2024–25 Chinese Basketball Association season
| 2024–25 CBA season | |
|---|---|
| League | Chinese Basketball Association |
| Duration | 12 October 2024 – 31 March 2025 (Regular season) 4 April 2025 – 20 May 2025 (Playoffs) |
| Number of teams | 20 |
| Regular season | |
| Season MVP | Hu Jinqiu (Zhejiang L) |
| Playoffs | |
| Finals champions | Zhejiang Lions |
| Runners-up | Beijing Ducks |
| Finals MVP | Barry Brown Jr. (Zhejiang L) |
The 2024–25 CBA season was the 30th season of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). The season began on 12 October 2024 and ended on 20 May 2025.[1] The CBA finals between the Zhejiang Lions and the Beijing Ducks started on 7 May, and ended on 20 May with the Lions winning their first league championship.[2]
Regular season
The regular season began on 12 October 2024 and ended on 31 March 2025.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zhejiang Lions | 46 | 39 | 7 | 85 | Advance to playoffs quarter-finals |
| 2 | Shanxi Loongs | 46 | 34 | 12 | 80 | |
| 3 | Beijing Ducks | 46 | 32 | 14 | 78 | |
| 4 | Liaoning Flying Leopards | 46 | 32 | 14 | 78 | |
| 5 | Xinjiang Flying Tigers | 46 | 32 | 14 | 78 | Advance to playoffs first round |
| 6 | Shandong Hi-Speed Kirin | 46 | 32 | 14 | 78 | |
| 7 | Guangdong Southern Tigers | 46 | 31 | 15 | 77 | |
| 8 | Qingdao Eagles | 46 | 31 | 15 | 77 | |
| 9 | Zhejiang Golden Bulls | 46 | 30 | 16 | 76 | |
| 10 | Shanghai Sharks | 46 | 28 | 18 | 74 | |
| 11 | Beijing Royal Fighters | 46 | 27 | 19 | 73 | |
| 12 | Nanjing Monkey Kings | 46 | 23 | 23 | 69 | |
| 13 | Shenzhen Leopards | 46 | 17 | 29 | 63 | |
| 14 | Jilin Northeast Tigers | 46 | 14 | 32 | 60 | |
| 15 | Guangzhou Long Lions | 46 | 12 | 34 | 58 | |
| 16 | Tianjin Pioneers | 46 | 12 | 34 | 58 | |
| 17 | Ningbo Rockets | 46 | 10 | 36 | 56 | |
| 18 | Fujian Sturgeons | 46 | 9 | 37 | 55 | |
| 19 | Sichuan Blue Whales | 46 | 9 | 37 | 55 | |
| 20 | Jiangsu Dragons | 46 | 6 | 40 | 52 |
Source: CBA
Playoffs
The playoffs began on 4 April 2025, and ended on 20 May 2025.
Bracket
| First round Best-of-three | Quarter-finals Best-of-five | Semi-finals Best-of-five | Finals Best-of-seven | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Zhejiang Lions | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Qingdao Eagles | 2 | 8 | Qingdao Eagles | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 9 | Zhejiang Golden Bulls | 1 | 1 | Zhejiang Lions | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | Liaoning Flying Leopards | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Liaoning Flying Leopards | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Xinjiang Flying Tigers | 2 | 5 | Xinjiang Flying Tigers | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 12 | Nanjing Monkey Kings | 0 | 1 | Zhejiang Lions | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | Beijing Ducks | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Shanxi Loongs | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Guangdong Southern Tigers | 2 | 7 | Guangdong Southern Tigers | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 10 | Shanghai Sharks | 1 | 2 | Shanxi Loongs | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | Beijing Ducks | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Beijing Ducks | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Shandong Hi-Speed Kirin | 0 | 11 | Beijing Royal Fighters | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 11 | Beijing Royal Fighters | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
First round
(5) Xinjiang Flying Tigers vs. (12) Nanjing Monkey Kings
4 April 2025
|
| Xinjiang Flying Tigers | 118–111 | Nanjing Monkey Kings |
| Scoring by quarter: 32–27, 34–24, 29–34, 23–26 | ||
| Pts: Qi 25 Rebs: Abdurixit 9 Asts: Hagans 8 |
Pts: Lin 37 Rebs: Fall 12 Asts: Lin 11 | |
| Xinjiang leads series, 1–0 | ||
7 April 2025
|
| Nanjing Monkey Kings | 108–113 | Xinjiang Flying Tigers |
| Scoring by quarter: 33–30, 24–15, 23–44, 28–24 | ||
| Pts: Lin 24 Rebs: Lin, Zeng 8 Asts: Lin 11 |
Pts: Lawson 24 Rebs: Lawson 13 Asts: Hagans 15 | |
| Xinjiang won series, 2–0 | ||
(6) Shandong Hi-Speed Kirin vs. (11) Beijing Royal Fighters
5 April 2025
|
| Shandong Hi-Speed Kirin | 99–104 | Beijing Royal Fighters |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–24, 21–32, 32–23, 29–25 | ||
| Pts: Gailey 23 Rebs: Tao 10 Asts: Gailey 9 |
Pts: Riller 30 Rebs: Sullinger 14 Asts: Riller, Sullinger 6 | |
| Beijing RF leads series, 1–0 | ||
8 April 2025
|
| Beijing Royal Fighters | 93–84 | Shandong Hi-Speed Kirin |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–19, 23–18, 22–17, 26–30 | ||
| Pts: Riller 24 Rebs: Sullinger 14 Asts: Riller 8 |
Pts: Moore 20 Rebs: Chriss, Gao 6 Asts: Gao 6 | |
| Beijing RF won series, 2–0 | ||
(7) Guangdong Southern Tigers vs. (10) Shanghai Sharks
5 April 2025
|
| Guangdong Southern Tigers | 102–98 | Shanghai Sharks |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–25, 20–15, 22–29, 36–29 | ||
| Pts: Hu 31 Rebs: Moreland 13 Asts: Hu, Xu 6 |
Pts: Wang 22 Rebs: Lofton 9 Asts: Lofton 8 | |
| Guangdong leads series, 1–0 | ||
8 April 2025
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| Shanghai Sharks | 104–103 (OT) | Guangdong Southern Tigers |
| Scoring by quarter: 26–23, 20–28, 18–14, 26–25, Overtime: 14–13 | ||
| Pts: Harvey 33 Rebs: Wang 13 Asts: Harvey, Li 4 |
Pts: Gillenwater 26 Rebs: Gillenwater 11 Asts: Gillenwater, Ren 5 | |
| Series tied, 1–1 | ||
11 April 2025
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| Guangdong Southern Tigers | 115–92 | Shanghai Sharks |
| Scoring by quarter: 37–26, 33–27, 26–18, 19–21 | ||
| Pts: Xu 25 Rebs: Moreland 11 Asts: Xu 11 |
Pts: Lofton 24 Rebs: Hongquan 10 Asts: Lofton 9 | |
| Guangdong won series, 2–1 | ||
(8) Qingdao Eagles vs. (9) Zhejiang Golden Bulls
4 April 2025
|
| Qingdao Eagles | 112–96 | Zhejiang Golden Bulls |
| Scoring by quarter: 29–24, 27–32, 31–27, 25–13 | ||
| Pts: Wang 36 Rebs: Weatherspoon 7 Asts: Weatherspoon 11 |
Pts: York 30 Rebs: Yu 12 Asts: Wu 8 | |
| Qingdao leads series, 1–0 | ||
7 April 2025
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| Zhejiang Golden Bulls | 104–81 | Qingdao Eagles |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–28, 28–11, 32–23, 22–19 | ||
| Pts: Yu 25 Rebs: Jones 18 Asts: Wu 7 |
Pts: Mickey 15 Rebs: Mickey 9 Asts: Mickey 6 | |
| Series tied, 1–1 | ||
10 April 2025
|
| Qingdao Eagles | 103–91 | Zhejiang Golden Bulls |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–13, 28–24, 30–33, 21–21 | ||
| Pts: Weatherspoon, Yang 24 Rebs: Weatherspoon 12 Asts: Weatherspoon 12 |
Pts: York 28 Rebs: Jones 11 Asts: York 8 | |
| Qingdao won series, 2–1 | ||
Quarter-finals
(1) Zhejiang Lions vs. (8) Qingdao Eagles
13 April 2025
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| Zhejiang Lions | 110–93 | Qingdao Eagles |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–20, 33–18, 28–27, 25–28 | ||
| Pts: Brown 31 Rebs: Carlton 11 Asts: Brown 6 |
Pts: Wang 19 Rebs: Mickey 9 Asts: Weatherspoon 7 | |
| Zhejiang L leads series, 1–0 | ||
15 April 2025
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| Zhejiang Lions | 96–116 | Qingdao Eagles |
| Scoring by quarter: 27–29, 14–33, 28–23, 27–31 | ||
| Pts: Brown 36 Rebs: Knight 6 Asts: Sun 8 |
Pts: Mickey 34 Rebs: Mickey 10 Asts: Weatherspoon 11 | |
| Series tied, 1–1 | ||
18 April 2025
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| Qingdao Eagles | 85–83 | Zhejiang Lions |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–12, 20–21, 23–25, 20–25 | ||
| Pts: Weatherspoon 30 Rebs: Wang, Yang 11 Asts: Weatherspoon 5 |
Pts: Brown 25 Rebs: Hu, Knight 8 Asts: Brown, Sun 5 | |
| Qingdao leads series, 2–1 | ||
20 April 2025
|
| Qingdao Eagles | 108–110 | Zhejiang Lions |
| Scoring by quarter: 29–16, 21–35, 29–25, 29–34 | ||
| Pts: Powell 22 Rebs: Mickey 13 Asts: Powell 10 |
Pts: Brown 28 Rebs: Carlton 11 Asts: Brown 9 | |
| Series tied, 2–2 | ||
23 April 2025
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| Zhejiang Lions | 101–96 | Qingdao Eagles |
| Scoring by quarter: 28–29, 25–19, 26–22, 22–26 | ||
| Pts: Hu 19 Rebs: Hu 10 Asts: Sun 10 |
Pts: Weatherspoon 24 Rebs: Yang 11 Asts: Mickey, Weatherspoon 8 | |
| Zhejiang L won series, 3–2 | ||
(2) Shanxi Loongs vs. (7) Guangdong Southern Tigers
14 April 2025
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| Shanxi Loongs | 123–81 | Guangdong Southern Tigers |
| Scoring by quarter: 31–27, 38–25, 22–15, 32–14 | ||
| Pts: Goodwin 25 Rebs: Goodwin 8 Asts: Diallo, Goodwin 6 |
Pts: Gillenwater 19 Rebs: Moreland 9 Asts: Hu, Xu 6 | |
| Shanxi leads series, 1–0 | ||
16 April 2025
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| Shanxi Loongs | 116–101 | Guangdong Southern Tigers |
| Scoring by quarter: 29–36, 32–7, 26–33, 29–25 | ||
| Pts: Yuan 29 Rebs: Liu 11 Asts: Goodwin 9 |
Pts: Xu 23 Rebs: Bazley 10 Asts: Xu 6 | |
| Shanxi leads series, 2–0 | ||
19 April 2025
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| Guangdong Southern Tigers | 106–124 | Shanxi Loongs |
| Scoring by quarter: 28–31, 40–35, 19–37, 19–21 | ||
| Pts: Gillenwater 36 Rebs: Zhang 7 Asts: Burke 8 |
Pts: Diallo 25 Rebs: Diallo 12 Asts: Jia 7 | |
| Shanxi won series, 3–0 | ||
(3) Beijing Ducks vs. (11) Beijing Royal Fighters
14 April 2025
|
| Beijing Ducks | 98–105 | Beijing Royal Fighters |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–26, 29–27, 24–23, 23–29 | ||
| Pts: Nutall 18 Rebs: Solomon 15 Asts: Nutall 7 |
Pts: Riller 31 Rebs: Sullinger 14 Asts: Sullinger 5 | |
| Beijing RF leads series, 1–0 | ||
16 April 2025
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| Beijing Ducks | 106–100 | Beijing Royal Fighters |
| Scoring by quarter: 30–29, 21–29, 34–23, 21–19 | ||
| Pts: Zeng 30 Rebs: Solomon 9 Asts: German 8 |
Pts: Sullinger, Zou 21 Rebs: Sullinger 10 Asts: Riller 7 | |
| Series tied, 1–1 | ||
19 April 2025
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| Beijing Royal Fighters | 102–105 | Beijing Ducks |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–22, 24–27, 29–33, 29–23 | ||
| Pts: Shen 31 Rebs: Sullinger 12 Asts: Sullinger 6 |
Pts: German 19 Rebs: Solomon 13 Asts: German 8 | |
| Beijing D leads series, 2–1 | ||
21 April 2025
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| Beijing Royal Fighters | 95–112 | Beijing Ducks |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–29, 26–24, 19–28, 29–31 | ||
| Pts: Riller 27 Rebs: Sullinger 7 Asts: Riller 7 |
Pts: German 25 Rebs: Solomon 13 Asts: Chen 7 | |
| Beijing D won series, 3–1 | ||
(4) Liaoning Flying Leopards vs. (5) Xinjiang Flying Tigers
13 April 2025
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| Liaoning Flying Leopards | 123–116 (OT) | Xinjiang Flying Tigers |
| Scoring by quarter: 30–19, 25–30, 22–27, 34–35, Overtime: 12–5 | ||
| Pts: Zhao 33 Rebs: Oliver 13 Asts: Fogg, Wells 6 |
Pts: Lawson 32 Rebs: Lawson 12 Asts: Ge, Hagans, Harrell 5 | |
| Liaoning leads series, 1–0 | ||
15 April 2025
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| Liaoning Flying Leopards | 105–96 | Xinjiang Flying Tigers |
| Scoring by quarter: 36–26, 23–12, 20–31, 26–27 | ||
| Pts: Wells 21 Rebs: Fu, Oliver 8 Asts: Zhao 10 |
Pts: Monhetaner 25 Rebs: Lawson 16 Asts: Lawson 7 | |
| Liaoning leads series, 2–0 | ||
18 April 2025
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| Xinjiang Flying Tigers | 79–101 | Liaoning Flying Leopards |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–24, 22–25, 15–26, 18–26 | ||
| Pts: Hagans 20 Rebs: Lawson 11 Asts: Hagans 7 |
Pts: Wells 25 Rebs: Oliver, Wells 9 Asts: Wells 8 | |
| Liaoning won series, 3–0 | ||
Semi-finals
(1) Zhejiang Lions vs. (4) Liaoning Flying Leopards
26 April 2025
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| Zhejiang Lions | 109–90 | Liaoning Flying Leopards |
| Scoring by quarter: 34–22, 25–15, 25–28, 25–25 | ||
| Pts: Brown 24 Rebs: Knight, Zhu 9 Asts: Brown 6 |
Pts: Fogg 20 Rebs: Oliver 12 Asts: Zhao 5 | |
| Zhejiang L leads series, 1–0 | ||
28 April 2025
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| Zhejiang Lions | 110–84 | Liaoning Flying Leopards |
| Scoring by quarter: 28–21, 30–21, 31–17, 21–25 | ||
| Pts: Brown 30 Rebs: Knight 10 Asts: Brown 9 |
Pts: Fu 20 Rebs: Li 9 Asts: Zhao 5 | |
| Zhejiang L leads series, 2–0 | ||
1 May 2025
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| Liaoning Flying Leopards | 98–109 | Zhejiang Lions |
| Scoring by quarter: 33–26, 21–41, 18–26, 26–16 | ||
| Pts: Wells, Zhao 17 Rebs: Li 7 Asts: Zhao 5 |
Pts: Hu 36 Rebs: Hu 10 Asts: Brown, Sun 9 | |
| Zhejiang L won series, 3–0 | ||
(2) Shanxi Loongs vs. (3) Beijing Ducks
27 April 2025
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| Shanxi Loongs | 94–102 | Beijing Ducks |
| Scoring by quarter: 27–23, 24–33, 27–18, 16–28 | ||
| Pts: Goodwin 22 Rebs: Liu 10 Asts: Diallo 5 |
Pts: Chen, German 23 Rebs: Qi 10 Asts: Chen 10 | |
| Beijing D leads series, 1–0 | ||
29 April 2025
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| Shanxi Loongs | 99–106 | Beijing Ducks |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–28, 25–27, 18–28, 32–23 | ||
| Pts: Diallo 28 Rebs: Diallo 12 Asts: Goodwin 7 |
Pts: Chen 23 Rebs: Zhai 9 Asts: German 15 | |
| Beijing D leads series, 2–0 | ||
2 May 2025
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| Beijing Ducks | 121–103 | Shanxi Loongs |
| Scoring by quarter: 33–34, 28–26, 40–18, 20–25 | ||
| Pts: German 43 Rebs: Qi 11 Asts: Chen 8 |
Pts: Goodwin 32 Rebs: Liu 9 Asts: Goodwin 8 | |
| Beijing D won series, 3–0 | ||
Finals
(1) Zhejiang Lions vs. (3) Beijing Ducks
7 May 2025
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| Zhejiang Lions | 87–101 | Beijing Ducks |
| Scoring by quarter: 34–24, 21–31, 23–26, 9–20 | ||
| Pts: Hu 26 Rebs: Hu 8 Asts: Brown 6 |
Pts: German 24 Rebs: Zhou 14 Asts: German 7 | |
| Beijing D leads series, 1–0 | ||
9 May 2025
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| Zhejiang Lions | 103–96 | Beijing Ducks |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–22, 28–24, 23–27, 29–23 | ||
| Pts: Brown 31 Rebs: Sun 9 Asts: Brown 7 |
Pts: German 21 Rebs: Zhou 10 Asts: Chen 5 | |
| Series tied, 1–1 | ||
12 May 2025
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| Beijing Ducks | 103–114 | Zhejiang Lions |
| Scoring by quarter: 28–31, 34–20, 22–28, 19–35 | ||
| Pts: Zhou 26 Rebs: Zhou 13 Asts: German 14 |
Pts: Brown 44 Rebs: Carlton 10 Asts: Brown 7 | |
| Zhejiang L leads series, 2–1 | ||
14 May 2025
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| Beijing Ducks | 73–106 | Zhejiang Lions |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–25, 21–28, 17–29, 21–24 | ||
| Pts: Chen 13 Rebs: Solomon 9 Asts: Fang 6 |
Pts: Brown, Lin 22 Rebs: Carlton 6 Asts: Brown 6 | |
| Zhejiang L leads series, 3–1 | ||
17 May 2025
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| Zhejiang Lions | 92–94 | Beijing Ducks |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–27, 30–20, 22–31, 18–16 | ||
| Pts: Brown, Hu 27 Rebs: Hu 14 Asts: Brown 9 |
Pts: German 21 Rebs: Zhou 13 Asts: German 9 | |
| Zhejiang L leads series, 3–2 | ||
20 May 2025
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| Beijing Ducks | 118–125 | Zhejiang Lions |
| Scoring by quarter: 36–29, 21–40, 38–30, 23–26 | ||
| Pts: Zhou 31 Rebs: Zhou 10 Asts: German 13 |
Pts: Brown 41 Rebs: Zhu 7 Asts: Sun 10 | |
| Zhejiang L won series, 4–2 | ||
Awards
| Category | Player | Team(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Most Valuable Player | Hu Jinqiu | Zhejiang Lions | [3] |
| Finals MVP | Barry Brown | Zhejiang Lions | [2] |
References
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- ^ a b "Zhejiang Lions beat Beijing Ducks to win club's first-ever CBA title". en.people.cn. 21 May 2025. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
- ^ "Hu Jinqiu named 2024-2025 CBA regular season MVP". english.news.cn. Retrieved 12 May 2025.