2024 LKL Playoffs

2024 LKL playoffs
Tournament details
Country	Lithuania
Dates	12 May – 12 June 2024
Season	2023–24
Teams	8
Defending champions	Žalgiris
Final positions
Champions	Rytas (7th title)
Runner-up	Žalgiris
Third place	7Bet–Lietkabelis
Fourth place	Wolves Twinsbet
	← 2023 2025 →

The 2024 LKL Playoffs known as the 2024 Betsafe-LKL Playoffs for sponsorship purposes will be LKL playoffs' 29th edition. Top eight finishers in the regular season will compete for the championship spot. Playoffs will begin 12 May 2024. Žalgiris was the defending champion but lost final series to Rytas who won their 7th title, returning to glory since their last triumph in 2022.

The quarterfinals will be played in a best-of-three format with higher seeded team playing the first and third (if necessary) game at home. Semifinals, third place game and final will be played in a best-of-five format, with the higher seed team playing games 1, 3 and 5 (if necessary) at home.^[1]

Qualified teams

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Qualification
1	Žalgiris	30	26	4	2647	2228	+419	Higher seed in playoffs
2	Rytas	30	24	6	2791	2410	+381
3	Wolves	30	22	8	2613	2397	+216
4	Uniclub Casino – Juventus	30	18	12	2624	2464	+160
5	7Bet–Lietkabelis	30	16	14	2538	2533	+5	Lower seed in playoffs
6	Neptūnas	30	14	16	2541	2605	−64
7	Cbet	30	11	19	2454	2590	−136
8	M Basket-Delamode	30	11	19	2335	2530	−195

Source: LKL.LT

Notable events

On 09 May 2024, all four Betsafe–LKL playoff matchups are set.^[2]

Bracket

Quarter-finals			Semi-finals			Final

1	Žalgiris	2

8	M Basket–Delamode	0
			1	Žalgiris	3

			5	7Bet–Lietkabelis	0
4	Uniclub Casino – Juventus	1

5	7Bet–Lietkabelis	2
						1	Žalgiris	1

						2	Rytas	3
2	Rytas	2

7	Cbet	0
			2	Rytas	3	Third place

			3	Wolves Twinsbet	2
3	Wolves Twinsbet	2				5	7Bet–Lietkabelis	3

6	Neptūnas	1				3	Wolves Twinsbet	1

Quarter–finals

Team 1	Series	Team 2	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3
Žalgiris	2–0	M Basket–Delamode	97–61	76–58	–
Uniclub Casino – Juventus	1–2	7Bet–Lietkabelis	77–84	89–88	99–100
Rytas	2–0	Cbet	110–77	96–60	–
Wolves Twinsbet	2–1	Neptūnas	91–84	76–95	91–80

Žalgiris vs. M Basket–Delamode

12 May 2024 Game 1	Žalgiris	97–61 (Series: 1–0)	M Basket–Delamode	Kėdainiai
16:00 (EEST)	Scoring by quarter: 17–26, 25–15, 28–5, 27–15
	Pts: Birutis, Rivers 14 Rebs: Hayes 7 Asts: Evans 8 PIR: Birutis 21	Boxscore	Pts: Staniulis 16 Rebs: Staniulis, Tubutis 8 Asts: Paliukėnas 6 PIR: Staniulis 16	Arena: Kėdainiai Arena Attendance: 909 Referees: Juozas Barkauskas, Aurimas Borusas, Darius Šomka

14 May 2024 Game 2	M Basket–Delamode	58–76 (Series: 0–2)	Žalgiris	Telšiai
18:00 (EEST)	Scoring by quarter: 14–23, 22–17, 10–18, 12–18
	Pts: Collins, Gecevičius 12 Rebs: Staniulis 8 Asts: Paliukėnas 7 PIR: Tubutis 18	Boxscore	Pts: Birutis 15 Rebs: Hayes 12 Asts: Manek 8 PIR: Birutis 21	Arena: Telšiai sports arena Attendance: 1,021 Referees: Jurgis Laurinavičius, Andžej Urbanovič, Dovydas Kairys

Uniclub Casino – Juventus vs. 7Bet–Lietkabelis

12 May 2024 Game 1	Uniclub Casino – Juventus	77–84 (Series: 0–1)	7Bet–Lietkabelis	Utena
17:20 (EEST)	Scoring by quarter: 17–22, 20–16, 23–27, 17–19
	Pts: Vraneš 15 Rebs: Smith 4 Asts: Smith 7 PIR: Vraneš 19	Boxscore	Pts: Sirvydis 22 Rebs: Gagić 10 Asts: Orelik 6 PIR: Sirvydis 25	Arena: Utena Arena Attendance: 2,382 Referees: Gytis Vilius, Jurgis Laurinavičius, Gvidas Gedvilas

14 May 2024 Game 2	7Bet–Lietkabelis	88–89 (Series: 1–1)	Uniclub Casino – Juventus	Panevėžys
18:50 (EEST)	Scoring by quarter: 20–24, 26–22, 16–23, 26–20
	Pts: Sirvydis 26 Rebs: Baldwin 5 Asts: Baldwin, Varnas 4 PIR: Sirvydis 25	Boxscore	Pts: Starks 21 Rebs: Starks 6 Asts: Starks 5 PIR: Starks 25	Arena: Kalnapilio Arena Attendance: 2,396

17 May 2024 Game 3	Uniclub Casino – Juventus	99–1000(OT) (Series: 1–2)	7Bet–Lietkabelis	Utena
18:50 (EEST)	Scoring by quarter: 18–23, 25–25, 17–20, 28–20, Overtime: 11–12
	Pts: Smith 24 Rebs: Šaulys 8 Asts: Smith 8 PIR: Smith 38	Boxscore	Pts: Sirvydis 20 Rebs: Lipkevičius 6 Asts: Orelik 4 PIR: Orelik 20	Arena: Utena Arena Attendance: 2,496 Referees: Gytis Vilius, Artūras Šukys, Gvidas Gedvilas

Rytas vs. Cbet

13 May 2024 Game 1	Rytas	110–77 (Series: 1–0)	Cbet	Vilnius
18:50 (EEST)	Scoring by quarter: 22–28, 29–18, 28–22, 31–9
	Pts: Foster 23 Rebs: Echodas 6 Asts: Cole 5 PIR: Foster 25	Boxscore	Pts: Drame, Larson 17 Rebs: Drame 9 Asts: Furmanavičius 5 PIR: Drame 22	Arena: Jeep Arena Attendance: 2,016 Referees: Gvidas Gedvilas, Andžej Urbanovič, Dovydas Kairys

15 May 2024 Game 2	Cbet	90–96 (Series: 0–2)	Rytas	Jonava
18:00 (EEST)	Scoring by quarter: 23–20, 30–21, 22–28, 15–27
	Pts: Larson 18 Rebs: Drame 7 Asts: Šeškus 8 PIR: Drame 29	Boxscore	Pts: Foster 25 Rebs: Echodas 12 Asts: Gorham 5 PIR: Echodas 24	Arena: Jonava Arena Attendance: 946 Referees: Saulius Račys, Gabrielius Simonavičius, Darius Šomka

Wolves Twinsbet vs. Neptūnas

13 May 2024 Game 1	Wolves Twinsbet	91–84 (Series: 1–0)	Neptūnas	Vilnius
19:30 (EEST)	Scoring by quarter: 31–22, 14–20, 19–21, 27–21
	Pts: Sulaimon 17 Rebs: Miniotas, Taylor 7 Asts: Taylor 4 PIR: Brooks 21	Boxscore	Pts: Gailius 18 Rebs: Tubelis 10 Asts: Janavičius 5 PIR: Girdžiūnas, Pacevičius 16	Arena: Twinsbet Arena Attendance: 2,759 Referees: Artūras Šukys, Gintaras Mačiulis, Gabrielius Simonavičius

15 May 2024 Game 2	Neptūnas	95–76 (Series: 1–1)	Wolves Twinsbet	Klaipėda
18:50 (EEST)	Scoring by quarter: 30–23, 23–23, 26–10, 16–20
	Pts: Tubelis 17 Rebs: Tubelis 9 Asts: Newkirk 5 PIR: Tubelis 26	Boxscore	Pts: Žukauskas 20 Rebs: Mekowulu 7 Asts: Kariniauskas 4 PIR: Žukauskas 20	Arena: Švyturys Arena Attendance: 2,639 Referees: Gytis Vilius, Gvidas Gedvilas, Aurimas Borusas

18 May 2024 Game 3	Wolves Twinsbet	91–80 (Series: 2–1)	Neptūnas	Vilnius
17:20 (EEST)	Scoring by quarter: 26–16, 14–15, 24–26, 27–23
	Pts: Žemaitis 26 Rebs: Miniotas 11 Asts: Taylor, Sulaimon 6 PIR: Žemaitis 33	Boxscore	Pts: Sargiūnas 27 Rebs: Tubelis 7 Asts: Tubelis 3 PIR: Sargiūnas 25	Arena: Twinsbet Arena Attendance: 2,783 Referees: Saulius Račys, Jurgis Laurinavičius, Juozas Barkauskas

Semi–finals

Team 1	Series	Team 2	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3	Game 4	Game 5
Žalgiris	3–0	7Bet–Lietkabelis	93–72	90–89	88–79	–	–
Rytas	3–2	Wolves Twinsbet	85–96	113–75	86–78	86–97	92–86

Žalgiris vs. 7Bet–Lietkabelis

21 May 2024 Game 1	Žalgiris	93–72 (Series: 1–0)	7Bet–Lietkabelis	Kaunas
18:50 (EEST)	Scoring by quarter: 33–14, 15–24, 18–22, 27–12
	Pts: Evans 15 Rebs: Manek 6 Asts: Lekavičius 5 PIR: Evans 17	Boxscore	Pts: Orelik 22 Rebs: Gagić 7 Asts: four players 3 PIR: Orelik 22	Arena: Žalgirio Arena Attendance: 3,649 Referees: Jurgis Laurinavičius, Gvidas Gedvilas, Gabrielius Simonavičius

23 May 2024 Game 2	7Bet–Lietkabelis	89–90 (Series: 0–2)	Žalgiris	Panevėžys
18:50 (EEST)	Scoring by quarter: 22–16, 17–22, 29–23, 21–29
	Pts: Orelik, Sirvydis 19 Rebs: Lipkevičius, Sirvydis 6 Asts: Orelik 5 PIR: Orelik 25	Boxscore	Pts: Evans 27 Rebs: Hayes 6 Asts: Ulanovas 5 PIR: Evans 29	Arena: Kalnapilio Arena Attendance: 2,638

26 May 2024 Game 3	Žalgiris	88–79 (Series: 3–0)	7Bet–Lietkabelis	Kaunas
17:20 (EEST)	Scoring by quarter: 18–18, 21–26, 24–10, 25–25
	Pts: Lekavičius 18 Rebs: Hayes 5 Asts: Ulanovas 7 PIR: Lekavičius 21	Boxscore	Pts: Sirvydis 25 Rebs: Gagić 11 Asts: Baldwin 5 PIR: Sirvydis 28	Arena: Žalgirio Arena Attendance: 4,112 Referees: Gytis Vilius, Andžej Urbanovič, Aurimas Borusas

Rytas vs. Wolves Twinsbet

22 May 2024 Game 1	Rytas	85–96 (Series: 0–1)	Wolves Twinsbet	Vilnius
18:50 (EEST)	Scoring by quarter: 17–28, 24–18, 17–26, 27–24
	Pts: Radzevičius 16 Rebs: Gorham 9 Asts: Cole 5 PIR: Radzevičius 25	Boxscore	Pts: Sulaimon 18 Rebs: Žemaitis, Žukauskas 7 Asts: Sulaimon 5 PIR: Sulaimon 20	Arena: Twinsbet Arena Attendance: 4,019 Referees: Gytis Vilius, Artūras Šukys, Gintaras Mačiulis

24 May 2024 Game 2	Wolves Twinsbet	75–113 (Series: 1–1)	Rytas	Vilnius
18:50 (EEST)	Scoring by quarter: 22–32, 22–29, 20–36, 11–16
	Pts: Sulaimon 16 Rebs: Miniotas, Kozys 4 Asts: Žagars 5 PIR: Sulaimon 15	Boxscore	Pts: Radzevičius 16 Rebs: three players 8 Asts: Radzevičius 5 PIR: Echodas 27	Arena: Twinsbet Arena Attendance: 5,878 Referees: Gytis Vilius, Jurgis Laurinavičius, Gvidas Gedvilas

27 May 2024 Game 3	Rytas	86–78 (Series: 2–1)	Wolves Twinsbet	Vilnius
18:50 (EEST)	Scoring by quarter: 17–16, 22–27, 27–15, 20–20
	Pts: Foster 18 Rebs: three players 5 Asts: three players 3 PIR: Gorham 21	Boxscore	Pts: Sulaimon 32 Rebs: Thurman 7 Asts: Taylor ,Thurman 2 PIR: Sulaimon 30	Arena: Twinsbet Arena Attendance: 3,468 Referees: Jurgis Laurinavičius, Gvidas Gedvilas, Juozas Barkauskas

30 May 2024 Game 4	Wolves Twinsbet	97–86 (Series: 2–2)	Rytas	Vilnius
18:50 (EEST)	Scoring by quarter: 24–23, 28–15, 26–12, 19–36
	Pts: Žagars 18 Rebs: Mekowulu 10 Asts: Žagars 7 PIR: Žagars 22	Boxscore	Pts: Gorham 16 Rebs: DeLaurier 7 Asts: Cole 4 PIR: Velička 17	Arena: Twinsbet Arena Attendance: 2,920 Referees: Gytis Vilius, Saulius Račys, Dovydas Kairys

1 June 2024 Game 5	Rytas	92–86 (Series: 2–2)	Wolves Twinsbet	Vilnius
17:20 (EEST)	Scoring by quarter: 23–28, 25–17, 27–19, 17–22
	Pts: Foster 27 Rebs: Echodas 13 Asts: Cole 5 PIR: Echodas 35	Boxscore	Pts: Miniotas 25 Rebs: Miniotas 9 Asts: Sulaimon, Žagars 4 PIR: Miniotas 36	Arena: Twinsbet Arena Attendance: 4,212 Referees: Gytis Vilius, Jurgis Laurinavičius, Gvidas Gedvilas

Third place

Team 1	Series	Team 2	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3	Game 4	Game 5
Wolves Twinsbet	1–3	7Bet–Lietkabelis	84–86	81–73	84–91	87–98	–

Wolves Twinsbet vs. 7Bet–Lietkabelis

4 June 2024 Game 1	Wolves Twinsbet	84–86 (Series: 0–1)	7Bet–Lietkabelis	Vilnius
18:50 (EEST)	Scoring by quarter: 27–21, 21–17, 23–25, 13–23
	Pts: Thurman 21 Rebs: Thurman 9 Asts: Miniotas, Žukauskas 4 PIR: Thurman 27	Boxscore	Pts: Sirvydis 25 Rebs: Maldūnas 6 Asts: Maldūnas, Orelik 4 PIR: Sirvydis 31	Arena: Twinsbet Arena Attendance: 2,079 Referees: Saulius Račys, Jurgis Laurinavičius, Dovydas Kairys

6 June 2024 Game 2	7Bet–Lietkabelis	73–81 (Series: 1–1)	Wolves Twinsbet	Panevėžys
18:50 (EEST)	Scoring by quarter: 17–21, 14–20, 18–20, 24–20
	Pts: Sirvydis 19 Rebs: Gagić, Orelik 7 Asts: Orelik 3 PIR: Gagić, Sirvydis 19	Boxscore	Pts: Miniotas 17 Rebs: Miniotas 9 Asts: Žagars 6 PIR: Miniotas 25	Arena: Kalnapilio Arena Attendance: 3,169 Referees: Gytis Vilius, Gvidas Gedvilas, Gintaras Mačiulis

9 June 2024 Game 3	Wolves Twinsbet	84–91 (Series: 1–2)	7Bet–Lietkabelis	Vilnius
17:20 (EEST)	Scoring by quarter: 21–24, 25–21, 15–18, 23–28
	Pts: Miniotas, Thurman 16 Rebs: Thurman 9 Asts: Žemaitis 8 PIR: Thurman 22	Boxscore	Pts: Orelik 20 Rebs: Gagić 7 Asts: Bičkauskis 6 PIR: Orelik 19	Arena: Twinsbet Arena Attendance: 2,711 Referees: Jurgis Laurinavičius, Gvidas Gedvilas, Juozas Barkauskas

11 June 2024 Game 4	7Bet–Lietkabelis	98–87 (Series: 3–1)	Wolves Twinsbet	Panevėžys
18:50 (EEST)	Scoring by quarter: 23–30, 25–21, 24–15, 26–21
	Pts: Sirvydis 20 Rebs: Gagić 15 Asts: Varnas 6 PIR: Gagić 31	Boxscore	Pts: Miniotas 22 Rebs: Miniotas 9 Asts: Žagars 6 PIR: Miniotas 27	Arena: Kalnapilio Arena Attendance: 3,682 Referees: Gytis Vilius, Jurgis Laurinavičius, Juozas Barkauskas

Finals

Road to the final
Žalgiris		Round	Rytas
1st place (26–4)		Regular season	2nd place (24–6)
Opponent	Series	Playoffs	Opponent	Series
M Basket–Delamode	2–0	Quarterfinals	Cbet	2–0
7Bet–Lietkabelis	3–0	Semifinals	Wolves Twinsbet	3–2

Team 1	Series	Team 2	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3	Game 4	Game 5
Žalgiris	1–3	Rytas	88–89	94–104	91–81	87–88	–

Žalgiris vs. Rytas

5 June 2024 Game 1	Žalgiris	88–890(OT) (Series: 0–1)	Rytas	Kaunas
18:50 (EEST)	Scoring by quarter: 17–19, 19–24, 20–11, 21–23, Overtime: 11–12
	Pts: Lekavičius 21 Rebs: Birutis 7 Asts: Lekavičius 4 PIR: Lekavičius 26	Boxscore	Pts: Radzevičius 19 Rebs: Echodas 12 Asts: Foster, Normantas 4 PIR: Radzevičius 20	Arena: Žalgirio Arena Attendance: 8,280 Referees: Gytis Vilius, Saulius Račys, Gvidas Gedvilas

7 June 2024 Game 2	Rytas	104–940(OT) (Series: 2–0)	Žalgiris	Vilnius
18:50 (EEST)	Scoring by quarter: 19–30, 25–20, 27–17, 16–20, Overtime: 17–7
	Pts: Normantas 26 Rebs: Radzevičius 8 Asts: Cole 7 PIR: Normantas 25	Boxscore	Pts: Birutis 24 Rebs: Birutis, Ulanovas 6 Asts: Lekavičius 5 PIR: Birutis 36	Arena: Twinsbet Arena Attendance: 8,296 Referees: Saulius Račys, Jurgis Laurinavičius, Juozas Barkauskas

10 June 2024 Game 3	Žalgiris	91–81 (Series: 1–2)	Rytas	Kaunas
18:50 (EEST)	Scoring by quarter: 25–15, 22–21, 19–20, 25–25
	Pts: Sumner 22 Rebs: Šmits 8 Asts: Lekavičius 4 PIR: Lekavičius, Ulanovas 20	Boxscore	Pts: Foster 25 Rebs: Echodas 7 Asts: Cole 6 PIR: Echodas 22	Arena: Žalgirio Arena Attendance: 12,321 Referees: Gytis Vilius, Jurgis Laurinavičius, Gvidas Gedvilas

12 June 2024 Game 4	Rytas	88–87 (Series: 3–1)	Žalgiris	Vilnius
18:50 (EEST)	Scoring by quarter: 23–24, 28–24, 19–17, 18–22
	Pts: Foster 33 Rebs: Echodas 6 Asts: Cole, Normantas 6 PIR: Foster 31	Boxscore	Pts: Sumner 21 Rebs: Birutis 9 Asts: Sumner 6 PIR: Birutis 28	Arena: Twinsbet Arena Attendance: 9,149 Referees: Gytis Vilius, Gvidas Gedvilas, Juozas Barkauskas

2023–24 LKL champions
Rytas (7th title)

References

^ "„Betsafe-LKL" atkrintamųjų startas – gegužės 12 d." lkl.lt (in Lithuanian). April 17, 2024. Retrieved May 8, 2024.
^ "Aiškios visos „Betsafe-LKL" ketvirtfinalio poros". lkl.lt (in Lithuanian). May 9, 2023. Retrieved May 20, 2024.

External links

LKL website

[1] "„Betsafe-LKL" atkrintamųjų startas – gegužės 12 d." lkl.lt (in Lithuanian). April 17, 2024. Retrieved May 8, 2024.

[2] "Aiškios visos „Betsafe-LKL" ketvirtfinalio poros". lkl.lt (in Lithuanian). May 9, 2023. Retrieved May 20, 2024.

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