2002–03 Chinese Basketball Association season

2002–03 CBA season Chinese Basketball Association Basketball December 7, 2002 – April 23, 2003 CCTV-5and local channels Regular Season Guangdong Southern Tigers China Sun Jun Playoffs 2003 CBA Playoffs Finals Bayi Rockets Guangdong Southern Tigers Beijing OlympiansXinjiang Flying Tigers Second Division Sina LionsHong Kong Flying Dragons Second Division China Liu Yudong CBA 2001–02 CBA season 2001–02 2003–04 CBA season 2003–04 The 2002–03 CBA season is the eighth CBA season.2002-2003赛季CBA大事记：易建联荣膺最佳新人 http://cbachina.163.com/08/1031/15/4PJHBG3G00052UUC.html 网易体育 1 December 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110906100811/http://cbachina.163.com/08/1031/15/4PJHBG3G00052UUC.html 6 September 2011 dead dmy-all The season ran from December 7, 2002 to April 23, 2003. Beijing Olympians and Xinjiang Flying Tigers were promoted from the Second Division. Hong Kong club Flying Dragons joined CBA in this season.http://cbadata.sports.sohu.com/ranking/teams/2002 Data Source 搜狐体育 1 December 2011 Regular season standings # 2002–03 CBA season Team W Games won L Games lost PCT Winning percentage GB Games behind Home Home record Road Road record Tiebreaker Tiebreaker1Guangdong Southern Tigers 23 3 .885 - 12–1 11–2 GD 2-0 BY2Bayi Rockets 23 3 .885 - 12–1 11–2 3Jilin Northeast Tigers 17 9 .654 6 11–2 6–7 4Xinjiang Flying Tigers 15 11 .577 8 10–3 5–8 XJ 1-1(202-190) SD5Shandong Flaming Bulls 15 11 .577 8 11–2 4–9 6Zhejiang Cyclones 14 12 .538 9 9–4 5–8 ZJ 2-0 BO7Beijing Olympians 14 12 .538 9 8–5 6–78Beijing Ducks 12 14 .462 11 8–5 4–9 BJ 1-1(235-226) JS 9Jiangsu Dragons 12 14 .462 11 10–3 2–11 10Shanghai Sharks 11 15 .423 12 8–5 3–10 11Liaoning Hunters 10 16 .385 13 7–6 3–10 12Shaanxi Kylins 8 18 .308 15 7–6 1–12 13Sina Lions 7 19 .269 16 5–8 2–11 14Hong Kong Flying Dragons 1 25 .040 22 1–12 0–13 + Key to colors     Top 8 teams advance to the Playoffs     Bottom 2 teams advance to the Relegation Round     Relegated DirectlyHong Kong Flying Dragons was facing financial difficulties after the Regular Season. The team couldn't afford to play the Relegation Round, and was relegated directly. Playoffs The top 8 teams in the regular season advanced to the playoffs. In the Final series, Bayi Rockets defeated Guangdong Southern Tigers (3-1). 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. QuarterfinalsBest of 5 SemifinalsBest of 5 FinalsBest of 5 Third place Best of 3 1 Guangdong Southern Tigers 3 5 Shandong Flaming Bulls 0 4 Xinjiang Flying Tigers 1 8 Beijing Ducks 3 2 Bayi Rockets 3 6 Zhejiang Cyclones 0 3 Jilin Northeast Tigers 3 7 Beijing Olympians 2 1 Guangdong Southern Tigers 3 8 Beijing Ducks 0 2 Bayi Rockets 3 3 Jilin Northeast Tigers 0 1 Guangdong Southern Tigers 1 2 Bayi Rockets 3 3 Jilin Northeast Tigers 2 8 Beijing Ducks 0 Relegations 2 teams played the relegation round by a best-of-five series. Sina Lions, with Hong Kong Flying Dragons, was relegated to the Second Division. As a matter of fact, Hong Kong Flying Dragons dissolved after this season, while Sina Lions dropped out of the league and went back to Taiwan. Relegation RoundBest of 5 Shaanxi Kylins 3 Sina Lions 0 References See also Chinese Basketball Association Category:Chinese Basketball Association seasons League CBA