2017–18 Chinese Basketball Association season
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The 2017–18 CBA season was the 23rd season of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). The regular season was initially scheduled to begin on Saturday, October 21, 2017, with the Guangdong Southern Tigers hosting the Shenzhen Leopards, but later rescheduled to Saturday, October 28, 2017, with the defending champion Xinjiang Flying Tigers hosting the Jilin Northeast Tigers.[1][2] The regular season ended on Sunday, February 11, 2018, and the playoffs begin on Saturday, March 3, 2018.
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Season | 2017–18 | |||||||||
Duration | 28 October 2017 – 1 May 2018 | |||||||||
Number of games | 38 | |||||||||
Number of teams | 20 | |||||||||
Regular season | ||||||||||
Top seed | Zhejiang Lions | |||||||||
Finals | ||||||||||
Champions | Liaoning Flying Leopards (1st title) | |||||||||
Runners-up | Zhejiang Lions | |||||||||
Awards | ||||||||||
Domestic MVP | Ding Yanyuhang | |||||||||
International MVP | Courtney Fortson | |||||||||
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In this season, the playoffs were expanded from eight to ten teams.