The 2023 LKL Playoffs known as the 2023 Betsafe-LKL Playoffs for sponsorship purposes was LKL playoffs' 28th edition. Top eight finishers in the regular season will compete for the championship spot. Playoffs will began on 12 May 2023 and ended on 10 June 2023 after Žalgiris won final series against defending champion Rytas. Žalgiris won the 24th Betsafe–LKL championship title.

2023 LKL playoffs
Tournament details
CountryLithuania Lithuania
Dates12 May – 10 June 2023
Season2022–23
Teams8
Defending championsBC Rytas
Final positions
ChampionsŽalgiris (24th title)
Runner-upRytas
Third place7Bet–Lietkabelis
Fourth placeCbet
← 2022
2024 →

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

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification
1 Žalgiris 33 28 5 2875 2406 +469 Higher seed in playoffs
2 Rytas 33 27 6 3070 2731 +339
3 Wolves 33 23 10 2851 2599 +252
4 7Bet–Lietkabelis 33 23 10 2834 2689 +145
5 Uniclub Casino – Juventus 33 18 15 2859 2853 +6 Lower seed in playoffs
6 Cbet 33 18 15 2657 2663 −6
7 Neptūnas 33 16 17 2652 2722 −70
8 Nevėžis–Optibet 33 14 19 2860 2912 −52
Source: LKL.LT

Notable events

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  • On 10 May 2023, all four Betsafe–LKL playoff matchups are set.[2]
  • On 12 May 2023, on the 2023 Betsafe–LKL playoffs opening game 7Bet–Lietkabelis 85–73 won against Uniclub Casino – Juventus and took the lead in the series 1–0[3]
  • On 14 May 2023, Rytas 95–91 won against Neptūnas and finished quarterfinal series 2–0. Rytas became first 2023 Betsafe–LKL playoffs semifinalist. Cbet finished series 2–0 against Wolves by winning 80–75 and became second team which will play in 2023 Betsafe–LKL semifinals.[4][5]
  • On 25 May 2023, Rytas 3–0 won the series against Cbet and became the first team to reach 2023 Betsafe–LKL final.[6]
  • On 28 May 2023, Žalgiris 3–1 won the series against 7Bet–Lietkabelis and became second team to reach 2023 Betsafe–LKL final. Žalgiris will face Rytas in the 2023 Betsafe–LKL final. Also 7Bet–Lietkabelis will play with Cbet for the third place.[7]
  • On 9 June 2023, 7Bet–Lietkabelis played the last match of the series for the third place and after a hard fight, won against Cbet with a 3-2 series result and took third place in 2022–23 LKL season.[8]
  • On 10 June 2023, Žalgiris finished 3–2 final series against Rytas and won 2023 Betsafe–LKL champions title. It is 24th champions title for Žalgiris.[9]

Bracket

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Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
         
1 Žalgiris 2
8 Nevėžis–Optibet 0
1 Žalgiris 3
4 7Bet–Lietkabelis 1
4 7Bet–Lietkabelis 2
5 Uniclub Casino – Juventus 1
1 Žalgiris 3
2 Rytas 2
2 Rytas 2
7 Neptūnas 0
2 Rytas 3 Third place
6 Cbet 0
3 Wolves 0 4 7Bet–Lietkabelis 3
6 Cbet 2 6 Cbet 2

Quarter–finals

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Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
Žalgiris 2–0 Nevėžis–Optibet 91–70 92–86
7Bet–Lietkabelis 2–1 Uniclub Casino – Juventus 85–73 77–86 101–99
Rytas 2–0 Neptūnas 107–99 (OT) 95–91
Wolves 0–2 Cbet 76–80 75–80

Žalgiris vs. Nevėžis–Optibet

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13 May 2023
Game 1
Žalgiris 91–70
(Series: 1–0)
Nevėžis–Optibet Prienai
17:20 (EEST) Scoring by quarter: 20–22, 23–17, 18–14, 29–18
Pts: Four players 15
Rebs: Birutis 10
Asts: Ulanovas 5
PIR: Birutis 26
Boxscore Pts: Freeman 23
Rebs: Freeman 10
Asts: Davison 7
PIR: Freeman 23
Arena: Prienai Arena
Attendance: 467
Referees: Gvidas Gedvilas, Gintaras Vitkauskas, Andžej Urbanovič
15 May 2023
Game 2
Nevėžis–Optibet 86–92
(Series: 0–2)
Žalgiris Kėdainiai
18:30 (EEST) Scoring by quarter: 18–29, 17–23, 25–22, 26–18
Pts: Freeman 16
Rebs: Lambrecht 12
Asts: Valinskas 7
PIR: Lambrecht 25
Boxscore Pts: Ulanovas 20
Rebs: Ulanovas, Birutis 7
Asts: Butkevičius 6
PIR: Ulanovas 24
Arena: Kėdainiai Arena
Attendance: 1,227
Referees: Jurgis Laurinavičius, Aurimas Borusas, Dovydas Kairys

7Bet–Lietkabelis vs. Uniclub Casino – Juventus

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12 May 2023
Game 1
7Bet–Lietkabelis 85–73
(Series: 1–0)
Uniclub Casino – Juventus Panevėžys
18:00 (EEST) Scoring by quarter: 18–18, 18–27, 33–16, 16–12
Pts: Morris, Duffy 14
Rebs: Orelik 7
Asts: Lipkevičius, Kullamäe 4
PIR: Duffy 19
Boxscore Pts: Alston 15
Rebs: Skučas 5
Asts: Matulis 4
PIR: Alston 16
Arena: Kalnapilio Arena
Attendance: 1,639
Referees: Artūras Šukys, Jurgis Laurinavičius, Aurimas Borusas
15 May 2023
Game 2
Uniclub Casino – Juventus 86–77
(Series: 1–1)
7Bet–Lietkabelis Utena
18:50 (EEST) Scoring by quarter: 17–17, 24–17, 23–28, 22–15
Pts: Davis 19
Rebs: three players 6
Asts: Davis 5
PIR: Davis 26
Boxscore Pts: Orelik 18
Rebs: Maldūnas 7
Asts: Morris 4
PIR: Orelik 16
Arena: Utena Arena
Attendance: 812
Referees: Gytis Vilius, Saulius Račys, Juozas Barkauskas
18 May 2023
Game 3
7Bet–Lietkabelis 101–99
(Series: 2–1)
Uniclub Casino – Juventus Panevėžys
18:50 (EEST) Scoring by quarter: 23–21, 29–25, 27–31, 22–22
Pts: Golomán 16
Rebs: Lipkevičius 7
Asts: Orelik 5
PIR: Kullamäe, Golomán 17
Boxscore Pts: Davis 20
Rebs: Alston 5
Asts: Paliukėnas 8
PIR: Paliukėnas 24
Arena: Kalnapilio Arena
Attendance: 2,336
Referees: Artūras Šukys, Jurgis Laurinavičius, Gvidas Gedvilas

Rytas vs. Neptūnas

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12 May 2023
Game 1
Rytas 107–990(OT)
(Series: 1–0)
Neptūnas Vilnius
18:50 (EEST) Scoring by quarter: 25–20, 16–25, 27–14, 20–29Overtime: 19–11
Pts: Radzevičius 21
Rebs: Gorham 12
Asts: Foster 6
PIR: Radzevičius 28
Boxscore Pts: Jogėla 25
Rebs: Gustys 9
Asts: Girdžiūnas, Pleikys 3
PIR: Jogėla 25
Arena: Jeep Arena
Attendance: 2,011
Referees: Saulius Račys, Gintaras Mačiulis, Dovydas Kairys
14 May 2023
Game 2
Neptūnas 91–95
(Series: 0–2)
Rytas Klaipėda
16:00 (EEST) Scoring by quarter: 21–26, 14–22, 30–24, 26–23
Pts: Gailius 20
Rebs: Gustys 12
Asts: Pleikys 6
PIR: Pleikys 27
Boxscore Pts: McCullum 15
Rebs: Radzevičius 6
Asts: Friðriksson 7
PIR: Kairys 21
Arena: Švyturys Arena
Attendance: 1,726
Referees: Gvidas Gedvilas, Gintaras Vitkauskas, Gabrielius Simonavičius

Wolves vs. Cbet

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12 May 2023
Game 1
Wolves 76–80
(Series: 0–1)
Cbet Alytus
18:30 (EEST) Scoring by quarter: 19–19, 9–24, 21–20, 27–17
Pts: Caver 18
Rebs: Kelly 11
Asts: Caver 7
PIR: Caver 23
Boxscore Pts: Šeškus 16
Rebs: Huskić 7
Asts: Huskić 8
PIR: Huskić 18
Arena: Alytus Arena
Attendance: 1,247
Referees: Gytis Vilius, Juozas Barkauskas, Gabrielius Simonavičius
14 May 2023
Game 2
Cbet 80–75
(Series: 2–0)
Wolves Jonava
17:20 (EEST) Scoring by quarter: 21–25, 22–15, 17–14, 20–21
Pts: Huskić, Watson 18
Rebs: Garrett 10
Asts: Bičkauskis 5
PIR: Huskić 21
Boxscore Pts: Caver 22
Rebs: Žukauskas 7
Asts: Caver 4
PIR: Grant 27
Arena: Jonava Arena
Attendance: 1,424
Referees: Artūras Šukys, Gintaras Mačiulis, Andžej Urbanovič

Semi–finals

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Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5
Žalgiris 3–1 7Bet–Lietkabelis 69–58 86–83 66–67 95–66
Rytas 3–0 Cbet 82–74 82–67 90–85

Žalgiris vs. 7Bet–Lietkabelis

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22 May 2023
Game 1
Žalgiris 69–58
(Series: 1–0)
7Bet–Lietkabelis Garliava
18:50 (EEST) Scoring by quarter: 23–15, 15–14, 16–20, 15–9
Pts: Ulanovas 16
Rebs: Birutis 14
Asts: Lekavičius 5
PIR: Birutis 22
Boxscore Pts: Morris 12
Rebs: three players 4
Asts: Orelik 3
PIR: Kullamäe 11
Arena: Garliava Sports and Culture Center
Attendance: 747
Referees: Saulius Račys, Jurgis Laurinavičius, Aurimas Borusas
24 May 2023
Game 2
7Bet–Lietkabelis 83–86
(Series: 0–2)
Žalgiris Panevėžys
18:50 (EEST) Scoring by quarter: 14–14, 27–24, 26–21, 16–27
Pts: Kullamäe 18
Rebs: Maldūnas 4
Asts: Lipkevičius 6
PIR: Kullamäe 19
Boxscore Pts: Dimša 15
Rebs: Birutis 6
Asts: Taylor 6
PIR: Ulanovas 23
Arena: Kalnapilio Arena
Attendance: 3,059
Referees: Gytis Vilius, Artūras Šukys, Juozas Barkauskas
26 May 2023
Game 3
Žalgiris 66–67
(Series: 2–1)
7Bet–Lietkabelis Kaunas
18:50 (EEST) Scoring by quarter: 22–21, 15–22, 20–8, 9–16
Pts: Ulanovas, Cavanaugh 12
Rebs: Birutis 7
Asts: Ulanovas, Taylor 5
PIR: Ulanovas 19
Boxscore Pts: Rubštavičius 14
Rebs: Orelik 9
Asts: Kullamae 4
PIR: Rubštavičius 20
Arena: Žalgirio Arena
Attendance: 3269
Referees: Saulius Račys, Jurgis Laurinavičius, Gvidas Gedvilas
28 May 2023
Game 4
7Bet–Lietkabelis 66–95
(Series: 1–3)
Žalgiris Panevėžys
17:20 (EEST) Scoring by quarter: 18–18, 13–26, 18–26, 17–25
Pts: Morris 13
Rebs: three players 3
Asts: Lipkevičius, Kullamae 4
PIR: Lipkevičius 13
Boxscore Pts: Cavanaugh 16
Rebs: Hayes 10
Asts: Taylor, Lekavičius 5
PIR: Hayes 24
Arena: Kalnapilio Arena
Attendance: 3621
Referees: Gytis Vilius, Artūras Šukys, Gintaras Mačiulis

Rytas vs. Cbet

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20 May 2023
Game 1
Rytas 82–74
(Series: 1–0)
Cbet Vilnius
17:20 (EEST) Scoring by quarter: 28–16, 17–19, 21–17, 16–22
Pts: McCullum 20
Rebs: Gorham 6
Asts: McCullum 5
PIR: McCullum 18
Boxscore Pts: Watson 20
Rebs: Garrett 7
Asts: Watson 9
PIR: Watson 22
Arena: Jeep Arena
Attendance: 2,278
Referees: Saulius Račys, Artūras Šukys, Gintaras Mačiulis
23 May 2023
Game 2
Cbet 67–82
(Series: 0–2)
Rytas Jonava
18:50 (EEST) Scoring by quarter: 25–21, 16–22, 10–18, 16–21
Pts: Huskić, Majauskas 15
Rebs: Garrett 11
Asts: Garrett 7
PIR: Garrett 26
Boxscore Pts: Friðriksson 15
Rebs: Gorham 10
Asts: Friðriksson 5
PIR: Friðriksson 18
Arena: Jonava Arena
Attendance: 2,147
Referees: Gytis Vilius, Jurgis Laurinavičius, Gvidas Gedvilas
25 May 2023
Game 3
Rytas 90–85
(Series: 3–0)
Cbet Vilnius
18:50 (EEST) Scoring by quarter: 16–22, 26–16, 29–22, 19–25
Pts: Normantas 16
Rebs: Gorham, Echenique 6
Asts: McCullum 6
PIR: Normantas 20
Boxscore Pts: Garrett 24
Rebs: three players 5
Asts: Watson 8
PIR: Garrett 25
Arena: Jeep Arena
Attendance: 2,201
Referees: Artūras Šukys, Saulius Račys, Juozas Barkauskas

Third place

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Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5
7Bet–Lietkabelis 3–2 Cbet 80–89 88–87 63–82 75–55 84–72

7Bet–Lietkabelis vs. Cbet

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31 May 2023
Game 1
7Bet–Lietkabelis 80–89
(Series: 0–1)
Cbet Panevėžys
18:50 (EEST) Scoring by quarter: 20–25, 19–23, 23–25, 18–16
Pts: Orelik 19
Rebs: Maldūnas 9
Asts: Morris, Šakić 4
PIR: Lipkevičius 21
Boxscore Pts: Watson Jr. 22
Rebs: Bičkauskis, Huskić 6
Asts: Huskić 5
PIR: three players 23
Arena: Kalnapilio Arena
Attendance: 1756
Referees: Artūras Šukys, Jurgis Laurinavičius, Aurimas Borusas
2 June 2023
Game 2
Cbet 87–88
(Series: 1–1)
7Bet–Lietkabelis Jonava
18:50 (EEST) Scoring by quarter: 27–23, 25–22, 15–13, 20–30
Pts: Watson 29
Rebs: Šeškus, Huskić 4
Asts: Huskić 8
PIR: Watson 35
Boxscore Pts: Morris 17
Rebs: three players 7
Asts: three players 3
PIR: Orelik 18
Arena: Jonava Arena
Attendance: 1506
Referees: Saulius Račys, Gvidas Gedvilas, Juozas Barkauskas
5 June 2023
Game 3
7Bet–Lietkabelis 63–82
(Series: 1–2)
Cbet Panevėžys
18:50 (EEST) Scoring by quarter: 24–24, 13–19, 8–16, 18–23
Pts: Morris 12
Rebs: Orelik 7
Asts: Lipkevičius, Morris 3
PIR: Orelik 14
Boxscore Pts: Watson Jr. 20
Rebs: Garrett 7
Asts: three players 4
PIR: Watson Jr. 25
Arena: Kalnapilio Arena
Attendance: 3500
Referees: Gytis Vilius, Jurgis Laurinavičius, Gintaras Mačiulis
7 June 2023
Game 4
Cbet 55–75
(Series: 2–2)
7Bet–Lietkabelis Jonava
18:50 (EEST) Scoring by quarter: 18–23, 11–20, 15–16, 11–16
Pts: Watson 13
Rebs: Laksa 5
Asts: Huskić 6
PIR: Watson 11
Boxscore Pts: Morris 23
Rebs: Kullamäe 8
Asts: Orelik 5
PIR: Golomán 25
Arena: Jonava Arena
Attendance: 2200
Referees: Saulius Račys, Gvidas Gedvilas, Jurgis Laurinavičius
9 June 2023
Game 5
7Bet–Lietkabelis 84–72
(Series: 3–2)
Cbet Šiauliai
18:50 (EEST) Scoring by quarter: 17–22, 29–13, 16–19, 22–18
Pts: Morris 27
Rebs: Golomán 7
Asts: Kullamäe 6
PIR: Morris 22
Boxscore Pts: Šeškus 18
Rebs: Garrett 4
Asts: Garrett 5
PIR: Garrett 18
Arena: Šiauliai Arena
Attendance: 3495
Referees: Artūras Šukys, Gvidas Gedvilas, Gintaras Mačiulis

Finals

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Road to the final

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Žalgiris Round Rytas
1st place (28–5) Regular season 2nd place (27–6)
Opponent Series Playoffs Opponent Series
Nevėžis–Optibet 2–0 Quarterfinals Neptūnas 2–0
7Bet–Lietkabelis 3–1 Semifinals Cbet 3–0
Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5
Žalgiris 3–2 Rytas 108–93 71–94 95–80 68–69 97–87

Žalgiris vs. Rytas

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1 June 2023
Game 1
Žalgiris 108–93
(Series: 1–0)
Rytas Kaunas
18:50 (EEST) Scoring by quarter: 26–21, 20–25, 34–25, 28–22
Pts: Butkevičius 21
Rebs: Hayes 7
Asts: Ulanovas 7
PIR: Butkevičius 32
Boxscore Pts: Foster 19
Rebs: Radzevičius 5
Asts: Friðriksson 8
PIR: Foster, Friðriksson 18
Arena: Žalgirio Arena
Attendance: 7,657
Referees: Gytis Vilius, Jurgis Laurinavičius, Gvidas Gedvilas
3 June 2023
Game 2
Rytas 94–71
(Series: 1–1)
Žalgiris Vilnius
17:20 (EEST) Scoring by quarter: 24–19, 24–22, 27–15, 19–15
Pts: Foster 22
Rebs: Radzevičius 6
Asts: Friðriksson, McCullum 5
PIR: Foster 21
Boxscore Pts: Taylor 20
Rebs: Cavanaugh 6
Asts: three players 3
PIR: Taylor 20
Arena: Jeep Arena
Attendance: 2512
Referees: Gytis Vilius, Saulius Račys, Artūras Šukys
6 June 2023
Game 3
Žalgiris 95–80
(Series: 2–1)
Rytas Kaunas
18:50 (EEST) Scoring by quarter: 27–22, 20–20, 27–16, 21–22
Pts: Ulanovas 18
Rebs: Šmits 8
Asts: Taylor 9
PIR: Taylor 25
Boxscore Pts: Friðriksson, Foster 13
Rebs: Gorham 9
Asts: five players 2
PIR: Radzevičius 16
Arena: Žalgirio Arena
Attendance: 11513
Referees: Gytis Vilius, Artūras Šukys, Gvidas Gedvilas
8 June 2023
Game 4
Rytas 69–68
(Series: 2–2)
Žalgiris Vilnius
18:50 (EEST) Scoring by quarter: 14–23, 18–17, 13–10, 24–18
Pts: Echenique 18
Rebs: Gorham, Radzevičius 7
Asts: Foster 8
PIR: Echenique 22
Boxscore Pts: Taylor 14
Rebs: Butkevičius 10
Asts: Dimša 3
PIR: Butkevičius 15
Arena: Jeep Arena
Attendance: 2579
Referees: Gytis Vilius, Artūras Šukys, Saulius Račys
10 June 2023
Game 5
Žalgiris 97–87
(Series: 3–2)
Rytas Kaunas
17:20 (EEST) Scoring by quarter: 23–24, 23–21, 24–24, 27–18
Pts: Taylor 32
Rebs: Taylor 5
Asts: Giedraitis, Brazdeikis 3
PIR: Taylor 31
Boxscore Pts: McCullum 20
Rebs: Foster 7
Asts: Foster 6
PIR: McCullum 23
Arena: Žalgirio Arena
Attendance: 14077
Referees: Gytis Vilius, Artūras Šukys, Saulius Račys
2022–23 LKL champions
Žalgiris
(24th title)

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