Another commanding defensive effort allowed Olimpia to lunch a 79-63 win in Pistoia leading wire to wire. Coach Simone Pianigiani distributed minutes and responsibilities and most players responded starting with Dairis Bertans and his on-fire game right from the beginning. Olimpia struggled a little bit only at the end of the first half in parte because do il troubles with the big men forced Pianigiani to use a small line-up. Olimpia still led by three at the half, survived four threes by Tyrus McGee early in the third and never looked back. “It was a solid and serious game that we played in a difficult environment. Se are getting used to keep opponents at low-percentage shots from the field and this is crucial for us. We wanted to share minutes and helped Kuzminskas adjust in spite of being obviously out of shape. We did everything” Coach Pianigiani said at the end.

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