Liaoning trounces Zhejiang, one step away from CBA title defense

SHENYANG, May 13 (Xinhua) -- Defending champions the Liaoning Flying Leopards smashed the Zhejiang Golden Bulls 94-68 to take a 3-0 lead in the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) Finals here on Saturday.

After having lost the previous two home games, Zhejiang was on the backfoot in the best-of-seven series, and the Golden Bulls' fans had more bad news as their star guard Wu Qian would be absent due to a broken