2012–13 LKL season

Lietuvos krepšinio lyga 2012–13
LeagueLietuvos krepšinio lyga
SportBasketball
Season MVPLithuania Gediminas Orelikas
Finals championsŽalgiris
  Runners-upLietuvos rytas
Finals MVPLithuania Mindaugas Kuzminskas
LKL seasons

The 2012–13 Lietuvos krepšinio lyga was the 20th season of the top-tier level professional basketball league of Lithuania, the Lietuvos krepšinio lyga (LKL).

Competition format

Every team except Žalgiris and Lietuvos rytas played 22 games, two against each other. Those two teams, due to their participation in EuroLeague, played only eleven games, all of them away.

The eight first qualified teams joined the playoffs. Quarterfinal series were played with a best-of-three series format, semifinals with a best-of-five and the finals with a best-of-seven games format. The last qualified of the Regular Season was relegated to the NKL.[1]

Regular season

Team Pld W L % PF PA Qualification
1 Žalgiris 12 10 2 .833 1059 761 Playoffs
2 Lietuvos rytas 12 10 2 .833 1089 836
3 Prienai 20 16 4 .800 1810 1486
4 Neptūnas 20 16 4 .800 1747 1576
5 Pieno žvaigždės 20 12 8 .600 1579 1541
6 Šiauliai 20 12 8 .600 1682 1548
7 Juventus 20 11 9 .550 1639 1584
8 Nevėžis 20 8 12 .400 1391 1594
9 Lietkabelis 20 7 13 .350 1529 1691
10 Sakalai 20 5 15 .250 1381 1553
11 LSU-Baltai 20 5 15 .250 1408 1717
12 Palanga Triobet 20 0 20 .000 1383 1810 Relegated

Playoffs

Bracket

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
1 Žalgiris 2
8 Nevėžis 0
1 Žalgiris 2
4 Neptūnas 0
4 Neptūnas 2
5 Pieno žvaigždės 0
1 Žalgiris 4
2 Lietuvos Rytas 0
2 Lietuvos Rytas 2
7 Juventus 0
2 Lietuvos Rytas 2 Third place
3 Prienai 0
3 Prienai 2 4 Neptūnas 3
6 Šiauliai 0 3 Prienai 2

Quarterfinals

Žalgiris (1) vs. Nevėžis (8)

April 15, 2013
19:20
Žalgiris Kaunas 94–51 Nevėžis Kėdainiai
Scoring by quarter: 23–18, 28–10, 18–9, 25–14
Pts: K. Lavrinovič 14
Rebs: K. Lavrinovič 7
Asts: 3 players 4
Pts: M. Girdžiūnas 12
Rebs: G. Žylė 8
Asts: V. Jasikevičius 5
Žalgiris Arena, Kaunas
Attendance: 6,350

April 18, 2013
19:15
Nevėžis Kėdainiai 71–91 Žalgiris Kaunas
Scoring by quarter: 18–26, 19–21, 21–24, 13–20
Pts: G. Žylė 15
Rebs: 3 players 5
Asts: M. Girdžiūnas 5
Pts: D. Lavrinovič 20
Rebs: R. Javtokas 9
Asts: A. Juškevičius 5
Kėdainiai Sports School, Kėdainiai
Attendance: 600

Lietuvos Rytas (2) vs. Juventus (7)

April 16, 2013
19:00
Lietuvos Rytas 92–67 Juventus Utena
Scoring by quarter: 32–13, 26–26, 16–18, 18–10
Pts: M. Katelynas 20
Rebs: E. Bendžius 7
Asts: 2 players 6
Pts: A. Čepulis 15
Rebs: D. Leonard 7
Asts: G. Matulis 3
Lietuvos rytas Arena, Vilnius
Attendance: 1,150

April 19, 2013
18:30
Juventus Utena 83–85 Lietuvos Rytas
Scoring by quarter: 19–14, 20–22, 27–25, 17–24
Pts: N. Varnelis 22
Rebs: N. Varnelis 6
Asts: A. Viskontas 7
Pts: R. Seibutis 24
Rebs: M. Katelynas 6
Asts: R. Seibutis 5
Utena's Arena, Utena
Attendance: 1,500

Prienai (3) vs. Šiauliai (6)

April 15, 2013
19:00
Prienai 92–82 Šiauliai
Scoring by quarter: 24–9, 19–26, 19–19, 30–28
Pts: A. Milaknis 24
Rebs: G. Orelikas 9
Asts: A. Valeika 4
Pts: L. Samėnas 23
Rebs: R. Alijevas 5
Asts: R. Alijevas 8
Prienai KKSC Arena, Prienai
Attendance: 700

April 17, 2013
19:15
Šiauliai 76–93 Prienai
Scoring by quarter: 21–21, 16–25, 18–19, 21–28
Pts: L. Samėnas 19
Rebs: A. Kieža 8
Asts: R. Alijevas 4
Pts: G. Orelikas 25
Rebs: A. Labuckas 8
Asts: A. Valeika 8
Šiauliai Arena, Šiauliai
Attendance: 2,700

Neptūnas (4) vs. Pieno žvaigždės (5)

April 16, 2013
19:00
Neptūnas Klaipėda 85–71 Pieno žvaigždės
Scoring by quarter: 23–21, 21–18, 24–13, 17–19
Pts: V. Šarakauskas 19
Rebs: V. Vasylius 6
Asts: 2 players 5
Pts: T. Hughes 19
Rebs: 3 players 5
Asts: Š. Vasiliauskas 4
Švyturys Arena, Klaipėda
Attendance: 1,000

April 19, 2013
19:15
Pieno žvaigždės 92–94 (OT) Neptūnas Klaipėda
Scoring by quarter: 16–8, 18–19, 10–20, 19–16, Overtime: 9–9, 8–8, 12–14
Pts: Š. Vasiliauskas 31
Rebs: G. Sirutavičius 11
Asts: 2 players 3
Pts: R. Broadus 19
Rebs: V. Šarakauskas 14
Asts: R. Broadus 5
Pieno žvaigždės Arena, Pasvalys
Attendance: 300

Semifinals

Lietuvos Rytas (2) vs. Prienai (3)

April 24, 2013
19:00
Lietuvos Rytas 75–67 Prienai
Scoring by quarter: 8–12, 34–17, 18–16, 15–22
Pts: N. Nedović 20
Rebs: A. Jomantas 7
Asts: N. Nedović 4
Pts: A. Valeika 19
Rebs: S. Vene 9
Asts: 2 players 3
Siemens Arena, Vilnius
Attendance: 4,750

April 26, 2013
19:00
Prienai 74–86 Lietuvos Rytas
Scoring by quarter: 25–18, 18–27, 17–21, 14–20
Pts: A. Valeika 22
Rebs: A. Valeika 7
Asts: 2 players 4
Pts: R. Seibutis 17
Rebs: E. Bendžius 8
Asts: N. Nedović 5
Prienai KKSC Arena, Prienai
Attendance: 1,200

Žalgiris (1) vs. Neptūnas (4)

April 23, 2013
19:15
Žalgiris Kaunas 99–83 Neptūnas Klaipėda
Scoring by quarter: 28–19, 20–21, 27–21, 24–22
Pts: K. Lavrinovič 22
Rebs: K. Lavrinovič 7
Asts: M. Popović 7
Pts: D. Gailius 21
Rebs: R. Broadus 5
Asts: 2 players 3
Žalgiris Arena, Kaunas
Attendance: 7,153

April 25, 2013
19:15
Neptūnas Klaipėda 73–90 Žalgiris Kaunas
Scoring by quarter: 15–15, 21–32, 21–17, 16–26
Pts: R. Broadus 19
Rebs: D. Gailius 10
Asts: M. Mažeika 4
Pts: A. Juškevičius 27
Rebs: V. Lipkevičius 5
Asts: 2 players 4
Švyturys Arena, Vilnius
Attendance: 4,500

Final

April 30, 2013
19:00
Žalgiris Kaunas 88–73 Lietuvos Rytas
Scoring by quarter: 32–18, 24–16, 13–19, 19–20
Pts: M. Kuzminskas 22
Rebs: R. Javtokas 9
Asts: M. Popović 3
Pts: T. Zubčić 14
Rebs: T. Lydeka 7
Asts: N. Nedović 5
Žalgiris Arena, Kaunas
Attendance: 11,640

May 2, 2013
19:00
Lietuvos Rytas 71–77 Žalgiris Kaunas
Scoring by quarter: 15–17, 23–18, 15–20, 18–22
Pts: R. Seibutis 22
Rebs: M. Katelynas 6
Asts: N. Nedović 5
Pts: K. Lavrinovič 22
Rebs: M. Kuzminskas 9
Asts: O. Lafayette 6
Siemens Arena, Vilnius
Attendance: 8,300

May 4, 2013
19:00
Žalgiris Kaunas 72–45 Lietuvos Rytas
Scoring by quarter: 21–8, 18–16, 15–7, 18–14
Pts: K. Lavrinovič 12
Rebs: M. Kuzminskas 9
Asts: O. Lafayette 6
Pts: R. Seibutis 12
Rebs: T. Lydeka 8
Asts: A. Jomantas 4
Žalgiris Arena, Kaunas
Attendance: 11,085

May 7, 2013
19:00
Lietuvos Rytas 65–83 Žalgiris Kaunas
Scoring by quarter: 19–21, 13–8, 19–26, 14–28
Pts: E. Bendžius 15
Rebs: 2 players 6
Asts: N. Nedović 7
Pts: O. Lafayette 18
Rebs: M. Delaš 8
Asts: O. Lafayette 7
Siemens Arena, Vilnius
Attendance: 9,350

Third Place

May 1, 2013
19:00
Prienai 78–67 Neptūnas
Scoring by quarter: 18–20, 19–17, 18–10, 23–20
Pts: S. Vene 21
Rebs: 3 players 6
Asts: P. Ivanauskas 5
Pts: D. Gailius 17
Rebs: D. Gailius 8
Asts: E. Dainys 4
Prienai KKSC Arena, Prienai
Attendance: 700

May 3, 2013
19:15
Neptūnas 84–82 (OT) Prienai
Scoring by quarter: 2020, 20–13, 22–17, 10–22Overtime: 12–10
Pts: 2 players 14
Rebs: L. Mikalauskas 8
Asts: D. Gailius 8
Pts: A. Milaknis 30
Rebs: S. Vene 8
Asts: S. Vene 5
Švyturys Arena, Klaipėda
Attendance: 3,000

May 6, 2013
19:00
Prienai 83–85 Neptūnas
Scoring by quarter: 29–28, 20–18, 13–22, 21–17
Pts: G. Orelikas 26
Rebs: G. Orelikas 8
Asts: G. Orelikas 7
Pts: D. Gailius 31
Rebs: V. Šarakauskas 10
Asts: G. Gustas 3
Prienai KKSC Arena, Prienai
Attendance: 600

May 9, 2013
19:15
Neptūnas 81–90 Prienai
Scoring by quarter: 21–29, 20–22, 2222, 18–17
Pts: D. Gailius 28
Rebs: V. Šarakauskas 8
Asts: 2 players 3
Pts: A. Milaknis 23
Rebs: G. Orelikas 9
Asts: P. Ivanauskas 6
Švyturys Arena, Klaipėda
Attendance: 4,000

May 13, 2013
19:00
Prienai 72–86 Neptūnas
Scoring by quarter: 2323, 19–29, 1919, 11–15
Pts: G. Orelikas 15
Rebs: 2 players 7
Asts: A. Milaknis 5
Pts: D. Gailius 18
Rebs: D. Gailius 9
Asts: R. Broadus 4
Prienai KKSC Arena, Prienai
Attendance: 1,500

Statistics

References

  1. ^ BEKO- LKL pasitinka jubiliejinį 20-tą sezoną LKL, 25 September 2012 (in Lithuanian)