: 35–16, 35–24, 25–27, 22–32
Guangdong leads series, 1-0

Shandong Heroes	112–118	Guangdong Southern Tigers
Scoring by quarter: 37–32, 18–29, 33–30, 24–27
Guangdong wins series, 2-0

Liaoning Flying Leopards	119–103	Zhejiang Golden Bulls
Scoring by quarter: 30–19, 29–26, 28–25, 32–33
Liaoning leads series, 1-0

Zhejiang Golden Bulls	117–122	Liaoning Flying Leopards
Scoring by quarter: 26–32, 32–33, 29–30, 30–27
Liaoning wins series, 2-0

Guangdong Southern Tigers	88–83	Liaoning Flying Leopards
Scoring by quarter: 17–16, 24–13, 19–26, 28–28
Guangdong leads series, 1-0

Liaoning Flying Leopards	102–98 (OT)	Guangdong Southern Tigers
Scoring by quarter: 23–32, 20–17, 26–16, 19–23, Overtime: 14–10
Series tied, 1-1

Guangdong Southern Tigers	110–103 (OT)	Liaoning Flying Leopards
Scoring by quarter: 20–19, 34–25, 27–24, 18–31, Overtime: 11–4
Guangdong wins series, 2-1

North 103, South 106
Scoring by quarter: 24–22, 21–20, 35–24, 18–25
Pts: Zhang Zhenlin 24 Rebs: Wang Shaojie 15 Asts: Lin Weihan, Zhang Zhenlin 4		Pts: Zhu Songwei 16 Rebs: Yuan Tangwen, Zhu Songwei 8 Asts: Yuan Tangwen 18

Pos.	Player	Team
SG	Chen Peidong	Shandong Heroes
PG	Feng Xin	Zhejiang Lions
PG/SG	Jia Mingru	Guangzhou Loong Lions
SF	Jiang Yuxing	Jilin Northeast Tigers
SG	Lin Tingqian	Tianjin Pioneers
C/PF	Ou Junxuan	Shanghai Sharks
PF/C	Wang Shaojie	Beijing Royal Fighters
PG/SG	Wu Yongsheng	Xinjiang Flying Tigers
PG	Yang Ali	Beijing Ducks
PG/SG	Yang Haozhe	Nanjing Monkey Kings
SF/PG	Zhang Ning	Shanxi Loongs
SG	Zhao Yanhao	Zhejiang Lions

Pos.	Player	Team	First round	Final round
PG/SG	Hu Mingxuan	Guangdong Southern Tigers	22	23
SG/PG	Zhang Fan	Beijing Royal Fighters	21	19
SF/SG	Chen Linjian	Fujian Sturgeons	16	15
PF	Dai Huaibo	Jilin Northeast Tigers	15	DNQ
PF/SF	Du Runwang	Guangdong Southern Tigers	15
SF	Zhu Songwei	Sichuan Blue Whales	15
SF/SG	Cong Mingchen	Liaoning Flying Leopards	13
	Zhao Chenkai	Wildcard Amateur Player	13
PG/SG	Zhao Jiwei	Liaoning Flying Leopards	9

Pos.	Player	Team	First round	Final round
SF/PF	Zhang Zhenlin	Liaoning Flying Leopards	100 (50+50)	99
	Chen Dengxing	Wildcard Amateur Player	89 (50+39)	98
SF	Lu Pengyu	Shenzhen Aviators	89 (46+43)	82
PF/SF	Zhang Hao^REP1	Guangdong Southern Tigers	83 (41+42)	DNQ
PG/SG	Tang Jie	Fujian Sturgeons	78 (43+35)
SF/PF	Zhang Yang	Qingdao Eagles	75 (39+36)
PF	Zheng Qilong^INJ1	Jiangsu Dragons	DNP	DNP

North 109, South 123
Scoring by quarter: 26–20, 29–31, 33–40, 21–32
Pts: Zhao Jiwei 20 Rebs: Liu Chuanxing 8 Asts: Zhao Jiwei 8		Pts: Wu Qian 23 Rebs: Hu Jinqiu, Shen Zijie 8 Asts: Hu Mingxuan 9

Award	Recipient(s)	Runner(s)-up/Finalists	Ref.
Domestic Most Valuable Player	Wu Qian (Zhejiang Golden Bulls)
Foreign Most Valuable Player	MarShon Brooks (Guangdong Southern Tigers)
Defensive Player of the Year	Zhou Peng (Guangdong Southern Tigers)
Sixth Man of the Year	Hu Mingxuan (Guangdong Southern Tigers)
Most Improved Player	Gao Shiyan (Shandong Heroes)
Young Rising Star of the Year	Zhang Zhenlin (Liaoning Flying Leopards)
Coach of the Year	Du Feng (Guangdong Southern Tigers)

2020–21_Chinese_Basketball_Association_season

Changes from 2019–20 season

Transactions

Free agents

Loan

Trades

Transfers

Teams

Managerial changes

Draft

Foreign players

Import chart

Regular season

League table

Results

Playoffs

Bracket

First round

(5) Shandong Heroes vs. (12) Guangzhou Loong Lions

(6) Qingdao Eagles vs. (11) Sichuan Blue Whales

(7) Zhejiang Lions vs. (10) Jilin Northeast Tigers

(8) Shenzhen Aviators vs. (9) Beijing Ducks

Quarter-finals

(1) Guangdong Southern Tigers vs. (9) Beijing Ducks

(2) Liaoning Flying Leopards vs. (7) Zhejiang Lions

(3) Zhejiang Golden Bulls vs. (6) Qingdao Eagles

(4) Xinjiang Flying Tigers vs. (5) Shandong Heroes

Semi-finals

(1) Guangdong Southern Tigers vs. (5) Shandong Heroes

(2) Liaoning Flying Leopards vs. (3) Zhejiang Golden Bulls

Finals

(1) Guangdong Southern Tigers vs. (2) Liaoning Flying Leopards

Final standings

All-Star Weekend

Rising Stars Challenge

Skills Challenge

Three-Point Contest

Slam Dunk Contest

All-Star Game

Statistics

Awards

Yearly awards

Players of the Week

Players of the Month

Young Players of the Month

Notes

References

External links

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Week	Domestic Player of the Week	International Player of the Week
1	Sun Minghui (Zhejiang Lions) (1/2)	Vacant
2	Jiang Yuxing (Jilin Northeast Tigers) (1/1)	Dallas Moore (Guangzhou Loong Lions) (1/1)
3	Guo Ailun (Liaoning Flying Leopards) (1/1)	Manny Harris (Shandong Heroes) (1/1)
4	Sun Minghui (Zhejiang Lions) (2/2)	Jamaal Franklin (Shanxi Loongs) (1/1)
5	Gao Shiyan (Shandong Heroes) (1/1)	MarShon Brooks (Guangdong Southern Tigers) (1/2)
6	Qi Lin (Xinjiang Flying Tigers) (1/1)	MarShon Brooks (Guangdong Southern Tigers) (2/2)
7	Zhu Xuhang (Zhejiang Golden Bulls) (1/1)	Dominique Jones (Jilin Northeast Tigers) (1/3)
8	Yang Linyi (Shenzhen Aviators) (1/1)	Dominique Jones (Jilin Northeast Tigers) (2/3)
9	Zhao Yanhao (Zhejiang Lions) (1/2)	Dominique Jones (Jilin Northeast Tigers) (3/3)
10	Zhao Yanhao (Zhejiang Lions) (2/2)	Hamed Haddadi (Sichuan Blue Whales) (1/1)
11	Feng Xin (Zhejiang Lions) (1/1)	Askia Booker (Shenzhen Aviators) (1/1)
12	Zhou Peng (Guangdong Southern Tigers) (1/1)	Marcus Georges-Hunt (Sichuan Blue Whales) (1/1)

Month	Player of the Month	Ref.
1	Guo Ailun (Liaoning Flying Leopards) (1/1)
2	Zhao Jiwei (Liaoning Flying Leopards) (1/1)
3	Hu Jinqiu (Zhejiang Lions) (1/1)

Month	Player of the Month	Ref.
1	Zhu Songwei (Sichuan Blue Whales) (1/1)
2	Qi Lin (Xinjiang Flying Tigers) (1/1)
3	Zhang Zhenlin (Liaoning Flying Leopards) (1/1)