Just like in the quarterfinals, Olimpia returns home after the first two games played on the road tied up at 1-1. Unlike what it had done in the three previous series in which it didn't have home court advantage, this time Olimpia went down in the first game before re-emerging in the second one. Overall, Read More »
This time, Olimpia led the game right from the beginning and finished with a domination, 85-66, that tied the serie up at 1-1 before moving to Milan for Games 3 and 4. It was a collective effort that started with turning the rebounding battle around, compared to Game 1. "We were dominated on the board Read More »
In Trento, Olimpia lost Game 2 due to a lucky shot at the buzzer; in Bologna, it lost Game 1 due to two unusually missed free throws by the team’s best free throw shooter. A random event that on the one hand is painful and on the other one encourages the group to remain positive. Read More »
It was just a matter of execution at the end, for the last 36 seconds when Olimpia led by three points after erasing a late deficit and getting up on a Brooks corner three and a Mirotic lay-up created by Nico Mannion. Unfortunately the late execution was unperfect: Olimpia on the next to last defensive Read More »
One round earlier compared to the last four seasons, the big Italian classic Virtus Bologna against Olimpia Milano is next. During the current season, the two teams have faced each other in all competitions, six times in all, with Olimpia winning the Super Cup and the Italian Cup games. Considering that there have been 43 Read More »
Playoff Shavon Shields replicated exactly his Game 3 performance and maybe he did even better. He scored 27 points, 18 in the first half, and nine in the fourth when Olimpia needed them the most. Olimpia defeated Trento 89-82 and closed out the best-of-five series 3-1. It is the eleventh straight qualification to the Italian Read More »
Olimpia approaches its first “close-out game” on his home court. Over the last five seasons when it had the chance to close a quarterfinal series, Olimpia took advantae of it three times out of four but always on the road (the only exception was during the 2022/23 season when it lost Game 3 in Pesaro Read More »
Game 3 was very different right from the beginning. If Games 1 and 2 were low-scoring affair, Game 3 was played at a higher pace and Olimpia finally dominated it winning 107-79 and taking a 2-1 lead in the best-of-five series. Game 4 will be played on Saturday in Milan again. Olimpia started the game Read More »
So far, it has been a low-scoring series, with a lot of defense, mediocre shooting percentages, and that on both sides. Trento scored 70 points in Game 1 and 70 again in Game 2. It was enough the second time, not the first. Olimpia has always been used to winning while scoring a lot more Read More »
Everything happened and was decided in a matter of seconds. The game was tied at 67 with 24 seconds left when Trento, following a time-out, worked the ball to eat time and take a shot to win the game or force overtime. Olimpia, as it did for the entire fourth quarter, erected a wall, obscured Read More »
