Ellis scores 45 as Warriors beat Pacers
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP)—Monta Ellis(notes) scored a career-high 45 points, AnthonyMorrow(notes) added 18 and the injury-riddled Golden State Warriors beat the IndianaPacers 126-107 on Monday night.
Ellis went 15 of 27 from the floor, made 14 of 16 free throws and added fiverebounds in topping his previous best of 42 points while leading Golden State(6-10) back from a 15-point deficit in the first half to win for just the thirdtime in eight games.
Mike Dunleavy, who played his first four-plus seasons with the Warriors,came off the bench with 22 points while Danny Granger(notes) added 22 points and sevenrebounds for Indiana (6-9).
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Golden State played its fourth straight game without head coach Don Nelson,who has pneumonia. Nelson is expected back Thursday against Houston.
The Warriors, who were coming off a 33-point loss to the Los Angeles Lakerson Saturday, were also without starting center Andris Biedrins(notes) (back) whilebackup Ronny Turiaf(notes) was slowed by a sore knee. They also lost forward AnthonyRandolph(notes) to a foot injury in the second half.
It didn’t matter, not on a night when Ellis was virtually unstoppable.
The Golden State team captain had 18 points in the first quarter, five inthe second and 13 in the third—including a spinning 180-degree layup overGranger that turned into a three-point play. He then scored the first sevenpoints in the fourth quarter to give the Warriors a 92-83 lead.
Ellis repeatedly brought the crowd at Oracle Arena to its feet with hisperformance against the Pacers and left to a standing ovation after fouling outwith 6:03 left to play.
Indiana, which entered the game with the NBA’s fifth-best field goaldefense, had no answer.
The Pacers, who led 39-25 early in the second quarter, controlled the boardsbut committed 25 turnovers and scored only two baskets over the final 7:25minutes of the third quarter when Golden State took control.
Indiana, which beat the Warriors 108-94 on Nov. 11, has lost six of its lastseven overall.
Dunleavy, who was traded to the Pacers during the 2006-07 season, provided asilver lining for the Pacers. Playing in just his second game after undergoingsurgery on his right knee in March, the former Warrior struggled from 3-pointrange but moved around well and gave Indiana a much-needed burst off the bench.
Ellis scored the Warriors’ final 16 points in the first quarter but thePacers got a big lift off the bench from Dahntay Jones(notes), who had eight points andan assist while Granger added five points, five rebounds and a block to helpIndiana take a 33-25 lead.
Jones finished with 21 points and T.J. Ford(notes) added 17 for Indiana.
The Pacers extended their lead to 14 points early in the second quarter butGolden State chipped away and pulled to 42-41 on Morrow’s 3-pointer with 4:58left.
Dunleavy responded with his own 3-pointer and scored seven points down thestretch as the frustrated Warriors went cold, missing six of their final nineshots with three turnovers and trailed 57-51 at halftime.
NOTES: The Pacers were attempting for their first season sweep of theWarriors since 2005-06. … Granger averaged 38.0 points in his previous threegames against Golden State but went 7 of 17 from the floor in the loss.
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