Ellis hurt, Warriors fade in fourth quarter

<p>OAKLAND — Jason Terry scored a season-high 36 points, including the go-ahead 3-pointer, and the Dallas Mavericks rallied from a 14-point deficit to beat the Golden State Warriors 127-117 on Monday night.</p><p>Josh Howard and Drew Gooden also had season bests with 25 and 24 points respectively for the Mavericks. Jason Kidd added 17 points and 12 assists.</p><p>Anthony Morrow scored a season-high 33 points and had 11 rebounds to lead the Warriors, who lost their season-worst ninth straight, including five at home. Monta Ellis scored 27 points before leaving the game with an apparent right knee injury in the final four minutes.</p><p>Stephen Curry scored 25 points to go with nine assists.</p><p>Morrow scored 12 of his points in the second quarter to lift Golden State to a 70-61 halftime lead. The Warriors led 98-90 after the third period.</p><p>Golden State had a 14-point lead midway through the first quarter and never trailed until Dirk Nowitzki converted a three-point play with 6:40 remaining to play. Nowitzki, who came off the bench for the first time in over 10 years in the Mavericks last game, finished with 15 points and eight rebounds.</p><p>Morrow hit consecutive baskets to put the Warriors back on top, but Terry hit a 3-pointer with 5:30 left to give the Mavericks the lead for good. Kidd had steals on the next two Warriors’ possessions, allowing Dallas to inch ahead and eventually build its own double-digit lead.</p><p>The Warriors had beaten Dallas in five of six previous meetings at home and have now lost six straight to first-place teams.</p><p>The Mavericks rallied from a double-digit deficit for the 11th time, the most in the NBA.</p>