Warriors coach Don Nelson has again gone on record as saying that a back court tandem of Jamal Crawford and Monta Ellis will not work, comparing the combination as mixing like "oil and water", the San Francisco Chronicle is reporting.

"I don't think that the mix is good enough, it's just like with oil and water," Nelson said before Tuesday's game. "They're both really good players, but we need somebody that can guard a 2. Especially when you get into the good teams, the 2's are 6-foot-7, and Monta's not a very big guy."

Nelson sat Crawford against the Clippers to get Marco Belinelli some playing time - a process the coach said will be repeated against the Lakers in Los Angeles on Thursday.