Warriors lose game, and then possibly Ellis

Warriors players thought the team had reached the low point of the season two weeks ago.

A quick survey after Monday's loss to Dallas would reveal the nightmare has gotten worse than they ever could have dreamed.

The Warriors lost the lead and their best player in less than three minutes in the fourth quarter of a 127-117 loss to Dallas in front of 17,015 at Oracle Arena.

Dallas took its first lead of the game (108-106) on a three-point play by Dirk Nowitzki with 6:40 remaining, and two minutes and 52 seconds later, Monta Ellis was writhing on the floor.

"I ran as fast as Usain Bolt to foul Jason Terry and stop the game, because I was really worried about my little general," center Ronny Turiaf said. "It's a freak accident with our best player going down, and that is the story of the season."