2022 LKL Playoffs
Tournament details | |
---|---|
Country | Lithuania |
Season | 2021–22 |
Teams | 8 |
Defending champions | BC Žalgiris |
Final positions | |
Champions | Rytas |
Runner-up | Lietkabelis |
Third place | Žalgiris |
Fourth place | Šiauliai–7bet |
The 2022 LKL Playoffs featured the eight best teams of
Lietuvos krepšinio lyga (LKL) basketball league in Lithuania, competing for the championship spot. This was the LKL playoffs' 27th edition. Rytas
after 12 years achieved their 6th title.
The quarter-finals and semi-finals will be played in a
best-of-seven
format, with the higher seed team playing games 1, 3, 5 and 7 (if necessary) at home.
Schedule
Phase | Date |
---|---|
Quarter–finals | 1–11 May 2022 |
Semi–finals | 13–23 May 2022 |
Third place | 25 May – 11 June 2022 |
Finals | 26 May – 12 June 2022 |
Qualified teams
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Rytas | 30 | 26 | 4 | 2685 | 2257 | +428 | Higher seed in playoffs |
2 | Žalgiris | 30 | 26 | 4 | 2578 | 2247 | +331 | |
3 | Lietkabelis | 30 | 23 | 7 | 2522 | 2233 | +289 | |
4 | Cbet Jonava | 30 | 16 | 14 | 2373 | 2451 | −78 | |
5 | Šiauliai–7bet | 30 | 15 | 15 | 2459 | 2464 | −5 | Lower seed in playoffs |
6 | Uniclub Casino – Juventus | 30 | 15 | 15 | 2526 | 2485 | +41 | |
7 | Neptūnas | 30 | 14 | 16 | 2332 | 2390 | −58 | |
8 | Dzūkija | 30 | 11 | 19 | 2291 | 2427 | −136 |
Source: LKL.LT
Notable events
- On 28 April 2022, all four Betsafe-LKL quarter-finals pairs are set.[2]
- On 01 May 2022, the first playoff match took place. Rytas won a difficult victory against Dzūkija.[3]
- On 07 May 2022, Lietkabelis won the decisive victory against Juventus and ended the quarter-finals by winning 3-0. Lietkabelis became the first participant in the Betsafe–LKL semi–finals.[4]
- On 08 May 2022, Rytas finished its quarter-finals series 3-1 against Dzūkija and made it to the Betsafe-LKL semi-finals.[5]
- On 11 May 2022, Žalgiris finished its quarter-finals series 3–2 by winning against Neptūnas and qualified for Betsafe–LKL semi-finals.[6]
- On 03 June 2022, Žalgiris won the series for the third place 4-0 against Šiauliai–7bet and won the Betsafe-LKL bronze for the first time in the team's history.[7]
- On 07 June 2022, Rytas after 12 years break won Betsafe–LKL championship and achieved their 6th title overall.[8]
Bracket
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
1 | Rytas | 3 | ||||||||||||
8 | Dzūkija | 1 | ||||||||||||
1 | Rytas | 3 | ||||||||||||
5 | Šiauliai–7bet | 1 | ||||||||||||
4 | Cbet Jonava | 1 | ||||||||||||
5 | Šiauliai–7bet | 3 | ||||||||||||
1 | Rytas | 4 | ||||||||||||
3 | Lietkabelis | 1 | ||||||||||||
2 | Žalgiris | 3 | ||||||||||||
7 | Neptūnas | 2 | ||||||||||||
2 | Žalgiris | 1 | Third place | |||||||||||
3 | Lietkabelis | 3 | ||||||||||||
3 | Lietkabelis | 3 | 2 | Žalgiris | 4 | |||||||||
6 | Uniclub Casino – Juventus | 0 | 5 | Šiauliai–7bet | 0 |
Quarter–finals
Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rytas | 3–1 | Dzūkija | 76–63 | 73–80 | 87–59 | 92–66 | — |
Cbet Jonava | 1–3 | Šiauliai–7bet | 82–79 | 66–88 | 70–72 | 65–79 | — |
Žalgiris | 3–2 | Neptūnas | 92–88 | 68–70 | 87–71 | 78–87 | 89–60 |
Lietkabelis | 3–0 | Uniclub Casino – Juventus | 102–101 (OT) | 95–73 | 92–87 | — | — |
Rytas vs. Dzūkija
1 May 2022 Game 1
|
Rytas | 76–63 (Series: 1–0) |
Dzūkija | Vilnius |
---|---|---|---|---|
17:20 (EEST) | Scoring by quarter: 21–15, 12–14, 22–17, 21–17 | |||
26 | Report | Pts: Furmanavičius, Aranitović 13 Rebs: Furmanavičius 8 Asts: three players 4 PIR: Furmanavičius 21 |
Arena: Jeep Arena Attendance: 1095 Referees: Artūras Šukys, Gintaras Vitkauskas, Andžej Urbanovič |
3 May 2022 Game 2
|
Dzūkija | 80–73 (Series: 1–1) |
Rytas | Alytus |
---|---|---|---|---|
18:00 (EEST) | Scoring by quarter: 17–20, 17–12, 17–20, 29–21 | |||
19 | Report | Pts: Girdžiūnas 24 Rebs: Buva 9 Asts: Smith 9 PIR: Girdžiūnas 25 |
Arena: Alytus Arena Attendance: 480 Referees: Saulius Račys, Gintaras Mačiulis, Vilius Mačiulaitis |
6 May 2022 Game 3
|
Rytas | 87–59 (Series: 2–1) |
Dzūkija | Vilnius |
---|---|---|---|---|
18:50 (EEST) | Scoring by quarter: 13–14, 30–16, 21–14, 23–15 | |||
22 | Report | Pts: Martynas Zigmantavičius 14 Rebs: Aranitović 5 Asts: Lukauskis 2 PIR: Furmanavičius 14 |
Arena: Jeep Arena Attendance: 1388 Referees: Jurgis Laurinavičius, Gvidas Gedvilas, Juozas Barkauskas |
8 May 2022 Game 4
|
Dzūkija | 66–92 (Series: 1–3) |
Rytas | Alytus |
---|---|---|---|---|
16:00 (EEST) | Scoring by quarter: 15–28, 20–22, 14–21, 17–21 | |||
12 | Report | Pts: Buva 19 Rebs: Leissner 7 Asts: Smith 5 PIR: Buva 29 |
Arena: Alytus Arena Attendance: 620 Referees: Tomas Jasevičius, Artūras Šukys, Gintaras Mačiulis |
Žalgiris vs. Neptūnas
2 May 2022 Game 1
|
Žalgiris | 92–88 (Series: 1–0) |
Neptūnas | Kaunas |
---|---|---|---|---|
18:50 (EEST) | Scoring by quarter: 22–17, 26–23, 28–14, 16–34 | |||
27 | Report | Pts: Gailius 23 Rebs: Želionis 9 Asts: Janavičius 11 PIR: Gailius 23 |
Arena: Žalgiris Arena Attendance: 1383 Referees: Jurgis Laurinavičius, Gintaras Mačiulis, Aurimas Borusas |
4 May 2022 Game 2
|
Neptūnas | 70–68 (Series: 1–1) |
Žalgiris | Klaipėda |
---|---|---|---|---|
18:00 (EEST) | Scoring by quarter: 15–19, 23–19, 11–10, 21–20 | |||
24 | Report | Pts: Lekavičius 17 Rebs: Nebo, Miniotas 4 Asts: Lekavičius 4 PIR: Lekavičius 28 |
Arena: Švyturys Arena Attendance: 2117 Referees: Tomas Jasevičius, Gvidas Gedvilas, Juozas Barkauskas |
7 May 2022 Game 3
|
Žalgiris | 87–71 (Series: 2–1) |
Neptūnas | Kaunas |
---|---|---|---|---|
19:00 (EEST) | Scoring by quarter: 20–11, 31–22, 23–19, 13–19 | |||
34 | Report | Pts: Griciūnas 14 Rebs: Griciūnas 7 Asts: Janavičius 3 PIR: Griciūnas 15 |
Arena: Garliava Sports Center Attendance: 1000 Referees: Gytis Vilius, Artūras Šukys, Gintaras Vitkauskas |
9 May 2022 Game 4
|
Neptūnas | 87–78 (Series: 2–2) |
Žalgiris | Klaipėda |
---|---|---|---|---|
18:50 (EEST) | Scoring by quarter: 21–17, 20–14, 12–15, 34–32 | |||
27 | Report | Pts: Lekavičius 19 Rebs: Giffey, Lauvergne 6 Asts: Kalnietis 7 PIR: Lekavičius 19 |
Arena: Švyturys Arena Referees: Gytis Vilius, Saulius Račys, Gvidas Gedvilas |
11 May 2022 Game 5
|
Žalgiris | 89–60 (Series: 3–2) |
Neptūnas | Kaunas |
---|---|---|---|---|
18:50 (EEST) | Scoring by quarter: 23–14, 16–13, 33–17, 17–16 | |||
23 | Report | Pts: Gailius 15 Rebs: Griciūnas 6 Asts: five players 5 PIR: Jucikas, Gailius 11 |
Arena: Žalgiris Arena Attendance: 3831 Referees: Tomas Jasevičius, Jurgis Laurinavičius, Artūras Šukys |
Lietkabelis vs. Uniclub Casino – Juventus
2 May 2022 Game 1
|
Lietkabelis | 102–101 (Series: 1–0) (OT) |
Uniclub Casino – Juventus | Panevėžys |
---|---|---|---|---|
18:00 (EEST) | Scoring by quarter: 22–15, 22–29, 29–21, 14–22, Overtime: 15–14 | |||
26 | Report | Pts: Miller 25 Rebs: three players 6 Asts: Miller 5 PIR: Šulskis 28 |
Arena: Cido Arena Attendance: 670 Referees: Tomas Jasevičius, Gvidas Gedvilas, Juozas Barkauskas |
4 May 2022 Game 2
|
Uniclub Casino – Juventus | 73–95 (Series: 0–2) |
Lietkabelis | Utena |
---|---|---|---|---|
18:50 (EEST) | Scoring by quarter: 20–26, 12–15, 16–25, 25–29 | |||
20 | Report | Pts: Orelik 18 Rebs: Žemaitis, Orelik 6 Asts: Žemaitis, Orelik 6 PIR: Orelik 28 |
Arena: Utena Arena Attendance: 1227 Referees: Saulius Račys, Artūras Šukys, Gintaras Vitkauskas |
7 May 2022 Game 3
|
Lietkabelis | 92–87 (Series: 3–0) |
Uniclub Casino – Juventus | Panevėžys |
---|---|---|---|---|
17:20 (EEST) | Scoring by quarter: 16–23, 23–26, 25–16, 28–22 | |||
23 | Report | Pts: Šulskis 19 Rebs: Vaitkus 5 Asts: Miller 7 PIR: Šulskis 25 |
Arena: Cido Arena Attendance: 953 Referees: Jurgis Laurinavičius, Juozas Barkauskas, Gintaras Mačiulis |
Semi–finals
Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rytas | 3–1 | Šiauliai–7bet | 97–75 | 72–84 | 94–79 | 87—77 | — |
Žalgiris | 1–3 | Lietkabelis | 71–70 | 55–79 | 69–73 | 75—86 | — |
Rytas vs. Šiauliai–7bet
13 May 2022 Game 1
|
Rytas | 97–75 (Series: 1–0) |
Šiauliai–7bet | Vilnius |
---|---|---|---|---|
18:50 (EEST) | Scoring by quarter: 16–14, 25–20, 33–18, 23–23 | |||
16 | Report | Pts: Sanon 20 Rebs: Sabeckis 7 Asts: three players 4 PIR: Sanon 24 |
Arena: Jeep Arena Attendance: 2056 Referees: Gytis Vilius, Saulius Račys, Artūras Šukys |
15 May 2022 Game 2
|
Šiauliai–7bet | 84–72 (Series: 1–1) |
Rytas | Šiauliai |
---|---|---|---|---|
17:20 (EEST) | Scoring by quarter: 21–21, 31–14, 16–16, 16–21 | |||
19 | Report | Pts: Butkevičius 23 Rebs: Radzevičius 7 Asts: Smith 8 PIR: Butkevičius 30 |
Arena: Šiauliai Arena Attendance: 4172 Referees: Gytis Vilius, Jurgis Laurinavičius, Gvidas Gedvilas |
18 May 2022 Game 3
|
Rytas | 94–79 (Series: 2–1) |
Šiauliai–7bet | Vilnius |
---|---|---|---|---|
18:50 (EEST) | Scoring by quarter: 28–27, 19–11, 26–18, 21–23 | |||
28 | Report | Pts: Armwood 23 Rebs: Sabeckis 8 Asts: Elmore 5 PIR: Armwood 27 |
Arena: Jeep Arena Attendance: 2108 Referees: Tomas Jasevičius, Gvidas Gedvilas, Juozas Barkauskas |
20 May 2022 Game 4
|
Šiauliai–7bet | 77–87 (Series: 1–3) |
Rytas | Šiauliai |
---|---|---|---|---|
18:50 (EEST) | Scoring by quarter: 24—17, 19—22, 13—20, 21—28 | |||
18 | Report | Pts: Smith 21 Rebs: Butkevičius 7 Asts: Butkevičius 4 PIR: Butkevičius 21 |
Arena: Šiauliai Arena Attendance: 4867 Referees: Jurgis Laurinavičius, Gvidas Gedvilas, Gintaras Vitkauskas |
Žalgiris vs. Lietkabelis
14 May 2022 Game 1
|
Žalgiris | 71–70 (Series: 1–0) |
Lietkabelis | Kaunas |
---|---|---|---|---|
17:20 (EEST) | Scoring by quarter: 16–19, 18–17, 21–20, 16–14 | |||
14 | Report | Pts: Orelik, Gagić 19 Rebs: Orelik 7 Asts: Orelik 4 PIR: Orelik 26 |
Arena: Žalgiris Arena Attendance: 3678 Referees: Tomas Jasevičius, Saulius Račys, Jurgis Laurinavičius |
16 May 2022 Game 2
|
Lietkabelis | 79–55 (Series: 1–1) |
Žalgiris | Panevėžys |
---|---|---|---|---|
18:50 (EEST) | Scoring by quarter: 20–16, 28–11, 14–16, 17–12 | |||
24 | Report | Pts: Nebo 16 Rebs: Giffey 7 Asts: Kalnietis 6 PIR: Nebo 16 |
Arena: Cido Arena Attendance: 4256 Referees: Gytis Vilius, Tomas Jasevičius, Artūras Šukys |
19 May 2022 Game 3
|
Žalgiris | 69–73 (Series: 1–2) |
Lietkabelis | Kaunas |
---|---|---|---|---|
18:50 (EEST) | Scoring by quarter: 21–18, 22–14, 10–16, 16–25 | |||
14 | Report | Pts: Kalaitzakis 18 Rebs: Gagić 8 Asts: D. Giedraitis 5 PIR: D. Giedraitis 21 |
Arena: Žalgiris Arena Attendance: 4221 Referees: Jurgis Laurinavičius, Gintaras Vitkauskas, Gintaras Mačiulis |
21 May 2022 Game 4
|
Lietkabelis | 86–75 (Series: 3–1) |
Žalgiris | Panevėžys |
---|---|---|---|---|
17:20 (EEST) | Scoring by quarter: 15–17, 28–15, 24–25, 19–18 | |||
20 | Report | Pts: Lekavičius, Cavanaugh 14 Rebs: Ulanovas 6 Asts: Kalnietis 6 PIR: Lekavičius 18 |
Arena: Cido Arena Attendance: 6480 Referees: Tomas Jasevičius, Saulius Račys, Artūras Šukys |
Third place
Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 | Game 6 | Game 7 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Žalgiris | 4–0 | Šiauliai–7bet | 92–75 | 90–85 (OT) | 85–70 | 89–76 | — | — | — |
Žalgiris vs. Šiauliai–7bet
25 May 2022 Game 1
|
Žalgiris | 92–75 (Series: 1–0) |
Šiauliai–7bet | Kaunas |
---|---|---|---|---|
18:50 (EEST) | Scoring by quarter: 28–18, 29–21, 14–19, 21–17 | |||
20 | Report | Pts: Staniulis 17 Rebs: Staniulis 9 Asts: Sabeckis 5 PIR: Staniulis 19 |
Arena: Žalgiris Arena Attendance: 1316 Referees: Tomas Jasevičius, Jurgis Laurinavičius, Saulius Račys |
28 May 2022 Game 2
|
Šiauliai–7bet | 85–90 (Series: 0–2) (OT) |
Žalgiris | Šiauliai |
---|---|---|---|---|
17:20 (EEST) | Scoring by quarter: 17–26, 18–17, 27–17, 18–20, Overtime: 5–10 | |||
21 | Report | Pts: Ulanovas 16 Rebs: Ulanovas 7 Asts: Kalnietis, Lekavičius 5 PIR: Ulanovas 20 |
Arena: Šiauliai Arena Attendance: 3945 Referees: Artūras Šukys, Gvidas Gedvilas, Gintaras Vitkauskas |
31 May 2022 Game 3
|
Žalgiris | 85–70 (Series: 3–0) |
Šiauliai–7bet | Kaunas |
---|---|---|---|---|
18:50 (EEST) | Scoring by quarter: 24–15, 27–20, 14–18, 20–17 | |||
16 | Report | Pts: Sabeckis 13 Rebs: Sabeckis, Staniulis 5 Asts: Sabeckis 7 PIR: Sabeckis 16 |
Arena: Žalgiris Arena Attendance: 2043 Referees: Gytis Vilius, Jurgis Laurinavičius, Gintaras Mačiulis |
3 June 2022 Game 4
|
Šiauliai–7bet | 76–89 (Series: 0–4) |
Žalgiris | Šiauliai |
---|---|---|---|---|
18:50 (EEST) | Scoring by quarter: 26–23, 14–21, 15–23, 21–22 | |||
19 | Report | Pts: Blaževič 17 Rebs: Blaževič 12 Asts: Lekavičius 6 PIR: Blaževič 29 |
Arena: Šiauliai Arena Referees: Gytis Vilius, Jurgis Laurinavičius, Gvidas Gedvilas |
Finals
Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 | Game 6 | Game 7 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rytas | 4–1 | Lietkabelis | 68–77 | 88–66 | 85–63 | 78–77 | 79–76 | — | — |
Rytas vs. Lietkabelis
26 May 2022 Game 1
|
Rytas | 68–77 (Series: 0–1) |
Lietkabelis | Vilnius |
---|---|---|---|---|
18:50 (EEST) | Scoring by quarter: 26–17, 10–19, 17–27, 15–14 | |||
17 | Report | Pts: Kalaitzakis 16 Rebs: Maldūnas 7 Asts: Orelik, Kalaitzakis 3 PIR: Gagić 25 |
Arena: Avia Solutions Group Arena Attendance: 6016 Referees: Gytis Vilius, Saulius Račys, Artūras Šukys |
29 May 2022 Game 2
|
Lietkabelis | 66–88 (Series: 1–1) |
Rytas | Panevėžys |
---|---|---|---|---|
17:20 (EEST) | Scoring by quarter: 23–25, 18–23, 8–17, 17–23 | |||
22 | Report | Pts: Uleckas 24 Rebs: Butkevičius 8 Asts: Smith 6 PIR: Uleckas 30 |
Arena: Cido Arena Attendance: 6130 Referees: Gytis Vilius, Tomas Jasevičius, Jurgis Laurinavičius |
1 June 2022 Game 3
|
Rytas | 85–63 (Series: 2–1) |
Lietkabelis | Vilnius |
---|---|---|---|---|
18:50 (EEST) | Scoring by quarter: 22–9, 29–18, 16–18, 18–18 | |||
20 | Report | Pts: Gagić 13 Rebs: Maldūnas 10 Asts: Žemaitis 4 PIR: Maldūnas 14 |
Arena: Jeep Arena Attendance: 2614 Referees: Tomas Jasevičius, Saulius Račys, Artūras Šukys |
4 June 2022 Game 4
|
Lietkabelis | 77–78 (Series: 1–3) |
Rytas | Panevėžys |
---|---|---|---|---|
17:20 (EEST) | Scoring by quarter: 22–19, 16–28, 20–7, 19–24 | |||
16 | Report | Pts: Smith 18 Rebs: Radzevičius 6 Asts: Smith 8 PIR: Smith 23 |
Arena: Cido Arena Attendance: 6180 Referees: Gytis Vilius, Jurgis Laurinavičius, Artūras Šukys |
7 June 2022 Game 5
|
Rytas | 79–76 (Series: 4–1) |
Lietkabelis | Vilnius |
---|---|---|---|---|
18:50 (EEST) | Scoring by quarter: 17–23, 18–21, 21–18, 23–14 | |||
20 | Report | Pts: Orelik 16 Rebs: Orelik, Lipkevičius 5 Asts: Radičević 7 PIR: Radičević 20 |
Arena: Jeep Arena Attendance: 2643 Referees: Gytis Vilius, Jurgis Laurinavičius, Saulius Račys |
See also
References
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