LaPhonso Darnell Ellis
Position: Forward ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-8 ▪ Weight: 240 lbs.
Born: May 5, 1970 in East St. Louis, Illinois
High School: Lincoln in East Saint Louis, Illinois
College: University of Notre Dame
Draft: Denver Nuggets, 1st round (5th pick, 5th overall), 1992 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: November 7, 1992
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| Totals | Shooting | Per Game | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Total | 45 | 28 | 1269 | 189 | 432 | 4 | 22 | 89 | 148 | 93 | 322 | 74 | 36 | 33 | 83 | 163 | 471 | .438 | .182 | .601 | 28.2 | 10.5 | 7.2 | 1.6 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Place | Home | 26 | 16 | 740 | 119 | 263 | 2 | 13 | 58 | 94 | 59 | 211 | 47 | 18 | 18 | 48 | 94 | 298 | .452 | .154 | .617 | 28.5 | 11.5 | 8.1 | 1.8 |
| Road | 19 | 12 | 529 | 70 | 169 | 2 | 9 | 31 | 54 | 34 | 111 | 27 | 18 | 15 | 35 | 69 | 173 | .414 | .222 | .574 | 27.8 | 9.1 | 5.8 | 1.4 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| All-Star | Pre | 15 | 0 | 345 | 58 | 139 | 2 | 6 | 30 | 52 | 26 | 82 | 18 | 12 | 9 | 32 | 61 | 148 | .417 | .333 | .577 | 23.0 | 9.9 | 5.5 | 1.2 |
| Post | 30 | 28 | 924 | 131 | 293 | 2 | 16 | 59 | 96 | 67 | 240 | 56 | 24 | 24 | 51 | 102 | 323 | .447 | .125 | .615 | 30.8 | 10.8 | 8.0 | 1.9 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Result | Win | 20 | 12 | 535 | 85 | 188 | 1 | 11 | 39 | 63 | 41 | 162 | 39 | 20 | 21 | 38 | 73 | 210 | .452 | .091 | .619 | 26.8 | 10.5 | 8.1 | 2.0 |
| Loss | 25 | 16 | 734 | 104 | 244 | 3 | 11 | 50 | 85 | 52 | 160 | 35 | 16 | 12 | 45 | 90 | 261 | .426 | .273 | .588 | 29.4 | 10.4 | 6.4 | 1.4 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Month | January | 12 | 0 | 278 | 48 | 113 | 2 | 6 | 26 | 46 | 24 | 70 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 24 | 49 | 124 | .425 | .333 | .565 | 23.2 | 10.3 | 5.8 | 1.4 |
| February | 6 | 1 | 152 | 24 | 56 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 19 | 5 | 36 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 22 | 61 | .429 | .000 | .684 | 25.3 | 10.2 | 6.0 | 1.8 | |
| March | 16 | 16 | 493 | 63 | 150 | 2 | 10 | 20 | 36 | 26 | 111 | 27 | 9 | 11 | 25 | 49 | 148 | .420 | .200 | .556 | 30.8 | 9.3 | 6.9 | 1.7 | |
| April | 11 | 11 | 346 | 54 | 113 | 0 | 4 | 30 | 47 | 38 | 105 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 22 | 43 | 138 | .478 | .000 | .638 | 31.5 | 12.5 | 9.5 | 1.7 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Day | Sunday | 8 | 6 | 224 | 35 | 68 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 26 | 17 | 54 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 31 | 86 | .515 | .500 | .577 | 28.0 | 10.8 | 6.8 | 1.5 |
| Monday | 3 | 3 | 104 | 15 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 39 | .469 | .643 | 34.7 | 13.0 | 5.7 | 2.7 | ||
| Tuesday | 8 | 4 | 210 | 30 | 89 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 20 | 54 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 13 | 24 | 71 | .337 | .000 | .579 | 26.3 | 8.9 | 6.8 | 1.5 | |
| Wednesday | 4 | 1 | 104 | 17 | 40 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 49 | .425 | 1.000 | .875 | 26.0 | 12.3 | 6.0 | 0.8 | |
| Thursday | 9 | 7 | 261 | 34 | 81 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 24 | 14 | 62 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 35 | 83 | .420 | .125 | .583 | 29.0 | 9.2 | 6.9 | 1.4 | |
| Friday | 5 | 4 | 148 | 23 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 22 | 13 | 36 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 59 | .548 | .591 | 29.6 | 11.8 | 7.2 | 1.8 | ||
| Saturday | 8 | 3 | 218 | 35 | 80 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 27 | 18 | 75 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 31 | 84 | .438 | .200 | .481 | 27.3 | 10.5 | 9.4 | 2.1 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Role | Starter | 28 | 28 | 870 | 122 | 272 | 2 | 14 | 52 | 85 | 65 | 224 | 50 | 19 | 24 | 49 | 95 | 298 | .449 | .143 | .612 | 31.1 | 10.6 | 8.0 | 1.8 |
| Reserve | 17 | 0 | 399 | 67 | 160 | 2 | 8 | 37 | 63 | 28 | 98 | 24 | 17 | 9 | 34 | 68 | 173 | .419 | .250 | .587 | 23.5 | 10.2 | 5.8 | 1.4 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Minutes | 40+ | 1 | 1 | 40 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | .357 | .000 | .500 | 40.0 | 12.0 | 7.0 | 1.0 |
| 30-39 | 16 | 16 | 551 | 81 | 168 | 2 | 6 | 35 | 55 | 45 | 148 | 36 | 10 | 11 | 22 | 56 | 199 | .482 | .333 | .636 | 34.4 | 12.4 | 9.3 | 2.3 | |
| 20-29 | 27 | 10 | 659 | 101 | 245 | 2 | 14 | 51 | 85 | 46 | 163 | 37 | 24 | 20 | 58 | 98 | 255 | .412 | .143 | .600 | 24.4 | 9.4 | 6.0 | 1.4 | |
| 10-19 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | .400 | .250 | 19.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Rest | 0 Days | 11 | 7 | 309 | 49 | 101 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 40 | 21 | 72 | 17 | 9 | 13 | 19 | 40 | 123 | .485 | .400 | .575 | 28.1 | 11.2 | 6.5 | 1.5 |
| 1 Day | 20 | 16 | 604 | 88 | 199 | 2 | 8 | 37 | 55 | 48 | 161 | 39 | 9 | 12 | 29 | 71 | 215 | .442 | .250 | .673 | 30.2 | 10.8 | 8.1 | 2.0 | |
| 2 Days | 11 | 5 | 284 | 42 | 107 | 0 | 8 | 16 | 36 | 19 | 67 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 30 | 38 | 100 | .393 | .000 | .444 | 25.8 | 9.1 | 6.1 | 1.3 | |
| 3+ Days | 2 | 0 | 49 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 25 | .467 | .000 | .846 | 24.5 | 12.5 | 7.5 | 2.0 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Conference | Eastern | 16 | 10 | 444 | 62 | 142 | 1 | 7 | 23 | 41 | 27 | 94 | 22 | 15 | 10 | 28 | 51 | 148 | .437 | .143 | .561 | 27.8 | 9.3 | 5.9 | 1.4 |
| Western | 29 | 18 | 825 | 127 | 290 | 3 | 15 | 66 | 107 | 66 | 228 | 52 | 21 | 23 | 55 | 112 | 323 | .438 | .200 | .617 | 28.4 | 11.1 | 7.9 | 1.8 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Division | Atlantic | 7 | 5 | 199 | 27 | 66 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 24 | 15 | 47 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 13 | 24 | 66 | .409 | .000 | .500 | 28.4 | 9.4 | 6.7 | 0.9 |
| Central | 9 | 5 | 245 | 35 | 76 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 12 | 47 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 27 | 82 | .461 | .333 | .647 | 27.2 | 9.1 | 5.2 | 1.8 | |
| Midwest | 15 | 11 | 425 | 71 | 156 | 2 | 6 | 32 | 50 | 38 | 120 | 30 | 15 | 10 | 28 | 50 | 176 | .455 | .333 | .640 | 28.3 | 11.7 | 8.0 | 2.0 | |
| Pacific | 14 | 7 | 400 | 56 | 134 | 1 | 9 | 34 | 57 | 28 | 108 | 22 | 6 | 13 | 27 | 62 | 147 | .418 | .111 | .596 | 28.6 | 10.5 | 7.7 | 1.6 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Opponent | Boston | 1 | 1 | 27 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 13 | .714 | .500 | 27.0 | 13.0 | 5.0 | 2.0 | |
| Charlotte | 1 | 1 | 28 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | .300 | .000 | 1.000 | 28.0 | 7.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | |
| Chicago | 2 | 1 | 54 | 12 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 27 | .632 | .750 | 27.0 | 13.5 | 4.5 | 2.5 | ||
| Cleveland | 1 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | .600 | .667 | 21.0 | 10.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Dallas | 2 | 2 | 58 | 9 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 20 | .429 | .000 | 1.000 | 29.0 | 10.0 | 7.5 | 2.0 | |
| Detroit | 1 | 1 | 36 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | .375 | 1.000 | 36.0 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Golden State | 2 | 2 | 74 | 7 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 26 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 19 | .350 | .000 | .833 | 37.0 | 9.5 | 13.0 | 3.5 | |
| Houston | 3 | 2 | 90 | 21 | 37 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 49 | .568 | 1.000 | .750 | 30.0 | 16.3 | 8.3 | 3.3 | |
| LA Clippers | 1 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | .500 | .000 | .500 | 22.0 | 7.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | |
| LA Lakers | 3 | 1 | 81 | 13 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 31 | .361 | .625 | 27.0 | 10.3 | 6.7 | 2.0 | ||
| Miami | 1 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | .300 | .500 | 23.0 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Milwaukee | 2 | 1 | 52 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 14 | .375 | .000 | .500 | 26.0 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 1.5 | |
| Minnesota | 3 | 2 | 70 | 10 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 23 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 25 | .400 | .000 | .455 | 23.3 | 8.3 | 7.7 | 1.3 | |
| New Jersey | 2 | 2 | 64 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 12 | .278 | .000 | .500 | 32.0 | 6.0 | 4.5 | 0.5 | |
| Orlando | 1 | 1 | 22 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | .364 | .000 | 1.000 | 22.0 | 9.0 | 7.0 | 1.0 | |
| Phoenix | 1 | 1 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | .500 | .000 | .500 | 24.0 | 6.0 | 11.0 | 0.0 | |
| Portland | 3 | 1 | 90 | 16 | 38 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 36 | .421 | .500 | .429 | 30.0 | 12.0 | 5.3 | 1.7 | |
| Sacramento | 2 | 1 | 59 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 21 | .500 | .000 | .412 | 29.5 | 10.5 | 7.5 | 0.5 | |
| San Antonio | 2 | 2 | 74 | 11 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 29 | .458 | .700 | 37.0 | 14.5 | 5.5 | 2.5 | ||
| Seattle | 2 | 1 | 50 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 27 | .500 | .000 | .846 | 25.0 | 13.5 | 9.0 | 1.0 | |
| Toronto | 2 | 1 | 54 | 8 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 17 | .444 | .500 | 27.0 | 8.5 | 7.0 | 2.5 | ||
| Utah | 1 | 0 | 25 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | .500 | .000 | .714 | 25.0 | 15.0 | 9.0 | 4.0 | |
| Vancouver | 4 | 3 | 108 | 15 | 39 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 37 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 38 | .385 | 1.000 | .583 | 27.0 | 9.5 | 9.3 | 0.8 | |
| Washington | 2 | 1 | 63 | 10 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 24 | .500 | .000 | .444 | 31.5 | 12.0 | 9.5 | 1.0 | |