# 2023 KML Playoffs

The 2023 KML Playoffs was the postseason tournament held to determine the 2022–23 champions of the Korvpalli Meistriliiga (KML). The playoffs began on 12 April 2023 and ended on 27 May with BC Kalev/Cramo defeating Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits in the finals.

## Qualified teams

The club rankings were determined by the results of the 2022–23 Estonian-Latvian Basketball League regular season.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | PCT | Qualification |
| 1 | BC Kalev/Cramo | 30 | 25 | 5 | 2622 | 2191 | +431 | .833 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 2 | Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits | 30 | 20 | 10 | 2447 | 2278 | +169 | .667 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 3 | AVIS UTILITAS Rapla | 30 | 18 | 12 | 2364 | 2238 | +126 | .600 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 4 | Viimsi/Sportland | 30 | 15 | 15 | 2423 | 2455 | −32 | .500 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 5 | TalTech/OPTIBET | 30 | 12 | 18 | 2342 | 2414 | −72 | .400 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 6 | Pärnu Sadam | 30 | 12 | 18 | 2364 | 2383 | −19 | .400 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 7 | Keila KK | 30 | 11 | 19 | 2368 | 2631 | −263 | .367 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 8 | Tallinna Kalev/Audentes | 30 | 7 | 23 | 2297 | 2447 | −150 | .233 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 9 | BC Tarvas | 30 | 3 | 27 | 2180 | 2838 | −658 | .100 | |

## Bracket

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | BC Kalev/Cramo | 3 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Tallinna Kalev/Audentes | 0 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Tallinna Kalev/Audentes | 0 | 1 | BC Kalev/Cramo | 3 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Viimsi/Sportland | 0 | | | |
| 4 | Viimsi/Sportland | 3 | 4 | Viimsi/Sportland | 0 | | | |
| 5 | TalTech/OPTIBET | 0 | | | | | | |
| 5 | TalTech/OPTIBET | 0 | | | | 1 | BC Kalev/Cramo | 3 |
| | | | | | | 2 | Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits | 0 |
| 2 | Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits | 3 | | | | | | | 2 | Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits | 0 |
| 7 | Keila KK | 0 | | | |
| 7 | Keila KK | 0 | 2 | Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits | 3 | Third place | Third place | Third place |
| | | | 6 | Pärnu Sadam | 2 |
| 3 | AVIS UTILITAS Rapla | 2 | 6 | Pärnu Sadam | 2 | 4 | Viimsi/Sportland | 2 |
| 6 | Pärnu Sadam | 3 | | | | 6 | Pärnu Sadam | 3 |

## Quarterfinals

    All times are in Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+03:00)
The quarterfinals are best-of-five series.

### Viimsi/Sportland vs. TalTech/OPTIBET
## Semifinals

    All times are in Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+03:00)
The quarterfinals are best-of-five series.

### Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits vs. Pärnu Sadam
## Third place games

    All times are in Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+03:00)
The quarterfinals are best-of-five series.

### Viimsi/Sportland vs. Pärnu Sadam
## Finals

    All times are in Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+03:00)
The quarterfinals are best-of-five series.

### BC Kalev/Cramo vs. Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits
## Awards
### KML Finals MVP

* Oleksandr Kovliar (BC Kalev/Cramo)

### All-KML Team

| Position | Player | Team |
| PG | Ty Gordon | Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits |
| SG | Hugo Toom | BC Kalev/Cramo |
| SF | Artur Konontšuk | BC Kalev/Cramo |
| PF | Mihkel Kirves | Pärnu Sadam |
| C | Karl Johan Lips | Viimsi/Sportland |

## Individual statistics
### Points

| Rank | Name | Team | Games | Points | PPG |
| 1 | Ty Gordon | Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits | 11 | 209 | 19.00 |
| 2 | Mihkel Kirves | Pärnu Sadam | 15 | 267 | 17.80 |
| 3 | Tyler Cheese | AVIS UTILITAS Rapla | 5 | 87 | 17.40 |

### Rebounds

| Rank | Name | Team | Games | Rebounds | RPG |
| 1 | Mihkel Kirves | Pärnu Sadam | 15 | 153 | 10.20 |
| 2 | Oliver Metsalu | TalTech/OPTIBET | 3 | 27 | 9.00 |
| 3 | Malik Toppin | Viimsi/Sportland | 11 | 88 | 8.00 |

### Assists

| Rank | Name | Team | Games | Assists | APG |
| 1 | Rait-Riivo Laane | AVIS UTILITAS Rapla | 5 | 35 | 7.00 |
| 2 | Siim-Markus Post | Viimsi/Sportland | 11 | 75 | 6.82 |
| 3 | Mārcis Vītols | Keila KK | 3 | 20 | 6.67 |