2022 LKL Playoffs

The 2022 LKL Playoffs featured the eight best teams of Lietuvos krepšinio lyga (LKL) basketball league in Lithuania, competing for the championship spot. This will be the LKL playoffs' 27th edition.

Main article: 2021–22 LKL season
2022 LKL playoffs
Country Lithuania
Season2021–22
Teams8
Defending championsBC Žalgiris
← 2021 2023 →

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.

Schedule
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]

Bracket
Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
         
1 Rytas 1
8 Dzūkija 1
 
 
4 Cbet Jonava 1
5 Šiauliai–7bet 1
 
 
2 Žalgiris 1
7 Neptūnas 1
  Third place
 
3 Lietkabelis 2  
6 Uniclub Casino – Juventus 0  

Quarter–finals
Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3Game 4Game 5
Rytas 1–1 Dzūkija 76–63 73–80 6 May8 May10 May†
Cbet Jonava 1–1 Šiauliai–7bet 82–79 66–88 6 May8 May10 May†
Žalgiris 1–1 Neptūnas 92–88 68–70 7 May9 May11 May†
Lietkabelis 2–0 Uniclub Casino – Juventus 102–101 (OT) 95–73 7 May9 May†11 May†

† To be played only if necessary.

Rytas vs. Dzūkija
1 May 2022
Game 1
 Rytas 76–63
(Series: 1–0)		 Dzūkija Vilnius
17:00 (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
6 May 2022
Game 3
 Rytas vs.
(Series: 0–0)		 Dzūkija Vilnius
19:00 (EEST)
Report Arena: Jeep Arena
8 May 2022
Game 4
 Dzūkija vs.
(Series: 0–0)		 Rytas Alytus
16:00 (EEST)
Report Arena: Alytus Arena

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
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
18:30 (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
Referees: Jurgis Laurinavičius, Artūras Šukys, Gintaras Vitkauskas

Žalgiris vs. Neptūnas
2 May 2022
Game 1
 Žalgiris 92–88
(Series: 1–0)		 Neptūnas Kaunas
18:30 (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 vs.
(Series: 0–0)		 Neptūnas Kaunas
19:00 (EEST)
Report Arena: Garliava Sports Center
9 May 2022
Game 4
 Neptūnas vs.
(Series: 0–0)		 Žalgiris Klaipėda
18:50 (EEST)
Report Arena: Švyturys Arena

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, 14–22, 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
18:30 (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
Referees: Saulius Račys, Artūras Šukys, Gintaras Vitkauskas

See also

References
  1. "Skelbiamas "Betsafe-LKL" atkrintamųjų varžybų tvarkaraštis". lkl.lt (in Lithuanian). April 21, 2022. Retrieved April 22, 2022.
  2. "Betsafe-LKL quarterfinals pairs set: Neptunas surprises Rytas, Palacios secures a TOP4 spot for Jonava". en.lkl.lt. April 29, 2022. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
  3. "Rimtai pavargti turėjęs „Rytas" pergalingai startavo ketvirtfinalyje". lkl.lt (in Lithuanian). May 1, 2022. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
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