# 2014–15 LKL season

The 2014–15 Lietuvos krepšinio lyga was the 22nd season of the top-tier level professional basketball league of Lithuania, the Lietuvos krepšinio lyga (LKL). The season started in October 2014, and finished in June 2015.
Žalgiris won its 17th title, the fifth in a row.

## Competition format
### Regular season

During the regular season, all teams played 40 games.

### Playoff round

The top eight teams in the regular season round joined the playoffs in the quarterfinals, that were played in a best-of-three games format. The semifinals were also played in this format.
The final round was played between the two winners of the semifinals. The final series for the first place was played in a best-of-seven format, while the series for the third place was played in a best-of-five format.

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Žalgiris | 40 | 36 | 4 | 3397 | 2737 | +660 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 2 | Lietuvos rytas | 40 | 35 | 5 | 3574 | 2931 | +643 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 3 | Neptūnas | 40 | 31 | 9 | 3415 | 3001 | +414 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 4 | Pieno žvaigždės | 40 | 24 | 16 | 3357 | 3216 | +141 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 5 | Juventus | 40 | 24 | 16 | 3012 | 2942 | +70 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 6 | Dzūkija | 40 | 21 | 19 | 2999 | 2966 | +33 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 7 | Šiauliai | 40 | 18 | 22 | 3309 | 3196 | +113 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 8 | Lietkabelis | 40 | 11 | 29 | 3117 | 3390 | −273 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 9 | Prienai | 40 | 7 | 33 | 2775 | 3362 | −587 | |
| 10 | Nevėžis | 40 | 7 | 33 | 2904 | 3651 | −747 | |
| 11 | Mažeikiai | 40 | 6 | 34 | 2808 | 3275 | −467 | Relegation to NKL |

## Results

| Home \ Away | DZŪ | JUV | LTK | LRY | MAŽ | NEP | NEV | PŽV | PRI | ŠIA | ŽAL | DZŪ | JUV | LTK | LRY | MAŽ | NEP | NEV | PŽV | PRI | ŠIA | ŽAL |
| Dzūkija | — | 57–59 | 75–68 | 73–86 | 74–53 | 75–91 | 98–62 | 74–95 | 61–56 | 84–77 | 76–81 | — | 75–70 | 84–76 | 66–78 | 70–61 | 66–72 | 83–78 | 72–77 | 101–74 | 79–51 | 75–78 |
| Juventus | 71–63 | — | 78–61 | 56–77 | 72–66 | 79–85 | 75–63 | 78–85 | 82–74 | 86–84 | 75–76 | 72–77 | — | 77–73 | 70–78 | 75–77 | 77–71 | 81–69 | 62–74 | 68–53 | 67–61 | 68–73 |
| Lietkabelis | 64–86 | 79–84 | — | 69–97 | 76–67 | 65–78 | 97–67 | 78–86 | 89–68 | 89–85 | 70–88 | 66–70 | 64–77 | — | 79–101 | 84–98 | 81–83 | 88–71 | 78–95 | 76–74 | 84–101 | 63–82 |
| Lietuvos rytas | 87–71 | 76–61 | 90–61 | — | 88–80 | 90–94 | 98–74 | 85–87 | 91–61 | 98–92 | 82–84 | 118–76 | 79–76 | 101–95 | — | 76–70 | 84–75 | 119–76 | 84–76 | 99–71 | 89–71 | 93–66 |
| Mažeikiai | 72–87 | 73–84 | 66–71 | 74–87 | — | 69–81 | 75–83 | 66–84 | 60–67 | 60–69 | 47–95 | 55–61 | 60–71 | 88–89 | 60–83 | — | 59–71 | 76–75 | 77–82 | 70–62 | 81–90 | 65–96 |
| Neptūnas | 82–72 | 84–73 | 98–86 | 65–73 | 110–64 | — | 115–76 | 110–84 | 92–76 | 70–68 | 76–80 | 62–70 | 69–71 | 102–76 | 86–87 | 95–77 | — | 106–78 | 89–97 | 98–59 | 90–77 | 67–65 |
| Nevėžis | 60–81 | 86–112 | 72–102 | 59–95 | 69–65 | 73–116 | — | 88–94 | 64–78 | 62–87 | 59–93 | 69–93 | 82–87 | 87–84 | 52–96 | 82–98 | 85–88 | — | 92–83 | 69–63 | 83–88 | 74–112 |
| Pieno žvaigždės | 99–89 | 89–91 | 94–82 | 69–87 | 78–68 | 70–86 | 84–95 | — | 85–74 | 77–90 | 72–88 | 72–59 | 89–64 | 86–75 | 81–87 | 107–67 | 64–68 | 99–70 | — | 87–61 | 99–97 | 56–74 |
| Prienai | 60–74 | 56–91 | 88–81 | 66–97 | 84–67 | 73–88 | 79–70 | 85–83 | — | 77–94 | 73–89 | 76–75 | 67–76 | 79–87 | 59–84 | 77–88 | 63–86 | 75–87 | 91–93 | — | 50–87 | 57–94 |
| Šiauliai | 93–96 | 90–81 | 78–98 | 72–88 | 110–97 | 80–90 | 108–64 | 91–74 | 93–87 | — | 58–89 | 77–51 | 76–77 | 96–58 | 85–108 | 86–61 | 67–88 | 109–74 | 81–84 | 92–61 | — | 62–79 |
| Žalgiris | 83–73 | 75–76 | 91–83 | 91–77 | 98–79 | 86–48 | 79–52 | 82–78 | 87–58 | 80–71 | — | 85–57 | 76–62 | 102–72 | 82–81 | 76–52 | 86–90 | 92–53 | 81–79 | 97–63 | 86–65 | — |

## Playoffs

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| Žalgiris | Žalgiris | Žalgiris | 91 | 73 | 99 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Lietkabelis | Lietkabelis | Lietkabelis | 69 | 67 | 60 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Lietkabelis | Lietkabelis | Lietkabelis | 69 | 67 | 60 | 0 | 0 | Žalgiris | Žalgiris | Žalgiris | 81 | 91 | 96 | 0 | 0 |
| | | | | | | | | Juventus | Juventus | Juventus | 53 | 58 | 49 | 0 | 0 |
| Pieno žvaigždės | Pieno žvaigždės | Pieno žvaigždės | 71 | 84 | 51 | 83 | 61 | Juventus | Juventus | Juventus | 53 | 58 | 49 | 0 | 0 |
| Juventus | Juventus | Juventus | 77 | 74 | 63 | 80 | 69 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Juventus | Juventus | Juventus | 77 | 74 | 63 | 80 | 69 | | | | | | | | | Žalgiris | 73 | 78 | 71 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Lietuvos rytas | 66 | 62 | 68 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lietuvos rytas | Lietuvos rytas | Lietuvos rytas | 97 | 107 | 96 | | | | | | | | | | | Lietuvos rytas | 66 | 62 | 68 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Šiauliai | Šiauliai | Šiauliai | 69 | 96 | 92 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Šiauliai | Šiauliai | Šiauliai | 69 | 96 | 92 | 0 | 0 | Lietuvos rytas | Lietuvos rytas | Lietuvos rytas | 88 | 101 | 96 | 92 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Neptūnas | Neptūnas | Neptūnas | 79 | 107 | 89 | 87 | 0 |
| Neptūnas | Neptūnas | Neptūnas | 88 | 56 | 71 | 69 | 0 | Neptūnas | Neptūnas | Neptūnas | 79 | 107 | 89 | 87 | 0 |
| Dzūkija | Dzūkija | Dzūkija | 59 | 65 | 47 | 55 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Third place | Third place | Third place | Third place | Third place | Third place |
| Juventus | 75 | 76 | 75 | 61 | 84 |
| Neptūnas | 88 | 66 | 64 | 66 | 69 |

## Awards
### Players of the week

| Week | Name | Team | Efficiency |
| Sept. 24 – Sept. 28 | Mustafa Shakur | Neptūnas | 20.0 (2 games) |
| Sept. 29 – Oct. 5 | Rashaun Broadus | Juventus | 15.3 (3 games) |
| Oct. 6 – Oct. 12 | Antanas Kavaliauskas | Lietuvos rytas | 22.3 (3 games) |
| Oct. 13 – Oct. 19 | Noah Dahlman | Lietkabelis | 24.5 (2 games) |
| Oct. 20 – Oct. 26 | Artūras Jomantas | Dzūkija | 32.0 (1 game) |
| Oct. 27 – Nov. 2 | Miralem Halilović | Dzūkija | 27.0 (1 game) |
| Nov. 3 – Nov. 9 | Gediminas Orelikas | Lietuvos rytas | 27.0 (1 game) |
| Nov. 10 – Nov. 16 | Osvaldas Olisevičius | Pieno žvaigždės | 27.0 (1 game) |
| Nov. 17 – Nov. 23 | Adas Juškevičius | Lietuvos rytas | 24.5 (2 games) |
| Nov. 24 – Nov. 30 | Rashaun Broadus | Juventus | 21.0 (2 games) |
| Dec. 1 – Dec. 7 | Robertas Javtokas | Žalgiris | 19.5 (2 games) |
| Dec. 8 – Dec. 14 | Jonathan Lee | Šiauliai | 35.0 (1 game) |
| Dec. 15 – Dec. 21 | Evaldas Kairys | Pieno žvaigždės | 20.0 (2 games) |
| Dec. 22 – Dec. 28 | Deividas Gailius | Neptūnas | 23.0 (1 game) |
| Dec. 29 – Jan. 4 | Gediminas Orelikas | Lietuvos rytas | 34.0 (1 game) |
| Jan. 5 – Jan. 11 | Egidijus Dimša | Pieno žvaigždės | 28.0 (1 game) |
| Jan. 12 – Jan. 18 | James Anderson | Žalgiris | 17.0 (2 games) |
| Jan. 19 – Jan. 25 | Evaldas Žabas | Lietkabelis | 41.0 (1 game) |
| Jan. 26 – Feb. 1 | Giedrius Staniulis | Mažeikiai | 25.0 (1 game) |
| Feb. 2 – Feb. 8 | James Anderson | Žalgiris | 25.0 (2 games) |
| Feb. 9 – Feb. 15 | Justas Tamulis | Nevėžis | 16.0 (2 games) |
| Feb. 16 – Feb. 22 | Paulius Dambrauskas | Dzūkija | 22.0 (1 game) |
| Feb. 23 – Mar. 1 | Deividas Gailius | Neptūnas | 26.0 (2 games) |
| Mar. 2 – Mar. 8 | Jeffery Allen | Šiauliai | 31.0 (1 game) |
| Mar. 9 – Mar. 15 | Martynas Gecevičius | Lietuvos rytas | 28.0 (1 game) |
| Mar. 16 – Mar. 22 | Rokas Giedraitis | Šiauliai | 29.0 (2 games) |
| Mar. 23 – Mar. 29 | Antanas Kavaliauskas | Lietuvos rytas | 17.0 (2 games) |
| Mar. 30 – Apr. 5 | Gytis Sirutavičius | Pieno žvaigždės | 23.0 (2 games) |
| Apr. 6 – Apr. 12 | James Anderson | Žalgiris | 37.0 (1 game) |
| Apr. 13 – Apr. 19 | Martynas Linkevičius | Prienai | 21.0 (2 games) |
| Apr. 20 – Apr. 26 | Darius Tarvydas | Mažeikiai | 22.3 (3 games) |

### Playoff MVPs

| Game | Name | Team | Efficiency |
| Quarterfinals ||||
| 1 | Rashaun Broadus | Juventus | 26 |
| 2 | Evaldas Žabas | Lietkabelis | 36 |
| 3 | Martynas Gecevičius | Lietuvos rytas | 27 |
| 4 | Laimonas Kisielius | Pieno žvaigždės | 35 |
| 5 | Arvydas Šikšnius | Juventus | 21 |
| Finals ||||
| – | Artūras Milaknis | Žalgiris | 13.8 |

### Players of the month

* October: Gediminas Orelikas (Lietuvos rytas)
* November: Rashaun Broadus (Juventus)
* December: Jonathan Lee (Šiauliai)
* January: Alex Oriakhi (Pieno žvaigždės)
* February: Antanas Kavaliauskas (Lietuvos rytas)
* March: Rokas Giedraitis (Šiauliai)
* April: Gytis Sirutavičius (Pieno žvaigždės)

## Statistics

| Rank | Name | G | Pts | PPG |
| 1 | Rokas Giedraitis | 43 | 654 | 15.2 |
| 2 | Evaldas Žabas | 41 | 586 | 14.3 |
| 3 | Gediminas Orelikas | 51 | 705 | 13.8 |
| 4 | Michael Dixon, Jr | 39 | 534 | 13.7 |
| 5 | Rashaun Broadus | 51 | 690 | 13.5 |
| Rank | Name | G | Reb | RPG |
| 1 | Giedrius Staniulis | 27 | 199 | 7.4 |
| 2 | Martynas Linkevičius | 39 | 265 | 6.8 |
| 3 | Arnas Labuckas | 42 | 284 | 6.8 |
| 4 | Alex Oriakhi | 42 | 271 | 6.5 |
| 5 | Artūras Jomantas | 40 | 254 | 6.3 |
| Rank | Name | G | Ast | APG |
| 1 | Martynas Gecevičius | 51 | 214 | 4.2 |
| 2 | Paulius Ivanauskas | 40 | 161 | 4.0 |
| 3 | Žygimantas Janavičius | 46 | 179 | 3.9 |
| 4 | Rashaun Broadus | 51 | 195 | 3.8 |
| 5 | Rolandas Alijevas | 40 | 152 | 3.8 |