Donatas Motiejunas is expected to start Monday night's Game 2 against the Warriors, ESPN's Calvin Watkins reports.

Motiejunas is expected to start Monday night's Game 2 against the Warriors, ESPN's Calvin Watkins reports.

Analysis:

Motiejunas' promotion to Houston's starting lineup would follow an aggressive 12-minute cameo in which he posted eight points and two rebounds in Game 1. That production contrasted teammate Corey Brewer's 1-for-8 shooting performance, making Brewer the likely candidate to be replaced by Motiejunas in the Rockets' starting five Monday. In 22 starts over the course of the regular season, Motiejunas averaged 6.7 points and 3.5 rebounds while playing 15.7 minutes per game.