Olimpia dominates in Sassari: 4-2 and it’s Finals

For the third consecutive times, Olimpia won convincingly in Sassari where it never lost, closing out the home team and earning its 15th trip to the Italian League finals, against Siena. Game 1 will be played on Sunday in Mediolanum Forum. In the sixth game of the semifinals, Olimpia dominated the game wire-to-wire, leading by Read More »

Olimpia dominates in Sassari: 4-2 and it’s Finals

For the third consecutive times, Olimpia won convincingly in Sassari where it never lost, closing out the home team and earning its 15th trip to the Italian League finals, against Siena. Game 1 will be played on Sunday in Mediolanum Forum. In the sixth game of the semifinals, Olimpia dominated the game wire-to-wire, leading by Read More »

There’s no home-court advantage: 3-2

This is a semifinal series with no such thing like an home-court advantage. For the fourth consecutive time, the road team won the game. It's 76-73 Sassari in Game 5. It was a nervous game, Olimpia got a 6-point lead in the middle of the fourth but could not get away and a couple of Read More »

There’s no home-court advantage: 3-2

This is a semifinal series with no such thing like an home-court advantage. For the fourth consecutive time, the road team won the game. It's 76-73 Sassari in Game 5. It was a nervous game, Olimpia got a 6-point lead in the middle of the fourth but could not get away and a couple of Read More »

An Olimpia’s defensive clinic: 3-1

A defensive clinic was the key of the great Olimpia's win in Sassari.  Now the best-of-seven semifinal series will return to Milano with EA7 leading 3-1. Sassari's explosive offense was held at 56 and Olimpia won in spite of some difficulties offensively and the foul trouble that plagued Daniel Hackett. EA7 led wire-to-wire, David Moss Read More »

An Olimpia’s defensive clinic: 3-1

A defensive clinic was the key of the great Olimpia's win in Sassari.  Now the best-of-seven semifinal series will return to Milano with EA7 leading 3-1. Sassari's explosive offense was held at 56 and Olimpia won in spite of some difficulties offensively and the foul trouble that plagued Daniel Hackett. EA7 led wire-to-wire, David Moss Read More »

A tough Olimpia’s win: 2-1

Olimpia dominated the game, played really well for more than three quarters then Sassari cameback and still it was  win to win the game in the overtime 83-76 taking a 2-1 lead in the semifinal series. Alessandro Gentile made the hiuge three to get a 4-point lead in the extra time, then Keith Langford preserved Read More »

A tough Olimpia’s win: 2-1

Olimpia dominated the game, played really well for more than three quarters then Sassari cameback and still it was  win to win the game in the overtime 83-76 taking a 2-1 lead in the semifinal series. Alessandro Gentile made the hiuge three to get a 4-point lead in the extra time, then Keith Langford preserved 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 »

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 »