The 2012–13 Lietuvos krepšinio lyga was the 20th season of the top-tier level professional
basketball
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league of
Lithuania
Lithuania (; lt, Lietuva ), officially the Republic of Lithuania ( lt, Lietuvos Respublika, links=no ), is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. It is one of three Baltic states and lies on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea. Lithuania ...
, the
Lietuvos krepšinio lyga
Lietuvos krepšinio lyga (LKL) (''English'': Lithuanian Basketball League), also known as Betsafe LKL for sponsorship reasons, is the premier professional men's club basketball league in Lithuania. It is composed of 12 teams, and it is a member o ...
(LKL).
Competition format
Every team except
Žalgiris and
Lietuvos rytas
''Lietuvos rytas'' (lit. 'Morning of Lithuania') is a Lithuanian daily newspaper.
History and profile
"Lietuvos rytas" was established in 1990 on a basis of newspaper "Komjaunimo tiesa". The paper is printed in Vilnius
Vilnius ( , ; see also ...
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.
BEKO- LKL pasitinka jubiliejinį 20-tą sezoną
LKL, 25 September 2012
Regular season
Playoffs
Bracket
Quarterfinals
Žalgiris (1) vs. Nevėžis (8)
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Lietuvos Rytas (2) vs. Juventus (7)
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Prienai (3) vs. Šiauliai (6)
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Neptūnas (4) vs. Pieno žvaigždės (5)
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Semifinals
Lietuvos Rytas (2) vs. Prienai (3)
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Žalgiris (1) vs. Neptūnas (4)
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Final
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Third Place
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Statistics
Points
Rebounds
Assists
References
External links
LKL website
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Lietuvos krepšinio lyga seasons
Lithuanian
LKL