Liaoning overwhelm Guangdong in CBA semifinal decider

BEIJING, May 11 (Xinhua) -- The Liaoning Flying Leopards smashed the Guangdong Southern Tigers 116-95 to clinch a 3-2 victory in the best-of-five Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) semifinals on Saturday.

Liaoning had a 9-2 run at the end of the first quarter before extending their advantage to 58-43 at the break.

Guangdong narrowed the deficit to 11 points entering the fourth period, while Zhao Jiwei b