2021–22 LKL season
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The 2021–22 Lietuvos krepšinio lyga, also called Betsafe-LKL for sponsorship reasons, was the 29th season of the top-tier level professional basketball league of Lithuania, the Lietuvos krepšinio lyga (LKL). Žalgiris was defending champions.
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Season | 2021–22 | ||||||||||||
Duration | 18 September 2021 – 28 April 2022 (Regular season) 1 May 2022 – 12 June 2022 (Playoffs) | ||||||||||||
Number of games | 198 | ||||||||||||
Number of teams | 11 | ||||||||||||
Regular season | |||||||||||||
Season MVP | Ivan Buva | ||||||||||||
Finals | |||||||||||||
Champions | Rytas (6th title) | ||||||||||||
Runners-up | Lietkabelis | ||||||||||||
Third place | Žalgiris | ||||||||||||
Fourth place | Šiauliai–7bet | ||||||||||||
Finals MVP | Arnas Butkevičius | ||||||||||||
Statistical leaders | |||||||||||||
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Records | |||||||||||||
Biggest home win | Rytas 108–68 Nevėžis–OPTIBET (13 February 2022) | ||||||||||||
Biggest away win | Šiauliai–7bet 64–97 Žalgiris (17 October 2021) | ||||||||||||
Highest scoring | Pieno žvaigždės 106–102 Labas Gas (27 March 2022) | ||||||||||||
Winning streak | 14 games Žalgiris | ||||||||||||
Losing streak | 11 games Labas Gas | ||||||||||||
Highest attendance | 9,006 Rytas 67–72 Žalgiris (23 January 2022) | ||||||||||||
Lowest attendance | 130 Labas Gas 63–73 Neptūnas (7 February 2022) | ||||||||||||
Average attendance | 1,239 per match | ||||||||||||
Seasons | |||||||||||||
← 2020–21 2022–23 → |
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For the first time since league's inception, Žalgiris failed to reach finals, after losing semifinal series to Lietkabelis 3–1[1]
Rytas after 12 years break won Betsafe–LKL championship and achieved their 6th title overall.[2]