2004–05 Chinese Basketball Association season

Promotion and relegation were both abolished since the end of the previous season, and the Second Division was renamed NBL.As a result, Yunnan Bulls, Fujian Xunxing and Henan Dragons joined the league in this season.The all-star game was played on March 6, 2005 in Nanjing, after the end of the regular season and before the beginning of the playoffs: the North Division defeated the South Division 103-99, and Mengke Bateer was the MVP.[3] [1][2] In the Divisional Championships (分区冠军赛), top 4 teams played with others from the same division in a knock-out bracket.In the Final series, Guangdong Southern Tigers defeated Jiangsu Dragons (3-2).
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