Billy Baron with 21 seconds left in the game, after a time-out called by Coach Ettore Messina, from the left corner, got the ball from Kevin Pangos (his 11th assist of the night) and made his only three of the night. It was by far the most important one because Olimpia took the lead for Read More »
Double-round week, all spent on the road, is moving to Munich, where Olimpia will face Bayern, a tough and frequent opponent over the last few seasons. Olimpia, after a recovery session in Belgrade, is coming off a big win in Serbia, the second straight road win of the season, and now aims to extend its Read More »
Kevin Pangos extended his streak of consecutive EuroLeague games with at least one made three to 31. In Villeurbanne, his three had been decisive, with 54 seconds left in the game, to open a five-point lead for Olimpia. Against Alba Berlin, his four threes in the second half were instrumental in leading the comeback and Read More »
Olimpia won its second road game in the EuroLeague prevailing in Belgrade 80-75 after a very hard-fought battle before 17.000 people and a very hot atmosphere. Olimpia was able to comeback from a slow start and again after going behind by nine early in the fourth quarter, because of a 10-0 Partizan run that looked Read More »
Despite being two teams rich in history, Olimpia and Partizan (they play in Belgrade, tomorrow at 20:45) have rarely faced each other in official games. The first dates back to the 1987/88 season, the year of the third Champions Cup triumph for Milan. Olimpia won 93-83 in Milan with 34 points by Bob McAdoo who Read More »
The first dreaded double-game week of the season is upon us. Olimpia is facing the week on the road, going to Belgrade first and Munich later. Partizan, coming back to the EuroLeague, features three former Olimpia players, the winningest coach in the competition, Zeljko Obradovic, a huge home-court advantage, and the desperation of a team Read More »
Devon Hall’s walk-off home run from 10 mt. won the game for Olimpia and improved the team record in the Italian league to 3-0. Olimpia defeated Brindisi 83-82 with the buzzer beating three that closed a game Milan had led from wire to wire before going behind on a couple of late possessions. The first Read More »
One more time, Olimpia had a lethargic start to the game and to rally to try to defeat a very healthy, brilliant and confident Alba Berlin team. But this time, Olimpia came up short in overtime, losing 80-74. Alba built a 14-point first quarter lead that ballooned to 17. Then finally Olimpia started to be Read More »
The home debut in the EuroLeague takes place against the team that scored the most on the opening night. Alba Berlin produced 100 points in its great win over Partizan. Alba scored 61 points in the first half and had 31 assists for the game, the result of a great ball movement. There is no Read More »
Kyle Hines's blocked shot over Youssoupha Fall, in the EuroLeague first round, made a lot of noise because the difference between the two players in terms of size. Fall is 2.21 mt. tall, Hines is a 1.98 mt undersized center.We are talking about a 23-centimeter difference. But over the course of his career, Hines has Read More »
