2017 CBA Playoffs

The 2017 CBA Playoffs is the postseason tournament of the Chinese Basketball Association's 2016–17 season.

Bracket

Teams in bold advanced to the next round. The numbers to the left of each team indicate the team's seeding, and the numbers to the right indicate the number of games the team won in that round. Teams with home court advantage are shown in italics.

	First Round 24 February–3 March					Semifinals 10–19 March					Finals 31 March–7 April
	1	Xinjiang Flying Tigers	3
	8	Shandong Golden Stars	1
						1	Xinjiang Flying Tigers	4
						5	Liaoning Flying Leopards	1
	4	Zhejiang Lions	1
	5	Liaoning Flying Leopards	3
											1	Xinjiang Flying Tigers	4
											2	Guangdong Southern Tigers	0
	2	Guangdong Southern Tigers	3
	7	Sichuan Blue Whales	0
						2	Guangdong Southern Tigers	4
						6	Shenzhen Leopards	1
	3	Shanghai Sharks	2
	6	Shenzhen Leopards	3

• Bold Series winner
• Italics Team with home-court advantage

First round

All times are in China standard time (UTC+8)

(1) Xinjiang Flying Tigers vs. (8) Shandong Golden Stars

February 24 19:35

Xinjiang Flying Tigers 78, Shandong Golden Stars 95

Scoring by quarter: 16–17, 22–32, 16–24, 24–22

Shandong leads series, 1–0

Shandong Arena, Jinan, Shandong Referees: Xia Chun, He Jingzhou, Yang Xiaoguang

February 26 20:00

Shandong Golden Stars 104, Xinjiang Flying Tigers 119

Scoring by quarter: 14–33, 34–29, 22–42, 34–15

Series tied, 1–1

Hongshan Arena, Ürümqi, Xinjiang Referees: Wang Junzhi, Sun Weibing, Wei Guoliang

March 1 20:00

Shandong Golden Stars 93, Xinjiang Flying Tigers 102

Scoring by quarter: 21–24, 30–28, 14–24, 28–26

Xinjiang leads series, 2–1

Hongshan Arena, Ürümqi, Xinjiang Referees: Yang Maogong, Song Xiaojing, Jiang Zhiyuan

March 3 19:35

Xinjiang Flying Tigers 108, Shandong Golden Stars 102

Scoring by quarter: 20–27, 25–33, 33–17, 30–25

Xinjiang wins series, 3–1

Shandong Arena, Jinan, Shandong Referees: Wen Keming, Wang Mei, Duan Zhu

(2) Guangdong Southern Tigers vs. (7) Sichuan Blue Whales

February 24 19:35

Guangdong Southern Tigers 111, Sichuan Blue Whales 91

Scoring by quarter: 27–22, 31–30, 25–23, 28–16

Guangdong leads series, 1–0

Sichuan Provincial Stadium, Chengdu, Sichuan Referees: Song Yanping, Song Xiaojing, Wang Honghua

February 26 19:35

Sichuan Blue Whales 99, Guangdong Southern Tigers 123

Scoring by quarter: 27–33, 21–27, 21–31, 30–32

Guangdong leads series, 2–0

Dongguan Basketball Center, Dongguan, Guangdong Referees: Yang Maogong, Liang Bin, Lin Wenwu

March 1 19:35

Sichuan Blue Whales 97, Guangdong Southern Tigers 119

Scoring by quarter: 27–29, 19–25, 23–33, 28–32

Guangdong wins series, 3–0

Dongguan Basketball Center, Dongguan, Guangdong Referees: Wang Junzhi, Yang Hongfeng, Ye Nan

(3) Shanghai Sharks vs. (6) Shenzhen Leopards

February 24 19:35

Shanghai Sharks 75, Shenzhen Leopards 115

Scoring by quarter: 23–30, 15–30, 8–31, 29–24

Shenzhen leads series, 1–0

Shenzhen Dayun Arena, Shenzhen, Guangdong Referees: Wang Mei, Yang Hongfeng, Ye Nan

February 26 19:35

Shenzhen Leopards 99, Shanghai Sharks 107 (OT)

Scoring by quarter: 21–22, 31–26, 24–26, 16–18, Overtime: 7–15

Series tied, 1–1

Yuanshen Gymnasium, Shanghai Referees: Qiao Longsheng, Zhang Peng, Han Xu

March 1 19:35

Shenzhen Leopards 92, Shanghai Sharks 95

Scoring by quarter: 23–25, 25–27, 25–17, 19–26

Shanghai leads series, 2–1

Yuanshen Gymnasium, Shanghai Referees: Wen Keming, Liang Bin, Duan Zhu

March 3 19:35

Shanghai Sharks 93, Shenzhen Leopards 100

Scoring by quarter: 17–28, 30–24, 22–29, 24–19

Series tied, 2–2

Shenzhen Dayun Arena, Shenzhen, Guangdong Referees: Song Yanping, Song Xiaojing, Ye Nan

March 5 19:35

Shenzhen Leopards 102, Shanghai Sharks 95 (OT)

Scoring by quarter: 24–24, 29–21, 18–19, 18–25, Overtime: 13–6

Shenzhen wins series, 3–2

Yuanshen Gymnasium, Shanghai Referees: Yang Maogong, Wen Keming, Jiang Zhiyuan

(4) Zhejiang Lions vs. (5) Liaoning Flying Leopards

February 24 19:35

Zhejiang Lions 114, Liaoning Flying Leopards 124

Scoring by quarter: 21–33, 25–29, 28–26, 40–36

Liaoning leads series 1–0

Benxi Gymnasium, Benxi, Liaoning Referees: Qiao Longsheng, Duan Zhu, Guo Nan

February 26 19:35

Liaoning Flying Leopards 110, Zhejiang Lions 118

Scoring by quarter: 22–22, 31–26, 16–37, 41–33

Series tied, 1–1

Hangzhou Gymnasium, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Referees: Wen Keming, Yan Jun, Cui Zhexiong

March 1 19:35

Liaoning Flying Leopards 117, Zhejiang Lions 100

Scoring by quarter: 21–19, 35–22, 28–31, 33–28

Liaoning leads series 2–1

Hangzhou Gymnasium, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Referees: Song Yanping, Wang Mei, He Jingzhou

March 3 19:35

Zhejiang Lions 106, Liaoning Flying Leopards 112

Scoring by quarter: 27–27, 22–23, 32–30, 25–32

Liaoning wins series, 3–1

Benxi Gymnasium, Benxi, Liaoning Referees: Qiao Longsheng, Liang Bin, Yang Hongfeng

Semifinals

All times are in China standard time (UTC+8)

(1) Xinjiang Flying Tigers vs. (5) Liaoning Flying Leopards

March 10 19:35

Liaoning Flying Leopards 93, Xinjiang Flying Tigers 118

Scoring by quarter: 21–25, 25–33, 26–37, 21–23

Xinjiang leads series, 1–0

Hongshan Arena, Ürümqi, Xinjiang Referees: Wen Keming, He Jingzhou, Duan Zhu

March 12 19:35

Liaoning Flying Leopards 90, Xinjiang Flying Tigers 102

Scoring by quarter: 23–18, 22–22, 15–32, 30–30

Xinjiang leads series, 2–0

Hongshan Arena, Ürümqi, Xinjiang Referees: Qiao Longsheng, Du Xiyuan, Song Xiaojing

March 15 19:35

Xinjiang Flying Tigers 116, Liaoning Flying Leopards 108

Scoring by quarter: 31–22, 29–22, 37–24, 19–40

Xinjiang leads series, 3–0

Benxi Gymnasium, Benxi, Liaoning Referees: Wen Keming, Wang Xiaochun, Duan Zhu

March 17 19:35

Xinjiang Flying Tigers 107, Liaoning Flying Leopards 109

Scoring by quarter: 25–33, 32–29, 24–22, 26–25

Xinjiang leads series, 3–1

Benxi Gymnasium, Benxi, Liaoning Referees: Song Yanping, Wang Mei, Ye Nan

March 19 19:35

Xinjiang Flying Tigers 111, Liaoning Flying Leopards 103

Scoring by quarter: 31–26, 27–23, 26–35, 27–19

Xinjiang wins series, 4–1

Benxi Gymnasium, Benxi, Liaoning Referees: Qiao Longsheng, Liang Bin, Yang Hongfeng

(2) Guangdong Southern Tigers vs. (6) Shenzhen Leopards

March 10 19:35

Shenzhen Leopards 113, Guangdong Southern Tigers 130

Scoring by quarter: 18–38, 33–28, 28–36, 34–28

Guangdong leads series, 1–0

Dongguan Basketball Center, Dongguan, Guangdong Referees: Wang Junzhi, Liang Bin, Ye Nan

March 12 19:35

Shenzhen Leopards 88, Guangdong Southern Tigers 98

Scoring by quarter: 18–26, 26–22, 23–25, 21–25

Guangdong leads series, 2–0

Dongguan Basketball Center, Dongguan, Guangdong Referees: Song Yanping, Wang Mei, Yang Hongfeng

March 15 20:00

Guangdong Southern Tigers 90, Shenzhen Leopards 109

Scoring by quarter: 28–28, 23–25, 23–32, 16–24

Guangdong leads series, 2–1

Shenzhen Dayun Arena, Shenzhen, Guangdong Referees: Yang Maogong, Jiang Zhiyuan, Yan Jun

March 17 19:35

Guangdong Southern Tigers 90, Shenzhen Leopards 81

Scoring by quarter: 24–18, 25–25, 17–23, 24–15

Guangdong leads series, 3–1

Shenzhen Dayun Arena, Shenzhen, Guangdong Referees: Xia Chun, Song Xiaojing, Du Xiyuan

March 19 19:35

Guangdong Southern Tigers 103, Shenzhen Leopards 90

Scoring by quarter: 31–16, 31–24, 28–32, 13–18

Guangdong wins series, 4–1

Shenzhen Dayun Arena, Shenzhen, Guangdong Referees: Yang Maogong, Wang Mei, Duan Zhu

Finals

All times are in China standard time (UTC+8)

(1) Xinjiang Flying Tigers vs. (2) Guangdong Southern Tigers

March 31 20:00

Guangdong Southern Tigers 105, Xinjiang Flying Tigers 122

Scoring by quarter: 27–29, 23–31, 29–37, 26–25

Xinjiang leads series, 1–0

Hongshan Arena, Ürümqi, Xinjiang Referees: Wang Junzhi, Xia Chun, He Jingzhou

April 2 20:00

Guangdong Southern Tigers 97, Xinjiang Flying Tigers 103

Scoring by quarter: 30–16, 18–34, 32–31, 17–22

Xinjiang leads series, 2–0

Hongshan Arena, Ürümqi, Xinjiang Referees: Yang Maogong, Wen Keming, Yang Hongfeng

April 5 19:30

Xinjiang Flying Tigers 104, Guangdong Southern Tigers 91

Scoring by quarter: 32–15, 30–29, 23–21, 19–26

Xinjiang leads series, 3–0

Dongguan Basketball Center, Dongguan, Guangdong Referees: Qiao Longsheng, Liang Bin, Song Xiaojing

April 7 19:30

Xinjiang Flying Tigers 117, Guangdong Southern Tigers 109

Scoring by quarter: 17–27, 36–22, 34–26, 30–34

Xinjiang wins series, 4–0

Dongguan Basketball Center, Dongguan, Guangdong Referees: Yang Maogong, Qiao Longsheng, Wen Keming

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