| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 12 May 2021 – 22 May 2021 (Quarter-finals) 24 May 2021 – 30 May 2021 (Semi-finals) 1 June 2021 – 11 June 2021 (Third place) 2 June 2021 – 7 June 2021 (Final) |
| Season | 2020–21 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Defending champions | BC Žalgiris |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Žalgiris (23rd title) |
| Runner-up | Rytas |
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]
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
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Žalgiris | 36 | 33 | 3 | 3277 | 2569 | +708 |
| 2 | Rytas | 36 | 27 | 9 | 3185 | 2858 | +327 |
| 3 | Lietkabelis | 36 | 23 | 13 | 3052 | 2883 | +169 |
| 4 | Juventus | 36 | 23 | 13 | 3202 | 3102 | +100 |
| 5 | Cbet Prienai | 36 | 14 | 22 | 3020 | 3210 | −190 |
| 6 | Neptūnas | 36 | 14 | 22 | 2841 | 3061 | −220 |
| 7 | Šiauliai | 36 | 13 | 23 | 3066 | 3290 | −224 |
| 8 | Pieno žvaigždės | 36 | 12 | 24 | 2864 | 3043 | −179 |
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
| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Žalgiris | 2–0 | Pieno žvaigždės | 81–74 | 100–81 | — |
| Juventus | 2–0 | Cbet Prienai | 86–72 | 87–80 | — |
| Rytas | 2–0 | Šiauliai | 98–60 | 101–70 | — |
| Lietkabelis | 2–0 | Neptūnas | 94–93 | 94–78 | — |
Quarter-finals Game 1
| 12 May 2021 | Juventus | 86–72 (Series: 1–0) |
Cbet Prienai | Utena |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18:00 (EEST) | Scoring by quarter: 29–19, 19–16, 20–25, 18–12 | |||
| Pts: Crawford 19 Rebs: Skučas 11 Asts: Crawford 5 PIR: Crawford 24 |
Boxscore | Pts: Sargiūnas 27 Rebs: Pacevičius 6 Asts: Lecomte 6 PIR: Sargiūnas 19 |
Arena: Utena Arena Attendance: 106 Referees: Artūras Šukys, Vilius Mačiulaitis, Aurimas Borusas |
|
| 12 May 2021 | Žalgiris | 81–74 (Series: 1–0) |
Pieno žvaigždės | Kaunas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18:50 (EEST) | Scoring by quarter: 28–20, 24–16, 21–19, 8–19 | |||
| Pts: Grigonis 16 Rebs: Lauvergne 8 Asts: Walkup 7 PIR: Lauvergne 21 |
Boxscore | Pts: Giedraitis 19 Rebs: Želionis 8 Asts: Petrilevičius 5 PIR: Želionis 21 |
Arena: Žalgiris Arena Attendance: 150 Referees: Gytis Vilius, Andrius Maleckas, Mindaugas Večerskis |
|
| 13 May 2021 | Lietkabelis | 94–93 (Series: 1–0) |
Neptūnas | Panevėžys |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18:00 (EEST) | Scoring by quarter: 21–29, 24–24, 18–19, 31–21 | |||
| Pts: Kalaitzakis 19 Rebs: Masiulis, Gagić 5 Asts: Normantas 5 PIR: Kalaitzakis 23 |
Boxscore | Pts: Mažeika, Gailius 17 Rebs: Gailius 5 Asts: Janavičius 11 PIR: Janavičius 28 |
Arena: Cido Arena Attendance: 150 Referees: Jurgis Laurinavičius, Gvidas Gedvilas, Gintaras Mačiulis |
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| 20 May 2021 | Rytas | 98–60 (Series: 1–0) |
Šiauliai | Vilnius |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 (EEST) | Scoring by quarter: 26–18, 30–12, 21–17, 21–13 | |||
| Pts: Goudelock, Kitsing 15 Rebs: Echodas 7 Asts: Bičkauskis 4 PIR: Echodas 17 |
Boxscore | Pts: Urbutis 15 Rebs: Van Vliet 11 Asts: Van Vliet 5 PIR: Van Vliet 21 |
Arena: Jeep Arena Attendance: 150 Referees: Tomas Jasevičius, Andrius Maleckas, Mindaugas Večerskis |
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Quarter-finals Game 2
| 15 May 2021 | Pieno žvaigždės | 81–100 (Series: 0–2) |
Žalgiris | Pasvalys |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16:30 (EEST) | Scoring by quarter: 24–30, 25–17, 13–27, 19–26 | |||
| Pts: Manigat 23 Rebs: Petrilevičius 6 Asts: Franke 7 PIR: Šikšnius 20 |
Boxscore | Pts: Hayes 23 Rebs: Lauvergne 9 Asts: Walkup 6 PIR: Lauvergne 23 |
Arena: Pieno žvaigždės Arena Referees: Tomas Jasevičius, Vilius Mačiulaitis, Andžej Urbanovič |
|
| 15 May 2021 | Cbet Prienai | 80–87 (Series: 0–2) |
Juventus | Prienai |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17:20 (EEST) | Scoring by quarter: 23–21, 20–22, 20–27, 17–17 | |||
| Pts: Sušinskas 17 Rebs: Tubutis 10 Asts: Sušinskas 5 PIR: Sušinskas 23 |
Boxscore | Pts: Šulskis 22 Rebs: Skučas 13 Asts: Crawford, Skučas 4 PIR: Skučas 20 |
Arena: Prienai Arena Attendance: 130 Referees: Jurgis Laurinavičius, Gintaras Vitkauskas, Gintaras Mačiulis |
|
| 16 May 2021 | Neptūnas | 78–94 (Series: 0–2) |
Lietkabelis | Klaipėda |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17:20 (EEST) | Scoring by quarter: 26–24, 20–21, 10–24, 22–25 | |||
| Pts: Gailius 25 Rebs: Galdikas 6 Asts: Janavičius 10 PIR: Gailius 29 |
Boxscore | Pts: P. Valinskas 20 Rebs: Lipkevičius 11 Asts: P. Valinskas 5 PIR: Lipkevičius 30 |
Arena: Švyturys Arena Attendance: 150 Referees: Gytis Vilius, Artūras Šukys, Juozas Barkauskas |
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| 22 May 2021 | Šiauliai | 70–101 (Series: 0–2) |
Rytas | Šiauliai |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17:20 (EEST) | Scoring by quarter: 20–19, 12–37, 13–30, 25–15 | |||
| Pts: Varnas 17 Rebs: three players 5 Asts: Furmanavičius 5 PIR: Varnas 18 |
Boxscore | Pts: Girdžiūnas, Butkevičius 16 Rebs: Radzevičius, Butkevičius 6 Asts: Bičkauskis 5 PIR: Butkevičius 24 |
Arena: Šiauliai Arena Attendance: 150 Referees: Gintaras Vitkauskas, Juozas Barkauskas, Aurimas Borusas |
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Semi-finals
| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Žalgiris | 3–0 | Juventus | 100–75 | 116–80 | 93–75 | — | — |
| Rytas | 3–0 | Lietkabelis | 97–72 | 94–74 | 87–80 | — | — |
Semi-finals Game 1
| 24 May 2021 | Žalgiris | 100–75 (Series: 1–0) |
Juventus | Kaunas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18:50 (EEST) | Scoring by quarter: 23–23, 35–16, 17–16, 25–20 | |||
| Pts: Lauvergne, Walkup 17 Rebs: Jankūnas 8 Asts: Grigonis 6 PIR: Lauvergne 26 |
Boxscore | Pts: Kupšas 18 Rebs: Kupšas 5 Asts: Šulskis 6 PIR: Kupšas 20 |
Arena: Žalgiris Arena Attendance: 164 Referees: Tomas Jasevičius, Gytis Vilius, Vilius Mačiulaitis |
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| 25 May 2021 | Rytas | 97–72 (Series: 1–0) |
Lietkabelis | Vilnius |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18:50 (EEST) | Scoring by quarter: 24–16, 32–23, 21–14, 20–19 | |||
| Pts: Echodas, Girdžiūnas 14 Rebs: Radzevičius 7 Asts: Butkevičius 6 PIR: Echodas 22 |
Boxscore | Pts: Gagić 17 Rebs: Kalaitzakis, Maldūnas 7 Asts: Normantas 4 PIR: Gagić 17 |
Arena: Jeep Arena Attendance: 453 Referees: Gytis Vilius, Gintaras Vitkauskas, Andrius Maleckas |
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Semi-finals Game 2
| 26 May 2021 | Juventus | 80–116 (Series: 0–2) |
Žalgiris | Utena |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18:50 (EEST) | Scoring by quarter: 22–23, 16–25, 26–33, 16–35 | |||
| Pts: Kupšas 23 Rebs: Urbonas 7 Asts: Crawford 5 PIR: Kupšas 25 |
Boxscore | Pts: Jokubaitis 19 Rebs: three players 4 Asts: three players 5 PIR: Jokubaitis 25 |
Arena: Utena Arena Attendance: 142 Referees: Jurgis Laurinavičius, Artūras Šukys, Gintaras Mačiulis |
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| 27 May 2021 | Lietkabelis | 74–94 (Series: 0–2) |
Rytas | Panevėžys |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18:50 (EEST) | Scoring by quarter: 22–27, 17–19, 19–29, 16–19 | |||
| Pts: Masiulis 16 Rebs: P. Valinskas 7 Asts: Normantas 7 PIR: Normantas 19 |
Boxscore | Pts: Goudelock 18 Rebs: Butkevičius 7 Asts: Butkevičius 7 PIR: Echodas 24 |
Arena: Cido Arena Attendance: 178 Referees: Jurgis Laurinavičius, Tomas Jasevičius, Artūras Šukys |
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Semi-finals Game 3
| 29 May 2021 | Žalgiris | 93–75 (Series: 3–0) |
Juventus | Kaunas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17:20 (EEST) | Scoring by quarter: 30–22, 25–10, 24–21, 14–22 | |||
| Pts: Grigonis 18 Rebs: Geben 10 Asts: Walkup 5 PIR: Grigonis 25 |
Boxscore | Pts: Kupšas 23 Rebs: Kupšas, Šulskis 7 Asts: Crawford, Urbonas 5 PIR: Kupšas 30 |
Arena: Žalgiris Arena Attendance: 185 Referees: Tomas Jasevičius, Vilius Mačiulaitis, Andžej Urbanovič |
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| 30 May 2021 | Rytas | 87–80 (Series: 3–0) |
Lietkabelis | Vilnius |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16:20 (EEST) | Scoring by quarter: 25–24, 20–20, 20–24, 22–12 | |||
| Pts: Echodas 19 Rebs: Buva, Echodas 7 Asts: Bičkauskis 6 PIR: Echodas 23 |
Boxscore | Pts: Vinales 21 Rebs: Kalaitzakis, Masiulis 6 Asts: Maldūnas, Vinales 2 PIR: Kalaitzakis 15 |
Arena: Jeep Arena Attendance: 485 Referees: Jurgis Laurinavičius, Gvidas Gedvilas, Juozas Barkauskas |
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Third place
| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lietkabelis | 3–2 | Juventus | 87–74 | 74–85 | 112–82 | 79–83 | 84–63 |
Third-place game 1
| 1 Jun 2021 | Lietkabelis | 87–74 (Series: 1–0) |
Juventus | Panevėžys |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18:50 (EEST) | Scoring by quarter: 14–21, 25–14, 23–25, 25–14 | |||
| Pts: Gagić 24 Rebs: Masiulis 12 Asts: Normantas 5 PIR: Gagić 27 |
Boxscore | Pts: Crawford 22 Rebs: 3 players 4 Asts: Crawford 5 PIR: Crawford 23 |
Arena: Cido Arena Attendance: 97 Referees: Gytis Vilius, Gintaras Vitkauskas, Gvidas Gedvilas |
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Third-place game 2
| 4 Jun 2021 | Juventus | 85–74 (Series: 1–1) |
Lietkabelis | Utena |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18:50 (EEST) | Scoring by quarter: 23–21, 21–13, 17–18, 24–22 | |||
| Pts: Crawford 20 Rebs: Šulskis, Urbonas 6 Asts: Crawford 7 PIR: Crawford 24 |
Boxscore | Pts: Gagić 19 Rebs: Lipkevičius 8 Asts: Normantas, P. Valinskas 4 PIR: Gagić 23 |
Arena: Utena Arena Attendance: 146 Referees: Jurgis Laurinavičius, Artūras Šukys, Vilius Mačiulaitis |
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Third-place game 3
| 6 Jun 2021 | Lietkabelis | 112–82 (Series: 2–1) |
Juventus | Panevėžys |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17:20 (EEST) | Scoring by quarter: 22–15, 37–19, 28–24, 25–24 | |||
| Pts: Lipkevičius, P. Valinskas 16 Rebs: Kalaitzakis 6 Asts: Normantas 9 PIR: Lipkevičius 19 |
Boxscore | Pts: Kupšas 16 Rebs: Kupšas 6 Asts: Urbonas 9 PIR: Kupšas 26 |
Arena: Cido Arena Attendance: 203 Referees: Tomas Jasevičius, Jurgis Laurinavičius, Andrius Maleckas |
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Third-place game 4
| 9 Jun 2021 | Juventus | 83–79 (Series: 2–2) |
Lietkabelis | Utena |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18:50 (EEST) | Scoring by quarter: 34–15, 16–28, 11–19, 22–17 | |||
| Pts: Gecevičius, Šulskis 17 Rebs: Gecevičius 6 Asts: Crawford, Šulskis 4 PIR: Šulskis 22 |
Boxscore | Pts: Gagić 16 Rebs: Kalaitzakis 12 Asts: Normantas 4 PIR: Kalaitzakis 21 |
Arena: Utena Arena Attendance: 224 Referees: Tomas Jasevičius, Artūras Šukys, Gvidas Gedvilas |
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Third-place game 5
| 11 Jun 2021 | Lietkabelis | 84–63 (Series: 3–2) |
Juventus | Panevėžys |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18:50 (EEST) | Scoring by quarter: 22–17, 20–13, 18–14, 24–19 | |||
| Pts: Normantas, P. Valinskas 19 Rebs: Gagić 11 Asts: P. Valinskas 5 PIR: Lipkevičius, Masiulis 19 |
Boxscore | Pts: Kupšas 14 Rebs: Kupšas 9 Asts: Paliukėnas 4 PIR: Kupšas 20 |
Arena: Cido Arena Attendance: 250 Referees: Gytis Vilius, Jurgis Laurinavičius, Vilius Mačiulaitis |
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Final
| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Žalgiris | 3–0 | Rytas | 90–75 | 92–70 | 84–73 | — | — |
Final Game 1
| 2 Jun 2021 | Žalgiris | 90–75 (Series: 1–0) |
Rytas | Kaunas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18:50 (EEST) | Scoring by quarter: 23–23, 28–12, 20–24, 19–16 | |||
| Pts: Lauvergne 18 Rebs: Lauvergne 10 Asts: Walkup 7 PIR: Lauvergne 27 |
Boxscore | Pts: Buva 22 Rebs: Echodas 6 Asts: Bičkauskis 5 PIR: Buva 25 |
Arena: Žalgiris Arena Attendance: 1044 Referees: Tomas Jasevičius, Jurgis Laurinavičius, Andrius Maleckas |
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Final Game 2
| 5 Jun 2021 | Rytas | 70–92 (Series: 0–2) |
Žalgiris | Vilnius |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17:20 (EEST) | Scoring by quarter: 16–25, 23–21, 15–21, 16–25 | |||
| Pts: Goudelock 17 Rebs: Butkevičius, Echodas 6 Asts: Girdžiūnas 4 PIR: Radzevičius 17 |
Boxscore | Pts: Hayes 15 Rebs: Jankūnas 5 Asts: Walkup 6 PIR: Walkup 20 |
Arena: Jeep Arena Attendance: 1351 Referees: Gytis Vilius, Tomas Jasevičius, Artūras Šukys |
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Final Game 3
| 7 Jun 2021 | Žalgiris | 84–73 (Series: 3–0) |
Rytas | Kaunas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18:50 (EEST) | Scoring by quarter: 16–15, 25–23, 23–15, 20–20 | |||
| Pts: Walkup 20 Rebs: Lauvergne 7 Asts: Grigonis 6 PIR: Walkup 25 |
Boxscore | Pts: Goudelock 25 Rebs: Buva 9 Asts: Goudelock 3 PIR: Buva 25 |
Arena: Žalgiris Arena Attendance: 1809 Referees: Gytis Vilius, Gintaras Vitkauskas, Gvidas Gedvilas |
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See also
References
- ↑ "11-ąjį kartą iš eilės: "Žalgiris" – "Betsafe-LKL" čempionas". lkl.lt (in Lithuanian). June 7, 2021. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
- ↑ ""Lietkabelį" įveikęs "Neptūnas" pateko į atkrintamąsias". lkl.lt (in Lithuanian). May 1, 2021. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
- ↑ "Užtikrintą pergalę iškovojęs "Rytas" užsitikrino antrąją vietą". lkl.lt (in Lithuanian). May 2, 2021. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
- ↑ "Paaiškėjo "Betsafe-LKL" atkrintamųjų varžybų tvarkaraštis". lkl.lt (in Lithuanian). May 6, 2021. Retrieved May 6, 2021.
- ↑ "Šimtą taškų pelnęs Kauno "Žalgiris" – pirmasis finalo ketverto dalyvis". lkl.lt (in Lithuanian). May 15, 2021. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
- ↑ "Pavargti turėjusi "Juventus" žengė į "Betsafe-LKL" pusfinalį". lkl.lt (in Lithuanian). May 15, 2021. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
- ↑ "Lyderio pastangų nepakako: uostamiestyje triumfavęs "Lietkabelis" pasiekė pusfinalį". lkl.lt (in Lithuanian). May 16, 2021. Retrieved May 16, 2021.
- ↑ ""Rytas" užtikrintai perkopė ketvirtfinalio barjerą". lkl.lt (in Lithuanian). May 22, 2021. Retrieved May 22, 2021.
- ↑ "Pasipriešinimo nesulaukęs "Žalgiris" tiesiausiu keliu žengė į finalą". lkl.lt (in Lithuanian). May 29, 2021. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
- ↑ "11-ąjį kartą iš eilės: "Žalgiris" – "Betsafe-LKL" čempionas". lkl.lt (in Lithuanian). June 7, 2021. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
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