2013–14 LKL season

The 2013–14 Lietuvos krepšinio lyga was the 21st season of the top-tier level professional basketball league of Lithuania, the Lietuvos krepšinio lyga (LKL).

Lietuvos krepšinio lyga 2013-14
LeagueLietuvos krepšinio lyga
SportBasketball
Season MVP Juan Palacios
Finals champions Žalgiris
  Runners-up Neptūnas
Finals MVP Paulius Jankūnas

Competition format

Regular season

During the regular season, which lasted from 26 September, until 27 April, all teams except Žalgiris, Lietuvos rytas and Neptūnas played 34 games (four against each other, and two against the three mentioned teams). The three mentioned teams only played twenty games, two against each team.

Playoff round

The top eight teams in the regular season round were divided up into pairs, and each pair played two games (a third game was played if each team in the pair won a game). The semifinals were also played in that format. The playoff round lasted from 28 April until 20 May.

The final round was played between the two winners of the semifinals. The final series for the first place were played in a best-of-seven format, while the series for the third place were played in a best-of-five format.[1]

Regular season

Standings
Team Pld W L % PF PA Qualification or relegation
1Lietuvos rytas20182.90017701426 Qualified for playoffs
2TonyBet34259.73526762552
3Neptūnas20146.70016501545
4Žalgiris20146.70016421428
5Pieno žvaigždės342113.61825782424
6Šiauliai342014.58827542550
7Juventus341420.41226462633
8Nevėžis341222.35323582529
9Lietkabelis341222.35324322681
10Dzūkija341123.32423002580
11LSU-Atletas34529.14724702928 Relegated

Notable Matches
October 27, 2013
15:00
Žalgiris 78–79 Šiauliai
Scoring by quarter: 20–24, 9–23, 18–17, 31–15
Pts: Dentmon 15
Rebs: Jankūnas, Javtokas 7
Asts: Dentmon 9		 Pts: Needham 18
Rebs: Pakamanis, Dillard 6
Asts: Pakamanis 5
Kaunas, Lithuania
Attendance: 4000
Referees: Gintaras Vitkauskas, Rytis Sabas, Šarūnas Gabrilavičius
December 1, 2013
15:00
TonyBet 101–83 Žalgiris
Scoring by quarter: 21–22, 29–13, 21–19, 30–29
Pts: Lukauskis 23
Rebs: Linkevičius 6
Asts: Valeika 9		 Pts: Jankūnas 13
Rebs: Jankūnas, K.Lavrinovič 6
Asts: Jasikevičius 3
Prienai, Lithuania
Attendance: 1000
Referees: Romualdas Brazauskas, Martynas Gudas, Gintaras Mačiulis
December 22, 2013
16:00
Lietuvos rytas 90–58 Žalgiris
Scoring by quarter: 30–16, 23–12, 18–12, 19–18
Pts: Seibutis, Babrauskas 17
Rebs: Palacios 11
Asts: Cook 6		 Pts: 3 players 8
Rebs: 3 players 6
Asts: Dentmon, Čižauskas 3
Vilnius, Lithuania
Attendance: 10800
Referees: Tomas Jasevičius, Jurgis Laurinavičius, Vilius Mačiulaitis
January 28, 2014
19:00
Neptūnas 81–73 Žalgiris
Scoring by quarter: 14–14, 25–14, 25–21, 17–24
Pts: Runkauskas 25
Rebs: Galdikas 8
Asts: Girdžiūnas, Butkevičius 4		 Pts: Dentmon 18
Rebs: Jankūnas 9
Asts: Jankūnas 6
Klaipėda, Lithuania
Attendance: 5800
Referees: Tomas Jasevičius, Gintaras Vitkauskas, Ramūnas Žukauskas
April 5, 2014
17:00
Šiauliai 89–84 Lietuvos rytas
Scoring by quarter: 19–16, 20–24, 20–19, 30–25
Pts: Leslie 20
Rebs: 5 players 4
Asts: Needham 5		 Pts: Jelovac 21
Rebs: Palacios, Jelovac 5
Asts: 3 players 5
Šiauliai, Lithuania
Attendance: 2500
Referees: Jurgis Laurinavičius, Artūras Šukys, Šarūnas Gabrilavičius
April 7, 2014
19:00
Žalgiris 79–88 Neptūnas
Scoring by quarter: 22–15, 20–27, 20–21, 17–25
Pts: Jankūnas 16
Rebs: Jankūnas 12
Asts: Jasikevičius 4		 Pts: Mažeika 18
Rebs: Galdikas 9
Asts: Mažeika, Brazelton 5
Kaunas, Lithuania
Attendance: 3460
Referees: Tomas Jasevičius, Vilius Mačiulaitis, Gintaras Mačiulis
April 15, 2014
18:00
Pieno žvaigždės 75–68 Lietuvos rytas
Scoring by quarter: 15–16, 19–14, 19–13, 22–25
Pts: Jonušas 18
Rebs: Jonušas 9
Asts: 3 players 2		 Pts: Songaila 16
Rebs: Palacios 12
Asts: Gecevičius 4
Pasvalys, Lithuania
Attendance: 850
Referees: Jurgis Laurinavičius, Martynas Gudas, Danielius Bandzevičius
April 26, 2014
18:30
Žalgiris 84–86 Lietuvos rytas
Scoring by quarter: 23–13, 25–21, 16–23, 20–29
Pts: Jankūnas 22
Rebs: Jankūnas 11
Asts: Dentmon 4		 Pts: Dowdell 18
Rebs: Jelovac 3
Asts: Seibutis 4
Kaunas, Lithuania
Attendance: 10250
Referees: Tomas Jasevičius, Antanas Ramanauskas, Gytis Vilius

Playoffs

Bracket
  Quarterfinals Semifinals 'finals
                           
  1 Lietuvos rytas 2  
8 Nevėžis 0  
  1 Lietuvos rytas 1  
  4 Žalgiris 2  
4 Žalgiris 2
  5 Pieno žvaigždės 0  
    4 Žalgiris 4
  3 Neptūnas 2
  2 TonyBet 2  
7 Juventus 0  
  2 TonyBet 0 Third place
  3 Neptūnas 2  
3 Neptūnas 2 1 Lietuvos rytas 3
  6 Šiauliai 1   2 TonyBet 0

Statistics

Updated: 26 May 2014

References
  1. Čempionato sistema Archived 2013-10-29 at the Wayback Machine
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