It was supposed to be a tough battle in Brindisi against the hottest team in the Italian league, winner of its last five games. But Olimpia dominated it 98-79 start to finish, building a 20-point early lead and never felt threatened. Brindisi attempted a comeback in the second quarter especially when D’Angelo Harrison got hot Read More »
Olimpia took over in the fourth quarter and defeated the hottest EuroLeague team, Partizan Belgrade, at home on its way to the sixth consecutive win, 76-62. Olimpia's defense was outstanding once more. Partizan started hot, scored 10 early points, then had 52 the rest of the game, for 35 minutes. Olimpia struggled offensively in the first Read More »
It was like in the good old times. It was like stepping into a time machine, only this time Vlado Micov didn't wear the Olimpia Milano jersey number 5. He showed up at the Mediolanum Forum with his wife and two children sporting his old jerseys, and it was as if time had never passed, because Read More »
The second EuroLeague game of the week takes Olimpia back to the Mediolanum Forum where the team has won its last four games and built its current streak of five consecutive wins. But the opponent, although defeated in Belgrade earlier in the season, proposes a very high level of difficulty, because Partizan has won six of its last seven games Read More »
Shabazz Napier scored 28 points including a huge deep three in the fourth and then three free throws down the stretch to seal the deal in Valencia where Olimpia won its fifth straight game 88-84. When he missed the only free throw of his night, Nicolò Melli grabbed a huge offensive rebound that helped a Read More »
Olimpia brings its four-game winning streak in the EuroLeague to Valencia, where historically it has always played tight games with high emotional ending. During the 2017/18 season, Olimpia came back from 17 points down to prevail in overtime; in the 2019/20 season with another furious comeback it defeated Valencia thanks to the famous walk-off three-point Read More »
It was an eventful night in Mediolanum Forum. Olimpia got the job done against Scafati, winning 89-80 in a game that was never in doubt but at the same time witnessed many different occurrences. The best news was the return to the court of Kevin Pangos, who was under minute restrictions but was brilliant in Read More »
Olimpia dominated the big clash against the EuroLeague-leading Olympiacos, 83-62 after leading basically the entire game. The third quarter was decisive: Olimpia was by three at the intermission, but had a 26-14 run and took control when the defense was sustained by three straight three-pointers made by Johannes Voigtmann (one) and Billy Baron (two). Olimpia Read More »
The night will be dedicated to Vlado Micov, but it will be a special night on the court too, because the league-leading team will invade the Mediolanum Forum: Olympiacos has 18 wins alreay, one more than second-place Real Madrid who have played one game less. With +244, Olympiacos have also the best point differential in Read More »
In baseball it's called the "walk-off home run", it's the home run you hit in the last inning, the one that closes the game without giving the opponent a chance to respond. In basketball, the closest thing to a walk-off home run is the buzzer beating field goal. Over the four years he spent at Read More »
