A road game that started on a bad note finished even worse because a Mirotic-less Olimpia didn’t find a way to compete in Istanbul and eventually surrendered 110-66 to Anadolu Efes. “We are a depressed team because after a good stretch of games we got some iniuries and now we are demoralized. So, my job Read More »
For the first time Olimpia will play in Istanbul at the Basketball Development Center, which in truth is the reconstruction of the old Abdi Ipekci, the arena demolished a few years ago and rebuilt to become the home of the Turkish Federation and Anadolu Efes again. It is the arena where Olimpia played an unlucky Read More »
During last Sunday's game in Venice, Nikola Mirotic suffered an injury to the adductor of his right thigh which will be re-evaluated in two weeks, Olimpia Milan announced. During the same game, Zach LeDay suffered a subluxation of his left shoulder. LeDay joined the team in Istanbul and his use will be decided at game Read More »
It was a close game for 32-33 minutes, but after halftime Olimpia lost Nikola Mirotic and Leandro Bolmaro due to injuries so it was heavily shorthanded and didn't have enough to keep pace with Reyer Venezia. "Maybe they were going to win anyway, because they are playing well, they are well organized around Tyler Ennis Read More »
It is now a "Classic" of Italian basketball. The only anomaly is that Milan and Venezia, over the last 12 years in which they were both at the top of the Italian league, have never met in a championship series or an Italian Cup final. But the battles have been countless, including three very competitive Read More »
Partizan played obviusly a great game, at both ends of the floor and deservedly won in Milan, 90-70, though the final margin was in no way indicative of the game's story. Olimpia played a fair first half, as Coach Ettore Messina pointed out in his post-game presser, but even then ball movement was not up Read More »
Over the last ten EuroLeague games no team has won more than seven games, but among those who have done so there are both Olimpia and Partizan, opponents tomorrow night at the Unipol Forum. Partizan comes in Milan riding the great win attained in Villeurbanne, Olimpia is coming off win of similar proportions against Alba Read More »
Olimpia took over in the second half and defeated Alba Berlin 100-68 for its third straight EuroLeague win and the fourth straight game, across the two competitions, won by scoring at least 100 points. The game was taken over in the third period when Olimpia turned a 4-point lead into a commanding 25-point domination. Olimpia Read More »
After two road wins in which an average of 75.0 points per game was allowed, without losing offensive efficacy, Olimpia returns to play at home in the EuroLeague for two games over three days that will certainly have an impact on the outcome of the regular season. The first is with Alba Berlin, a team Read More »
After a game resembling an All-Star Game (“Pages about defense on our books seemed lost,” Coach Ettore Messina joked at the end), Olimpia defeated Reggio Emilia 108-106. So much for Reggio Emilia having one of the best defense in the Italian league. Olimpia got into a rhythm early and never got off of it. “Maybe Read More »
