2025 CBA Playoffs

2025 CBA playoffs

Tournament details
Dates	1 April – 20 May 2025
Season	2024–25
Teams	12
Final positions
Champions	Zhejiang Lions (1st title)
Runners-up	Beijing Ducks
Semifinalists	Shanxi Loongs Liaoning Flying Leopards
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The 2025 CBA Playoffs was the postseason tournament of the Chinese Basketball Association's 2024–25 season. It began on 4 April 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

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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

Hongshan Arena, Ürümqi, Xinjiang

7 April 2025

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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

Nanjing Olympic Sports Center, Nanjing, Jiangsu

(6) Shandong Hi-Speed Kirin vs. (11) Beijing Royal Fighters

5 April 2025

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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

Shandong Arena, Jinan, Shandong

8 April 2025

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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

Olympic Sports Center, Beijing

(7) Guangdong Southern Tigers vs. (10) Shanghai Sharks

5 April 2025

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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

Dongguan Basketball Center, Dongguan, Guangdong

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

Shanghai Indoor Stadium, Shanghai

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

Dongguan Basketball Center, Dongguan, Guangdong

(8) Qingdao Eagles vs. (9) Zhejiang Golden Bulls

4 April 2025

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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

Conson Gymnasium, Qingdao, Shandong

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

Binjiang Gymnasium, Hangzhou, Zhejiang

10 April 2025

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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

Conson Gymnasium, Qingdao, Shandong

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

Zhuji Sports Center, Shaoxing, Zhejiang

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

Zhuji Sports Center, Shaoxing, Zhejiang

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

Conson Stadium, Qingdao, Shandong

20 April 2025

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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

Conson Stadium, Qingdao, Shandong

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

Zhuji Sports Center, Shaoxing, Zhejiang

(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

Shanxi Sports Center, Taiyuan, Shanxi

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

Shanxi Sports Center, Taiyuan, Shanxi

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

Dongguan Basketball Center, Dongguan, Guangdong

(3) Beijing Ducks vs. (11) Beijing Royal Fighters

14 April 2025

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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

Cadillac Arena, Beijing

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

Cadillac Arena, Beijing

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

Olympic Sports Center, Beijing

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

Olympic Sports Center, Beijing

(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

Liaoning Gymnasium, Shenyang, Liaoning

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

Liaoning Gymnasium, Shenyang, Liaoning

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

Hongshan Arena, Ürümqi, Xinjiang

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

Zhuji Sports Center, Shaoxing, Zhejiang

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

Zhuji Sports Center, Shaoxing, Zhejiang

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

Liaoning Gymnasium, Shenyang, Liaoning

(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

Shanxi Sports Center, Taiyuan, Shanxi

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

Shanxi Sports Center, Taiyuan, Shanxi

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

Cadillac Arena, Beijing

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

Zhuji Sports Center, Shaoxing, Zhejiang

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

Zhuji Sports Center, Shaoxing, Zhejiang

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

Cadillac Arena, Beijing

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

Cadillac Arena, Beijing

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

Zhuji Sports Center, Shaoxing, Zhejiang

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

Cadillac Arena, Beijing

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