Mavericks' Wesley Matthews: Listed as out vs. Hawks

Matthews is listed as out for Wednesday's game against the Hawks due to a hip injury, Earl K. Sneed of Mavs.com reports.

Analysis:

Neither Matthews nor the team indicated after Monday's win over the Heat that the swingman was nursing the injury, but it appears he may have suffered a recurrence of the hip strain that sidelined him for two games in January. Matthews had been struggling in the Mavs' first three contests since the All-Star break, averaging just 8.7 points on 6-of-20 shooting (30%) from the field. With Matthews out for at least Wednesday's game, the Mavericks could opt to start Dorian Finney-Smith at small forward and take on the bulk of the Matthews' minutes, or go with a larger starting lineup featuring Harrison Barnes and Dirk Nowitzki at small forward and power forward, respectively, while the newly-acquired Nerlens Noel would make his first start at center for the team.