2007–08 Chinese Basketball Association season

The 2007–08 CBA season was the 13th CBA season. The season was shortened due to the 2008 Beijing Olympics, and the regular season ended in early January 2008. Guangdong Southern Tigers won the CBA title, even after the departure of Yi Jianlian for NBA.

2007–08 CBA season
LeagueChinese Basketball Association
SportBasketball
DurationOctober 27, 2007 – February 22, 2008
TV partner(s)CCTV-5, and many local channels.
Regular Season
Season championsGuangdong Southern Tigers
Season MVPChina Zhu Fangyu
Finals
ChampionsGuangdong Southern Tigers
  Runners-upLiaoning Dinosaurs
Finals MVPChina Zhu Fangyu

Regular season

Xinjiang Flying Tigers finished the regular season with 26–4 in second place. Before the playoffs, it was determined that one of their players, Sou Song Cun, was not of Chinese nationality, thus violating the rule that each team may only have two foreign players. The league subsequently ruled Xinjiang loss with the score of 0–20 in all 18 matches in which Sou played, 15 of them wins originally. As a result, Xinjiang's dropped to eleventh place with 11–19, and they failed to advance to the playoffs.[1]

# 2007–08 CBA season
Team W L PCT GB Home Road Tiebreaker
1 Guangdong Southern Tigers264.866—14–112–3
2 Jiangsu Dragons219.700514–17–8
3 Shandong Lions1911.633714–17–8SD 1–1 (202–189) LN
4 Liaoning Hunters1911.633711–48–7
5 Dongguan Leopards1812.600811–47–8DG 2–0 BY
6 Bayi Rockets1812.600812–36–9
7 Fujian Xunxing1713.566911–46–9
8 Zhejiang Lions1515.5001110–55–10ZJ 1–1 (181–175) BJ
9 Beijing Ducks1515.500118–77–8
10 Zhejiang Whirlwinds1218.400149–63–12
11 Xinjiang Flying Tigers1119.366155–106–9
12 Yunnan Bulls822.266186–92–13YN 1–1 (240–238) SH
13 Shanghai Sharks822.266184–114–11
14 Jilin Northeast Tigers723.233193–124–11
15 Shaanxi Kylins624.200206–90–15
16 Shanxi Zhongyu525.166215–100–15
Key to colors
     Top 8 teams advance to the Playoffs

Playoffs

Top 4 teams may pick their opponents of the quarterfinal round in turn by the order of their regular season standings.

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 Semifinals Final
         
1 Guangdong Southern Tigers 3
8 Zhejiang Lions 0
1 Guangdong Southern Tigers 3
5 Dongguan Leopards 0
3 Shandong Lions 0
5 Dongguan Leopards 3
1 Guangdong Southern Tigers 4
4 Liaoning Dinosaurs 1
4 Liaoning Dinosaurs 3
6 Bayi Rockets 1
4 Liaoning Dinosaurs 3
2 Jiangsu Dragons 1
2 Jiangsu Dragons 3
7 Fujian Xunxing 2

Notes and references
  1. ""官秀昌案"处罚出炉 新疆男篮排名降到第十一". 搜狐体育. 2008-01-11. Retrieved 2010-12-16.
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