Donatas Motiejunas will play a reserve role in Wednesday's tilt with the Mavericks, Houston announcer Craig Ackerman reports.

Motiejunas will play a reserve role in Wednesday's tilt with the Mavericks, Rockets television play-by-play announcer Craig Ackerman reports.

Analysis:

Motiejunas will come off the bench as the Rockets have opted to go with a smaller lineup against the Mavericks that features K.J. McDaniels at small forward and Trevor Ariza at power forward. The Rockets had kept Motiejunas in the starting lineup for the previous 17 games, so we'll have to wait and see if Wednesday's benching is just a one-time occurrence or a sign of things to come.