1997–98 CBA season
| 1997–98 CBA season | |
|---|---|
| League | Chinese Basketball Association |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Duration | November 23, 1997 – March 29, 1998 |
| TV partner(s) | CCTV-5 |
| Regular Season | |
| Season champions | Shandong Flaming Bulls |
| Season MVP | Gong Xiaobin |
| Promoted to Second Division |
Ji'nan Army Zhejiang Squirrels |
| Relegated to Second Division |
Shenyang Army Sichuan Pandas |
| Playoffs | |
| Finals | |
| Champions | Bayi Rockets |
| Runners-up | Liaoning Hunters |
The 1997–98 CBA season is the third season of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA).
The season ran from November 23, 1997 to March 29, 1998. Ji'nan Army and Zhejiang Squirrels were promoted from the Second Division.[1][2]
Regular Season Standings
| # | 1997–98 CBA season | |||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Tiebreaker | |
| 1 | Shandong Flaming Bulls | 19 | 3 | .864 | - | 11–0 | 8–3 | SD 1-1(163-149) BY |
| 2 | Bayi Rockets | 19 | 3 | .864 | - | 10–1 | 9–2 | |
| 3 | Liaoning Hunters | 17 | 5 | .773 | 2 | 10–1 | 7–4 | |
| 4 | Beijing Ducks | 14 | 8 | .636 | 5 | 9–2 | 5–6 | |
| 5 | Jiangsu Dragons | 12 | 10 | .545 | 7 | 8–3 | 4–7 | JS 1-1(161-152) SH |
| 6 | Shanghai Sharks | 12 | 10 | .545 | 7 | 6–5 | 6–5 | |
| 7 | Guangdong Southern Tigers | 10 | 12 | .455 | 9 | 7–4 | 3–8 | |
| 8 | Ji'nan Army | 9 | 13 | .409 | 10 | 7–4 | 2–9 | |
| 9 | Sichuan Pandas | 7 | 15 | .318 | 12 | 3–8 | 4–7 | |
| 10 | Shenyang Army | 6 | 16 | .273 | 13 | 4–7 | 2–9 | |
| 11 | Air Force | 4 | 18 | .182 | 15 | 3–8 | 1–10 | |
| 12 | Zhejiang Squirrels | 3 | 19 | .136 | 16 | 2–9 | 1–10 | |
| Top 8 teams advance to the Playoffs | |
| Bottom 4 teams advance to the Relegation Round |
Playoffs
The top 8 teams in the regular season advanced to the playoffs.
For the first time, the quarterfinals and semifinals used best-of-three and best-of-five series to determine the advancing team.
In the Final series, Bayi Rockets defeated Liaoning Hunters (3-0), and claimed its 3rd straight CBA championship, remaining undefeated in the CBA playoffs history.[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 3 | Semifinals Best of 3 | Finals Best of 5 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Shandong Flaming Bulls | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Jiangsu Dragons | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Shandong Flaming Bulls | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Liaoning Hunters | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Liaoning Hunters | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Guangdong Southern Tigers | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Liaoning Hunters | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Bayi Rockets | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Bayi Rockets | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Ji'nan Army | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Bayi Rockets | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Beijing Ducks | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Beijing Ducks | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Shanghai Sharks | 1 | ||||||||||||
Relegations
The bottom 4 teams played the relegation round by round-robin.
Shenyang Army and Sichuan Pandas were relegated to the Second Division.[2]
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All-star Weekend
The 1998 CBA All-Star Game was played on April 4, 1998 in Shenyang, Liaoning. The Foreign All-stars defeated the Chinese All-stars 83-80.
James Hodges from Jiangsu Dragons won the Slam Dunk Contest for the second straight year, and Zhang Jinsong from Bayi Rockets won the Three-Point Shootout.[1]
CBA Awards
- Most Valuable Player: Gong Xiaobin, Shandong
- Sportsmanship Award: Yao Ming, Shanghai Sharks; James Hodges, Jiangsu Dragons
- Outstanding Coach: Wang Fei, Bayi Rockets; Ye Peng, Shandong
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 新浪体育 (2005-12-07). "97-98赛季CBA-冠名希尔顿 第一位洋帅名叫霍加德". Retrieved 2010-03-19.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 搜狐体育. "Data Source". Retrieved 2011-11-25.
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