Olimpia didn't finish the job in Trieste and lost for the first time, after 11 wins, in the Italian league, 71-68. Shorthanded, with six players out for different reasons, Gigi Datome who was supposed to start had to sit out entirely because of a warm-up injury, lost control of the game in the second part Read More »
A monumental comeback proved to be not enough for Olimpia against powerful Real Madrid. Down by 12 late in the fourth, Olimpia extended its defense, generated steals and finally found some rhythm offensively. Five consecutive points scored by Gigi Datome shrank Real Madrid's lead to two points. Then, down by three five seconds remaining, Devon Read More »
It is a red carpet night at the Mediolanum Forum: Real Madrid is coming to town for a historical game (to a certain degree symbolized by the "Sandro Gamba Night" celebrated at the half) which is important nowadays too, since Real Madrid is second in the standing and Olimpia is sitting in third position. The Read More »
Over the two middle quarters, Olimpia held Panathinaikos to 23 points and built its 10th win of the EuroLeague season, a commanding 75-54 triumph. Down by four at the end of the first, Olimpia gradually took control of the game, won the second quarter holding the opponent to 10 points and exploded in the third Read More »
Olimpia was ice-cold from the perimeter especially during the first half, but managed to stay in control of its game against Brescia and finally made the decisive run in the fourth quarter when Pippo Ricci scored 12 points, one less than the entire Brescia team. 76-62 was the final score. Defense and rebounding (Nicolò Melli Read More »
In the fourth EuroLeague week with two games to be played, Olimpia will stay at home, starting with a Panathinaikos Athens team which has just convincingly beaten Alba Berlin on its home-court. Olimpia, in turn, is coming off a precious win in Monte Carlo and is chasing its tenth win of the season against a Read More »
Three quarters and more played at a very high level at both ends of the floor, keeping the rebounding battle even against a very athletic and physical Monaco team. The last five minutes the offense stuttered a little and the defense had to win the game again. It finished with a 71-65 commanding road win, Read More »
Olimpia goes to play in Monte Carlo to face AS Monaco in an unprecedented duel, since Monaco is competing in the EuroLeague for the first, after granting access by winning the last Eurocup edition. Tip-off is at 20:00 of Friday, December 10th. Both teams are going through a similar moment: in the EuroLeague they are Read More »
The guy was big, bigger than life in his native Ghana. He didn’t have the opportunity to play in big arenas, his stage was mostly outdoor courts, when he was doing his 360° aerial dunk and once he jumped over a car and dunked. He was bigger than life, a star. He was Meme Falconer, Read More »
Olimpia's defense took over tremendously starting from the second quarter and built the win in Brindisi, with a commanding 79-53 triumph, improving its Italian league record to 10-0. Brindisi made five threes in the first quarter, when Olimpia struggled especially at the offensive end on the floor (3-for-15 from the field and five turnovers). The Read More »
