2000–01 Chinese Basketball Association season

2000–01 CBA season
LeagueChinese Basketball Association
SportBasketball
DurationNovember 18, 2000 – March 18, 2001
TV partner(s)CCTV-5
Regular Season
Season championsBayi Rockets
Season MVPChina Yao Ming
Promoted to Second DivisionJi'nan Army
Shenyang Army
Relegated to Second DivisionJi'nan Army
Shenyang Army
Playoffs
Finals
ChampionsBayi Rockets
  Runners-upShanghai Sharks
Finals MVPChina Yao Ming
CBA seasons

The 2000–01 CBA season is the sixth CBA season.[1]

The season ran from November 18, 2000 to March 18, 2001. Ji'nan Army and Shenyang Army were promoted from the Second Division.[2]

Regular Season Standings

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# 2000–01 CBA season
Team W L PCT GB Home Road Tiebreaker
1 Bayi Rockets 18 4 .818 - 11–0 7–4 BY 1-1(213-192) SH
2 Shanghai Sharks 18 4 .818 - 11–0 7–4
3 Beijing Ducks 14 8 .636 4 9–2 5–6 BJ 1-1(212-197) JL
4 Jilin Northeast Tigers 14 8 .636 4 10–1 4–7
5 Liaoning Hunters 12 10 .545 6 9–2 3–8 LN 2-0 GD
6 Guangdong Southern Tigers 12 10 .545 6 8–3 4–7
7 Vanguard Beijing Olympians 11 11 .500 7 9–2 2–9
8 Jiangsu Dragons 10 12 .455 8 8–3 2–9 JS 1-1(197-190) SD
9 Shandong Flaming Bulls 10 12 .455 8 9–2 1–10
10 Zhejiang Cyclones 7 15 .318 11 5–6 2–9
11 Ji'nan Army 6 16 .273 12 4–7 2–9
12 Shenyang Army 0 22 .000 18 0–11 0–11
Key to colors
     Top 8 teams advance to the Playoffs
     Bottom 4 teams advance to the Relegation Round

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Playoffs

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The top 8 teams in the regular season advanced to the playoffs.

In the Final series, Bayi Rockets defeated Shanghai Sharks (3-1), and claimed its 6th straight CBA championship.[1][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 5 		Finals
Best of 5
         
1 Bayi Rockets 2
8 Jiangsu Dragons 0
1 Bayi Rockets 3
4 Jilin Northeast Tigers 0
4 Jilin Northeast Tigers 2
5 Liaoning Hunters 1
1 Bayi Rockets 3
2 Shanghai Sharks 1
2 Shanghai Sharks 2
7 Vanguard Beijing Olympians 1
2 Shanghai Sharks 3
3 Beijing Ducks 0
3 Beijing Ducks 2
6 Guangdong Southern Tigers 0

Relegations

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The bottom 4 teams played the relegation round by round-robin.

Ji'nan Army and Shenyang Army were relegated to the Second Division.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "2000-2001赛季CBA大事记：姚明荣膺双料MVP". 网易体育. Archived from the original on 6 September 2011. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
  2. ^ a b c d 搜狐体育. "Data Source". Retrieved 2011-11-29.

See also

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