2024 LKL Playoffs
Appearance
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Tournament details | |
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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 |
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
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification |
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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
[edit]- On 09 May 2024, all four Betsafe–LKL playoff matchups are set.[2]
Bracket
[edit]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
[edit]Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 |
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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
[edit]12 May 2024 Game 1
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Žalgiris | 97–61 (Series: 1–0) |
M Basket–Delamode | Kėdainiai |
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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
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M Basket–Delamode | 58–76 (Series: 0–2) |
Žalgiris | Telšiai |
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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
[edit]12 May 2024 Game 1
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Uniclub Casino – Juventus | 77–84 (Series: 0–1) |
7Bet–Lietkabelis | Utena |
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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
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7Bet–Lietkabelis | 88–89 (Series: 1–1) |
Uniclub Casino – Juventus | Panevėžys |
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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
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Uniclub Casino – Juventus | 99–100 (Series: 1–2) (OT) |
7Bet–Lietkabelis | Utena |
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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
[edit]13 May 2024 Game 1
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Rytas | 110–77 (Series: 1–0) |
Cbet | Vilnius |
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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
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Cbet | 90–96 (Series: 0–2) |
Rytas | Jonava |
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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
[edit]13 May 2024 Game 1
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Wolves Twinsbet | 91–84 (Series: 1–0) |
Neptūnas | Vilnius |
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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
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Neptūnas | 95–76 (Series: 1–1) |
Wolves Twinsbet | Klaipėda |
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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
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Wolves Twinsbet | 91–80 (Series: 2–1) |
Neptūnas | Vilnius |
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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
[edit]Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 |
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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
[edit]21 May 2024 Game 1
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Žalgiris | 93–72 (Series: 1–0) |
7Bet–Lietkabelis | Kaunas |
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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
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7Bet–Lietkabelis | 89–90 (Series: 0–2) |
Žalgiris | Panevėžys |
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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
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Žalgiris | 88–79 (Series: 3–0) |
7Bet–Lietkabelis | Kaunas |
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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
[edit]22 May 2024 Game 1
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Rytas | 85–96 (Series: 0–1) |
Wolves Twinsbet | Vilnius |
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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
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Wolves Twinsbet | 75–113 (Series: 1–1) |
Rytas | Vilnius |
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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
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Rytas | 86–78 (Series: 2–1) |
Wolves Twinsbet | Vilnius |
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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
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Wolves Twinsbet | 97–86 (Series: 2–2) |
Rytas | Vilnius |
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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
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Rytas | 92–86 (Series: 2–2) |
Wolves Twinsbet | Vilnius |
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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
[edit]Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 |
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Wolves Twinsbet | 1–3 | 7Bet–Lietkabelis | 84–86 | 81–73 | 84–91 | 87–98 | – |
Wolves Twinsbet vs. 7Bet–Lietkabelis
[edit]4 June 2024 Game 1
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Wolves Twinsbet | 84–86 (Series: 0–1) |
7Bet–Lietkabelis | Vilnius |
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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
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7Bet–Lietkabelis | 73–81 (Series: 1–1) |
Wolves Twinsbet | Panevėžys |
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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
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Wolves Twinsbet | 84–91 (Series: 1–2) |
7Bet–Lietkabelis | Vilnius |
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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
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7Bet–Lietkabelis | 98–87 (Series: 3–1) |
Wolves Twinsbet | Panevėžys |
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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
[edit]Žalgiris | Round | Rytas | ||
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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 |
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Žalgiris | 1–3 | Rytas | 88–89 | 94–104 | 91–81 | 87–88 | – |
Žalgiris vs. Rytas
[edit]5 June 2024 Game 1
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Žalgiris | 88–89 (Series: 0–1) (OT) |
Rytas | Kaunas |
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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
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Rytas | 104–94 (Series: 2–0) (OT) |
Žalgiris | Vilnius |
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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
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Žalgiris | 91–81 (Series: 1–2) |
Rytas | Kaunas |
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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
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Rytas | 88–87 (Series: 3–1) |
Žalgiris | Vilnius |
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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 |
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Rytas (7th title) |
References
[edit]- ^ "„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.