12:15 pm - (5) Grizzlies 73, (12) Thunder 49
The Thunder were looking to avoid a winless season, and fought valiantly in the first half, but were unable to hold off a balanced attack from the Grizzlies down the stretch. Despite leading by just four points at halftime, the Grizzlies were led by four double-digit scorers and would outpace the Thunder by 20 points in the second half. Lawron Williams had 15 points to lead all scorers, and the Grizzlies dominated the glass, outrebounding their opponent by a margin of 43-26, to advance to the quarterfinals.

(6) 76ers 67, (11) Knicks 65
The Knicks entered their first round matchup with a record of just 3-8, but on a winning streak of three games. They would face a 76ers team that caught a huge break in a four-way tiebreaker, the first ever in the K1 League. The 76ers, Timberwolves, Bucks, and Hornets, all entered the playoffs with a record of 5-6. In head-to-head matchups between these four teams, the 76ers went 2-1, with a win over the Timberwolves, the other team who went 2-1 in those matchups. In this game, the battle of the "Brandon's," Brandon Berry and Brandon Cole Jr outdueled Brandon Harris. Berry had 27 points and ten rebounds to lead the way. Despite being winless through its first eight weeks of the season, the Knicks put up a fight over their last month of the season. In this loss, Brandon Harris had a fantastic game of his own, scoring 28 points, along with Myles Birgans, who had 26 points and ten rebounds. The 76ers advanced to the quarterfinals for the third straight season, with the hard-fought win.

(7) Timberwolves 70, (10) Celtics 63
In the third game of the day, the Timberwolves sought revenge against a Celtics team that features one of the league's best duos in Johnnie Williams and Lamarius Lillard. In a Week 8 matchup, that saw the Celtics win 85-84, the two-headed monster of Williams and Lillard combined for an eye-opening 71 points. This game would go the other way though, as Lillard was not in attendance, and the Timberwolves took advantage, with their superstar Terrell Hendrix continuing his playoff tear. Hendrix was 15/23 from the field, scoring 38 points, and individually pulverizing a Celtics team that was competitive in pretty much every one of its losses. With a plethora of offseason additions, The Timberwolves went from winless a year ago, to quarterfinal bound.

(9) Hornets 80, (8) Bucks 62
Following up on the four-way tiebreaker from above, the Bucks and Hornets both went 1-2 in their head-to-head matchups with the four teams that had a record of 5-6. So with the Bucks defeating the Hornets in Week 6 by a score of 73-59, that gave them the eight seed and the Hornets the nine seed. This didn't matter a whole lot in the first round, but more so in the second round, as it would place the winner in the path of the undefeated Warriors. Despite coming into the playoffs on tumultuous ground, the Hornets looked like the team that "won" the K1 offseason and entered the year with a ton of hype, lambasting the Bucks by a score of 80-62. Brian Hernandez was a man on a mission, scoring 23 points, alongside Mark Conner's 19 points and Martavias Laster's 18 points. The balanced attack in the backcourt proved too much against a Bucks team that could never get their entire team on the floor at the same time. In a season of what-if's, the Bucks ended things in disappointing fashion, while the Hornets rolled into the quarterfinals following their most complete game since the calendar said January.

(4) Kings 64, (5) Grizzlies 48
While the Grizzlies won the head-to-head matchup between these two teams in the regular season, they would falter down the stretch against a Kings team that locked things down defensively for 40 minutes. Barik Olden was the best player on the floor, scoring 20 points, grabbing eight rebounds, and missing just three shots inside the arc. Despite winning the rebounding battle, the Grizzlies shot just 37% from the field and only mustered five assists. The Kings' top-ranked defense proved to be true, holding the Grizzlies to 23 points and 25 points, respectfully, in the two halves. And despite reaching their fifth consecutive quarterfinal, the Grizzlies would fall to 0-5 in such games, as the Kings advance to their first ever Final Four, proving to be one of the league's most improved teams this season. They will carry a balanced attack on both ends of the floor into the semifinals, led by Olden, Justin Patterson, and Cameron Davis, among others.

(6) 76ers 86, (3) Lakers 76
The 76ers got a stroke of bad luck in last year's playoffs, only to see that fortune reversed this year in the same quarterfinal matchup against the Lakers. In last year's tournament, the 76ers were the number three seed and were without three starters for their game against the sixth seeded Lakers. The Lakers took advantage of the situation and upset the 76ers, going all the way to the championship game. This year, it was the third seeded Lakers who were without their top scorer Lavell McIntosh and had to play with just five players in the quarterfinals, as they were upset by the number six seed 76ers, who took big time advantage of their tiebreaker fortunes. Brandon Berry's 34 points, Brandon Cole Jr's 21 points, and Karll Polk Jr's 20 points combined for 75 total points, as the 76ers were wise to wear down the shorthanded Lakers over the course of the game, even with it being their second game of the day. Despite Andre Robertson Jr's 23 points for the Lakers, they were outscored 42-29 in the second half. The 76ers advanced to their first ever Final Four, and would join the Kings as the two new kids on the block.

(2) Spurs 75, (7) Timberwolves 72
While the Kings and 76ers were two franchises to make history for the first time, the Spurs have been writing history in their own unique way since K1's inception. Despite losing several key pieces in the offseason, the Spurs reloaded with new faces and continued to do what they do, making their seventh semifinal in nine seasons, with a gritty win against the Timberwolves. These two teams had just met in Week 11 with the Spurs winning in OT by a score of 71-64. This quarterfinal matchup also came down to the final possession, as the two team's contrasting styles gave us another fantastic 40 minutes of basketball. The Spurs' strength this season has been their depth and rebounding, and both of those things rang true on Sunday. Devin Vent had 18 points and eight rebounds, Micah Bradford had 14 points and five assists, Octavious Davis had 13 points and eight rebounds, and Jamir Hinds had 10 points to lead the balanced attack. The Spurs won the rebounding battle 31-23, and that proved to be the difference, as Terrell Hendrix (34 points) and Adam Benson (26 points) nearly pulled off the same feat as they did a year ago when their Lakers' team upset the Spurs in the semifinals. For head coach Matt Cunningham and big man Trey Johnson, the original pioneers for the Spurs franchise, the two advanced to their seventh Final Four with the Spurs and will look to win the organization's fifth championship next Sunday.

(1) Warriors 73, (9) Hornets 65
If you had told us before the season that the Warriors and Hornets would be meeting in the playoffs, most people would have predicted this to be the championship game, or at the very least, a semifinal game. The top two teams on paper coming into the season met back in January with identical records of 2-0. Following the Warriors' 74-59 win against the Hornets in Week 3, the two teams had very different trajectories. The Warriors would go on to win all eleven games and become just the third team to go undefeated in the regular season. The Hornets limped to the finish line, going 3-6 after their 2-0 start, and losing out on the four-way tiebreaker, due to losses to the Timberwolves and Bucks. So, while this matchup had a ton of hype back in Week 3, the Warriors were expected to roll in this quarterfinal rematch. The Hornets had other ideas though, as their super team showed serious signs of life, taking a 38-35 lead into halftime, with their star-powered lineup sharing the ball and rebounding pound for pound with Latrell Tidwell and Brooks Schoon. The Warriors proved to be the league's top seed for a reason though and demonstrated extreme resolve in the second half, overcoming Brian Hernandez' masterclass - 30 points and seven assists on 13/21 shooting. Tyree Mosley solidified his MVP season with a 27-point performance. Schoon had 18 points and Tidwell had 17 points and 11 rebounds, as the Warriors would win the rebounding battle over the last 15 minutes of the game to pull away from the Hornets in the final few minutes of the contest. The Warriors advanced to their seventh Final Four in seven seasons, a record that will likely never be topped.