Another record for Shavon Shields: during the game against Dubai in Milan, he became the first player in Olimpia history to score over 2,000 points in EuroLeague games. Shields has been the club's all-time leading scorer for nearly two years now, and he's rewriting the record books for the club. In the EuroLeague, he leads Read More »
The last game before the Final Eight— an event that also involves a break in the EuroLeague season—is a Lombardy derby for Olimpia. Vanoli Cremona has been one of the season's overachieving team so far: they nearly qualified for the Italian Cup and they haven't lost their momentum. With an 8-10 record, they currently sit Read More »
After a promising first half, Dubai's physcality killed Olimpia's chances in a 96-78 dominating win. Olimpia shot well, made 11 threes, didn't commit significant turnover but the difference in offensive rebounds and free throws was lethal. Dubai dominated inside with Kabengele, Petrusev and Caboclo. They started with an imposing line-up, established a superiority inside that Read More »
IWith the final countdown now underway—the Dubai game will be followed by the break and the ten games remaining to wrap up the regular season—every game will be a battle in such a tightly contested competition. Olimpia, for example, enters the Dubai game with a positive record (14-13) but on the fringes of the playoffs Read More »
Olimpia led basically from start to end in Treviso and won 76-71, despite missing the decisive knock-out punch throughout the game and had to fight to the end. Olimpia dominated under the boards (Devin Booker with nine led the team; Zach LeDay and Shavon Shields added six each) but some costly turnovers, low shooting percentages Read More »
It's another "Monday Night" for Olimpia in the Italian league, this time at a historic arena, the Pala Verde in Villorba, just outside Treviso. It is the site of many tough battles, but also of a memorable win in Game 5 of the 2005 semifinal, a 61-57 victory that brought Olimpia back to the championship Read More »
It was a little bit of scary win but a win it was, 77-76 in Lyon for the third straight EuroLeague wins. Olimpia led for the majority of the night, from early in the second quarter right to the end. It entered the fourth quarter leading by 14 points and looking totally in control. Asvel Read More »
This time Olimpia finished the job. Once, it took a consistent lead early in the third quarter never let Baskonia becoming a threat for the rest of the night in a 109-89 triumph. After a first half dominated by the offense (57-56), Olimpia turned the volume up defensively in the third, jumped out to a Read More »
Olimpia returns to play on the road where it has won five times this season. It'll be playing in Villeurbanne against a team that has just seven wins this season but is probably in its best form in quite some time. In its last two home games, Asvel held its own against Barcelona then lost Read More »
The win over Partizan got Olimpia back on track, but to validate the impact of that victory, it will need to be repeated against Baskonia in the first of two crucial games for the team's future in the EuroLeague. Baskonia is a tricky team because it plays at a high tempo, and after having at Read More »
