2020–21 LKL season

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Betsafe-LKL
Season	2020–21
Duration	18 September 2020 – 10 May 2021; (Regular season); 12 May 2021 – 9 June 2021; (Play-offs)
Games played	180 (Regular season)
Teams	10
Regular season
Season MVP	Elvar Már Friðriksson
Finals
Champions	Žalgiris (23rd title)
Runners-up	Rytas
Third place	Lietkabelis
Fourth place	Juventus
Finals MVP	Thomas Walkup
Statistical leaders
Points
Points	Vaidas Kariniauskas
Rebounds	Julius Kazakauskas
Assists	Elvar Már Friðriksson
Index Rating	Elvar Már Friðriksson
Records
Biggest home win	Žalgiris 92–45 Rytas; (06 December 2020)
Biggest away win	Nevėžis–OPTIBET 53–108 Žalgiris; (06 February 2021)
Highest scoring	Juventus 80–116 Žalgiris; (27 May 2021)
Winning streak	20 games; Žalgiris
Losing streak	9 games; Nevėžis-OPTIBET; Pieno žvaigždės
Seasons
	← 2019–20 2021–22 →
	All statistics correct as of 11 July 2021.

The 2020–21 Lietuvos krepšinio lyga, also called Betsafe-LKL for sponsorship reasons, was the 28th season of the top-tier level professional basketball league of Lithuania, the Lietuvos krepšinio lyga (LKL). Žalgiris achieved their 23rd title overall, eleven consecutive.^[1]

Season2020–21

Duration18 September 2020 – 10 May 2021
(Regular season)
12 May 2021 – 9 June 2021
(Play-offs)

Games played180 (Regular season)

Teams10

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Team	Location	Arena	Capacity
Cbet Prienai	Prienai	Prienai Arena	1,500
Dzūkija	Alytus	Alytus Arena	5,500
Juventus	Utena	Utena Arena	2,000
Lietkabelis	Panevėžys	Cido Arena	5,950
Neptūnas	Klaipėda	Švyturys Arena	6,200
Nevėžis-OPTIBET	Kėdainiai	Kėdainiai Arena	2,200
Pieno žvaigždės	Pasvalys	Pieno žvaigždės Arena	1,500
Rytas	Vilnius	Jeep Arena	2,500
Rytas	Vilnius	Avia Solutions Group Arena	10,000
Šiauliai	Šiauliai	Šiauliai Arena	5,700
Žalgiris	Kaunas	Žalgiris Arena	15,708

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Position in table	Replaced with	Date of appointment
Nevėžis-OPTIBET	Marius Kiltinavičius	Mutual consent	29 November 2020^[8]	6th (5–5)	David Gale	7 December 2020^[9]
Rytas	Donaldas Kairys	Sacked	16 January 2021^[10]	3rd (9–5)	Giedrius Žibėnas	1 February 2021^[11]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Qualification or relegation
1	Žalgiris	36	33	3	3277	2569	+708	Advance to playoffs
2	Rytas	36	27	9	3185	2858	+327
3	Lietkabelis	36	23	13	3052	2883	+169
4	Juventus	36	23	13	3202	3102	+100
5	Cbet Prienai	36	14	22	3020	3210	−190
6	Neptūnas	36	14	22	2841	3061	−220
7	Šiauliai	36	13	23	3066	3290	−224
8	Pieno žvaigždės	36	12	24	2864	3043	−179
9	Dzūkija	36	11	25	2909	3067	−158
10	Nevėžis-OPTIBET	36	10	26	2735	3068	−333

Home \ Away	CBE	DZU	JUV	LTK	NEP	NEV	PIE	RYT	SIA	ZAL	CBE	DZU	JUV	LTK	NEP	NEV	PIE	RYT	SIA	ZAL
Cbet Prienai	—	81–74	91–105	93–78	99–67	87–85	96–99	80–90	94–87	72–96	—	88–82	94–108	70–92	72–66	97–70	71–76	67–97	90–89	81–101
Dzūkija	91–77	—	82–97	86–70	63–71	80–74	76–84	80–90	87–81	62–95	82–86	—	76–92	90–96	77–86	87–76	96–85	86–95	88–98	78–95
Juventus	89–84	106–98	—	76–78	85–84	83–76	89–75	79–100	96–82	90–87	94–91	97–86	—	78–88	98–58	92–73	85–83	82–88	86–90	78–102
Lietkabelis	84–87	93–85	100–79	—	87–82	98–69	84–60	78–59	101–76	77–82	87–79	100–80	98–86	—	82–77	88–95	98–90	85–79	108–105	88–94
Neptūnas	92–69	84–81	88–97	80–90	—	76–70	80–74	60–98	88–94	74–104	92–81	81–64	89–91	83–73	—	84–83	99–93	59–90	107–106	72–88
Nevėžis	92–88	78–82	70–87	76–70	79–76	—	58–81	100–94	96–77	47–78	71–84	57–71	81–99	76–67	88–77	—	64–89	91–82	87–88	53–108
Pieno žvaigždės	104–89	79–68	69–79	63–82	73–77	72–82	—	82–79	87–64	67–81	79–85	79–86	80–95	77–80	72–86	84–71	—	75–84	70–88	63–93
Rytas	105–81	80–74	106–77	78–72	95–83	96–91	106–82	—	107–80	72–84	99–63	92–79	88–86	81–67	97–76	81–73	87–88	—	104–68	81–90
Šiauliai	95–86	71–102	92–87	84–86	80–74	87–85	80–81	78–86	—	74–88	99–105	75–82	94–112	97–87	99–68	85–73	103–90	85–98	—	86–105
Žalgiris	103–100	86–80	84–63	61–72	81–59	94–59	95–76	92–45	89–56	—	90–62	92–68	97–79	70–68	85–72	99–66	107–83	85–86	96–60	—

Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Finals



Žalgiris	2

Pieno žvaigždės	0
		Žalgiris	3

		Juventus	0
Juventus	2

Cbet Prienai	0
				Žalgiris	3

				Rytas	0
Rytas	2

Šiauliai	0
		Rytas	3

		Lietkabelis	0	Third place
Lietkabelis	2

Neptūnas	0
				Lietkabelis	3

				Juventus	2

2020–21 LKL season

Competition format

Notable events

Teams

Location and arenas

Managerial changes

Regular season

League table

Results

Play–offs

Bracket

Lithuanian clubs in European competitions

Awards

Regular Season MVP

LKL Finals MVP

Other awards

Best coach of the season

All-LKL Teams

Player of the month

Statistics

Individual statistics

Rating

Points

Rebounds

Assists

Other statistics

Individual game highs

Team statistics

References

External links

Related Articles

Timelines

Top Qs

Fact Checks

Team	Competition	Progress
Žalgiris	EuroLeague	11th
Lietkabelis	EuroCup	Regular season
Rytas	Champions League	Regular season
	Champions League

Award	Player	Team	Source
Gentleman of the year	Arnas Butkevičius	Rytas	^[14]
Breakthrough of the year	Margiris Normantas	Lietkabelis	^[15]
The best defensive player	Thomas Walkup	Žalgiris	^[16]
The best young player	Rokas Jokubaitis	Žalgiris	^[17]

Month	Player	Team	PIR	Source
2020
September	Demetrius Jackson	Rytas	22	^[20]
October	Regimantas Miniotas	Cbet Prienai	30.5	^[21]
November	Elvar Már Friðriksson	Šiauliai	27	^[22]
December	Edgaras Želionis	Pieno žvaigždės	26	^[23]
2021
January	Žygimantas Skučas	Juventus	22.7	^[24]
February	Vaidas Kariniauskas	Juventus	26.5	^[25]
March	Tomas Lekūnas	Pieno žvaigždės	23.2	^[26]
April	Mindaugas Kupšas	Juventus	25.6	^[27]

Rank	Name	Team	Games	Rating	PIR
1.	Elvar Már Friðriksson	Šiauliai	36	700	19.44
2.	Julius Kazakauskas	Nevėžis-OPTIBET	32	592	18.50
3.	Mindaugas Kupšas	Juventus	46	841	18.28

Rank	Name	Team	Games	Points	PPG
1.	Vaidas Kariniauskas	Juventus	28	465	16.61
2.	Kyle Vinales	Lietkabelis	36	578	16.06
3.	Sedrick Barefield	Nevėžis-OPTIBET	28	434	15.50

Rank	Name	Team	Games	Rebounds	RPG
1.	Julius Kazakauskas	Nevėžis-OPTIBET	32	297	9.28
2.	Giedrius Staniulis	Dzūkija	25	191	7.64
3.	Ariel Hukporti	Nevėžis–OPTIBET	21	155	7.38

Rank	Name	Team	Games	Assists	APG
1.	Elvar Már Friðriksson	Šiauliai	36	271	7.63
2.	Žygimantas Janavičius	Neptūnas	31	202	6.52
3.	Vaidas Kariniauskas	Juventus	28	173	6.18

Category	Player	Team	Games	Average
Steals	Margiris Normantas	Lietkabelis	37	1.86
Blocks	Ariel Hukporti	Nevėžis–OPTIBET	21	1.24
Turnovers	Vaidas Kariniauskas	Juventus	28	3.82
Fouls drawn	Elvar Már Friðriksson	Šiauliai	36	5.11
Minutes	Mindaugas Sušinskas	Cbet Prienai	36	32:21
FT %	Andrew Goudelock	Rytas	36	92.73%
2-Point %	Kaspars Bērziņš	Šiauliai	23	73.40%
3-Point %	Gytis Radzevičius	Rytas	43	51.69%

Category	Team	Average
Rating	Žalgiris	112.89
Points	Žalgiris	91.66
Rebounds	Nevėžis-OPTIBET	37.22
Assists	Žalgiris	23.23
Steals	Lietkabelis	8.43
Blocks	Juventus	3.22
Turnovers	Nevėžis-OPTIBET	17.00
FT %	Žalgiris	81.09%
2-Point %	Juventus	60.89%
3-Point %	Žalgiris	42.27%