# 2023 LKL Playoffs

The 2023 LKL Playoffs known as the 2023 Betsafe-LKL Playoffs for sponsorship purposes was LKL playoffs' 28th edition. Top eight finishers in the regular season will compete for the championship spot. Playoffs will began on 12 May 2023 and ended on 10 June 2023 after Žalgiris won final series against defending champion Rytas. Žalgiris won the 24th Betsafe–LKL championship title.
The quarterfinals will be played in a best-of-three format with higher seeded team playing the first and third (if necessary) game at home. Semifinals, third place game and final will be played in a best-of-five format, with the higher seed team playing games 1, 3 and 5 (if necessary) at home.

## Qualified teams

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification |
| 1 | Žalgiris | 33 | 28 | 5 | 2875 | 2406 | +469 | Higher seed in playoffs |
| 2 | Rytas | 33 | 27 | 6 | 3070 | 2731 | +339 | Higher seed in playoffs |
| 3 | Wolves | 33 | 23 | 10 | 2851 | 2599 | +252 | Higher seed in playoffs |
| 4 | 7Bet–Lietkabelis | 33 | 23 | 10 | 2834 | 2689 | +145 | Higher seed in playoffs |
| 5 | Uniclub Casino – Juventus | 33 | 18 | 15 | 2859 | 2853 | +6 | Lower seed in playoffs |
| 6 | Cbet | 33 | 18 | 15 | 2657 | 2663 | −6 | Lower seed in playoffs |
| 7 | Neptūnas | 33 | 16 | 17 | 2652 | 2722 | −70 | Lower seed in playoffs |
| 8 | Nevėžis–Optibet | 33 | 14 | 19 | 2860 | 2912 | −52 | Lower seed in playoffs |

## Notable events

* On 10 May 2023, all four Betsafe–LKL playoff matchups are set.
* On 12 May 2023, on the 2023 Betsafe–LKL playoffs opening game 7Bet–Lietkabelis 85–73 won against Uniclub Casino – Juventus and took the lead in the series 1–0
* On 14 May 2023, Rytas 95–91 won against Neptūnas and finished quarterfinal series 2–0. Rytas became first 2023 Betsafe–LKL playoffs semifinalist. Cbet finished series 2–0 against Wolves by winning 80–75 and became second team which will play in 2023 Betsafe–LKL semifinals.
* On 25 May 2023, Rytas 3–0 won the series against Cbet and became the first team to reach 2023 Betsafe–LKL final.
* On 28 May 2023, Žalgiris 3–1 won the series against 7Bet–Lietkabelis and became second team to reach 2023 Betsafe–LKL final. Žalgiris will face Rytas in the 2023 Betsafe–LKL final. Also 7Bet–Lietkabelis will play with Cbet for the third place.
* On 9 June 2023, 7Bet–Lietkabelis played the last match of the series for the third place and after a hard fight, won against Cbet with a 3-2 series result and took third place in 2022–23 LKL season.
* On 10 June 2023, Žalgiris finished 3–2 final series against Rytas and won 2023 Betsafe–LKL champions title. It is 24th champions title for Žalgiris.

## Bracket

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Žalgiris | 2 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Nevėžis–Optibet | 0 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Nevėžis–Optibet | 0 | 1 | Žalgiris | 3 | | | |
| | | | 4 | 7Bet–Lietkabelis | 1 | | | |
| 4 | 7Bet–Lietkabelis | 2 | 4 | 7Bet–Lietkabelis | 1 | | | |
| 5 | Uniclub Casino – Juventus | 1 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Uniclub Casino – Juventus | 1 | | | | 1 | Žalgiris | 3 |
| | | | | | | 2 | Rytas | 2 |
| 2 | Rytas | 2 | | | | | | | 2 | Rytas | 2 |
| 7 | Neptūnas | 0 | | | |
| 7 | Neptūnas | 0 | 2 | Rytas | 3 | Third place | Third place | Third place |
| | | | 6 | Cbet | 0 |
| 3 | Wolves | 0 | 6 | Cbet | 0 | 4 | 7Bet–Lietkabelis | 3 |
| 6 | Cbet | 2 | | | | 6 | Cbet | 2 |

## Quarter–finals

| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 |
| Žalgiris | 2–0 | Nevėžis–Optibet | 91–70 | 92–86 | — |
| 7Bet–Lietkabelis | 2–1 | Uniclub Casino – Juventus | 85–73 | 77–86 | 101–99 |
| Rytas | 2–0 | Neptūnas | 107–99 (OT) | 95–91 | — |
| Wolves | 0–2 | Cbet | 76–80 | 75–80 | — |

### Wolves vs. Cbet
## Semi–finals

| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 |
| Žalgiris | 3–1 | 7Bet–Lietkabelis | 69–58 | 86–83 | 66–67 | 95–66 | — |
| Rytas | 3–0 | Cbet | 82–74 | 82–67 | 90–85 | — | — |

### Rytas vs. Cbet
## Third place

| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 |
| 7Bet–Lietkabelis | 3–2 | Cbet | 80–89 | 88–87 | 63–82 | 75–55 | 84–72 |

### 7Bet–Lietkabelis vs. Cbet
## Finals
### Road to the final

| Žalgiris | Žalgiris | Round | Rytas | Rytas |
| 1st place (28–5) | 1st place (28–5) | Regular season | 2nd place (27–6) | 2nd place (27–6) |
| Opponent | Series | Playoffs | Opponent | Series |
| Nevėžis–Optibet | 2–0 | Quarterfinals | Neptūnas | 2–0 |
| 7Bet–Lietkabelis | 3–1 | Semifinals | Cbet | 3–0 |
| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 |
| Žalgiris | 3–2 | Rytas | 108–93 | 71–94 | 95–80 | 68–69 | 97–87 |

### Žalgiris vs. Rytas

* 2022–23 LKL champions
* Žalgiris (24th title)