2018–19 LKL season
Betsafe-LKL | ||||||||||
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Season | 2018–19 | |||||||||
Duration | September 2018 – June 2019 | |||||||||
Games played | 200 (180 regular season, 20 playoffs) | |||||||||
Teams | 10 | |||||||||
Regular season | ||||||||||
Season MVP | ![]() | |||||||||
Finals | ||||||||||
Champions | Žalgiris (21st title) | |||||||||
Runners-up | Rytas | |||||||||
Third place | Neptūnas | |||||||||
Fourth place | Lietkabelis | |||||||||
Finals MVP | ![]() | |||||||||
Statistical leaders | ||||||||||
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Records | ||||||||||
Biggest home win | Žalgiris 93–48 Skycop (30 December 2018) | |||||||||
Biggest away win | Pieno žvaigždės 68–109 Žalgiris (25 November 2018) | |||||||||
Highest scoring | Šiauliai 82–117 Rytas (1 May 2019) | |||||||||
Winning streak | 12 games Žalgiris | |||||||||
Losing streak | 12 games Nevėžis | |||||||||
Highest attendance | 11,294 Žalgiris 95–86 Rytas (9 December 2018) | |||||||||
← 2017–18 2019–20 →
All statistics correct as of 1 August 2019. |
The 2018–19 Lietuvos krepšinio lyga, also called Betsafe-LKL for sponsorship reasons, was the 26th season of the top-tier level professional basketball league of Lithuania, the Lietuvos krepšinio lyga (LKL). The Betsafe LKL championship started on 22 September 2018 and ended on 1 June 2019.
Žalgiris achieved their 21st title overall, ninth consecutive.
Competition format
[edit]During the regular season, all teams play 36 games. The top eight teams in the regular season standings, after playing their entire 36 game schedule, qualified for the playoffs in the quarterfinals, that was played in a best-of-three games format. The semifinals were played in best-of-three format.
The final round was played between the two winners of the semifinals. The finals series, for first place, as also games for third place were played in a best-of-five format.[1]
Teams
[edit]Location and arenas
[edit]Ten teams were granted licences for the season.[2][3]
Team | Location | Arena | Capacity |
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Dzūkija | Alytus | Alytus Arena | 5,500 |
Juventus | Utena | Utena Arena | 2,000 |
Lietkabelis | Panevėžys | Cido Arena | 5,950 |
Neptūnas | Klaipėda | Švyturys Arena | 6,200 |
Nevėžis | Kėdainiai | Kėdainiai Arena | 2,200 |
Pieno žvaigždės | Pasvalys | Pieno žvaigždės Arena | 1,500 |
Rytas | Vilnius | Jeep Arena | 2,500 |
Siemens Arena | 10,000 | ||
Šiauliai | Šiauliai | Šiauliai Arena | 5,700 |
Skycop Prienai | Prienai | Prienai Arena | 1,500 |
Žalgiris | Kaunas | Žalgiris Arena | 15,708 |
Regular season
[edit]League table
[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Žalgiris | 36 | 32 | 4 | 3153 | 2551 | +602 | Advance to play-offs |
2 | Neptūnas | 36 | 28 | 8 | 3045 | 2801 | +244 | |
3 | Rytas | 36 | 26 | 10 | 3018 | 2752 | +266 | |
4 | Lietkabelis | 36 | 23 | 13 | 2975 | 2840 | +135 | |
5 | Pieno žvaigždės | 36 | 16 | 20 | 2978 | 3146 | −168 | |
6 | Juventus | 36 | 15 | 21 | 2974 | 2955 | +19 | |
7 | Skycop Prienai | 36 | 13 | 23 | 2788 | 3036 | −248 | |
8 | Dzūkija | 36 | 12 | 24 | 2901 | 3009 | −108 | |
9 | Nevėžis | 36 | 8 | 28 | 2698 | 3096 | −398 | |
10 | Šiauliai | 36 | 7 | 29 | 2968 | 3112 | −144 | Relegation to NKL |
Results
[edit]Play–offs
[edit]Quarterfinals and semifinals were played in a best–of–three games format, while the finals in a best–of–five format.
Bracket
[edit]Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||
Žalgiris | 2 | |||||||||
Dzūkija | 0 | |||||||||
Žalgiris | 2 | |||||||||
Lietkabelis | 0 | |||||||||
BC Lietkabelis | 2 | |||||||||
Pieno žvaigždės | 0 | |||||||||
Žalgiris | 3 | |||||||||
Rytas | 0 | |||||||||
Neptūnas | 2 | |||||||||
Skycop Prienai | 1 | |||||||||
Neptūnas | 0 | |||||||||
Rytas | 2 | Third place | ||||||||
Rytas | 2 | |||||||||
Juventus | 1 | |||||||||
Neptūnas | 3 | |||||||||
Lietkabelis | 0 | |||||||||
Quarterfinals
[edit]Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 |
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Žalgiris | 2–0 | Dzūkija | 89–70 | 81–62 | |
Neptūnas | 2–1 | Skycop Prienai | 102–78 | 85–94 | 77–71 |
Rytas | 2–1 | Juventus | 93–91 | 83–92 | 84–63 |
Lietkabelis | 2–0 | Pieno žvaigždės | 95–87 | 105–98 |
Semifinals
[edit]Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 |
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Žalgiris | 2–0 | Lietkabelis | 78–58 | 84–63 | |
Neptūnas | 0–2 | Rytas | 46–75 | 70–83 |
Third-place series
[edit]Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Neptūnas | 3–0 | Lietkabelis | 89–77 | 88–75 | 84–77 |
Finals
[edit]Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 |
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Žalgiris | 3–0 | Rytas | 79–64 | 85–67 | 92–54 |
Awards
[edit]All official awards of the 2018–19 LKL season.
Pos. | Player | Team |
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C | ![]() |
Juventus |
Source:[4]
Pos. | Player | Team |
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SF | ![]() |
Žalgiris |
LKL Defensive Player of the Year
[edit]Pos. | Player | Team |
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PG | ![]() |
Žalgiris |
All-LKL Team
[edit]Pos. | Player | Team |
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PG | ![]() |
Skycop |
SG | ![]() |
Žalgiris |
SF | ![]() |
Žalgiris |
PF | ![]() |
Rytas |
C | ![]() |
Žalgiris |
Source:[5]
Player of the week
[edit]Round | Player | Team | PIR |
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1 | ![]() |
Skycop | 29 |
2 | ![]() |
Pieno žvaigždės | 26.5 |
3 | ![]() |
Neptūnas | 20,5 |
4 | ![]() |
Skycop | 31 |
5 | ![]() |
Pieno žvaigždės | 37 |
6 | ![]() |
Neptūnas | 40 |
7 | ![]() |
Juventus | 30 |
8 | ![]() |
Rytas | 30 |
9 | ![]() |
Žalgiris | 25 |
10 | ![]() |
Juventus | 30 |
11 | ![]() |
Neptūnas | 33 |
12 | ![]() |
Pieno žvaigždės | 25 |
13 | ![]() |
Skycop | 38 |
14 | ![]() |
Žalgiris | 25 |
15 | ![]() |
Neptūnas | 38 |
16 | ![]() |
Žalgiris | 32 |
17 | ![]() |
Pieno žvaigždės | 32 |
18 | ![]() |
Pieno žvaigždės | 30 |
19 | ![]() |
Lietkabelis | 34 |
20 | ![]() |
Žalgiris | 22 |
21 | ![]() |
Rytas | 32 |
22 | ![]() |
Šiauliai | 26 |
23 | ![]() |
Rytas | 37 |
24 | ![]() |
Pieno žvaigždės | 25 |
25 | ![]() |
Dzūkija | 28,5 |
26 | ![]() |
Rytas | 31 |
27 | ![]() |
Neptūnas | 28 |
28 | ![]() |
Juventus | 22,5 |
29 | ![]() |
Neptūnas | 32,5 |
30 | ![]() |
Nevėžis | 32,5 |
Player of the month
[edit]Month | Player | Team | PIR |
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September | ![]() |
Šiauliai | 24 |
October | ![]() |
Pieno žvaigždės | 20,6 |
November | ![]() |
Rytas | 20,8 |
December | ![]() |
Neptūnas | 24,7 |
January | ![]() |
Pieno žvaigždės | 22,3 |
February | ![]() |
Dzūkija | 31 |
March | ![]() |
Juventus | 22,5 |
April | ![]() |
Neptūnas | 19,8 |
Player of the playoffs stages
[edit]Round | Player | Team | PIR |
---|---|---|---|
Quarter-Finals | ![]() |
Rytas | 30 |
Semi-Finals | ![]() |
Žalgiris | 23,5 |
Finals | ![]() |
Žalgiris | 20 |
Lithuanian clubs in European competitions
[edit]Team | Competition | Progress |
---|---|---|
Žalgiris | EuroLeague | Quarterfinals |
Rytas | EuroCup | Quarterfinals |
Neptūnas | Champions League | Round of 16 |
Lietkabelis | Regular season | |
Šiauliai | First qualifying round |
References
[edit]- ^ "Betsafe LKL to remain 10-team league, Play-Off series shortened for 2018-19". en.lkl.lt. 13 June 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
- ^ "LKL licencijos suteiktos 9 klubams". lkl.lt (in Lithuanian). 17 July 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
- ^ ""Nevėžiui" suteikta LKL licencija". lkl.lt (in Lithuanian). 24 July 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
- ^ "LKL.LT - Juventus rookie Geben captures Betsafe LKL MVP honors". lkl.lt. 15 May 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
- ^ "LKL.LT - Zalgiris dominate Betsafe LKL awards ceremony; Ulanovas named Finals MVP". lkl.lt. 5 May 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2019.