Playing on short rest, after a seven-day trip, in its fourth road game during the same stint, Olimpia achieved a come from behind win 76-72 in Sassari. Dinamo led by as many as nine points early in the first period but again by seven in the fourth. When Pippo Ricci responded right away with a Read More »
It will never be a game like any other in Sassari. Since Dinamo was promoted to the top Italian league in 2010, the paths of these two teams have crossed countless times, often with high stakes: six times in the playoffs, twice in an Italian Cup final, once in a Supercup final. Much of the Read More »
It was a great answer, a terrific comeback that generated a 89-78 triumph in Kaunas. Olimpia responded with heart and soul to the disappointing Munich loss, to missing three starters - Lorenzo Brown was a late scratch because of a calf injury - and to going down by 16 points in the middle of the Read More »
As Bryant Dunston uses to say there's no time to reflect too much after a EuroLeague game, win or lose, because another one is coming up right away. With this mindset, Olimpia left Munich around lunchtime to fly to Lithuania and practice in Kaunas by dinnertime ahead of the game against Zalgiris, who also suffered Read More »
A terrible shooting night (40.0% on twos, 3 of 19 from three-point range, all of them in the first) left Olimpia with no way out in Munich. The final score was 64-53. After a somewhat promising first half, which ended with a five-point lead, with momentum in its favor, a seven-point advantage at the start Read More »
Olimpia left today for a week-long trip that includes two EuroLeague road games, in Munich and Kaunas, and an Italian league game in Sassari. In the international competition, these are the third and fourth road games over the first five rounds. Olimpia traveled to Germany to play against a Bayern team with which it has Read More »
Olimpia dominated the game in Varese leading from the beginning and cruising to a comfortable 94-61 win. Olimpia led by 18 points at the half, getting away after a couple of consecutive threes made by Lorenzo Brown (13 points and six assists) followed by another one scored by Devin Booker, who finished with seven points Read More »
Olimpia is licking its wounds before returning to the court in the Varese derby. The situation isn't much different from last week: the team is playing less than 48 hours after the battle with Monaco and right before embarking on a tour of three more consecutive road games, in Munich, Kaunas, and Sassari. So the Read More »
Olimpia fought until the end, losing 82-79 after a complicated night that began with Josh Nebo's absence, the need to use both Lorenzo Brown and Shavon Shields with some restrictions and finally the physical problems that Zach LeDay displayed at halftime. On top of it foul trouble plagued Leandro Bolmaro, Brown again, two technical fouls Read More »
The EuroLeague season's home opener features Olimpia against an ambitious opponent— who had two Final Four appearances on its resume over the last three seasons—, a team rich in individual talent, and obviously presenting a friendly rival in Nikola Mirotic, who is also coming off a Round 2’s MVP award. Like Olimpia, Monaco has won Read More »
