# 2022 LKL Playoffs

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 playoffs :
| Phase | Date |
| Quarter–finals | 1–11 May 2022 |
| Semi–finals | 13–23 May 2022 |
| Third place | 25 May – 11 June 2022 |
| Finals | 26 May – 12 June 2022 |

## Qualified teams

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification |
| 1 | Rytas | 30 | 26 | 4 | 2685 | 2257 | +428 | Higher seed in playoffs |
| 2 | Žalgiris | 30 | 26 | 4 | 2578 | 2247 | +331 | Higher seed in playoffs |
| 3 | Lietkabelis | 30 | 23 | 7 | 2522 | 2233 | +289 | Higher seed in playoffs |
| 4 | Cbet Jonava | 30 | 16 | 14 | 2373 | 2451 | −78 | Higher seed in playoffs |
| 5 | Šiauliai–7bet | 30 | 15 | 15 | 2459 | 2464 | −5 | Lower seed in playoffs |
| 6 | Uniclub Casino – Juventus | 30 | 15 | 15 | 2526 | 2485 | +41 | Lower seed in playoffs |
| 7 | Neptūnas | 30 | 14 | 16 | 2332 | 2390 | −58 | Lower seed in playoffs |
| 8 | Dzūkija | 30 | 11 | 19 | 2291 | 2427 | −136 | Lower seed in playoffs |

## 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 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Rytas | 3 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Dzūkija | 1 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Dzūkija | 1 | 1 | Rytas | 3 | | | |
| | | | 5 | Šiauliai–7bet | 1 | | | |
| 4 | Cbet Jonava | 1 | 5 | Šiauliai–7bet | 1 | | | |
| 5 | Šiauliai–7bet | 3 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Šiauliai–7bet | 3 | | | | 1 | Rytas | 4 |
| | | | | | | 3 | Lietkabelis | 1 |
| 2 | Žalgiris | 3 | | | | | | | 3 | Lietkabelis | 1 |
| 7 | Neptūnas | 2 | | | |
| 7 | Neptūnas | 2 | 2 | Žalgiris | 1 | Third place | Third place | Third place |
| | | | 3 | Lietkabelis | 3 |
| 3 | Lietkabelis | 3 | 3 | Lietkabelis | 3 | 2 | Žalgiris | 4 |
| 6 | Uniclub Casino – Juventus | 0 | | | | 5 | Šiauliai–7bet | 0 |

## Quarter–finals

| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 |
| Rytas | 3–1 | Dzūkija | 76–63 | 73–80 | 87–59 | 92–66 | — |
| Cbet Jonava | 1–3 | Šiauliai–7bet | 82–79 | 66–88 | 70–72 | 65–79 | — |
| Žalgiris | 3–2 | Neptūnas | 92–88 | 68–70 | 87–71 | 78–87 | 89–60 |
| Lietkabelis | 3–0 | Uniclub Casino – Juventus | 102–101 (OT) | 95–73 | 92–87 | — | — |

### Lietkabelis vs. Uniclub Casino – Juventus
## Semi–finals

| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 |
| Rytas | 3–1 | Šiauliai–7bet | 97–75 | 72–84 | 94–79 | 87—77 | — |
| Žalgiris | 1–3 | Lietkabelis | 71–70 | 55–79 | 69–73 | 75—86 | — |

### Žalgiris vs. Lietkabelis
## Third place

| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 | Game 6 | Game 7 |
| Žalgiris | 4–0 | Šiauliai–7bet | 92–75 | 90–85 (OT) | 85–70 | 89–76 | — | — | — |

### Žalgiris vs. Šiauliai–7bet
## Finals

| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 | Game 6 | Game 7 |
| Rytas | 4–1 | Lietkabelis | 68–77 | 88–66 | 85–63 | 78–77 | 79–76 | — | — |