1999–2000 Chinese Basketball Association season

The 1999–2000 CBA season was the fifth CBA season.[1]

1999–2000 CBA season
LeagueChinese Basketball Association
SportBasketball
DurationNovember 21, 1999 – March 19, 2000
TV partner(s)CCTV-5
Regular Season
Season championsBayi Rockets
Season MVP Wang Zhizhi
Promoted to Second DivisionNanjing Army Thunder
Hubei Mailyard
Relegated to Second DivisionNanjing Army Thunder
Hubei Mailyard
Playoffs
Finals
ChampionsBayi Rockets
  Runners-upShanghai Sharks
Finals MVP Wang Zhizhi

The season ran from November 21, 1999, to March 19, 2000. Nanjing Army Thunder and Hubei Mailyard were promoted from the Second Division. Vanguard from the Second Division was merged with Beijing Olympians and the club was known as Vanguard Beijing Olympians for the next several seasons.[2]

Regular Season Standings
# 1999–2000 CBA season
Team W L PCT GB Home Road Tiebreaker
1 Bayi Rockets211.955-11–010–1
2 Guangdong Southern Tigers157.682610–15–6
3 Shanghai Sharks148.63678–36–5
4 Shandong Flaming Bulls139.59189–24–7SD 1-1(169-161) BJ
5 Beijing Ducks139.591810–13–8
6 Vanguard Beijing Olympians1210.54599–23–8VB 3-1
LN 2-2
JS 1-3
7 Liaoning Hunters1210.54596–56–5
8 Jiangsu Dragons1210.54597–45–6
9 Jilin Northeast Tigers1012.455118–32–9
10 Zhejiang Cyclones814.364136–52–9
11 Nanjing Army Thunder121.091201–100–11NA 1-1(197-185) HB
12 Hubei Mailyard121.091201–100–11
Key to colors
     Top 8 teams advance to the Playoffs
     Bottom 4 teams advance to the Relegation Round

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Playoffs

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

In the Final series, Bayi Rockets defeated Shanghai Sharks (3-0), and claimed its 5th 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 Shandong Flaming Bulls 0
4 Shandong Flaming Bulls 2
6 Vanguard Beijing Olympians 0
1 Bayi Rockets 3
3 Shanghai Sharks 0
2 Guangdong Southern Tigers 2
7 Liaoning Hunters 1
2 Guangdong Southern Tigers 1
3 Shanghai Sharks 3
3 Shanghai Sharks 2
5 Beijing Ducks 0

Relegations

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

Nanjing Army Thunder and Hubei Mailyard were relegated to the Second Division.[2]

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References
  1. "1999-2000赛季CBA大事记：台北郑志龙亮相". 网易体育. Archived from the original on 2011-09-06. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
  2. 搜狐体育. "Data Source". Retrieved 2011-11-29.

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