2022_LKL_Playoffs

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
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2022 LKL Playoffs

Basketball playoffs in Lithuania

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.

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

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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

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

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	—	—

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
	Pts: Buva 21 Rebs: Radzevičius 12 Asts: Smith 6 PIR: Buva 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
	Pts: Lukauskis 17 Rebs: Furmanavičius, Newkirk 7 Asts: Aranitović 4 PIR: Lukauskis 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

2022_LKL_Playoffs

2022 LKL Playoffs

Schedule

Qualified teams

Notable events

Bracket

Quarter–finals

Rytas vs. Dzūkija

Cbet Jonava vs. Šiauliai–7bet

Žalgiris vs. Neptūnas

Lietkabelis vs. Uniclub Casino – Juventus

Semi–finals

Rytas vs. Šiauliai–7bet

Žalgiris vs. Lietkabelis

Third place

Žalgiris vs. Šiauliai–7bet

Finals

Rytas vs. Lietkabelis

See also

References

External links

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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

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
	Pts: Buva 18 Rebs: Radzevičius 9 Asts: Normantas 6 PIR: Buva 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
	Pts: Furmanavičius 13 Rebs: Łapeta 5 Asts: four players 2 PIR: Furmanavičius 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

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
	Pts: Garrett, Šeškus 15 Rebs: Garrett 7 Asts: Šeškus 7 PIR: Šeškus 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
	Pts: Sanon 19 Rebs: Danusevičius 12 Asts: Sabeckis 8 PIR: Staniulis 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
	Pts: Garrett 20 Rebs: Garrett 8 Asts: Šaulys 5 PIR: Garrett 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
	Pts: Stankevičius 18 Rebs: Staniulis 8 Asts: Sabeckis 7 PIR: Staniulis 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

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
	Pts: Lukošiūnas 23 Rebs: Ulanovas 9 Asts: Lekavičius 6 PIR: Ulanovas 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
	Pts: Janavičius 21 Rebs: Griciūnas 9 Asts: Janavičius, Gailius 6 PIR: Griciūnas 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
	Pts: Lekavičius 26 Rebs: Cavanaugh 6 Asts: Webster 5 PIR: Lekavičius 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
	Pts: Mineikis 23 Rebs: Griciūnas 10 Asts: Jogėla 9 PIR: Mineikis 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
	Pts: Giffey 15 Rebs: Cavanaugh, Giffey 5 Asts: Cavanaugh 4 PIR: Giffey 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

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, 14–22, Overtime: 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
	Pts: Koreniuk 22 Rebs: Šulskis 6 Asts: Miller, Šulskis 4 PIR: Koreniuk 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
	Pts: Gagić 26 Rebs: Orelik 6 Asts: Kalaitzakis 9 PIR: Orelik, Gagić 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

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
	Pts: Normantas 16 Rebs: Radzevičius 9 Asts: Smith 6 PIR: Uleckas 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
	Pts: Radzevičius, Smith 17 Rebs: Butkevičius 6 Asts: Smith 8 PIR: Smith 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
	Pts: Sanon 16 Rebs: Staniulis 9 Asts: Sabeckis 4 PIR: Armwood 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

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
	Pts: Webster 14 Rebs: Nebo 7 Asts: Kalnietis, Jankūnas 4 PIR: Webster 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
	Pts: Lipkevičius 21 Rebs: Kalaitzakis 10 Asts: Orelik 7 PIR: Lipkevičius 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
	Pts: Orelik 19 Rebs: Gagić 7 Asts: Kalaitzakis 4 PIR: Orelik 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

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, 18–20, Overtime: 5–10
	Pts: Varnas, Bezbradica 16 Rebs: Staniulis 9 Asts: Sabeckis 8 PIR: Bezbradica 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
	Pts: Blaževič 15 Rebs: Nebo 6 Asts: Strēlnieks PIR: Nebo 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
	Pts: Sabeckis 23 Rebs: Sanon 6 Asts: Varnas 6 PIR: Sabeckis 19	Report	Pts: Blaževič 17 Rebs: Blaževič 12 Asts: Lekavičius 6 PIR: Blaževič 29	Arena: Šiauliai Arena Referees: Gytis Vilius, Jurgis Laurinavičius, Gvidas Gedvilas

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
	Pts: Normantas 11 Rebs: Radzevičius 11 Asts: Smith 4 PIR: Radzevičius 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
	Pts: Maldūnas 14 Rebs: Lipkevičius 10 Asts: Orelik, Žemaitis 3 PIR: Lipkevičius 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
	Pts: Radzevičius 14 Rebs: Leissner 8 Asts: Smith 7 PIR: Radzevičius 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