# 2012–13 LKL season

The 2012–13 Lietuvos krepšinio lyga was the 20th season of the top-tier level professional basketball league of Lithuania, the Lietuvos krepšinio lyga (LKL).

## Competition format

Every team except Žalgiris and Lietuvos rytas played 22 games, two against each other. Those two teams, due to their participation in EuroLeague, played only eleven games, all of them away.
The eight first qualified teams joined the playoffs. Quarterfinal series were played with a best-of-three series format, semifinals with a best-of-five and the finals with a best-of-seven games format. The last qualified of the Regular Season was relegated to the NKL.

## Regular season

| | Team | Pld | W | L | % | PF | PA | Qualification |
| 1 | Žalgiris | 12 | 10 | 2 | .833 | 1059 | 761 | Playoffs |
| 2 | Lietuvos rytas | 12 | 10 | 2 | .833 | 1089 | 836 | Playoffs |
| 3 | Prienai | 20 | 16 | 4 | .800 | 1810 | 1486 | Playoffs |
| 4 | Neptūnas | 20 | 16 | 4 | .800 | 1747 | 1576 | Playoffs |
| 5 | Pieno žvaigždės | 20 | 12 | 8 | .600 | 1579 | 1541 | Playoffs |
| 6 | Šiauliai | 20 | 12 | 8 | .600 | 1682 | 1548 | Playoffs |
| 7 | Juventus | 20 | 11 | 9 | .550 | 1639 | 1584 | Playoffs |
| 8 | Nevėžis | 20 | 8 | 12 | .400 | 1391 | 1594 | Playoffs |
| 9 | Lietkabelis | 20 | 7 | 13 | .350 | 1529 | 1691 |
| 10 | Sakalai | 20 | 5 | 15 | .250 | 1381 | 1553 |
| 11 | LSU-Baltai | 20 | 5 | 15 | .250 | 1408 | 1717 |
| 12 | Palanga Triobet | 20 | 0 | 20 | .000 | 1383 | 1810 | Relegated |

## Playoffs
### Bracket

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | Žalgiris | 2 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Nevėžis | 0 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Nevėžis | 0 | 1 | Žalgiris | 2 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Neptūnas | 0 | | | |
| 4 | Neptūnas | 2 | 4 | Neptūnas | 0 | | | |
| 5 | Pieno žvaigždės | 0 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Pieno žvaigždės | 0 | | | | 1 | Žalgiris | 4 |
| | | | | | | 2 | Lietuvos Rytas | 0 |
| 2 | Lietuvos Rytas | 2 | | | | | | | 2 | Lietuvos Rytas | 0 |
| 7 | Juventus | 0 | | | |
| 7 | Juventus | 0 | 2 | Lietuvos Rytas | 2 | Third place | Third place | Third place |
| | | | 3 | Prienai | 0 |
| 3 | Prienai | 2 | 3 | Prienai | 0 | 4 | Neptūnas | 3 |
| 6 | Šiauliai | 0 | | | | 3 | Prienai | 2 |

### Quarterfinals
#### Žalgiris (1) vs. Nevėžis (8)

* April 15, 2013 19:20
* Report
| Žalgiris Kaunas | 94–51 | Nevėžis Kėdainiai |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–18, 28–10, 18–9, 25–14 |||
| Pts: K. Lavrinovič 14 Rebs: K. Lavrinovič 7 Asts: 3 players 4 | | Pts: M. Girdžiūnas 12 Rebs: G. Žylė 8 Asts: V. Jasikevičius 5 |
* Žalgiris Arena, Kaunas Attendance: 6,350
* April 18, 2013 19:15
* Report
| Nevėžis Kėdainiai | 71–91 | Žalgiris Kaunas |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–26, 19–21, 21–24, 13–20 |||
| Pts: G. Žylė 15 Rebs: 3 players 5 Asts: M. Girdžiūnas 5 | | Pts: D. Lavrinovič 20 Rebs: R. Javtokas 9 Asts: A. Juškevičius 5 |
* Kėdainiai Sports School, Kėdainiai Attendance: 600

#### Lietuvos Rytas (2) vs. Juventus (7)

* April 16, 2013 19:00
* Report
| Lietuvos Rytas | 92–67 | Juventus Utena |
| Scoring by quarter: 32–13, 26–26, 16–18, 18–10 |||
| Pts: M. Katelynas 20 Rebs: E. Bendžius 7 Asts: 2 players 6 | | Pts: A. Čepulis 15 Rebs: D. Leonard 7 Asts: G. Matulis 3 |
* Lietuvos rytas Arena, Vilnius Attendance: 1,150
* April 19, 2013 18:30
* Report
| Juventus Utena | 83–85 | Lietuvos Rytas |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–14, 20–22, 27–25, 17–24 |||
| Pts: N. Varnelis 22 Rebs: N. Varnelis 6 Asts: A. Viskontas 7 | | Pts: R. Seibutis 24 Rebs: M. Katelynas 6 Asts: R. Seibutis 5 |
* Utena's Arena, Utena Attendance: 1,500

#### Prienai (3) vs. Šiauliai (6)

* April 15, 2013 19:00
* Report
| Prienai | 92–82 | Šiauliai |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–9, 19–26, 19–19, 30–28 |||
| Pts: A. Milaknis 24 Rebs: G. Orelikas 9 Asts: A. Valeika 4 | | Pts: L. Samėnas 23 Rebs: R. Alijevas 5 Asts: R. Alijevas 8 |
* Prienai KKSC Arena, Prienai Attendance: 700
* April 17, 2013 19:15
* Report
| Šiauliai | 76–93 | Prienai |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–21, 16–25, 18–19, 21–28 |||
| Pts: L. Samėnas 19 Rebs: A. Kieža 8 Asts: R. Alijevas 4 | | Pts: G. Orelikas 25 Rebs: A. Labuckas 8 Asts: A. Valeika 8 |
* Šiauliai Arena, Šiauliai Attendance: 2,700

#### Neptūnas (4) vs. Pieno žvaigždės (5)

* April 16, 2013 19:00
* Report
| Neptūnas Klaipėda | 85–71 | Pieno žvaigždės |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–21, 21–18, 24–13, 17–19 |||
| Pts: V. Šarakauskas 19 Rebs: V. Vasylius 6 Asts: 2 players 5 | | Pts: T. Hughes 19 Rebs: 3 players 5 Asts: Š. Vasiliauskas 4 |
* Švyturys Arena, Klaipėda Attendance: 1,000
* April 19, 2013 19:15
* Report
| Pieno žvaigždės | 92–94 (OT) | Neptūnas Klaipėda |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–8, 18–19, 10–20, 19–16, Overtime: 9–9, 8–8, 12–14 |||
| Pts: Š. Vasiliauskas 31 Rebs: G. Sirutavičius 11 Asts: 2 players 3 | | Pts: R. Broadus 19 Rebs: V. Šarakauskas 14 Asts: R. Broadus 5 |
* Pieno žvaigždės Arena, Pasvalys Attendance: 300

### Semifinals
#### Lietuvos Rytas (2) vs. Prienai (3)

* April 24, 2013 19:00
* Report
| Lietuvos Rytas | 75–67 | Prienai |
| Scoring by quarter: 8–12, 34–17, 18–16, 15–22 |||
| Pts: N. Nedović 20 Rebs: A. Jomantas 7 Asts: N. Nedović 4 | | Pts: A. Valeika 19 Rebs: S. Vene 9 Asts: 2 players 3 |
* Siemens Arena, Vilnius Attendance: 4,750
* April 26, 2013 19:00
* Report
| Prienai | 74–86 | Lietuvos Rytas |
| Scoring by quarter: 25–18, 18–27, 17–21, 14–20 |||
| Pts: A. Valeika 22 Rebs: A. Valeika 7 Asts: 2 players 4 | | Pts: R. Seibutis 17 Rebs: E. Bendžius 8 Asts: N. Nedović 5 |
* Prienai KKSC Arena, Prienai Attendance: 1,200

#### Žalgiris (1) vs. Neptūnas (4)

* April 23, 2013 19:15
* Report
| Žalgiris Kaunas | 99–83 | Neptūnas Klaipėda |
| Scoring by quarter: 28–19, 20–21, 27–21, 24–22 |||
| Pts: K. Lavrinovič 22 Rebs: K. Lavrinovič 7 Asts: M. Popović 7 | | Pts: D. Gailius 21 Rebs: R. Broadus 5 Asts: 2 players 3 |
* Žalgiris Arena, Kaunas Attendance: 7,153
* April 25, 2013 19:15
* Report
| Neptūnas Klaipėda | 73–90 | Žalgiris Kaunas |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–15, 21–32, 21–17, 16–26 |||
| Pts: R. Broadus 19 Rebs: D. Gailius 10 Asts: M. Mažeika 4 | | Pts: A. Juškevičius 27 Rebs: V. Lipkevičius 5 Asts: 2 players 4 |
* Švyturys Arena, Vilnius Attendance: 4,500

### Final

* April 30, 2013 19:00
* Report
| Žalgiris Kaunas | 88–73 | Lietuvos Rytas |
| Scoring by quarter: 32–18, 24–16, 13–19, 19–20 |||
| Pts: M. Kuzminskas 22 Rebs: R. Javtokas 9 Asts: M. Popović 3 | | Pts: T. Zubčić 14 Rebs: T. Lydeka 7 Asts: N. Nedović 5 |
* Žalgiris Arena, Kaunas Attendance: 11,640
* May 2, 2013 19:00
* Report
| Lietuvos Rytas | 71–77 | Žalgiris Kaunas |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–17, 23–18, 15–20, 18–22 |||
| Pts: R. Seibutis 22 Rebs: M. Katelynas 6 Asts: N. Nedović 5 | | Pts: K. Lavrinovič 22 Rebs: M. Kuzminskas 9 Asts: O. Lafayette 6 |
* Siemens Arena, Vilnius Attendance: 8,300
* May 4, 2013 19:00
* Report
| Žalgiris Kaunas | 72–45 | Lietuvos Rytas |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–8, 18–16, 15–7, 18–14 |||
| Pts: K. Lavrinovič 12 Rebs: M. Kuzminskas 9 Asts: O. Lafayette 6 | | Pts: R. Seibutis 12 Rebs: T. Lydeka 8 Asts: A. Jomantas 4 |
* Žalgiris Arena, Kaunas Attendance: 11,085
* May 7, 2013 19:00
* Report
| Lietuvos Rytas | 65–83 | Žalgiris Kaunas |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–21, 13–8, 19–26, 14–28 |||
| Pts: E. Bendžius 15 Rebs: 2 players 6 Asts: N. Nedović 7 | | Pts: O. Lafayette 18 Rebs: M. Delaš 8 Asts: O. Lafayette 7 |
* Siemens Arena, Vilnius Attendance: 9,350

### Third Place

* May 1, 2013 19:00
* Report
| Prienai | 78–67 | Neptūnas |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–20, 19–17, 18–10, 23–20 |||
| Pts: S. Vene 21 Rebs: 3 players 6 Asts: P. Ivanauskas 5 | | Pts: D. Gailius 17 Rebs: D. Gailius 8 Asts: E. Dainys 4 |
* Prienai KKSC Arena, Prienai Attendance: 700
* May 3, 2013 19:15
* Report
| Neptūnas | 84–82 (OT) | Prienai |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–20, 20–13, 22–17, 10–22, Overtime: 12–10 |||
| Pts: 2 players 14 Rebs: L. Mikalauskas 8 Asts: D. Gailius 8 | | Pts: A. Milaknis 30 Rebs: S. Vene 8 Asts: S. Vene 5 |
* Švyturys Arena, Klaipėda Attendance: 3,000
* May 6, 2013 19:00
* Report
| Prienai | 83–85 | Neptūnas |
| Scoring by quarter: 29–28, 20–18, 13–22, 21–17 |||
| Pts: G. Orelikas 26 Rebs: G. Orelikas 8 Asts: G. Orelikas 7 | | Pts: D. Gailius 31 Rebs: V. Šarakauskas 10 Asts: G. Gustas 3 |
* Prienai KKSC Arena, Prienai Attendance: 600
* May 9, 2013 19:15
* Report
| Neptūnas | 81–90 | Prienai |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–29, 20–22, 22–22, 18–17 |||
| Pts: D. Gailius 28 Rebs: V. Šarakauskas 8 Asts: 2 players 3 | | Pts: A. Milaknis 23 Rebs: G. Orelikas 9 Asts: P. Ivanauskas 6 |
* Švyturys Arena, Klaipėda Attendance: 4,000
* May 13, 2013 19:00
* Report
| Prienai | 72–86 | Neptūnas |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–23, 19–29, 19–19, 11–15 |||
| Pts: G. Orelikas 15 Rebs: 2 players 7 Asts: A. Milaknis 5 | | Pts: D. Gailius 18 Rebs: D. Gailius 9 Asts: R. Broadus 4 |
* Prienai KKSC Arena, Prienai Attendance: 1,500

### Statistics

| Rank | Name | G | Pts | PPG |
| 1 | Gediminas Orelikas | 29 | 495 | 17.1 |
| 2 | Deividas Gailius | 28 | 475 | 17.0 |
| 3 | Trévon Hughes | 22 | 333 | 15.1 |
| 4 | Renaldas Seibutis | 19 | 287 | 15.1 |
| 5 | Laurynas Samėnas | 21 | 331 | 15.1 |
| Rank | Name | G | Reb | RPG |
| 1 | Aurimas Kieža | 21 | 189 | 9.0 |
| 2 | Tony Bishop | 18 | 148 | 8.2 |
| 3 | Vytautas Šarakauskas | 25 | 188 | 7.5 |
| 4 | Tomas Urbonas | 16 | 118 | 7.4 |
| 5 | Nerijus Varnelis | 22 | 140 | 6.4 |
| Rank | Name | G | Ast | APG |
| 1 | Mindaugas Stašys | 20 | 95 | 4.8 |
| 2 | Rolandas Alijevas | 12 | 54 | 4.5 |
| 3 | Aidas Viskontas | 22 | 98 | 4.5 |
| 4 | Lewis Jackson | 19 | 83 | 4.4 |
| 5 | Jokūbas Gintvainis | 20 | 83 | 4.2 |