2013–14 LKL season explained

Lietuvos krepšinio lyga 2013-14
League:	Lietuvos krepšinio lyga
Sport:	Basketball
Pixels:	180px
Mvp Link:	LKL MVP
Finals Mvp:	Paulius Jankūnas
Finals Mvp Link:	LKL Finals MVP
Finals Champ:	Žalgiris
Finals Runner-Up:	Neptūnas
Seasonslistnames:	LKL
Prevseason Link:	2012–13 LKL season
Prevseason Year:	2012–13
Nextseason Link:	2014–15 LKL season
Nextseason Year:	2014–15

The 2013–14 Lietuvos krepšinio lyga was the 21st season of the top-tier level professional basketball league of Lithuania, the Lietuvos krepšinio lyga (LKL).

Competition format

Regular season

During the regular season, which lasted from 26 September, until 27 April, all teams except Žalgiris, Lietuvos rytas and Neptūnas played 34 games (four against each other, and two against the three mentioned teams). The three mentioned teams only played twenty games, two against each team.

Playoff round

The top eight teams in the regular season round were divided up into pairs, and each pair played two games (a third game was played if each team in the pair won a game). The semifinals were also played in that format. The playoff round lasted from 28 April until 20 May.

The final round was played between the two winners of the semifinals. The final series for the first place were played in a best-of-seven format, while the series for the third place were played in a best-of-five format.^[1]

Regular season

Standings

width=15	width=220	Team	width=20	Pld	width=20	W	width=20	L	width=20	%	width=20	PF	width=20	PA	Qualification or relegation
1	20	18	2		1770	1426	Qualified for playoffs
2	34	25	9		2676	2552
3	20	14	6		1650	1545
4	20	14	6		1642	1428
5	34	21	13		2578	2424
6	34	20	14		2754	2550
7	34	14	20		2646	2633
8	34	12	22		2358	2529
9	34	12	22		2432	2681
10	34	11	23		2300	2580
11	34	5	29		2470	2928	Relegated