Olimpia dominated the boards, was aggressive at both ends of the floor and led by as many as 23 points in an impressive 25-minute display of great basketball. However, again, it was not able to kill the game when it could. Venezia, getting into its rhythm, led by RJ Cole, came back and shrank the margin to just two points several times. This time, Olimpia didn’t lose its composure and closed the game out, winning 90-85. “They are a very good team, they are capable to go big and go small, this is a difficult arena to play in, but we did our job well. Obviously, we are still missing something when we go up but we kept creating good shots and won. That’s not a given in a playoff-kind of game. We were forced to adjust a lot, going with Shields and Bolmaro at the 4-spot a couple of times, for example,” Coach Peppe Poeta said. Shields was the one setting the tone early with eight quick points on his way to surpass the 3,000-point scoring barrier in the Italian league, then foul trouble plagued his game. Leandro Bolmaro took the baton from him. He was incredible in the first half and finished the game with 19 points (43 over the last two games) and five boards. With Zach LeDay having an off night, Pippo Ricci was the most consistent on the floor, he grabbed eight rebounds and scored 15 points going 4-for-6 from three-point range. And at the end, next to Bolmaro, Armoni brooks came up big with a corner three when Venezia was two points behind, and three free throws a little bit later.