The 2022 LKL Playoffs featured the eight best teams of

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(LKL)

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league in Lithuania, competing for the championship spot. This was the LKL playoffs' 27th edition.

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after 12 years achieved their 6th title. The quarter-finals and semi-finals will be played in a

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format, with the higher seeded team playing the first, third and (if necessary) fifth game at home. The finals will be played in a

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format, with the higher seed team playing games 1, 3, 5 and 7 (if necessary) at home.

Schedule

Speedy Smith with the Rytas Vilnius during Game 5 of the 2022 LKL Finals

Qualified teams

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.

won a difficult victory against

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. * On 07 May 2022,

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won the decisive victory against

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and ended the quarter-finals by winning 3-0.

became the first participant in the Betsafe–LKL semi–finals. * On 08 May 2022,

finished its quarter-finals series 3-1 against

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,

after 12 years break won Betsafe–LKL championship and achieved their 6th title overall.

Schedule

Qualified teams

Notable events

Bracket

Quarter–finals

Rytas vs. Dzūkija

Cbet Jonava vs. Šiauliai–7bet

Žalgiris vs. Neptūnas

Lietkabelis vs. Uniclub Casino – Juventus

Semi–finals

Rytas vs. Šiauliai–7bet

Žalgiris vs. Lietkabelis

Third place

Žalgiris vs. Šiauliai–7bet

Finals

Rytas vs. Lietkabelis

See also

References

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