2018 LKL Finals

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

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]

Venues

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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

Road to the Finals

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Main article: 2018 LKL Play-offs

Regular season series

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Žalgiris and Lietuvos rytas tied the regular season series 2–2.

Game summaries

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Game 1

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

Rosters

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Žalgiris

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Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

Žalgiris roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
C 0 Uganda Davies, Brandon 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 109 kg (240 lb) 33 – (1991-07-25)25 July 1991
PG 3 Canada Pangos, Kevin 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 31 – (1993-01-26)26 January 1993
SF 6 France Toupane, Axel 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 32 – (1992-07-23)23 July 1992
PG 9 Slovenia Udrih, Beno 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 92 kg (203 lb) 42 – (1982-07-05)5 July 1982
PF 13 Lithuania Jankūnas, Paulius (C) 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 107 kg (236 lb) 40 – (1984-04-29)29 April 1984
C 19 Lithuania Sajus, Martynas 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 112 kg (247 lb) 28 – (1996-02-22)22 February 1996
F/C 20 Lithuania Masiulis, Gytis 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 99 kg (218 lb) 26 – (1998-04-10)10 April 1998
SG 21 Lithuania Milaknis, Artūras 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 38 – (1986-06-16)16 June 1986
SG 23 Serbia Micic, Vasilije 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 92 kg (203 lb) 30 – (1994-01-13)13 January 1994
SG 24 Lithuania Arlauskas, Martynas 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) 89 kg (196 lb) 24 – (2000-07-10)10 July 2000
F 30 United States White, Aaron 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 104 kg (229 lb) 32 – (1992-10-10)10 October 1992
C 44 Lithuania Kavaliauskas, Antanas 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 112 kg (247 lb) 40 – (1984-09-19)19 September 1984
SG 66 Lithuania Valinskas, Paulius 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 83 kg (183 lb) 28 – (1995-12-09)9 December 1995
SF 92 Lithuania Ulanovas, Edgaras 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) 92 kg (203 lb) 32 – (1992-01-07)7 January 1992
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Athletic trainer(s)
  • Lithuania Nerijus Navickas
  • Lithuania Justinas Grainys
Doctor
  • Lithuania Vytautas Kailius
Physiotherapist(s)
  • Lithuania Paulius Jacikas
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured

Lietuvos rytas

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Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

Lietuvos rytas roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
G 20 United States Baron, Jimmy 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 89 kg (196 lb) 38 – (1986-05-23)23 May 1986
SF 51 Lithuania Butkevičius, Arnas Injured 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 92 kg (203 lb) 32 – (1992-10-22)22 October 1992
F/C 14 Lithuania Echodas, Martynas 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 27 – (1997-07-07)7 July 1997
G 31 Lithuania Giedraitis, Rokas 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 32 – (1992-08-16)16 August 1992
PG 18 Lithuania Girdžiūnas, Mindaugas 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 35 – (1989-01-20)20 January 1989
F 21 Lithuania Jomantas, Artūras (C) 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 106 kg (234 lb) 39 – (1985-05-04)4 May 1985
PG 3 United States Kramer, Chris 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 36 – (1988-04-04)4 April 1988
G/F 8 Lithuania Lukauskis, Mindaugas 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 45 – (1979-05-19)19 May 1979
SG 1 Australia Madgen, Ben 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 92 kg (203 lb) 39 – (1985-02-07)7 February 1985
C 12 Greece Mavrokefalidis, Loukas 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 106 kg (234 lb) 40 – (1984-07-25)25 July 1984
C 55 Lithuania Mockevičius, Egidijus 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 108 kg (238 lb) 32 – (1992-09-01)1 September 1992
PF 42 United States Peterson, Travis 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 39 – (1985-05-18)18 May 1985
F 0 Lithuania Sirvydis, Deividas 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 24 – (2000-06-10)10 June 2000
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Athletic trainer(s)
Doctor
  • Lithuania Mantas Ambraška
Physiotherapist(s)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured

See also

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References

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  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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