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 | 58 | 8 | 1309 | 209 | 464 | 3 | 21 | 66 | 95 | 98 | 290 | 59 | 32 | 25 | 52 | 133 | 487 | .450 | .143 | .695 | 22.6 | 8.4 | 5.0 | 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 |
| Place | Home | 28 | 3 | 616 | 103 | 231 | 2 | 11 | 40 | 61 | 50 | 146 | 30 | 15 | 6 | 25 | 60 | 248 | .446 | .182 | .656 | 22.0 | 8.9 | 5.2 | 1.1 |
| Road | 30 | 5 | 693 | 106 | 233 | 1 | 10 | 26 | 34 | 48 | 144 | 29 | 17 | 19 | 27 | 73 | 239 | .455 | .100 | .765 | 23.1 | 8.0 | 4.8 | 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 |
| All-Star | Pre | 23 | 0 | 469 | 78 | 172 | 1 | 8 | 34 | 43 | 43 | 109 | 23 | 9 | 10 | 21 | 60 | 191 | .453 | .125 | .791 | 20.4 | 8.3 | 4.7 | 1.0 |
| Post | 35 | 8 | 840 | 131 | 292 | 2 | 13 | 32 | 52 | 55 | 181 | 36 | 23 | 15 | 31 | 73 | 296 | .449 | .154 | .615 | 24.0 | 8.5 | 5.2 | 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 |
| Result | Win | 18 | 2 | 376 | 69 | 137 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 30 | 77 | 22 | 11 | 8 | 14 | 37 | 158 | .504 | .167 | .760 | 20.9 | 8.8 | 4.3 | 1.2 |
| Loss | 40 | 6 | 933 | 140 | 327 | 2 | 15 | 47 | 70 | 68 | 213 | 37 | 21 | 17 | 38 | 96 | 329 | .428 | .133 | .671 | 23.3 | 8.2 | 5.3 | 0.9 | |
| 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 |
| Month | December | 5 | 0 | 98 | 24 | 53 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 58 | .453 | .000 | .909 | 19.6 | 11.6 | 4.4 | 0.4 |
| January | 13 | 0 | 267 | 36 | 86 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 22 | 25 | 64 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 35 | 88 | .419 | .333 | .682 | 20.5 | 6.8 | 4.9 | 1.2 | |
| February | 12 | 0 | 244 | 41 | 74 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 21 | 58 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 29 | 93 | .554 | .000 | .786 | 20.3 | 7.8 | 4.8 | 0.9 | |
| March | 17 | 0 | 351 | 59 | 133 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 31 | 25 | 80 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 30 | 137 | .444 | .000 | .613 | 20.6 | 8.1 | 4.7 | 1.0 | |
| April | 11 | 8 | 349 | 49 | 118 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 66 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 28 | 111 | .415 | .250 | .647 | 31.7 | 10.1 | 6.0 | 1.2 | |
| 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 |
| Day | Sunday | 2 | 1 | 59 | 7 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 | .350 | .455 | 29.5 | 9.5 | 8.0 | 0.0 | |
| Monday | 6 | 1 | 138 | 24 | 40 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 53 | .600 | 1.000 | .800 | 23.0 | 8.8 | 5.2 | 0.3 | |
| Tuesday | 10 | 1 | 232 | 48 | 92 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 49 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 24 | 101 | .522 | .000 | 1.000 | 23.2 | 10.1 | 4.9 | 1.5 | |
| Wednesday | 13 | 3 | 278 | 43 | 103 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 20 | 17 | 69 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 38 | 102 | .417 | .000 | .800 | 21.4 | 7.8 | 5.3 | 1.1 | |
| Thursday | 4 | 0 | 75 | 16 | 38 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 40 | .421 | .000 | .889 | 18.8 | 10.0 | 3.8 | 0.3 | |
| Friday | 12 | 1 | 275 | 38 | 95 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 24 | 24 | 56 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 28 | 93 | .400 | .400 | .625 | 22.9 | 7.8 | 4.7 | 1.3 | |
| Saturday | 11 | 1 | 252 | 33 | 76 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 21 | 18 | 54 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 25 | 79 | .434 | .000 | .619 | 22.9 | 7.2 | 4.9 | 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 |
| Role | Starter | 8 | 8 | 260 | 37 | 84 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 49 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 85 | .440 | .333 | .692 | 32.5 | 10.6 | 6.1 | 1.1 |
| Reserve | 50 | 0 | 1049 | 172 | 380 | 1 | 15 | 57 | 82 | 88 | 241 | 50 | 28 | 19 | 45 | 114 | 402 | .453 | .067 | .695 | 21.0 | 8.0 | 4.8 | 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 | 30-39 | 9 | 7 | 296 | 46 | 101 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 53 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 107 | .455 | .286 | .765 | 32.9 | 11.9 | 5.9 | 1.2 |
| 20-29 | 32 | 1 | 750 | 119 | 270 | 1 | 12 | 32 | 52 | 64 | 191 | 35 | 22 | 13 | 27 | 74 | 271 | .441 | .083 | .615 | 23.4 | 8.5 | 6.0 | 1.1 | |
| 10-19 | 17 | 0 | 263 | 44 | 93 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 26 | 16 | 46 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 39 | 109 | .473 | .000 | .808 | 15.5 | 6.4 | 2.7 | 0.8 | |
| 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 |
| Rest | 0 Days | 18 | 3 | 403 | 57 | 140 | 0 | 7 | 28 | 38 | 32 | 102 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 17 | 50 | 142 | .407 | .000 | .737 | 22.4 | 7.9 | 5.7 | 1.2 |
| 1 Day | 26 | 5 | 601 | 96 | 211 | 2 | 9 | 27 | 44 | 45 | 127 | 20 | 13 | 12 | 22 | 45 | 221 | .455 | .222 | .614 | 23.1 | 8.5 | 4.9 | 0.8 | |
| 2 Days | 8 | 0 | 186 | 30 | 69 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 38 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 67 | .435 | .250 | .857 | 23.3 | 8.4 | 4.8 | 1.3 | |
| 3+ Days | 5 | 0 | 100 | 21 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 44 | .636 | 1.000 | 20.0 | 8.8 | 3.6 | 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 |
| Conference | Eastern | 40 | 8 | 900 | 150 | 322 | 3 | 15 | 50 | 70 | 65 | 194 | 39 | 21 | 17 | 38 | 102 | 353 | .466 | .200 | .714 | 22.5 | 8.8 | 4.9 | 1.0 |
| Western | 18 | 0 | 409 | 59 | 142 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 25 | 33 | 96 | 20 | 11 | 8 | 14 | 31 | 134 | .415 | .000 | .640 | 22.7 | 7.4 | 5.3 | 1.1 | |
| 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 |
| Division | Atlantic | 20 | 5 | 462 | 75 | 149 | 3 | 9 | 27 | 37 | 30 | 95 | 24 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 49 | 180 | .503 | .333 | .730 | 23.1 | 9.0 | 4.8 | 1.2 |
| Central | 20 | 3 | 438 | 75 | 173 | 0 | 6 | 23 | 33 | 35 | 99 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 53 | 173 | .434 | .000 | .697 | 21.9 | 8.7 | 5.0 | 0.8 | |
| Midwest | 10 | 0 | 238 | 38 | 87 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 56 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 83 | .437 | .000 | .636 | 23.8 | 8.3 | 5.6 | 1.3 | |
| Pacific | 8 | 0 | 171 | 21 | 55 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 40 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 51 | .382 | .000 | .643 | 21.4 | 6.4 | 5.0 | 0.9 | |
| 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 |
| Opponent | Boston | 3 | 1 | 73 | 13 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 33 | .464 | .500 | .600 | 24.3 | 11.0 | 5.3 | 0.3 |
| Charlotte | 3 | 1 | 79 | 11 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 24 | .393 | .000 | .500 | 26.3 | 8.0 | 4.7 | 1.3 | |
| Chicago | 3 | 0 | 64 | 11 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 24 | .440 | 1.000 | 21.3 | 8.0 | 3.3 | 1.0 | ||
| Cleveland | 3 | 1 | 64 | 15 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 37 | .500 | .000 | .700 | 21.3 | 12.3 | 3.7 | 0.3 | |
| Dallas | 2 | 0 | 46 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | .250 | .000 | .500 | 23.0 | 5.5 | 8.5 | 0.5 | |
| Denver | 1 | 0 | 27 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 16 | .438 | .000 | 1.000 | 27.0 | 16.0 | 8.0 | 4.0 | |
| Detroit | 2 | 0 | 44 | 8 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 21 | .381 | .000 | .833 | 22.0 | 10.5 | 6.5 | 0.5 | |
| Golden State | 1 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | .600 | .500 | 18.0 | 7.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Houston | 2 | 0 | 49 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | .286 | .000 | 1.000 | 24.5 | 4.5 | 6.0 | 1.5 | |
| Indiana | 3 | 1 | 62 | 9 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 21 | .360 | .000 | .600 | 20.7 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.0 | |
| LA Clippers | 1 | 0 | 24 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 10 | .556 | 24.0 | 10.0 | 5.0 | 1.0 | |||
| Miami | 2 | 0 | 37 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 14 | .500 | .500 | 18.5 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 1.5 | ||
| Milwaukee | 3 | 0 | 58 | 11 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 23 | .550 | 1.000 | 19.3 | 7.7 | 5.3 | 0.3 | ||
| Minnesota | 1 | 0 | 32 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 10 | .357 | .000 | 32.0 | 10.0 | 7.0 | 3.0 | ||
| New Jersey | 3 | 1 | 67 | 17 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 36 | .773 | .000 | 1.000 | 22.3 | 12.0 | 4.3 | 1.3 | |
| New York | 3 | 0 | 68 | 10 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 25 | .435 | .500 | 1.000 | 22.7 | 8.3 | 4.0 | 1.3 | |
| Orlando | 2 | 0 | 32 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 11 | .600 | .714 | 16.0 | 5.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | ||
| Philadelphia | 4 | 2 | 104 | 15 | 37 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 33 | .405 | .250 | 1.000 | 26.0 | 8.3 | 4.5 | 2.0 | |
| Phoenix | 2 | 0 | 41 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | .182 | .500 | 20.5 | 3.0 | 4.5 | 0.0 | ||
| Portland | 1 | 0 | 32 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17 | .500 | .833 | 32.0 | 17.0 | 7.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Sacramento | 1 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .500 | 21.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 1.0 | |||
| San Antonio | 2 | 0 | 36 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | .538 | 18.0 | 7.0 | 1.5 | 1.0 | |||
| Seattle | 2 | 0 | 35 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | .167 | .000 | .500 | 17.5 | 2.5 | 6.0 | 1.5 | |
| Toronto | 3 | 0 | 67 | 10 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 23 | .417 | .000 | .600 | 22.3 | 7.7 | 4.7 | 0.7 | |
| Utah | 1 | 0 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 1.000 | 24.0 | 10.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | |||
| Vancouver | 1 | 0 | 24 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .667 | .000 | .500 | 24.0 | 13.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | |
| Washington | 3 | 1 | 81 | 11 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 28 | .500 | .750 | 27.0 | 9.3 | 6.7 | 0.3 | ||