Ellis’ 33 is the best game of his career
Keon Ellis scored 33 points on 9 for 17 shooting in 33 minutes, but the Kings lost to the Hawks 109-108.
His Performance Score of +11.3 is the best of his 89 games, better than 98.0% of all player games since 2015-16. His 33 points are also the most points he has scored in a game, 7 more than his 26 at Oklahoma City on April 9, 2024.
He scored 12 of his 33 in the second quarter. He went 9 for 15 from 3. His 27 points from the field came on 17 shots, 8.4 more than the league scores from the same zones. De'Aaron Fox set up 4 of his 9 baskets.
His old best, +8.6, was 17 points on 6 for 8 shooting in 28 minutes, a 128-123 win over Oklahoma City on Dec. 14, 2023.