Guangdong Southern Tigers won the CBA title, even after the departure of Yi Jianlian for NBA.

[1][2] Xinjiang Flying Tigers finished the regular season with 26–4 in second place.

The league subsequently ruled Xinjiang loss with the score of 0–20 in all 18 matches in which Sou played, 15 of them wins originally.

As a result, Xinjiang's dropped to eleventh place with 11–19, and they failed to advance to the playoffs.

[3] Top 4 teams may pick their opponents of the quarterfinal round in turn by the order of their regular season standings.