A 27-point career-high by Nicolò Melli propelled Olimpia to a big win in Trento, 79-73, obtained despite missing seven of the top players some for rest, some for injuries. While Melli was outstanding right from the beginning (he had a 12-point scoring outburst in the first period) and went 10-for-11 from two, converting basically all Read More »
Fenerbahce, a European powerhouse over the last decade or so, is coming to Milano on Thursday, January 3. Despite missing two big stars like Nando De Colo and Jan Vesely, it is playing better and better as its rally in the standing is witnessing. It is going to be a very tough game for an Read More »
Olimpia's trademark defense worked only in the second half, the offense execution was poor and so the five-game winning streak was halted by Fenerbahce, 71-60 in Milan. "From tip-of to the last possession, it was a poor game on our part, we deserved the outcome," Coach Ettore Messina said. Obviously playing without Shavon Shields and Read More »
Against one of the best defensive teams in Europe, sustained by a capacity crowd in an amazing atmosphere, Olimpia won its sixth road game in Belgrade, 63-57. It’s the fifth straight win and the third holding the opponent below 60 points scored. “We started ice cold offensively but we kept playing, one more time our Read More »
Olimpia brings its four-game winning streak to Belgrade. The team is amid the roller coaster of games imposed by the schedule with seven games over 14 days, between the two competitions it participates in. Two are behind, five remains to be played. Against the Red Star it is also “Game 1” of the sixth week Read More »
Olimpia's defense did it again. Holding Fortitudo to 26 points combined during the two middle quarter, Olimpia built its 14th Italian league win, a 74-64 triumpg, obtained in spite of not using three key players as Sergio Rodriguez, Malcolm Delaney and Kyle Hines. Coach Ettore Messina started Devon Hall as a point-guard and implemented several Read More »
Olimpia held Zalgiris to 10 points in the entire second quarter, 58 at the end, the second straight game of keeping the opponents below the 60-point threshold, so it is obvious how Milan was able to win for the sixth time over the last seven games, 65-58. Zalgiris started the game on fire, earning a Read More »
Olimpia has won five of its last six EuroLeague games, including the last three road games (against Monaco, Barcelona and CSKA), building for itself a high-level ranking. And still, against Zalgiris, at the Mediolanum Forum, in a now rare week with a single game, it will have to further validate its position against a historically Read More »
A defensive masterpiece in Moscow. Olimpia held CSKA to 57 points and led wire to wire, to get another big road win after the one earned one week ago in Barcelona. Olimpia approached the game perfectly, took an early lead and held the opponents to 10 points in the first quarter. When CSKA attempted a Read More »
From Barcelona to Moscow. For Olimpia, it is the second straight road game against a Final Four team and in this particular case it means facing a perennial, almost inevitable, Final Four team. Olimpia’s won four of its last five EuroLeague games including Tuesday’s make up game against Alba Berlin. During this span, Olimpia lost Read More »
