Since Klay Thompson’s absurd 60-point outing against the Indiana Pacers last Monday, Monta Ellis has recorded the same number of made field goals as turnovers (6). Over that same span of time, the starting lineup has been outscored by an increasingly hard-to-ignore 25.2 points per 100 possessions. Ellis has been the worst individual offender of that five-man unit, posting a net differential of minus-19.3.
Needless to say, it’s been rough.
However, given that he exited Saturday’s game with a groin injury, it’s possible that his long-standing propensity to play through pain while racking up the furthest distance traveled (51.