2013–14 CBA season
| 2013–14 CBA season | |
|---|---|
| League | Chinese Basketball Association |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Duration | November 8, 2013 – February 16, 2014 (regular season） |
| TV partner(s) | CCTV-5 and many local channels. |
| Regular Season | |
| Season champions | Guangdong Southern Tigers |
| Season MVP |
 Yi Jianlian (Domestic MVP) Lester Hudson (Foreign MVP) |
| Playoffs | |
| Finals | |
| Champions | Beijing Ducks |
| Runners-up | Xinjiang Flying Tigers |
| Finals MVP |
Randolph Morris
|
The 2013–14 CBA season is the 19th CBA season. Sichuan Blue Whales were promoted to the CBA, becoming the 18th team of the league.
The regular season began on Friday, November 8, 2013 with the Guangdong Southern Tigers hosting the Sichuan Blue Whales. The 2014 CBA All-Star Game was played on January 19, 2014, at the MasterCard Center in Beijing. The regular season ended on Sunday, February 16, 2014.
All teams except Bayi Rockets can have two foreign players, while the bottom 5 teams of last season and Sichuan Blue Whales have an extra right to sign an Asian player. However, Shanghai Sharks waived their rights to sign the extra Asian player.
The rule of using players in each game is described in this chart:
+ Including players from Hong Kong and Chinese Taipei.
++ If teams waive their rights to sign the extra Asian player, they may use foreign players for 7 quarters collectively.
+++ Only 1 allowed in the 4th quarter.
The playoffs of the 2013–14 CBA season started on February 18, 2014. The playoff brackets are shown below:
Bold Series winner
italics Team with home-court advantage
The finals of 2013–14 CBA season started on March 19, 2014. Beijing Ducks and Xinjiang Flying Tigers competed for the champions in a 2-3-2 format of homes. Because Xinjiang Flying Tigers ranked higher in the regular season, they hosted Beijing Ducks in the first two games. Beijing won the first two away games. In the subsequent three games at Beijing, Xinjiang won the first and third ones and made the score 2-3. In the sixth game at Urumqi, Beijing defeated Xinjiang with a score of 98-88 and nailed their second CBA Championship.
The scores of the six games are as follows:
The following players were named the Domestic and Foreign Players of the Week.
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