2018 LKL Play-offs
Appearance
The 2018 LKL Playoffs feature the eight best teams in the Lietuvos krepšinio lyga (LKL) basketball league in Lithuania, competing for the championship spot. This is the LKL playoffs' 24th edition.
The quarter-finals are 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 are 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 | 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 | — |
11 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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
11 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 |
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 |
Semifinals
Team 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
Team 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 | — | — |