The four-team playoff field for the 2026 NBA Summer League in Las Vegas is set, with the semifinals on Saturday and the championship game on Sunday.
The Los Angeles Lakers finished group play unbeaten at 4-0 (a +17.5 point differential) to claim the No. 1 seed. They will meet the No. 4 Golden State Warriors (3-1, +6.3) in the late semifinal, tipping off at 7:30 p.m. Central.
The other semifinal pairs the No. 2 Memphis Grizzlies (3-1, +11.5) against the No. 3 Houston Rockets (3-1, +10.3), with a 5:30 p.m. Central tipoff. Houston secured its berth on the strength of the best differential among the teams tied at 3-1, closing the group stage with a 100-83 win over the Brooklyn Nets led by 23 points from rookie guard Bruce Thornton. Brooklyn's loss ends the Nets' run, while Thornton has been one of the standouts of Houston's summer.
