CBA 2000-01

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In the 2000-01 season, 12 teams played 22 games each.

The regular season began on November 18, 2000 and ended on March 11, 2001. With the exception of the very first game (which featured Bayi at Shanghai on a Saturday), all games were played on Sundays and Wednesdays. [1]

In the 2001 all-star game, played on April 1 after the end of the playoffs, the Tiger team beat the Dragon team 95-93. [2]

1 Regular season
2 Playoffs
3 Relegation playoffs
4 See also

[edit] Regular season

Team	Wins	Losses	Points
Bayi Shuanglu	18	4	40
Shanghai Dongfang	18	4	40
Beijing Shougang	14	8	36
Jilin Henghe (吉林恒和)	14	8	36
Liaoning Panpan	12	10	34
Guangdong Hongyuan	12	10	34
Vanguard Aoshen	11	11	33
Jiangsu Nangang	10	12	32
Shandong Flaming Bulls aka Shandong Runxie (山东润洁) or Shandong Yong'an (上动永安)	10	12	32
Zhejiang Wanma	7	15	29
Shuangxing Jinan Army (Jijun) Tianma (双星济军天马)	6	16	28
Shenyang Army (Shenbu) Anshan Lions(沈部鞍山雄狮)	0	22	22

Both Bayi Rockets and Shanghai Sharks finished the season with 18-4 records, and they split their two matches against each other. However, Bayi still won first place by points advantage, the sixth straight time they finished first in the regular season standings.

Beijing Aoshen played this year under the name Vanguard Aoshen.

In the finals, Bayi Rockets defeated the Shanghai Sharks (3-1) for their sixth championship in a row. The one loss they suffered was their first ever playoff loss.

In the relegation playoffs, Shandong and Zhejiang survived, while Shenyang Army and Jinan Army were relegated to the "B" league and left the CBA.

[edit] Playoffs

[edit] Quarter-finals

The quarter-finals were a best-of-three series.

The higher-ranking team was the home team for the first match and the third matche (if necessary); the lower-ranking team was the home team for the second match.

Teams	Matches	February 14	February 18	February 21
Bayi vs. Jiangsu	2-0	126-98	115-96	—
Shanghai vs. Aoshen	2-1	98-83	104-113	92-69
Beijing vs. Guangdong	2-0	115-78	104-97	—
Jilin vs. Liaoning	2-1	129-111	72-83	118-97

[edit] Semi-finals

The semi-finals were a best-of-five series.

In a best-of-five series, the higher-ranking team plays the first game away, the next two at home, the fourth (if necessary) away, and the fifth and final game (if necessary) at home.

Teams	Matches	February 25	February 28	March 4	March 7	March 11
Bayi vs. Jilin	3-0	124-122	119-93	138-113	—	—
Shanghai vs. Beijing	3-0	97-81	88-78	102-80	—	—

[edit] Finals

The finals were a best-of-five series.

Home and away matches were the same as for the semi-finals.

Teams	Matches	March 11	March 14	March 18	March 21	March 25
Bayi vs. Shanghai	3-1	105-116	114-109	131-122	128-118	—

[edit] Relegation playoffs

In the relegation playoff, the teams ranked 9th through 12th played a total of six games, two against each other team. The first round featured the 9th vs. the 12th and 10th vs. 11th teams; the second round featured the 9th vs. the 11th and 10th vs. 12th teams; the third round featured the 9th vs. 10th and 11th vs. 12th teams. The higher-ranking team was home team for the first game of the two-game series, and the lower-ranking team was home team for the second game.

Teams	Matches	February 21	February 25
Shandong vs. Shenyang	2-0	113-83	99-92
Zhejiang vs. Shuangxing	2-0	118-95	99-91
		February 28	March 4
Shandong vs. Shuangxing	2-0	102-90	109-92
Zhejiang vs. Shenyang	2-0	101-84	126-82
		March 7	March 11
Shandong vs. Zhejiang	1-1	101-86	124-126
Shuangxing vs. Shenyang	1-1	92-73	100-127