Olimpia achieved its goal in the first two games of the championship series, taking a 2-0 lead, but no series can be considered truly started until somebody wins on the road, according to a concept made famous and a little exaggerated by Pat Riley. So, the trip to Bologna for Game 3 and 4 starts Read More »
If Game 1 was a battle, Game 2 was even more physical and hard-fought. Olimpia, who led for the entire second half except for one possession in the closing minutes, eventually prevailed 79-76. Nicolò Melli's two free throws when Olimpias was protecting a one-point margin with fice seconds left in the game were the ones that closed Read More »
Olimpia won Game 1 after scoring 56 points in the second half, winning it by 18 points of margin. Seven of these points were accumulated in the third quarter, and erased the eight-point deficit of the halftime, and the other 11 were earned during the fourth period. Olimpia needs to build over its second half to try to win Game 2 Read More »
Game 1 of the Italian league championship series was a battle. Olimpia had the courage and mental strength to re-emerge from a difficult first half, in which it suffered a double digit deficit both in the opening period and in the second, only to explode with a high quality second half and win 92-82. Olimpia scored Read More »
After thirty-seven games, one more than the opposing team, Olimpia takes the court for the final act of the season, the series that is worth the Italian championship and for the third consecutive time it will feature the same two teams. So, Virtus Bologna is next. "I anticipate - Coach Messina said - a close series Read More »
For the third consecutive season, Olimpia will compete for an Italian league title in the championship series. It will be the 21st appearance in the club’s history and for the third straight year the semifinals finished on a high note, a 3-0 beating in Sassari. Game 3 was a gem. Olimpia fell behind a couple of Read More »
After a one-day break between games, Olimpia left for Sardinia today for the now traditional playoff semifinal stop in Sassari, exactly as it has happened four other times over the last nine years. The goal is to repeat the outcome of a season ago and to close the series immediately, avoiding the mistake made in Pesaro where the opponent, Read More »
The proud warrior had another of those nights. Gigi Datome scored a team-high 19 points in 22 minutes, led Olimpia's rally in the second quarter and its attempt to take the game over in the fourth quarter when Milan built a 10-point lead. In the end, his effort proved to be decisive in securing a 80-75 Read More »
Olimpia entered the semifinal series with the same energy used in the quarterfinal opener against Pesaro. Back then Olimpia had won by 26, this time the margin was 23. In Game 1, for the third time in five games, Milan exceeded 90 points, sharing – after Johannes Voigtmann's amazing performance, 22 points, 5-for-5 from three, seven boards, over 19 minutes – responsibilities, shots, Read More »
It is not that he scored 22 points in 19 minutes because he dealt with foul trouble all night long. It is not that they are his season-high and Johannes Voigtmann didn't miss a three, finishing with 5-for-5. It is way more important that he led the team right from tip-off, scoring 11 points in Read More »
