The EuroLeague closing night was a nice one for Olimpia who defeated Baskonia 111-89 in a game essentially over by the middle of the second quarter after a barrage of three-pointers that left the opponent way behind. Olimpia approached the game with pride, determined to finish the season on a high note and it did. Read More »
The last EuroLeague regular season game is scheduled to be played at the Unipol Forum against Baskonia, a game with no standings implications even if an Olimpia win would be the 17th, a number which normallu would have guaranteed access to the post-season, in addition to interrupting the streak of four consecutive defeats that precluded Read More »
After a promising start to the game, 20-9, Olimpia gradually surrendered in Reggio Emilia in a 87-78 loss. "We had some good moments but any time we had to take some guys out, we struggled, and finally they got fatigued. We had to ask too much to a limited number of players because of the Read More »
Olimpia stayed on the road in Bologna where the team practiced in the afternoon before moving to Reggio Emilia for another crucial Italian league game. Last Monday, a big chance to reach the top spot in the standings was squandered in Napoli and made this game even more relevant in the playoff's race. Obviously, Shavon Read More »
A disappointing night shut the door down for any chance to get into the post-season: Virtus Bologna prevailed 90-70 over Milan. Olimpia never had a chance in Bologna, fell down 9-2 after the first field goal scored by Freddie Gillespie and after that never posed a serious threat. Bologna extended the lead consistently, 13 points Read More »
The regular season last road game is the Italian so-called derby and will be played in Bologna. Olimpia - after having failed in the last three games - is forced to win to keep the chance of accessing the EuroLeague post-season through the play-in alive. The game between Red Star Belgrade and Anadolu Efes scheduled Read More »
Olimpia Milano announces that Leandro Bolmaro, during practice, has reported a fracture of the nasal bones with a deviation of the septum, therefore he must undergo specialist treatment. Read More »
Olimpia suffered a disappointing loss in Napoli, 95-87, because of a disappearing act in the fourth period. After finishing the first half on a high note, a Diego Flaccadori corner three that opened up a six-point lead, 47-41, right after a series of runs, taken and given, Olimpia seemed posed to get away in the Read More »
Olimpia will put the month of March behind after one more road game, this time in the Italian league, in Napoli, with the goal of continuing the comeback that has brought the team, with six wins out of eight in the second half of the season, including the last three, on par with the second-placed Read More »
The final sequence was eerily similar to the one Olimpia had in Madrid two day earlier. A late, desperate attempt to steal a win that produced in the end a buzzer-beating acrobatic corner three made by Stefano Tonut. The field goal allowed Olimpia to lose by ten, 98-88, so saving, exactly what happened in Madrid, Read More »
