2022 LKL Playoffs

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2022 LKL playoffs
Tournament details
CountryLithuania Lithuania
Season2021–22
Teams8
Defending championsBC Žalgiris
Final positions
ChampionsRytas
Runner-upLietkabelis
Third placeŽalgiris
Fourth placeŠiauliai–7bet
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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

Speedy Smith during Game 5 of the 2022 LKL Finals
Schedule for 2022 LKL playoffs[1]
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

Cbet Jonava vs. Šiauliai–7bet

1 May 2022
Game 1
Cbet Jonava 82–79
(Series: 1–0)
Šiauliai–7bet Jonava
18:30 (EEST) Scoring by quarter: 15–27, 26–28, 18–10, 23–14
18 Report Pts: Varnas 31
Rebs: Staniulis 12
Asts: Sabeckis 11
PIR: Varnas 36
Arena: Jonava Sports Arena
Attendance: 879
Referees: Gytis Vilius, Gvidas Gedvilas, Juozas Barkauskas
3 May 2022
Game 2
Šiauliai–7bet 88–66
(Series: 1–1)
Cbet Jonava Šiauliai
18:50 (EEST) Scoring by quarter: 25–19, 18–14, 22–18, 23–15
20 Report Pts: Šeškus 12
Rebs: Palacios 8
Asts: Šeškus, Lecomte 4
PIR: Šaulys 17
Arena: Šiauliai Arena
Attendance: 2690
Referees: Jurgis Laurinavičius, Artūras Šukys, Gintaras Vitkauskas
6 May 2022
Game 3
Cbet Jonava 70–72
(Series: 1–2)
Šiauliai–7bet Jonava
18:00 (EEST) Scoring by quarter: 11–18, 25–19, 15–14, 19–21
32 Report Pts: Stankevičius 13
Rebs: Staniulis 8
Asts: Varnas 7
PIR: Varnas, Staniulis 17
Arena: Jonava Sports Arena
Attendance: 1022
Referees: Gytis Vilius, Tomas Jasevičius, Saulius Račys
8 May 2022
Game 4
Šiauliai–7bet 79–65
(Series: 3–1)
Cbet Jonava Šiauliai
17:20 (EEST) Scoring by quarter: 26–7, 17–19, 23–18, 13–21
20 Report Pts: Garrett 16
Rebs: Garrett 12
Asts: Kisielius 5
PIR: Garrett 33
Arena: Šiauliai Arena
Attendance: 3811
Referees: Jurgis Laurinavičius, Gvidas Gedvilas, Juozas Barkauskas

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 102–1010(OT)
(Series: 1–0)
Uniclub Casino – Juventus Panevėžys
18:00 (EEST) Scoring by quarter: 22–15, 22–29, 29–21, 14–22Overtime: 15–14
Pts: Orelik 21
Rebs: Gagić 7
Asts: three players 6
PIR: Orelik
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
Pts: Sabeckis 17
Rebs: three players 6
Asts: Elmore 5
PIR: Sabeckis
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
Pts: Strēlnieks 15
Rebs: three players 5
Asts: Lekavičius 7
PIR: Lekavičius
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
Pts: three players 14
Rebs: Nebo, Cavanaugh 7
Asts: Lekavičius 7
PIR: Cavanaugh
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 85–900(OT)
(Series: 0–2)
Žalgiris Šiauliai
17:20 (EEST) Scoring by quarter: 17–26, 18–17, 27–17, 18–20Overtime: 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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