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1997–98 Chinese Basketball Association season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| title | 1997–98 CBA season |
| league | Chinese Basketball Association |
| sport | Basketball |
| duration | November 23, 1997 – March 29, 1998 |
| TV | CCTV-5 |
| season | Regular Season |
| season_champs | Shandong Flaming Bulls |
| MVP | China Gong Xiaobin |
| playoffs | Playoffs |
| playoffs_link | 1998 CBA Playoffs |
| finals | Finals |
| finals_champ | Bayi Rockets |
| finals_runner-up | Liaoning Hunters |
| promote | Ji'nan Army |
| Zhejiang Squirrels | |
| promote_from | Second Division |
| relegate | Shenyang Army |
| Sichuan Pandas | |
| relegate_to | Second Division |
| seasonslistnames | CBA |
| prevseason_link | 1996–97 CBA season |
| prevseason_year | 1996–97 |
| nextseason_link | 1998–99 CBA season |
| nextseason_year | 1998–99 |
| finals_runner-up =Liaoning Hunters Zhejiang Squirrels Sichuan Pandas
The 1997–98 CBA season was the third season of the Chinese Basketball Association.
The season ran from November 23, 1997, to March 29, 1998.
The Ji'nan Army and Zhejiang Squirrels had been relegated to the Second Division after the previous season, but extenuating circumstances earned reprieves for both teams, and the league played with the same 12 clubs for the second straight year.
Regular season standings
These are the final standings for the 1997–98 CBA regular season.
| # | 1997–98 CBA season | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Tiebreaker | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shandong Flaming Bulls | 19 | 3 | .864 | – | 11–0 | 8–3 | SD 1–1 (163–149) BY | ||||||||||||||
| Bayi Rockets | 19 | 3 | .864 | – | 10–1 | 9–2 | |||||||||||||||
| Liaoning Hunters | 17 | 5 | .773 | 2 | 10–1 | 7–4 | |||||||||||||||
| Beijing Ducks | 14 | 8 | .636 | 5 | 9–2 | 5–6 | |||||||||||||||
| Jiangsu Dragons | 12 | 10 | .545 | 7 | 8–3 | 4–7 | JS 1–1 (161–152) SH | ||||||||||||||
| Shanghai Sharks | 12 | 10 | .545 | 7 | 6–5 | 6–5 | |||||||||||||||
| Guangdong Southern Tigers | 10 | 12 | .455 | 9 | 7–4 | 3–8 | |||||||||||||||
| Ji'nan Army | 9 | 13 | .409 | 10 | 7–4 | 2–9 | |||||||||||||||
| Sichuan Pandas | 7 | 15 | .318 | 12 | 3–8 | 4–7 | |||||||||||||||
| Shenyang Army | 6 | 16 | .273 | 13 | 4–7 | 2–9 | |||||||||||||||
| Air Force | 4 | 18 | .182 | 15 | 3–8 | 1–10 | |||||||||||||||
| Zhejiang Squirrels | 3 | 19 | .136 | 16 | 2–9 | 1–10 |
| Bottom 4 teams advance to the [Relegation round](1997-98-cba-season-relegations) |
|---|
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 series to determine the advancing team.
In the best-of-five Finals, the Bayi Rockets defeated the Liaoning Hunters (3–0) to win their third straight CBA championship, remaining unbeaten in their CBA playoffs history.
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.
Best of 3 Best of 5
| RD1-seed1=1 | RD1-team1=Shandong Flaming Bulls | RD1-score1=2 | RD1-seed2=5 | RD1-team2=Jiangsu Dragons | RD1-score2=1
| RD1-seed3=3 | RD1-team3=Liaoning Hunters | RD1-score3=2 | RD1-seed4=7 | RD1-team4=Guangdong Southern Tigers | RD1-score4=1
| RD1-seed5=2 | RD1-team5=Bayi Rockets | RD1-score5=2 | RD1-seed6=8 | RD1-team6=Ji'nan Army | RD1-score6=0
| RD1-seed7=4 | RD1-team7=Beijing Ducks | RD1-score7=2 | RD1-seed8=6 | RD1-team8=Shanghai Sharks | RD1-score8=1
| RD2-seed1=1 | RD2-team1=Shandong Flaming Bulls | RD2-score1=0 | RD2-seed2=3 | RD2-team2=Liaoning Hunters | RD2-score2=2
| RD2-seed3=2 | RD2-team3=Bayi Rockets | RD2-score3=2 | RD2-seed4=4 | RD2-team4=Beijing Ducks | RD2-score4=0
| RD3-seed1=3 | RD3-team1=Liaoning Hunters | RD3-score1=0 | RD3-seed2=2 | RD3-team2=Bayi Rockets | RD3-score2=3
Relegations
The bottom 4 teams played the relegation phase by round-robin.
The Shenyang Army and Sichuan Pandas were relegated to the Second Division.
| Team | W | L | PF | PA | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zhejiang Squirrels | 6 | 0 | 486 | 404 | +82 |
| Air Force | 4 | 2 | 437 | 397 | +40 |
| Sichuan Pandas | 1 | 5 | 431 | 469 | −38 |
| Shenyang Army | 1 | 5 | 381 | 465 | −84 |
| Bottom 2 teams relegated to the Second Division |
|---|
| AF | SA | SC | ZJ | Air Force | – | Shenyang Army | – | Sichuan Pandas | – | Zhejiang Squirrels | – | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 69–57 | 82–57 | 70–76 | ||||||||||||||
| 52–70 | 100–86 | 57–82 | ||||||||||||||
| 66–69 | 72–65 | 81–83 | ||||||||||||||
| 89–77 | 86–50 | 70–69 |
CBA Awards
These are the award winners for the 1997-98 CBA regular season.
- CBA Most Valuable Player: Gong Xiaobin (Shandong Flaming Bulls)
- Sportsmanship Award: Yao Ming (Shanghai Sharks) & James Hodges (Jiangsu Dragons)
- Outstanding Coach: Wang Fei (Bayi Rockets) & Ye Peng (Shandong Flaming Bulls)
All-Star Weekend
The 1998 CBA All-Star Game was played on April 4, 1998, in Shenyang, Liaoning.
The International All-Stars defeated the Chinese All-Stars 83–80.
James Hodges from the Jiangsu Dragons won the Slam Dunk Contest for the second straight year, and Zhang Jingsong from the Bayi Rockets won the Three-Point Shootout.
References
References
- 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".
- 搜狐体育. "Data Source".
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