On April 17, Beijing time, the Sacramento Kings defeated the Golden State Warriors 118-94, the Warriors have been behind in this game, and the second quarter was narrowed to 4 points with the explosion of Kuminga and Moody, but in the second half, Kerr continued to score 26 points, and there were 2 and a half minutes left in the game to go directly into garbage time.
The Splash Brothers were very stretched, the two of them combined for 2 of 10 in the first half, Curry played 36 minutes, 8 of 16, scored 22 points, 2 assists and 6 turnovers, and Klay played 32 minutes, 6 of 10, 0 of 6 three-pointers, 0 points, 4 rebounds and 1 turnover.
After the game, the Kings coach specifically mentioned one person, Keane Ellis, and he said of the 24-year-old Ellis: You have all seen what he does on the court, threes, defense, steals, blocks, passing the ball, he always finds open teammates, his growth is the key to our success, and he became our new starting guard in the absence of Monk/Huerter.
In this game, Ellis played 39 minutes, 5-of-8, 3-of-4 three-pointers, scored 15 points, 5 assists, 4 rebounds, 3 steals and 3 blocks, shooting 62.5% from the field, 75% from three-point range, and +27 plus/minus.
In this game, he completely beat Curry, in addition to breaking Curry three times, he also faced Curry's whistle throwing head-on, and superstar Curry was beaten all over the ground by Ellis.
NBA reporter Kevin O'Connor praised Ellis for his excellent performance once again, trying his best to limit Curry, and he can do anything to make three-point shots, knowing that he was only an undrafted pick on a two-way contract.
Keane Ellis entered the NBA in 2022 and signed a two-way contract with the Kings after participating in the summer league, and played in the G League in the 22-23 season, averaging 30.4 minutes per game, scoring 16.8 points, 5.3 assists, 4 rebounds, 1.6 steals and 0.8 blocks, shooting 51.7% from the field and 44.4% from three-point range.
In the summer of 2023, he signed a second two-way contract with the Kings, and his hard-working appearance was recognized by Brown, and he squeezed into the team's rotation with a two-way contract, even playing a bigger role than Mitchell, and his opportunities followed, the Kings suffered a shoulder injury on March 20 and the season was reimbursed, and Monk was injured on March 30 and has been injured, and he directly became the starting No. 2.
He was regularized by the Kings on February 9 and signed a three-year rookie contract worth $5.1 million with the Kings, with a salary of only $683,000 this season, and $2.3 million in the 25-26 season is still not a guaranteed team option.
This season, Ellis is averaging 17.2 minutes per game, scoring 5.4 points, 2.2 rebounds, 1.5 assists, 0.9 steals and 0.5 blocks, shooting 46.1% from the field and 41.7% from three-point range, and he has played the Kings starter in 16 consecutive games.
Text/Yan Xiaobai