page_title: Monta Ellis
section_title: 2010–11 season
hierarchical_section_title: Monta Ellis / Professional career / Golden State Warriors (2005–2012) / 2010–11 season
caption_attribution_description: English: Monta Ellis, March 2011.
context_page_description: Monta Ellis is an American professional basketball player who played twelve seasons in the National Basketball Association. He attended Lanier High School in Jackson, Mississippi, where he was a McDonald's All-American and first-team Parade All-American. He entered the NBA directly out of high school, being drafted with the 40th overall pick by the Golden State Warriors in the 2005 NBA draft. In 2007, he was named the NBA Most Improved Player. During his time in Golden State, he was one of the best scorers in the league, averaging close to 25 points per game on two occasions. After six and a half seasons with the Warriors, he was traded to the Milwaukee Bucks in March 2012. A season and a half with the Bucks was followed by two seasons with the Dallas Mavericks and two seasons with the Indiana Pacers.
context_section_description: In the Warriors' season opener on October 27, 2010, Ellis matched his career high with 46 points in a 132–128 win over the Houston Rockets, setting the third-best total by a Warriors player in a season opener. Only Wilt Chamberlain, who had 48 points in 1961 and 56 points in 1962, had more. On November 19, he scored 40 points in a 125–119 loss to the New York Knicks. It was his sixth career 40-point game. On December 20, he scored 44 points in a 121–112 loss to the Rockets. On December 27, he was named Western Conference Player of the Week for games played Monday, December 20, through Sunday, December 26. On March 4, 2011, he scored 28 of his 41 points in the second half of the Warriors' 107–103 loss to the Boston Celtics. The 2010–11 season saw Ellis and Stephen Curry become one of the most lethal duos in the NBA. For the season, he ranked eighth in scoring (24.1 ppg), first in minutes (40.3 mpg) and third in steals (2.10 spg). Many around the league thought that Ellis was deserving of being an All-Star.
caption: Ellis with the Warriors in March 2011
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