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Monaco and Real Madrid both lost Game 1 of the playoff series, both teams will look to even the series on Thursday.

Credit: Sonia Canada, Alfonso Cannavacciuolo/Euroleague Basketball via Getty Images; Partizan Mozzart Bet/Dragana Stjepanovic Credit Sonia Canada, Alfonso Cannavacciuolo/Euroleague Basketball via Getty Images; Partizan Mozzart Bet/Dragana Stjepanovic

The third day of the EuroLeague playoffs comes back on Thursday with two more matches on the menu.

After suffering a tough defeat in front of the home crowd in Game 1, AS Monaco will look to bounce back against Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv and tie the series.

30 minutes later, Real Madrid welcome Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade in the second game of the series. With doubts surrounding Edy Tavares' participation, the Serbian club will look to take the second away game in a row after defeating the Spanish team in their venue for the first time ever on Tuesday.

All EuroLeague matches are broadcasted onEuroLeague TV.

Game facts:

AS Monaco vs. Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv

Around 600 Maccabi fans are expected to attend Game 2 with 300 of them purchasing the tickets individually. Monaco's arena holds around 5000 spectators. Monaco shot just 15.4% from beyond the arc in Game 1, making just one triple in 26 tries. The Lorenzo Brown-Wade Baldwin IV duo accounts for the biggest points+assists contribution in the entire league. Maccabi's Game 1 victory was the club's first in the EuroLeague after the new format was introduced in the 2016-17 season. It was Maccabi's first away win against Monaco in EuroLeague history as well.

Real Madrid vs. Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade

Edy Tavares exited Game 1 in the third quarter with a knee injury. He's been marked as OUT for Game 2. Vincent Poirier is available for the game despite his three-week absence due to appendicitis surgery. Partizan's Game 1 win against Real Madrid was the first away win for the Serbian club against them in the club's history. Both Gabriel Deck and Kevin Punter led their teams both in scoring and PIR in Game 1, both ending up with 33 PIR points. Zeljko Obradovic has more EuroLeague titles (9) than any other team in basketball history, except one - Real Madrid (10). Since he started his coaching career way back in 1991, Obradovic has won 20 out of 21 playoff series he's been in with a record of 50-13.

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AS Monaco 86:74 Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv

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Real Madridvs.Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade

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