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2021 LKL Playoffs

2021 LKL Playoffs

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The 2021 LKL Playoffs featured the eight best teams of the Lietuvos krepšinio lyga (LKL) basketball league in Lithuania, competing for the championship spot. This will be the LKL playoffs' 26th edition. Žalgiris achieved their 23rd title overall, eleven consecutive.[1]

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The quarter-finals will be played in a best-of-three format, with the higher seeded team playing the first and (if necessary) third game at home. The semi-finals and finals will be played in a best-of-five format, with the higher seed team playing games 1, 3 and 5 (if necessary) at home.

Notable events

  • On 1 May 2021, Neptūnas made it to the playoffs after winning against Lietkabelis.[2]
  • On 2 May 2021, Rytas secured the second place in the table and their place in the playoffs after winning the match against Šiauliai.[3]
  • On 6 May 2021, the schedule for the playoffs was announced. The quarter-final stage will begin on May 12, and the semi-final stage will begin on May 20. The small final series is scheduled for June 2, June 5 and June 8. The final series dates are June 3, June 6 and June 9.[4]
  • On 15 May 2021, Žalgiris and Juventus became the first teams to reach the Betsafe-LKL semi-finals and formed the first pair of semi-finals. Žalgiris won the series 2-0 against Pieno žvaigždės. Juventus grabbed a difficult victory against Cbet Prienai and won the series with the result 2-0. The first match between these teams will take place on 20 May.[5][6]
  • On 16 May 2021, Lietkabelis became the third semi-final team and won the series 2-0 against Neptūnas. That means Neptūnas season is over.[7]
  • On 22 May 2021, Rytas became fourth semi-final team and won the series 2–0 against Šiauliai. Šiauliai season is over.[8]
  • On 29 May 2021, Žalgiris became first finalist and won the series 3-0 against Juventus. Juventus will play for 3rd place.[9]
  • On 7 June 2021, the last match of the Betsafe-LKL final series took place. Žalgiris won the Betsafe-LKL title, it is already the 23rd Žalgiris title and the 11th consecutive title.[10]

Qualified teams

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Source: LKL.LT

Bracket

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
         
1 Žalgiris 2
8 Pieno žvaigždės 0
1 Žalgiris 3
4 Juventus 0
4 Juventus 2
5 Cbet Prienai 0
1 Žalgiris 3
2 Rytas 0
2 Rytas 2
7 Šiauliai 0
2 Rytas 3 Third place
3 Lietkabelis 0
3 Lietkabelis 2 3 Lietkabelis 3
6 Neptūnas 0 4 Juventus 2

Quarter-finals

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Quarter-finals Game 1

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Quarter-finals Game 2

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Semi-finals

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Semi-finals Game 1

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Semi-finals Game 2

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Semi-finals Game 3

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Third place

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Third-place game 1

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Third-place game 2

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Third-place game 3

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Third-place game 4

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Third-place game 5

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Final

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Final Game 1

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Final Game 2

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Final Game 3

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See also


References

  1. "11-ąjį kartą iš eilės: "Žalgiris" – "Betsafe-LKL" čempionas". lkl.lt (in Lithuanian). June 7, 2021. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
  2. ""Lietkabelį" įveikęs "Neptūnas" pateko į atkrintamąsias". lkl.lt (in Lithuanian). May 1, 2021. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
  3. "Užtikrintą pergalę iškovojęs "Rytas" užsitikrino antrąją vietą". lkl.lt (in Lithuanian). May 2, 2021. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
  4. "Paaiškėjo "Betsafe-LKL" atkrintamųjų varžybų tvarkaraštis". lkl.lt (in Lithuanian). May 6, 2021. Retrieved May 6, 2021.
  5. "Šimtą taškų pelnęs Kauno "Žalgiris" – pirmasis finalo ketverto dalyvis". lkl.lt (in Lithuanian). May 15, 2021. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
  6. "Pavargti turėjusi "Juventus" žengė į "Betsafe-LKL" pusfinalį". lkl.lt (in Lithuanian). May 15, 2021. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
  7. "Lyderio pastangų nepakako: uostamiestyje triumfavęs "Lietkabelis" pasiekė pusfinalį". lkl.lt (in Lithuanian). May 16, 2021. Retrieved May 16, 2021.
  8. ""Rytas" užtikrintai perkopė ketvirtfinalio barjerą". lkl.lt (in Lithuanian). May 22, 2021. Retrieved May 22, 2021.
  9. "Pasipriešinimo nesulaukęs "Žalgiris" tiesiausiu keliu žengė į finalą". lkl.lt (in Lithuanian). May 29, 2021. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
  10. "11-ąjį kartą iš eilės: "Žalgiris" – "Betsafe-LKL" čempionas". lkl.lt (in Lithuanian). June 7, 2021. Retrieved June 7, 2021.

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