Graham Ike is one win away from another Las Vegas title.
The undrafted forward helped the Golden State Warriors hold off the Los Angeles Lakers 92-88 on Saturday in the NBA Summer League semifinals at Thomas & Mack Center, putting himself in position to add to the championship he won there in March with Gonzaga at the West Coast Conference Tournament.
Ike turned in the kind of all-around line that has become his calling card. He matched LJ Cryer for the Warriors’ scoring lead with 16 points and grabbed 11 rebounds in 26 minutes. He shot 6 of 10 from the field, went 2 of 2 at the line and finished plus-10.
Former Gonzaga teammate Anton Watson had a rough night for the Lakers. He scored two points in 22 minutes, going 1 of 9 from the field and 0 of 5 from 3-point range. Watson also had two assists and one rebound.
The other semifinal belonged to Cedric Coward, who powered the Memphis Grizzlies past the Houston Rockets 101-90 with 28 points. The former Washington State and Eastern Washington wing has now played in every game for Memphis at Vegas Summer League, and on Saturday he added six rebounds and five assists while shooting 9 of 19 overall, 4 of 10 from deep and 4 of 5 from the free-throw line.
Former WSU center Oscar Cluff, who spent one season in Pullman before stops at South Dakota State and Purdue, finished with two points and five rebounds for Houston.
That sets up a Warriors-Grizzlies championship game at 6 p.m. Sunday at Thomas & Mack Center. The game will be televised on ESPN.
Other locals had quieter nights.
Former Gonzaga wing Jalen Warley missed all four of his shots and was held scoreless in Indiana’s 91-73 win over the New Orleans Pelicans.
Former Gonzaga teammate Tyon Grant-Foster also came up empty, going scoreless in five minutes off the bench for the San Antonio Spurs. He finished 0 for 2 from the field.
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