It was a tough 89-83 loss for Olimpia in Sassari. A very fragile start was followed gradually, especially in the second half, by a furious rally, but in the end it was, if not too late, not enough to secure the win. Dinamo started 12-0. Olimpia scored the first point off a Nicolò Melli dunk Read More »
Today Olimpia left the confines of its practice facility to embark on a seven-day road trip that will finish next Friday when the team will be back in Milan to prepare for the imminent clash with Virtus Bologna in the Italian league. The first stop is Sassari for a Sunday matinee in Sardinia against a Read More »
Nikola Mirotic has experienced a flare-up of left Achilles tendinopathy. The player will undergo further specialist visits in the next few days. Read More »
There are records that mean more than others because the human factor is added to the basketball one. Playing 157 EuroLeague games with the same club is not a regular, every day, thing, because you need consistency, continuity, toughness, and it means having earned respect and consideration from the people who know you better than Read More »
"It is a tough loss for us. We were coming off a good sequence of games, then we ruined everything last Sunday in the second half of Pistoia's game and followed that direction. We struggled defensively when they attacked us in the paint. We struggled offensively against their aggressiveness. We didn't move the ball fast Read More »
Three tough road games are awaiting Olimpia right after the home date with Zalgiris Kaunas, on Thursday (tip off time: 20:30): Munich, Belgrade-Partizan and Barcelona. The schedule makes the Zalgiris game even more important than already is. Olimpias has won the last two EuroLeague games, Efes at home and red Star on the road. As Read More »
Olimpia lost at home, 86-81, after a very weird game that was dominated, controlled in the first half and then slipped away in the third quarter. When Olimpia realized the situation, the game was up for grabs and an inspired Pistoia team had more confidence to finish it. Charlie Moore, Pistoia's point guard, had 28 Read More »
Just 42 hours after the big game in Belgrade, Olimpia will step on the court again to face Pistoia in the Italian league. "We didn't have time to prepare for this game - Coach Mario Fioretti said - so our main goal is to regroup and get back the right amount of energy, physically and Read More »
Maodo Lo set a career high by scoring 32 points in Belgrade. The 38 points of index rating and the six made threes (out of seven) are also career highs. Maodo Lo's previous high was 27 points in a single game, played against Olympiacos. The 38 rating is the third highest ever by an Olimpia Read More »
The second half was played close to perfection so Olimpia turned a six-point deficit early in the third into a resounding 93-71 win in Belgrade against Red Star. Olimpia scored 55 points in the second half and 30 in the fourth quarter. Maodo Lo, 32 points, a career-high, 6-for-7 from three-point territory was the hero Read More »
