CBA 2003-04

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In the 2003-04 season, twelve teams played a 22-game regular season, from November 16, 2003 to February 8, 2004. Including playoffs, play continued until March 2004.

Before the start of the season, the Shandong Flaming Bulls changed their nickname to the Shandong Lions.

In the 2004 all-star game, played January 18 in Changsha, the Tiger team beat the Dragon team 110-102. [1]

1 Regular season
2 Playoffs
3 Relegation playoffs
4 Final rankings
5 See also

[edit] Regular season

Team	Wins	Losses	Points
Guangdong Southern Tigers	19	3	41
Jiangsu Nangang Dragons	15	7	37
Bayi Army Rockets	14	8	36
Jilin Northeast Tigers	13	9	35
Xinjiang Flying Tigers	12	10	34
Shangdong Jinsidun Lions	10	12	32
Beijing Aoshen Olympians	10	12	32
Shaanxi Dongsheng Kylins	9	13	31
Liaoning Panpan Hunters	9	13	31
Shanghai Dongfang Sharks	8	14	30
Beijing Shougang Ducks	7	15	29
Zhejiang Wanma Cyclones	6	16	28

[edit] Playoffs

[edit] Quarter-finals

Teams	Matches	February 11	February 14	February 15
Guangdong vs. Shaanxi	2-0	108-91	120-107	—
Jiangsu vs. Beijing Aoshen	2-0	108-96	113-105	—
Bayi vs. Shandong	2-0	103-102	106-81	—
Jilin vs. Xinjiang	2-1	111-109	105-117	108-101

[edit] Semi-finals

Teams	Matches	February 18	February 21	February 22
Guangdong vs. Jilin	2-1	112-121	120-92	133-105
Bayi vs. Jiangsu	2-0	116-96	117-95	—

[edit] Finals

Teams	Matches	February 25	February 28	February 29	March 3	?
Guangdong vs. Bayi	3-1	105-106	123-90	106-81	98-84	—

[edit] Relegation playoffs

The bottom four teams in the regular season standings participated in the relegation playoffs. Each team played four games against each of the other three teams, for a total of 12 games.

As it happened, however, it was eventually decided that relegation and promotion were to be abolished at the start of the 2004–2005 season, so no teams were relegated, and this relegation playoff turned out to be a purely academic exercise.

Team	Wins	Losses	Points
Shanghai	7	5	19
Beijing Wanfeng Aote	7	5	19
Zhejiang	6	6	18
Liaoning	4	8	12

[edit] Final rankings

The final rankings differ from the regular season standings, because the first four places were determined by the results of the playoffs, while the last four places were determined by the relegation playoff.

At the end of the year, Beijing Shougang (Ducks) were apparently referred to as Beijing Wanfeng Aote (presumably a change of corporate sponsorship).