# 2018 LKL Play-offs

The 2018 LKL Playoffs featured the eight best teams of the Lietuvos krepšinio lyga (LKL) basketball league in Lithuania, competing for the championship spot. This was the LKL playoffs' 24th edition. Žalgiris achieved their 20th title overall, eight consecutive.
The quarter-finals were 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 were 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 Žalgiris | 3 | | |
| 8 Nevėžis | 0 | | |
| 8 Nevėžis | 0 | 1 Žalgiris | 3 |
| | | 4 Lietkabelis | 0 |
| 4 Lietkabelis | 3 | 4 Lietkabelis | 0 |
| 5 Šiauliai | 1 | | | | |
| 5 Šiauliai | 1 | | | 1 Žalgiris | 4 |
| | | | | 2 Lietuvos rytas | 1 |
| 2 Lietuvos rytas | 3 | | | 2 Lietuvos rytas | 1 |
| 7 Juventus | 0 | | | | |
| 7 Juventus | 0 | 2 Lietuvos rytas | 3 | | |
| | | 3 Neptūnas | 2 | Third place series | Third place series |
| 3 Neptūnas | 3 | 3 Neptūnas | 2 | Third place series | Third place series |
| 6Pieno žvaigždės | 1 | | | | |
| 6Pieno žvaigždės | 1 | | | 3 Neptūnas | 3 |
| | | | | 4 Lietkabelis | 1 |

## Quarterfinals

| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 |
| 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 | — |

### Neptūnas vs Pieno žvaigždės

* 11 May
* Boxscore
| Neptūnas | 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 |
| 1-0 |||
* Švyturys Arena Attendance: 2100
* 14 May
* Boxscore
| Pieno žvaigždės | 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 |
| 1-1 |||
* Pieno žvaigždės Arena Attendance: 500
* 19 May
| Neptūnas | 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 |
| 2-1 |||
* Švyturys Arena
* 22 May
| Pieno žvaigždės | 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 |
| 1-3 |||
* Pieno žvaigždės Arena

### Lietuvos rytas vs Juventus

* 11 May
| Lietuvos rytas | 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 |
| 1-0 |||
* Lietuvos rytas arena
* 14 May
| Juventus | 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 |
| 0-2 |||
* 19 May
* Boxscore
| Lietuvos rytas | Juventus |
| Scoring by quarter: 29-20, 27–18, 23–14, 23–21 |||
| Pts: R. Giedraitis 21 Rebs: A. Jomantas 6 Asts: M.Girdžiūnas 8 | Pts: M. Korniienko 21 Rebs: M. Korniienko 10 Asts: A. Ireland 6 |
| 3-0 |||
* Lietuvos rytas arena Attendance: 2900

## Semifinals

| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 |
| 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 |
| Žalgiris | 0 | Lietuvos rytas | 96-83 | 73-82 | 90-80 | 82-78 | 80-70 | — | — |