12:00 pm - Pistons @ Grizzlies
The Pistons not only showed signs of life in Week 7, but actually had their matchup with the Heat all but won, before a pair of turnovers in the final 14 seconds of the game cost them dearly, as they fell 70-67. The Pistons' record now stands at 1-6, and they will take on a Grizzlies team that had an emotional double header split in Week 7. The Grizzlies were upset by the Bucks 74-65, struggling to score the ball in the second half, before bouncing back in a big way in their second game of the day, as they knocked off the Spurs by a score of 73-72. The Grizzlies enter this contest with a record of 5-3, and have their sights set on finishing in the league's top four, which would give them a bye into the quarterfinals. A win on Sunday would guarantee them a winning record, in what has been an impressive first season for head coach Walter Hudson. The biggest key to the Grizzlies has been Chris White and Chad White. Chris is averaging 21.7 ppg and 6.2 rpg, while Chad is averaging 18.3 ppg, 8.4 rpg, and 3.9 apg. Rich Kirk has been another key piece, who interestingly enough averages 3.67 ppg in the team's three losses, and 11.6 ppg in wins. For the Pistons to pull off a major upset, they will need big man Kaphri Alston to match up with Chris White, and the league's second leading scorer, in Mark Conner, to match up with Chad White. Alston has played in just three of the team's seven games, but the team has been noticeably better with Alston on the court. He is averaging 13.3 ppg and 8.7 rpg. The Pistons have been led offensively by Mark Conner, who had another solid game against the Heat on Sunday, scoring 25 points and grabbing five rebounds. Conner's 27.6 ppg are second to just Antonio Marshall of the Rockets, who stands at 28.8 ppg. Although the Grizzlies are favorites in this game, look for the Pistons to potentially challenge them if they have Conner, Alston, and Kevin Howard in the building as they may be one of the few teams that can match up with the size of the Grizzlies.

1:00 pm - Bucks @ Celtics
While the 12 pm game sees the battle of the blue teams, the 1 pm game will feature the battle of the green teams, which is ironically, the only color that Billy Baptist knows in the K1 League. Despite his current team taking on his former team, Baptist will likely not be in the lineup on Sunday, as the Celtics look to pick up their first win of the 2022 Fall K1 Season. The Celtics enter the game with a record of 0-7, but have actually played better than their record sounds. Despite losing the Pistons by 17 points - their second worst loss of the season - they actually have a better point differential than the Pistons do, and have played a handful of competitive games in recent weeks. The Celtics were up on the Suns at halftime in Week 7, before being edged up out by seven points. If the Celtics can continue to get buy-in from their entire roster, a win may be just around the corner for them, as they take on the Bucks, Heat, and Warriors, in the next three weeks. The Bucks will have to find Antonio Phillips at all times while he is on the court, as he is averaging a double-double, and is the only guard that can make that claim. Phillips had 26 points and 10 rebounds in the loss to the Suns, and is now averaging 16.9 ppg, and 10.3 rpg. In addition to limiting the looks that Phillips gets, the Bucks will look to use their interior size advantage, as Aleks Malinic (12.3 ppg and 7.0 rpg) and CC Malone (8.3 ppg and 6.7 rpg) figure to have ample looks near the basket. Caleb Johnson is averaging 13.0 ppg, while the Bucks will also welcome Christian Straw back into the lineup, who hasn't played since the team's Week 2 win over the Bulls. Look for the Celtics to really push the Bucks in this one, as both teams will want a win badly. The Celtics try to pick up their first, while the Bucks look to build a bit of a win streak, as they are one of many teams that is part of the log-jammed standings.

2:00 pm - Nets @ Bulls
While the Bulls finally picked up the signature win that they had been lacking for nearly a calendar year, as they stunned the Warriors in OT by a score of 67-63, the Nets may have picked up the biggest win of the entire 2022 Fall K1 Season, just an hour later. Both these teams will be riding high into this one, as they hope to reproduce some of their magic from the previous week. The Bulls entered their matchup against the Warriors with a record of 2-4, and were in danger of falling to tenth place in the standings, before ending the game on an 11-0 run. Meanwhile the Nets trailed the undefeated Lakers by one just game entering their heavyweight bout, and were able to move into first place with their smothering defensive performance, leading to a 65-52 win. Despite a challenging four-game stretch to close out the season, with the Bulls, Bucks, Grizzlies, and Spurs on the docket, the Nets now have their eyes set on not only a first-round bye, but also hanging onto the number one overall seed. They will need to play well on Sunday in order to stay in first, as the Bulls possess one of the league's best offensive attacks, led by reigning player of the week, Benito Munoz, who had 27 points and four assists against the Warriors on Sunday. Munoz is averaging 22.8 ppg, which ranks fourth among all players. Another huge boost for the Bulls has been Nick Crowe, who is averaging 12.7 ppg and 7.6 rpg. He has helped boost an offensive attack, that still has Bobby Crivokapich (13.7 ppg and 5.2 rpg) and Seth Johnson (10.7 ppg and 8.5 rpg). The one clear advantage the Bulls will have against the Nets is their size, as the Nets don't have a true center on their team. It hasn't stopped them before though, as Coach Jerry Wills has never lost to the Bulls before in five previous matchups. Martavias Laster was the best player on the court against the Lakers in Week 7, scoring 22 points, grabbing five rebounds, and notching five steals. Laster was also the best player in the building a season ago in the Nets' matchup against the Bulls, as he went for 35 points. The Bulls will have to find an answer for Laster, and will have to use their size advantage, if they want to pull off a major upset. Look for Sammie Hines (15.0 ppg and 5.7 rpg) and Mook Lawrence (10.4 ppg and 6.9 rpg) of the Nets to continue to provide huge support to Laster on both ends of the court.

3:00 pm - Spurs @ Suns
We finally get a rematch of last season's championship game between the Spurs and the Suns, in the Week 8 game of the week. What most people did not expect though, was that these two teams would have a combined six losses entering this game, and the losing team would fall to 4-4. The Spurs ran the table last year, with a perfect record of 14-0. The Suns were the league's next beast team, as they won eight straight games at the end of their season, along their way to the championship game. Things have looked fairly similar for the Suns this season, as they got off to a bit of a slow start. They do look poised to get hot down the stretch again though, as they have been scoring the ball well when their full team is present. For the Spurs however, few things have felt the same for them. In the absence of Ray Lawrence, the team has struggled mightily at the point guard position, turning the ball over in uncharacteristically high quantities. Scoring has also been fairly inconsistent, as Chris Green (16.5 ppg) has already missed three of the team's seven contests, and is expected to miss this game as well. Ben Green (12.8 ppg) has stepped up nicely for the team off the bench, but has also missed three of the team's games. Octavious Davis is averaging 11.4 ppg, while Trey Johnson is averaging 7.1 ppg. The one mainstay has been Dennis Koger, who is in the running for player of the year, as he is averaging 23.5 ppg and 8.2 rpg. For the Suns, they still have the reigning player of the year, in Ryan Kvasnicka, who has not shown signs of slowing down. He is averaging 21.7 ppg and 9.7 rpg, to lead a Suns offense that is now number one in scoring at 78 points per game. Eight of their nine players are averaging double figures, including Vashawn Sims' 19.8 ppg, who has provided a huge spark for this Suns' offense. Jamir Hinds has fit in nicely, averaging 14.4 ppg, and Derrick Dale (12.5 ppg) and John Oliver (12.3 ppg) have also provided huge minutes on both ends of the court. The Suns are definitely the deeper team, assuming that they have a full roster on Sunday, but don't count out the defending champs, who still have several key pieces from their past three championship teams, as they begin a daunting four game stretch to close out the regular season.

4:00 pm - Lakers @ Heat
The Lakers are coming off a loss for the first time all season, as they were shut down by the Nets in a 65-52 loss on Sunday. LJ Harris was held to just seven points, and the team had more turnovers (11) than assists (8) for the first time all season. The Lakers are still in prime position though for a first-round bye, as they sit at 6-1, and have a two game lead in the standings on the third-place Grizzlies, plus the head-to-head tiebreaker. They will take on a Heat team that is 3-4, and is in need of a signature win, as they try to climb out of the bottom four slots in the standings. The Heat looked all but done in their Week 7 game against the Pistons, before a series of steals and layups gave them a 70-67 win over the Pistons. Terrell Hendrix leads the team in scoring at 20.9 ppg, while CJ Link is averaging 13.6 ppg. Lamarius Lillard averaged 11.3 ppg and 6.0 rpg in his three games with the team, but his status moving forward is uncertain. Jwaquese Springer averages 8.3 ppg, and Alonzo King 6.1 ppg. The Lakers meanwhile still have one of the best scoring offenses in the league at 75.3 ppg, but have seen a bit inconsistency outside of LJ Harris in recent weeks. Harris leads the way averaging 18.0 ppg, while Kawani Blackman (13.9 ppg) and Tone Brooks (12.3 ppg) have also been very good. The Lakers have only gotten two games out of Brian Hernandez, and Gerald Duckworth is only averaging 4.6 ppg in his five appearances. While the Lakers are a deeper, much more experienced team, the Heat do have the athletic ability to match up with them man-to-man, something few teams in the league can say. If the Heat can force turnovers and make some three-pointers, as they did against the Pistons, they will definitely have a chance in this one. The Heat defeated the Lakers 63-53 in the final game of the regular season this past spring. If LJ Harris can get going again though, and the Lakers run in transition like they are used to doing, look for them to get back in the win column and move closer to securing a top two seed for the playoff tournament.

5:00 pm - Warriors @ Rockets
The Warriors will defeat the Rockets via forfeit, as the Rockets won't have enough players to field a team for Week 8. The Warriors improve to 4-4, while the Rockets fall to 4-3, in a very tightly contested portion of the standings.