2018 LKL Finals

The 2018 LKL Finals was the championship series of the 2017–18 season, of the LKL. The finals series were scheduled from 9 June until 18 June 2018. Due to home court advantage, Žalgiris played Game 1, 3 and 5 at home. Žalgiris defeated Lietuvos rytas 4–1, earning the franchise its 20th LKL championship.[1] Brandon Davies was named the Finals MVP.[2]

2018 LKL Finals
TeamCoachWins
Žalgiris Šarūnas Jasikevičius 4
Lietuvos rytas Rimas Kurtinaitis 1
DatesJune 9-18
MVP Brandon Davies
Game 4 at Vilnius, which Žalgiris won

Venues

The Žalgiris Arena is a multi-purpose indoor arena in the New Town of Kaunas, Lithuania. The arena is located on an island of the Nemunas River. It is the largest indoor arena in the Baltics. The arena's maximum possible seating capacity for basketball games is 15,552, and 20,000 spectators for concerts (when the stage is in the middle, and 17,000 when stage is in the side of the arena). The Žalgiris Arena replaced the Kaunas Sports Hall as a major venue in the city.

The Siemens Arena, located in Verkiai elderate of Vilnius, is the second largest arena in Lithuania. It generally hosts basketball games as well as concerts. The arena opened on October 30, 2004. The basketball club BC Lietuvos rytas uses the facility for all of its European home fixtures. Siemens Arena also hosts Rytas' home fixtures of the Lithuanian "national derby" against its archrival BC Žalgiris.

Kaunas
2018 LKL Finals (Lithuania)
 Vilnius
Žalgiris Arena Siemens Arena
Capacity: 15,552 Capacity: 10,000

Game summaries

Game 1
9 June 2018 Žalgiris 96–83
(Series: 1–0)		 Lietuvos Rytas Žalgiris Arena, Kaunas
17:20 Scoring by quarter: 24–26, 26–19, 22–17, 24–21
Pts: Milaknis 24
Rebs: Davies 7
Asts: Pangos 6		 Boxscore Pts: Giedraitis 17
Rebs: Kramer, Giedraitis 6
Asts: Kramer 7		 Attendance: 6,294
Referees: Tomas Jasevičius, Jurgis Laurinavičius, Vilius Mačiulaitis

Game 2
11 June 2018 Lietuvos Rytas 82–73
(Series: 1–1)		 Žalgiris Siemens Arena, Vilnius
18:50 Scoring by quarter: 17–15, 22–18, 18–22, 25–18
Pts: Mavrokefalidis 24
Rebs: Mavrokefalidis, Giedraitis 5
Asts: Peterson 4		 Boxscore Pts: Davies 17
Rebs: White 7
Asts: Pangos 9		 Attendance: 7,538
Referees: Jurgis Laurinavičius, Gytis Vilius, Gvidas Gedvilas

Game 3
14 June 2018 Žalgiris 90–80
(Series: 2–1)		 Lietuvos Rytas Žalgiris Arena, Kaunas
18:50 Scoring by quarter: 24–19, 16–21, 27–19, 23–21
Pts: Davies 27
Rebs: Davies, White 7
Asts: Pangos, Udrih 6		 Boxscore Pts: Mavrokefalidis 19
Rebs: Madgen 6
Asts: Kramer 6		 Attendance: 8,793
Referees: Tomas Jasevičius, Artūras Šukys, Andrius Maleckas

Game 4
16 June 2018 Lietuvos Rytas 78–82
(Series: 3–1)		 Žalgiris Siemens Arena, Vilnius
17:20 Scoring by quarter: 25–23, 18–16, 9–24, 26–19
Pts: Echodas 16
Rebs: Giedraitis 7
Asts: Kramer 6		 Boxscore Pts: Udrih 16
Rebs: Micić 6
Asts: Udrih 6		 Attendance: 7,653
Referees: Jurgis Laurinavičius, Tomas Jasevičius, Gytis Vilius

Game 5
18 June 2018 Žalgiris 80–70
(Series: 4–1)		 Lietuvos Rytas Žalgiris Arena, Kaunas
18:50 Scoring by quarter: 18–20, 18–19, 22–17, 22–14
Pts: Davies 29
Rebs: Davies 8
Asts: Udrih, Micić 6		 Boxscore Pts: Mavrokefalidis 20
Rebs: three players 5
Asts: Kramer 10		 Attendance: 10,679
Referees: Tomas Jasevičius, Jurgis Laurinavičius, Artūras Šukys


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See also

References
  1. "Champions again: Zalgiris top Lietuvos Rytas 4-1". lkl.lt. June 18, 2018. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
  2. "Davies, Jasikevicius headline Betsafe LKL awards". lkl.lt. June 20, 2018. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
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