Olimpia is going to complete its Bologna trip for the championship series in game 2, starting from the bug defensive effort of Game 1. The team obviously stayed in Bologna and practiced there in the afternoon, in the historic location of PalaDozza, the same arena where in 1966 our club won its first European title. Read More »
With a defensive gem in a very physical game, Olimpia won 66-62, holding Virtus Bologna to a 21 for 66 shooting night, overcoming its own ice cold shooting (3-for-23 from three). Olimpia controlled the boards 50-41 and had a terrific third quarter when it built a 13-point lead. Virtus attempted a late rally using all Read More »
The championship series number 20 in Olimpia history will start on Wednesday night in Bologna, right where the team has played five times over the course of the season, against three different teams and with three wins. The championships series is scheduled to be played at the best-of-seven with the first two games on the Read More »
Olimpia closed Sassari off with a big 87-69 road win to clinch a berth for the Italian league finals. It is the sixth consecutive trip to an Italian championship game over two seasons. Milano started the game stuttering a little bit but the second unit gave the team a big lift and after getting the Read More »
After allowing uncharacteristically 31 points to Sassari in the second quarter alone, turning a 4-point lead into a 8-point deficit at the end of the first half, Olimpia regrouped, became efficient again at both ends of the floor but especially on defense and came back to win Game 2 of its Italian league semifinals 91-82. Read More »
Olimpia started its semifinal series on a high note, winning 88-71 against Sassari. After a high scoring unexpected first quarter (32-26), Olimpia established its tempo, took a 12-point lead in the second quarter, closed the half up by eight and overcame a tough start of the second half. Sassari, taking advantage of two consecutive Milano's Read More »
Olimpia closed its first-round series with a convincing 3-0 over Reggio Emilia. The third game, on the road, followed the script. Olimpia struggled for 29 seconds, went behind 5-0, Coach Ettore Messina used his first time-out and then it was a dominating game again. A 9-0 run re-established the order. Olimpia never looked back, won Read More »
Olimpia had the game it was supposed to have and took care of business on Game 2, dominating Reggio Emilia 91-65. The lead reached 33 points in the second half, but more important the game was never in doubt. Olimpia shot well, 64.5 percent from two, 43.3 percent from three, all the players helped, the Read More »
Olimpia won its playoffs opener edging Reggio Emilia 91-82 at the end of a weird game, dominated for 28 minutes and then almost ruined during the fourth quarter. "We tried to get into some rhythm during the first half - Coach Ettore Messina said -, we were a little rusty after so many days with Read More »
Despite the many absences, Olimpia came back from 12 points behind and won in Venezia because of an outstanding effort in the fourth quarter, 74-69, closing the regular season on a high note. Devon Hall joined Sergio Rodriguez, Malcolm Delaney and Nicolò Melli among the players not available, while Shavon Shields (11 points) and Kyle Read More »
