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 | 55 | 49 | 2002 | 445 | 1014 | 95 | 259 | 218 | 282 | 107 | 386 | 131 | 44 | 41 | 117 | 181 | 1203 | .439 | .367 | .773 | 36.4 | 21.9 | 7.0 | 2.4 | |
| 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 |
| Place | Home | 29 | 27 | 1043 | 235 | 526 | 48 | 129 | 131 | 167 | 62 | 211 | 76 | 25 | 18 | 66 | 84 | 649 | .447 | .372 | .784 | 36.0 | 22.4 | 7.3 | 2.6 |
| Road | 26 | 22 | 959 | 210 | 488 | 47 | 130 | 87 | 115 | 45 | 175 | 55 | 19 | 23 | 51 | 97 | 554 | .430 | .362 | .757 | 36.9 | 21.3 | 6.7 | 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 |
| All-Star | Pre | 29 | 23 | 965 | 230 | 512 | 47 | 122 | 101 | 125 | 50 | 201 | 49 | 25 | 27 | 56 | 112 | 608 | .449 | .385 | .808 | 33.3 | 21.0 | 6.9 | 1.7 |
| Post | 26 | 26 | 1037 | 215 | 502 | 48 | 137 | 117 | 157 | 57 | 185 | 82 | 19 | 14 | 61 | 69 | 595 | .428 | .350 | .745 | 39.9 | 22.9 | 7.1 | 3.2 | |
| 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 | 13 | 13 | 487 | 127 | 258 | 35 | 78 | 44 | 53 | 28 | 99 | 30 | 10 | 9 | 25 | 36 | 333 | .492 | .449 | .830 | 37.5 | 25.6 | 7.6 | 2.3 |
| Loss | 42 | 36 | 1515 | 318 | 756 | 60 | 181 | 174 | 229 | 79 | 287 | 101 | 34 | 32 | 92 | 145 | 870 | .421 | .331 | .760 | 36.1 | 20.7 | 6.8 | 2.4 | |
| 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 | November | 3 | 3 | 61 | 11 | 34 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 7 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 33 | .324 | .000 | .688 | 20.3 | 11.0 | 5.3 | 0.7 |
| December | 8 | 2 | 259 | 52 | 123 | 9 | 21 | 28 | 34 | 10 | 53 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 35 | 141 | .423 | .429 | .824 | 32.4 | 17.6 | 6.6 | 0.9 | |
| January | 15 | 15 | 533 | 143 | 296 | 33 | 86 | 55 | 67 | 26 | 98 | 35 | 14 | 15 | 30 | 60 | 374 | .483 | .384 | .821 | 35.5 | 24.9 | 6.5 | 2.3 | |
| February | 13 | 13 | 499 | 107 | 244 | 19 | 55 | 56 | 70 | 26 | 102 | 35 | 12 | 5 | 28 | 40 | 289 | .439 | .345 | .800 | 38.4 | 22.2 | 7.8 | 2.7 | |
| March | 13 | 13 | 549 | 109 | 263 | 31 | 81 | 63 | 84 | 28 | 95 | 43 | 10 | 8 | 27 | 34 | 312 | .414 | .383 | .750 | 42.2 | 24.0 | 7.3 | 3.3 | |
| April | 3 | 3 | 101 | 23 | 54 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 54 | .426 | .250 | .455 | 33.7 | 18.0 | 7.3 | 3.0 | |
| 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 |
| Day | Sunday | 7 | 7 | 280 | 62 | 155 | 18 | 42 | 26 | 34 | 22 | 69 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 17 | 168 | .400 | .429 | .765 | 40.0 | 24.0 | 9.9 | 2.9 |
| Monday | 4 | 4 | 147 | 37 | 69 | 11 | 20 | 17 | 24 | 6 | 26 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 102 | .536 | .550 | .708 | 36.8 | 25.5 | 6.5 | 2.8 | |
| Tuesday | 10 | 9 | 333 | 83 | 179 | 13 | 43 | 28 | 36 | 10 | 46 | 28 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 26 | 207 | .464 | .302 | .778 | 33.3 | 20.7 | 4.6 | 2.8 | |
| Wednesday | 7 | 6 | 271 | 51 | 129 | 11 | 31 | 30 | 41 | 15 | 55 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 25 | 143 | .395 | .355 | .732 | 38.7 | 20.4 | 7.9 | 2.6 | |
| Thursday | 7 | 6 | 254 | 51 | 118 | 10 | 32 | 31 | 35 | 11 | 51 | 15 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 143 | .432 | .313 | .886 | 36.3 | 20.4 | 7.3 | 2.1 | |
| Friday | 10 | 9 | 335 | 77 | 183 | 16 | 44 | 36 | 50 | 22 | 69 | 21 | 11 | 11 | 24 | 36 | 206 | .421 | .364 | .720 | 33.5 | 20.6 | 6.9 | 2.1 | |
| Saturday | 10 | 8 | 382 | 84 | 181 | 16 | 47 | 50 | 62 | 21 | 70 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 26 | 43 | 234 | .464 | .340 | .806 | 38.2 | 23.4 | 7.0 | 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 |
| Role | Starter | 49 | 49 | 1813 | 406 | 921 | 90 | 244 | 200 | 259 | 99 | 345 | 125 | 42 | 34 | 107 | 155 | 1102 | .441 | .369 | .772 | 37.0 | 22.5 | 7.0 | 2.6 |
| Reserve | 6 | 0 | 189 | 39 | 93 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 23 | 8 | 41 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 26 | 101 | .419 | .333 | .783 | 31.5 | 16.8 | 6.8 | 1.0 | |
| 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 |
| Minutes | 40+ | 17 | 17 | 747 | 170 | 384 | 36 | 99 | 73 | 97 | 36 | 133 | 53 | 17 | 9 | 41 | 55 | 449 | .443 | .364 | .753 | 43.9 | 26.4 | 7.8 | 3.1 |
| 30-39 | 31 | 27 | 1105 | 244 | 550 | 57 | 146 | 135 | 173 | 55 | 218 | 71 | 25 | 31 | 60 | 106 | 680 | .444 | .390 | .780 | 35.6 | 21.9 | 7.0 | 2.3 | |
| 20-29 | 5 | 3 | 134 | 25 | 69 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 30 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 19 | 62 | .362 | .167 | .833 | 26.8 | 12.4 | 6.0 | 1.2 | |
| 10-19 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 12 | .600 | .000 | 14.0 | 12.0 | 5.0 | 1.0 | ||
| 0-9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 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 | 12 | 10 | 462 | 102 | 242 | 21 | 63 | 49 | 66 | 32 | 109 | 33 | 8 | 4 | 24 | 51 | 274 | .421 | .333 | .742 | 38.5 | 22.8 | 9.1 | 2.8 |
| 1 Day | 28 | 27 | 999 | 222 | 498 | 49 | 132 | 113 | 138 | 52 | 173 | 63 | 21 | 18 | 59 | 80 | 606 | .446 | .371 | .819 | 35.7 | 21.6 | 6.2 | 2.3 | |
| 2 Days | 8 | 7 | 324 | 69 | 164 | 17 | 40 | 29 | 37 | 11 | 65 | 19 | 8 | 10 | 17 | 25 | 184 | .421 | .425 | .784 | 40.5 | 23.0 | 8.1 | 2.4 | |
| 3+ Days | 6 | 4 | 184 | 47 | 94 | 8 | 22 | 16 | 25 | 9 | 30 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 118 | .500 | .364 | .640 | 30.7 | 19.7 | 5.0 | 2.5 | |
| 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 | 23 | 18 | 858 | 193 | 432 | 40 | 103 | 88 | 106 | 39 | 181 | 58 | 17 | 13 | 46 | 80 | 514 | .447 | .388 | .830 | 37.3 | 22.3 | 7.9 | 2.5 |
| Western | 32 | 31 | 1144 | 252 | 582 | 55 | 156 | 130 | 176 | 68 | 205 | 73 | 27 | 28 | 71 | 101 | 689 | .433 | .353 | .739 | 35.8 | 21.5 | 6.4 | 2.3 | |
| 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 | 11 | 8 | 394 | 98 | 195 | 26 | 51 | 45 | 52 | 17 | 85 | 31 | 7 | 4 | 20 | 38 | 267 | .503 | .510 | .865 | 35.8 | 24.3 | 7.7 | 2.8 |
| Central | 12 | 10 | 464 | 95 | 237 | 14 | 52 | 43 | 54 | 22 | 96 | 27 | 10 | 9 | 26 | 42 | 247 | .401 | .269 | .796 | 38.7 | 20.6 | 8.0 | 2.3 | |
| Midwest | 18 | 17 | 690 | 147 | 342 | 27 | 85 | 83 | 110 | 38 | 118 | 39 | 16 | 18 | 44 | 62 | 404 | .430 | .318 | .755 | 38.3 | 22.4 | 6.6 | 2.2 | |
| Pacific | 14 | 14 | 454 | 105 | 240 | 28 | 71 | 47 | 66 | 30 | 87 | 34 | 11 | 10 | 27 | 39 | 285 | .438 | .394 | .712 | 32.4 | 20.4 | 6.2 | 2.4 | |
| 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 |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 2 | 1 | 74 | 15 | 41 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 34 | .366 | .333 | .667 | 37.0 | 17.0 | 11.0 | 1.5 |
| Boston | 1 | 1 | 32 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 19 | .538 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 32.0 | 19.0 | 7.0 | 1.0 | |
| Charlotte | 2 | 1 | 75 | 14 | 32 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 35 | .438 | .333 | .714 | 37.5 | 17.5 | 8.0 | 2.0 | |
| Chicago | 1 | 1 | 32 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | .273 | .000 | .875 | 32.0 | 13.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | |
| Cleveland | 1 | 1 | 41 | 12 | 24 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 27 | .500 | .250 | 1.000 | 41.0 | 27.0 | 5.0 | 1.0 | |
| Dallas | 3 | 3 | 105 | 22 | 50 | 1 | 8 | 22 | 31 | 7 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 67 | .440 | .125 | .710 | 35.0 | 22.3 | 7.3 | 3.0 | |
| Detroit | 1 | 1 | 42 | 10 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 28 | .455 | .500 | 1.000 | 42.0 | 28.0 | 8.0 | 3.0 | |
| Houston | 3 | 3 | 128 | 27 | 56 | 5 | 18 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 27 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 72 | .482 | .278 | .929 | 42.7 | 24.0 | 9.0 | 3.0 | |
| Indiana | 2 | 2 | 66 | 11 | 36 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 32 | .306 | .200 | .800 | 33.0 | 16.0 | 8.5 | 0.5 | |
| LA Clippers | 3 | 3 | 76 | 20 | 43 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 52 | .465 | .214 | .900 | 25.3 | 17.3 | 5.7 | 2.3 | |
| LA Lakers | 3 | 3 | 117 | 19 | 58 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 28 | 10 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 56 | .328 | .333 | .464 | 39.0 | 18.7 | 7.0 | 3.3 | |
| Miami | 1 | 1 | 43 | 11 | 24 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 29 | .458 | .667 | 1.000 | 43.0 | 29.0 | 9.0 | 2.0 | |
| Milwaukee | 2 | 2 | 89 | 17 | 46 | 4 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 46 | .370 | .286 | .667 | 44.5 | 23.0 | 9.0 | 2.5 | |
| Minnesota | 3 | 3 | 122 | 23 | 58 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 4 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 65 | .397 | .250 | .833 | 40.7 | 21.7 | 5.7 | 1.0 | |
| New Jersey | 1 | 1 | 38 | 14 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 36 | .778 | .714 | 1.000 | 38.0 | 36.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | |
| New York | 2 | 1 | 77 | 18 | 40 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 52 | .450 | .333 | .875 | 38.5 | 26.0 | 7.0 | 3.0 | |
| Orlando | 2 | 2 | 76 | 16 | 35 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 43 | .457 | .200 | .818 | 38.0 | 21.5 | 7.5 | 5.0 | |
| Philadelphia | 2 | 1 | 64 | 18 | 33 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 49 | .545 | .462 | .700 | 32.0 | 24.5 | 8.5 | 3.0 | |
| Phoenix | 2 | 2 | 50 | 20 | 37 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 45 | .541 | .364 | 1.000 | 25.0 | 22.5 | 5.5 | 1.5 | |
| Sacramento | 3 | 3 | 111 | 31 | 63 | 11 | 18 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 79 | .492 | .611 | .667 | 37.0 | 26.3 | 5.3 | 2.0 | |
| San Antonio | 3 | 3 | 104 | 30 | 55 | 10 | 16 | 11 | 16 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 81 | .545 | .625 | .688 | 34.7 | 27.0 | 4.7 | 1.0 | |
| Seattle | 3 | 3 | 100 | 15 | 39 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 5 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 53 | .385 | .385 | 1.000 | 33.3 | 17.7 | 7.3 | 2.7 | |
| Toronto | 1 | 1 | 45 | 13 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 32 | .520 | .000 | .857 | 45.0 | 32.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | |
| Utah | 3 | 2 | 115 | 21 | 63 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 7 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 59 | .333 | .308 | .684 | 38.3 | 19.7 | 5.3 | 1.7 | |
| Vancouver | 3 | 3 | 116 | 24 | 60 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 60 | .400 | .214 | .750 | 38.7 | 20.0 | 7.3 | 3.3 | |
| Washington | 2 | 1 | 64 | 14 | 32 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 39 | .438 | .714 | 1.000 | 32.0 | 19.5 | 9.5 | 1.5 | |