2002–03 Chinese Basketball Association season

2002–03 CBA season
League	Chinese Basketball Association
Sport	Basketball
Duration	December 7, 2002 – April 23, 2003
TV partner(s)	CCTV-5 and local channels
Regular Season
Season champions	Guangdong Southern Tigers
Season MVP	Sun Jun
Promoted to Second Division	Beijing Olympians Xinjiang Flying Tigers
Relegated to Second Division	Sina Lions Hong Kong Flying Dragons
Playoffs
Finals
Champions	Bayi Rockets
Runners-up	Guangdong Southern Tigers
Finals MVP	Liu Yudong

The 2002–03 CBA season is the eighth CBA season.^[1]

The season ran from December 7, 2002 to April 23, 2003. Beijing Olympians and Xinjiang Flying Tigers were promoted from the Second Division. Hong Kong club Flying Dragons joined CBA in this season.^[2]

Regular Season Standings

^[2]

#	2002–03 CBA season
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Tiebreaker
1	Guangdong Southern Tigers	23	3	.885	-	12–1	11–2	GD 2-0 BY
2	Bayi Rockets	23	3	.885	-	12–1	11–2
3	Jilin Northeast Tigers	17	9	.654	6	11–2	6–7
4	Xinjiang Flying Tigers	15	11	.577	8	10–3	5–8	XJ 1-1(202-190) SD
5	Shandong Flaming Bulls	15	11	.577	8	11–2	4–9
6	Zhejiang Cyclones	14	12	.538	9	9–4	5–8	ZJ 2-0 BO
7	Beijing Olympians	14	12	.538	9	8–5	6–7
8	Beijing Ducks	12	14	.462	11	8–5	4–9	BJ 1-1(235-226) JS
9	Jiangsu Dragons	12	14	.462	11	10–3	2–11
10	Shanghai Sharks	11	15	.423	12	8–5	3–10
11	Liaoning Hunters	10	16	.385	13	7–6	3–10
12	Shaanxi Kylins	8	18	.308	15	7–6	1–12
13	Sina Lions	7	19	.269	16	5–8	2–11
14	Hong Kong Flying Dragons[* 1]	1	25	.040	22	1–12	0–13

Key to colors

	Top 8 teams advance to the Playoffs
	Bottom 2 teams advance to the Relegation Round
	Relegated Directly[* 1]

1. Hong Kong Flying Dragons was facing financial difficulties after the Regular Season. The team couldn't afford to play the Relegation Round, and was relegated directly.

Playoffs

The top 8 teams in the regular season advanced to the playoffs.

In the Final series, Bayi Rockets defeated Guangdong Southern Tigers (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 5					Semifinals Best of 5					Finals Best of 5
	1	Guangdong Southern Tigers	3
	5	Shandong Flaming Bulls	0
						1	Guangdong Southern Tigers	3
						8	Beijing Ducks	0
	4	Xinjiang Flying Tigers	1
	8	Beijing Ducks	3
											1	Guangdong Southern Tigers	1
											2	Bayi Rockets	3
	2	Bayi Rockets	3
	6	Zhejiang Cyclones	0
						2	Bayi Rockets	3			Third place Best of 3
						3	Jilin Northeast Tigers	0
	3	Jilin Northeast Tigers	3								3	Jilin Northeast Tigers	2
	7	Beijing Olympians	2								8	Beijing Ducks	0

Relegations

2 teams played the relegation round by a best-of-five series.

Sina Lions, with Hong Kong Flying Dragons, was relegated to the Second Division. As a matter of fact, Hong Kong Flying Dragons dissolved after this season, while Sina Lions dropped out of the league and went back to Taiwan.^[1][2]

	Relegation Round Best of 5
	Shaanxi Kylins		3
	Sina Lions		0

References

1. "2002-2003赛季CBA大事记：易建联荣膺最佳新人". 网易体育. Archived from the original on 6 September 2011. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
2. 搜狐体育. "Data Source". Retrieved 1 December 2011.

See also

• Chinese Basketball Association