The Captain is Back and Olimpia is up 1-0

Alessandro Gentile was back on the court after missing game 5 of the quarterfinals game against Pistois, scored 23 points, played an unreal second half and led Olimpia to the win in game 1 of the best-of-seven series against Sassari. 95-84 the final score. Samardo Samuels had also 23 points, Keith Langford scored 20 points. Read More »

The Captain is Back and Olimpia is up 1-0

Alessandro Gentile was back on the court after missing game 5 of the quarterfinals game against Pistois, scored 23 points, played an unreal second half and led Olimpia to the win in game 1 of the best-of-seven series against Sassari. 95-84 the final score. Samardo Samuels had also 23 points, Keith Langford scored 20 points. Read More »

Cerella’s talent not only spirit pushed Olimpia

Bruno Cerella is many things. Fighting spirit, aggressiveness, mentality. But he's also a talented guy, not just a defensive stopper. He can shoot the ball. And he did in game 5. His game was instrumental in pushing Olimpia to the semifinals, after winning 88-78 against Pistoia. Daniel Hackett also had a great game. The second Read More »

Cerella’s talent not only spirit pushed Olimpia

Bruno Cerella is many things. Fighting spirit, aggressiveness, mentality. But he's also a talented guy, not just a defensive stopper. He can shoot the ball. And he did in game 5. His game was instrumental in pushing Olimpia to the semifinals, after winning 88-78 against Pistoia. Daniel Hackett also had a great game. The second Read More »

The series will be decided in Game 5 at the Forum

The quartefinals series will require one more game, to be played on Tuesday in the Mediolanum Forum, at 8.30 pm. Olimpia lost in Pistoia 84-82, surrendering a 16-point lead at halftime during the second half. It was more or less what happened in game 3, but Pistoia had a great shooting half especially with the Read More »

The series will be decided in Game 5 at the Forum

The quartefinals series will require one more game, to be played on Tuesday in the Mediolanum Forum, at 8.30 pm. Olimpia lost in Pistoia 84-82, surrendering a 16-point lead at halftime during the second half. It was more or less what happened in game 3, but Pistoia had a great shooting half especially with the Read More »

Olimpia’s huge streak is over in Pistoia: 71-82

After a promising first half, closed with a 10-point lead, Olimpia had a nightmare of a second half, during which only 26 points were scored and Pistoia could take control of the game and didn't look back. Obviously the three technicals called in the second half had an impact since, on top of free throws Read More »

Olimpia’s huge streak is over in Pistoia: 71-82

After a promising first half, closed with a 10-point lead, Olimpia had a nightmare of a second half, during which only 26 points were scored and Pistoia could take control of the game and didn't look back. Obviously the three technicals called in the second half had an impact since, on top of free throws Read More »

The second half belongs to Olimpia

Olimpia struggled a little bit in the first half, going down by 11, 33-22, due to some superficial mistakes both offensively and defensively. But the team responded vigorously, rallied and closed the first half up by one. The second half belonged to Olimpia especially the fourth quarter. Alessandro Gentile led all the scorers with 19 Read More »

The second half belongs to Olimpia

Olimpia struggled a little bit in the first half, going down by 11, 33-22, due to some superficial mistakes both offensively and defensively. But the team responded vigorously, rallied and closed the first half up by one. The second half belonged to Olimpia especially the fourth quarter. Alessandro Gentile led all the scorers with 19 Read More »