The 2018 LKL Playoffs featured the eight best teams of the Lietuvos krepšinio lyga (LKL) basketball league in Lithuania, competing for the championship spot. This was the LKL playoffs' 24th edition. Žalgiris achieved their 20th title overall, eight consecutive.[1]
Tournament details | |
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Dates | May 11 – June 18, 2018 |
Season | 2017–18 |
Teams | 8 |
Defending champions | BC Žalgiris |
Final positions | |
Champions | BC Žalgiris (20th title) |
Runner-up | BC Rytas |
Semifinalists | |
The quarter-finals were played in a best-of-five format, with the higher seeded team playing the first and (if necessary) third game at home. The semi-finals were played in a best-of-five format and the finals in a best-of-seven format, with the higher seed team playing games 1, 3, 5 and 7 (if necessary) at home.
Bracket
editQuarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||
1 Žalgiris | 3 | |||||||||
8 Nevėžis | 0 | |||||||||
1 Žalgiris | 3 | |||||||||
4 Lietkabelis | 0 | |||||||||
4 Lietkabelis | 3 | |||||||||
5 Šiauliai | 1 | |||||||||
1 Žalgiris | 4 | |||||||||
2 Lietuvos rytas | 1 | |||||||||
2 Lietuvos rytas | 3 | |||||||||
7 Juventus | 0 | |||||||||
2 Lietuvos rytas | 3 | |||||||||
3 Neptūnas | 2 | Third place series | ||||||||
3 Neptūnas | 3 | |||||||||
6 Pieno žvaigždės | 1 | |||||||||
3 Neptūnas | 3 | |||||||||
4 Lietkabelis | 1 | |||||||||
Quarterfinals
editTeam 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 |
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Žalgiris | 3-0 | Nevėžis | 95-70 | 96-75 | 84-69 | — | — |
Lietuvos rytas | 3-0 | Juventus | 97-64 | 79-78 | 102-73 | — | — |
Neptūnas | 3-1 | Pieno žvaigždės | 91-81 | 87-92 | 92-82 | 64-101 | —- |
Lietkabelis | 3-1 | Šiauliai | 103-86 | 84-94 | 92-68 | 85-84 | — |
Neptūnas vs Pieno žvaigždės
edit11 May
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Neptūnas | 91–81 | Pieno žvaigždės |
Scoring by quarter: 24–28, 27–21, 22–20, 18–12 | ||
Pts: L. Kisielius 18 Rebs: S. Galdikas 8 Asts: R. Seibutis 4 |
Pts: T. Hughes 16 Rebs: V. Bobrov 9 Asts: T. Hughes 4 | |
1-0 |
Švyturys Arena
Attendance: 2100 |
14 May
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Pieno žvaigždės | 92–87 | Neptūnas |
Scoring by quarter: 17–21, 23–27, 28–20, 24–19 | ||
Pts: J. Manigat 22 Rebs: T. Lekūnas 7 Asts: T. Hughes 5 |
Pts: B. Fields 16 Rebs: L. Kisielius 6 Asts: R. Seibutis 4 | |
1-1 |
Pieno žvaigždės Arena
Attendance: 500 |
19 May
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Neptūnas | 92–82 | Pieno žvaigždės |
Scoring by quarter: 21–21, 20–16, 23–22, 28–23 | ||
Pts: V. Šulskis 21 Rebs: V. Šulskis 8 Asts: T. Delininkaitis 7 |
Pts: T. Hughes 21 Rebs: V. Bobrov 8 Asts: T. Galeckas 4 | |
2-1 |
22 May
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Pieno žvaigždės | 64–101 | Neptūnas |
'Scoring by quarter: 16–27, 14–23, 15-28, 19-23 | ||
Pts: V. Bobrov 13 Rebs: M. Varnas 4 Asts: T. Hughes 5 |
Pts: B. Fields 19 Rebs: L. Kisielius 8 Asts: L. Kisielius 5 | |
1-3 |
Lietuvos rytas vs Juventus
edit11 May
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Lietuvos rytas | 97–64 | Juventus |
Scoring by quarter: 15–16, 20–6, 25–19, 37–23 | ||
Pts: R. Giedraitis 21 Rebs: L. Mavrokefalidis 11 Asts: C. Kramer 8 |
Pts: M. Kupšas 18 Rebs: M. Kupšas 9 Asts: D. Bičkauskas 4 | |
1-0 |
14 May
|
Juventus | 78–79 | Lietuvos rytas |
Scoring by quarter: 23–25, 14–22, 23–20, 18–12 | ||
Pts: A. Ireland 25 Rebs: M. Korniienko 15 Asts: A. Ireland 7 |
Pts: C. Kramer 20 Rebs: C. Kramer 6 Asts: C. Kramer 6 | |
0-2 |
19 May
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Lietuvos rytas | 102–73 | Juventus |
Scoring by quarter: 29-20, 27–18, 23–14, 23–21 | ||
Pts: R. Giedraitis 21 Rebs: A. Jomantas 6 Asts: M.Girdžiūnas 8 |
Pts: M. Korniienko 21 Rebs: M. Korniienko 10 Asts: A. Ireland 6 | |
3-0 |
Lietuvos rytas arena
Attendance: 2900 |
Semifinals
editTeam 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 |
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Žalgiris | 3-0 | Lietkabelis | 93-69 | 94-79 | 83-64 | — | — |
Lietuvos rytas | 3-2 | Neptūnas | 79-84 | 67-49 | 74-67 | 70-74 | 88-82 |
Finals
editTeam 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 | Game 6 | Game 7 |
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Žalgiris | Lietuvos rytas | 96-83 | 73-82 | 90-80 | 82-78 | 80-70 | — | — |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Champions again: Zalgiris top Lietuvos Rytas 4-1". lkl.lt. June 18, 2018. Retrieved August 15, 2020.