Four things that will decide Monaco vs. Maccabi series / News - Basketnews.com

Maccabi will try to become the first EuroLeague away team in playoff history to win Game 5.

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A new rivalry in Euroleague has reached its boiling point.

Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv / Schedule

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The wounds from the previous four games are still fresh, and tensions remain high asMonacoannounced that, due to security concerns, only 150 Maccabi fans would be allowed into the Salle Gaston Medecin - three times fewer than at the start of the series.

But now it's time to settle it once and for all.BasketNewspresents four things that will decide the Monaco and Maccabi series winner on Wednesday night.

Who's going to match Maccabi's duo?

There's no debate here.

Wade Baldwin and Lorenzo Brown have solidified their status as the best guard duo in the EuroLeague.

According toBBallytics, Baldwin ranks second in scoring in the playoffs (18 PPG, 59.4% 2FG, 40% 3FG), first in assists (5.5 APG), and second in points generated from his own scoring and assists (31.3).

Lorenzo Brown ranks fifth in scoring (16.3 PPG, 40.9% 3G), third in assists (4.8 APG), and third in points generated from his scoring and assists (26.8).

Baldwin and Brown haven't had a single-digit performance in points or efficiency in the series. There's no reason

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