The European defending champions of Efes took possession of the series after a big Game 1 win in Milan. Now, it is Olimpia’s turn to respond and getting some momentum. During the first game, Olimpia was capable to hold Efes 19 points under its season average, struggling a little bit over Bryan Dunston in the Read More »
A nightmare shooting night, 17 for 55 from the field, doomed any Olimpia chance in Game 1 of the EuroLeague playoffs. Efes won convincingly 64-48. It was a weird game, Olimpia establish its tempo and made it a defensive battle. In fact, Efes was kept 19 points under its average. But the offensive futility prevented Read More »
After a 21-win season, 10 of them earned on the road, and after achieving the stated goal of clinching a playoff berth for the second consecutive year, and again with home court advantage, Olimpia will attempt to clear the highest hurdle and conquer its second straight Final Four trip by beating the defending champions of Read More »
Olimpia took over in the third quarter with a 34-10 run that killed the game early. In the end Olimpia defeated Napoli 90-67. “We started slowly but in the second half we found our rhythm, we made shots, which helps, and won against a good team. We are not going to be 100 percent but Read More »
The EuroLeague playoffs will begin on April 19, next Tuesday. For Olimpia it is the second consecutive qualification. Once again Olimpia will have the "theoretical" advantage of the home court. It happened both in 2014 (1-3 against Maccabi) and in 2021 (3-2 against Bayern). Olimpia will face the defending champions of Anadolu Efes Istanbul. Should Read More »
Olimpia got the job done against Cremona, prevailing 70-61 in a ice cold shooting night when the defense carried the load for the team. Olimpia took an early 10-point lead and managed to keep the game under control. When Cremona came back and tied the score twice in the third quarter, Tommaso Baldasso led the Read More »
Olimpia missed seven players and was capable to compete in Bologna for almost half a game. The early execution, at both ends of the floor, propelled the team a six-point lead and one more run early in the second closed the gap and tied the game three times. It didn't last. Eventually, Bologna had more Read More »
Olimpia was missing five players, had a 11-man roster, and the game was the regular season last. There were many reasons to cruise to the end, Olimpia chose to compete hard and win 81-80 in Villeurbanne. It has been the 10th road win of the season, the 21st overall, exactly the same club-record number obtained Read More »
Olimpia finishes its EuroLeague regular season in France against ASVEL Villeurbanne, who after a very interesting start of the season dropped down in the standings because primarily of injuries that prevented the team from competing for a playoffs’ spot, despite extremely talented and efficient guards (Chris Jones and Elie Okobo are averaging almost 30 points Read More »
Over the coure of the season in which he became the all-time leader for offensive rebounds and two-point field goals made, in which he surpassed 3.000 points scored and 1.500 rebounds grabbed, Kyle Hines was also named the EuroLeague's Defensive Player of the Year. This is the third time it gets the award. Hines - Read More »
