Monta Ellis injured his knee late in the fourth quarter during Tuesday's loss to the Rockets and was seen with a severe limp heading into the locker room after the game, the Dallas Morning News reports.

Ellis injured his knee late in the fourth quarter during Tuesday's loss to the Rockets and was seen with a severe limp heading into the locker room after the game, the Dallas Morning News reports.

Analysis:

Ellis went down with a knee injury earlier in the fourth, but quickly came back into the game. He then was knocked to the floor right at the end of the game and again had to leave. The severity of the injury is uncertain, but he'll now have plenty of time to get healthy after being eliminated from the playoffs. Ellis finished Tuesday's game with a team-high of 25 points (11-26 FG, 2-7 3Pt, 1-1 FT), to go along with four rebounds, seven assists, four steals and a blocked shot in 42 minutes.