Matchups comprised Devin Booker vs. Michael Porter Jr., Rui Hachimura vs. Donovan Mitchell, and Andre Drummond vs. DeMarcus Cousins. When most games kept up the theme of a single player dominating and a great deal of 2K21 MT trash talk, viewers finally got to see a game go down to the last buzzer. Here's a look at which players proceeded on into the quarterfinals.

The Sunday 2K Tournament schedule tipped off at 6 p.m. Eastern Time with Montrezl Harrell against Damontas Sabonis on ESPN2. Harrell utilized his Los Angeles Clippers while NBA All-Star Sabonis went together with his own Indiana Pacers in their matchup. That made things interesting to watch as they left remarks about their teammates during the game. "This game is rigged," Sabonis stated when Myles Turner was too slow to chase down a participant on a quick break. By the fourth quarter, Harrell had expanded to a 60-37 lead as Sabonis wasn't able to find any success with his shots. Harrell maintained up the lead as Sabonis eventually fell, 73-51.

The second matchup of the night was easily the championship's best up to now. It had been No. 4 seed Donovan Mitchell of the Utah Jazz and No. 13 seed Rui Hachimura in the Washington Wizards. Hachimura went with the Los Angeles Lakers and Mitchell went together with the Brooklyn Nets. Of course, Mitchell had both Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant to utilize almost, but that would not be true in real life for the Nets. The two players had a competitive initial quarter, trading baskets, together with Hachimura up 19-17 at the conclusion. In the next Mitchell joked about Joe Harris guarding LeBron with"I love you Joe Harris, but I don't think that is the matchup I need," before shifting that defensive assignment up.

"I am gonna start doin hack-a-Bron if this is the case," Mitchell commented afterwards on after LeBron missed at the line. It had been 38-34 at the half with the Lakers shooting 70 percent. Hachimura asked Mitchell how often he plays and he confessed he plays in NBA 2K20 Park mode. As things stayed close, Mitchell kept switching up his defensive matchups for Buy NBA 2K MT Coins LeBron and AD. He'd pull ahead by a point in the third, but Rui came right back. In the fourth, Mitchell managed to pull ahead slightly, moving up by four with more than two minutes left. Matters were tied about a minute to go but Rui discovered a way to score with LeBron. Later, he utilized cover celebrity Anthony Davis to score inside and get the foul to go up .