2018 LKL Play-offs
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]
| Dates | May 11 – June 18, 2018 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Season | 2017–18 | ||
| Teams | 8 | ||
| Defending champions | BC Žalgiris | ||
| Champions | BC Žalgiris (20st title) | ||
| Runners-up | BC Rytas ( finals appearance) | ||
| Semifinalists | |||
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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
| Quarterfinals | 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
| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 3rd leg | 4th leg | 5th leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
11 May |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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
11 May |
| 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 |
| 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
| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 3rd leg | 4th leg | 5th leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 3rd leg | 4th leg | 5th leg | 6th leg | 7th leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Žalgiris | Lietuvos rytas | 96-83 | 73-82 | 90-80 | 82-78 | 80-70 | — | — |
See also
References
- "Champions again: Zalgiris top Lietuvos Rytas 4-1". lkl.lt. June 18, 2018. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
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