'NBA 2K' Players Tournament results: Devin Booker tops Suns teammate Deandre Ayton for title

Jacob Hancock

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'NBA 2K' Players Tournament results: Devin Booker tops Suns teammate Deandre Ayton for title image

NBA fans would have been enjoying the last week of the regular season if not for the coronavirus pandemic that shut down live sporting events across the world. They still got to see some of their favorite players in live competition Saturday during the semifinals and finals of the "NBA 2K" Players Tournament.

The semifinal rounds were best-of-three series. The first matchup was between Clippers forward Montrezl Harrell and Suns guard Devin Booker, with Booker sweeping. The second semifinal pitted Suns center Deandre Ayton against Clippers guard Patrick Beverley. Ayton advanced in that round in two games to set up a finals series against his teammate.

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Booker took care of the championship round with a two-game sweep. The victory earned him $100,000 for charity.

Sporting News tracked live updates from the final night of the "NBA 2K" Players Tournament. Follow along below for complete results.

'NBA 2K' tournament live updates, scores

Semifinals

Montrezl Harrell vs. Devin Booker

5:05 p.m. — Booker goes with the Clippers, while Harrell rolls with the Rockets. Interesting matchup, looks like Booker might have the advantage as Harrell is forced to play against his own team.

5:14 p.m. —  A competitive game early on, but Booker closes the first quarter on a 7-0 run to lead 17-12.

5:24 p.m. —  It's raining threes on both ends. Booker and the Clippers have made six already, Harrell and the Rockets have made three. Booker leads 35-27 with a minute to go in the second quarter.

5:29 p.m. —  Booker leads 39-28 at halftime. He's shooting 67 percent from the field and is having fun with his dog during the break.

5:37 p.m. —  Booker is pouring it on now as Harrell says he's lagging. Booker leads 50-39 with 1:42 to play in the third quarter.

5:42 p.m. —  Booker leads 55-40 at the end of the third quarter and he's talking a lot of trash towards Harrell while locking him up with, you guessed it, Harrell.

5:48 p.m. —  It looks like Booker is gonna cruise to the championship, he leads 60-44 with 3:08 to play.

5:52 p.m. —  Final: Devin Booker wins it 68-54 and takes a 1-0 lead in the semifinal. Game two set to start in a few minutes.

6:04 p.m. —  Booker goes with the Raptors in Game 2, while Harrell, facing elimination, goes with the superteam in the Bucks.

6:09 p.m. —  Another competitive start in game two, Booker lead 13-12 with 1:33 left in the first quarter.

6:12 p.m. —  After one quarter, Booker leads 18-15 thanks to another 3-pointer from Fred VanVleet.

6:20 p.m. —  Harrell ties it up on a layup by Robin Lopez, but Booker goes back ahead 27-25 on a layup by Siakam, 2:20 left in the second quarter.

6:28 p.m. — Half: it's tied 31-31 as Harrell gets a layup with Robin Lopez in the final seconds. It's been a back-and-forth game so far, with Booker trying to punch his ticket to the championship and Harrell trying to stave off elimination.

6:38 p.m. — Harrell is starting to find a rhythm with Giannis Antetokounmpo as he leads 41-36 with 3:49 to play in the third quarter.

6:44 p.m. — Booker surges back to take a 54-50 lead at the end of the third quarter. He's one quarter away from advancing to the championship.

6:53 p.m. — It's been a low-scoring quarter, Booker leads 60-56 with 1:30 remaining.

6:55 p.m. —  Booker nabs a steal with Fred VanVleet and makes a free throw to extend his lead to 63-60 with 11.8 seconds left.

6:57 p.m. — Final: Booker wins 65-62 to sweep Harrell and advance to the championship. He'll face the winner of Deandre Ayton and Patrick Beverley.

Deandre Ayton vs. Patrick Beverley

7:04 p.m. — Ayton goes with the Nets, which threw off Beverley, who switched last-second from the Clippers to the Celtics.

7:11 p.m. — Beverley goes ahead on a layup with Kyrie Irving. He leads 13-11 with 2:00 left in the first quarter.

7:14 p.m. — It's all tied 18-18 at the end of the first quarter. Neither player able to get much of an edge early on.

7:26 p.m — Ayton takes a 33-31 lead at halftime on a basket by DeAndre Jordan.

7:37 p.m. — Ayton gets out to an early push with an 8-point lead but Beverley cuts it to 48-45 on a layup with 1:08 in the third quarter.

7:41 p.m. — Beverley takes a 54-51 lead heading into the fourth quarter. Big turnaround for the trash-talking veteran.

7:48 p.m. — Ayton is cooking with Durant, who's up to 23 points. Ayton leads 66-59 with 2:45 remaining.

7:56 p.m. —  Final: Ayton wins game one 75-69 and is one game away from advancing to the championship.

8:10 p.m. —  Beverley, facing elimination, goes with the Nuggets. Ayton, to everyone's surprise, chose to go with his Suns.

8:15 p.m. —  Ayton gets out to a fast start with a 13-5 lead, 2:41 left in the first quarter.

8:19 p.m. —  Ayton is rolling now after a trio of triples from Jevon Carter off the bench. He leads 21-12 at the end of the opening period.

8:27 p.m. —  Ayton still cruising as he forces Beverley into a timeout, 30-21 with 2:57 left in the half.

8:30 p.m. — Halftime: Ayton leads 35-29. Jevon Carter has 12 points, because of course he does, and nearly made another 3-pointer at the buzzer. But Beverley is still within striking distance.

8:40 p.m. — Ayton is starting to dominate with himself as he leads 51-38 with 1:52 to play in the third quarter.

8:43 p.m. —  After three quarters, Ayton leads 56-44 and is one quarter away from advancing to the championship.

8:53 p.m. —  Beverley cuts it to five, 66-61 with 1:20 remaining.

8:56 p.m. —  Final: Ayton wins 74-67 and advances to the final to face his teammate, Booker, in the final. What an impressive performance from the young man.

Championship

Devin Booker vs. Deandre Ayton

9:05 p.m. — Ayton goes with the Lakers in the opening game, forcing Booker to go with the Rockets.

9:12 p.m. —  A 6-0 spurt for Booker cuts Ayton's lead to 14-12 with 1:22 to go in the first quarter.

9:15 p.m. —  It's tied up at 14-14 at the end of one quarter. Things starting to slow down after an up-tempo beginning to game one.

9:26 p.m. —  Booker's been dominating most of the second quarter, but Ayton gets a buzzer-beater from Javale McGee to cut it to 33-29 at the half.

9:43 p.m. —  Booker continues to drain 3-pointers with his ninth of the game as he leads 50-40 with 1:40 in the third quarter.

9:45 p.m. —  After three quarters, Booker leads 52-47. He's one quarter away from pulling a big upset.

9:54 p.m. —  Booker pushes the lead to 10 on a triple from Eric Gordon, 70-60 with 1:20 to play.

9:57 p.m.  —  Final: Booker takes Game 1 72-62 and flips the advantage.

10:03 p.m. —  Ayton, facing elimination, goes with the Bucks in game two. Booker, with Lakers still in his back pocket, goes with the Nuggets.

10:10 p.m. —  Booker continuing to look strong early as he leads 14-10 with 1:14 left in the first quarter.

10:12 p.m. —  Booker leads 19-14 at the end of the first quarter. Not the start Ayton was looking for with the Bucks at home.

10:19 p.m. —  A nice surge from Ayton has him out in front 25-22 with 3:13 left in the first half.

10:24 p.m. —  Half: Booker has made eight 3-pointers and leads 41-35 at the break.

10:35 p.m. —  Booker is cruising early in the second half, he leads 53-40 with 3:27 left in the third quarter.

10:40 p.m. — After three quarters, Booker leads 55-45. He's one quarter away from completing the sweep.

10:53 p.m. — This one's all but over as Booker completes an old-fashioned 3-point play with Paul Millsap to go up 70-55 with 1:24 to play.

10:55 p.m. — Final: Booker wins 74-62 and sweeps the tournament, winning all but one game by double digits.

Live stream & how to watch 'NBA 2K' Players Tournament

ESPN, ESPN2 and the Watch ESPN app were the only ways to watch the "NBA 2K" Players Tournament live.

Here was the TV broadcast schedule Saturday's schedule for the semifinals. The tournament could be streamed live through the ESPN app. It was available on each of the NBA's social channels on Twitter (@NBA2K ,  @NBA), Twitch, YouTube and  Facebook after ESPN's live broadcast.

Matchup, round Winner, margin Clinching score
Montrezl Harrell vs. Devin Booker, semis Booker, 2-0 65-62
Deandre Ayton vs. Patrick Beverley, semis Ayton, 2-0 74-67
Devin Booker vs. Deandre Ayton, finals Booker, 2-0 74-62

A delayed broadcast of the matches will be reaired on Twitch and YouTube. A feed is included below.

'NBA 2K' tournament bracket early-round results

Round Matchup Winner Result
1 Kevin Durant vs. Derrick Jones Jr. Derrick Jones Jr. 78-62
1 Zach Lavine vs. Deandre Ayton Deandre Ayton 57-41
1 Trae Young vs. Harrison Barnes Trae Young 101-59
1 Hassan Whiteside vs. Patrick Beverley Patrick Beverley 84-54
1 Donovan Mitchell vs. Rui Hachimura Rui Hachimura 74-71
1 Devin Booker vs. Michael Porter Jr. Devin Booker 85-75
1 Andre Drummond vs. DeMarcus Cousins Andre Drummond 101-49
1 Montrezl Harrell vs. Domantas Sabonis Montrezl Harrell 73-51
2 Devin Booker vs. Rui Hachimura Devin Booker 71-55
2 Montrezl Harrell vs. Derrick Jones Jr.  Montrezl Harrell 71-66
2 Trae Young vs. Deandre Ayton Deandre Ayton 73-66
2 Andre Drummond vs. Patrick Beverley Patrick Beverley 69-62

Jacob Hancock