The 2022 LKL Playoffs featured the eight best teams of Lietuvos krepšinio lyga (LKL) basketball league in Lithuania, competing for the championship spot. This was the LKL playoffs' 27th edition. Rytas after 12 years achieved their 6th title.
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 playoffsPhaseDateQuarter–finals1–11 May 2022Semi–finals13–23 May 2022Third place25 May – 11 June 2022Finals26 May – 12 June 2022
Qualified teams
Notable events On 28 April 2022, all four Betsafe-LKL quarter-finals pairs are set. On 01 May 2022, the first playoff match took place. Rytas won a difficult victory against Dzūkija. On 07 May 2022, Lietkabelis won the decisive victory against Juventus and ended the quarter-finals by winning 3-0. Lietkabelis became the first participant in the Betsafe–LKL semi–finals. On 08 May 2022, Rytas finished its quarter-finals series 3-1 against Dzūkija and made it to the Betsafe-LKL semi-finals. On 11 May 2022, Žalgiris finished its quarter-finals series 3–2 by winning against Neptūnas and qualified for Betsafe–LKL semi-finals. On 03 June 2022, Žalgiris won the series for the third place 4-0 against Šiauliai–7bet and won the Betsafe-LKL bronze for the first time in the team's history. On 07 June 2022, Rytas after 12 years break won Betsafe–LKL championship and achieved their 6th title overall.
Bracket
Quarter–finals
Rytas vs. Dzūkija
Cbet Jonava vs. Šiauliai–7bet
Žalgiris vs. Neptūnas
Lietkabelis vs. Uniclub Casino – Juventus
Semi–finals
Rytas vs. Šiauliai–7bet
Žalgiris vs. Lietkabelis
Third place
Žalgiris vs. Šiauliai–7bet
Finals
Rytas vs. Lietkabelis
See also 2020–21 LKL season 2021 LKL Playoffs
References
External links LKL website